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No Land for Heroes [Excerpt]
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Last published Sun, Feb 13, 2022
Deputy Mildred Berry has her hands full protecting the town she loves from beasts and outlaws. When she steals bullets to keep the town fed, Millie accidentally robs the man she's been hiding from for years. Fred Rousseau wants Millie dead and will stop at nothing to have her head. With her violent past bearing down on the life she's built for herself, Millie has to decide how far she'll be willing to go to keep her town safe.
NOTE: This story is the rewritten (and much improved!) version of "Hungry Skies", a 2019 Wattys Fantasy Winner.
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