Glass Ghost
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Last published Sun, Sep 22, 2024
1824. Adelaide is sent into exile after her disapproving family discovers her romance with Ezekial, the son of a blacksmith. Unfolding within is her tale of heartbreak and homesickness and even a haunting.
warning: mentions of death and implications of abuse.
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