THE BLOOD KEY
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Bozena Skala, the wanderer.
Bozena Skala was committed to an insane asylum as a young girl after the unexplained disappearance of her half-brother and the assumption of his death. At eighteen, the authorities, with some nudging from her now available council, deem her lucid enough for release. Her step-mother, Rowena, will gift the Skala Estate to Bozena with one non-negotiable condition-she never wants to see her step-daughter again.
On the way to her childhood home, Bozena accidentally interrupts a robbery, saving the life of one of her missing brother's friends, Dominic Vargas. Unwanted attention from the police and media ensues. Bozena feels ill-prepared for the onslaught, and the situation brings back memories she'd rather forget. She flees to the Estate in hopes of resuming as normal a life as possible-if you're inclined to be a house hermit.
Secrets abound in her family home, some more dangerous than others...
Prepare to see where else Author Vaun Murphrey can transport you in The Blood Key, Book One of The Wander Series.
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This is a work of fiction. Names characters, places and incidents either are the product of my imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2015 Vaun M Murphrey
Cover illustration and jacket design by Nathalia Suellen.
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