Aces and Ashes
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Last published Thu, Jan 12, 2017
Quinn Khanum is a respected member of the Curse Abrogation League (or CAL for short), catching curse-using criminals and doling out well-deserved justice with ease. But when tables turn and she's accused of something unspeakable, Quinn is put behind bars.
That is, until a king (of sorts) with the help of his crazy comrades, help to break her out -
and Quinn is quick to realise life isn't as easy as she initially thought.
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