Shades of Pale
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Last published Tue, Nov 8, 2016
"Even though life is over for you, you have to have peace now. Because in death, peace is the only thing that keeps us from oblivion."
After an accident, Luke is thrusted into the the realm of the dead. At the same time his girlfriend Joy is stranded in purgatory. Read on as Luke fights on to defy death in order to bring Joy back to the realm of the living. Join me in my unique take on the adventure/fantasy genre. New chapters loaded twice weekly.
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