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First Chapter: The Copper Scroll by Nicholas Teeguarden #FirstChapter

The Copper Scroll follows historian Joshua “Masa” Bennett as he journeys into the heart of the Middle East in an attempt to unlock the secrets hidden within the legendary Copper Scroll. Just as he begins making progress, disturbing warnings and shadowy sightings reveal that other powerful forces are also closing in: Templars, ISIS operatives, and government intelligence groups, each hiding their own motives for uncovering what the scroll may reveal. Drawn deeper into a world of danger, deception, and spiritual tension, Masa must navigate hostile territory, shifting alliances, and a truth far more explosive than he ever imagined. As past and present violently intersect, he realizes the stakes extend
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📖First Chapter: The Welcome Sign by Barbara Jean Weber #FirstChapter

Title: The Welcome Sign Author: Barbara Jean Weber Publisher: BookBaby Publication Date: July 1, 2024 Pages: 218 Genre: YA/Fantasy Formats: Paperback, Kindle When 10-year-old Molly Parnell’s grandmother mysteriously disappears she and her mother travel to Cape Cod to take ownership of the house they inherited and find out answers about the sudden disappearance. But what they discover could be more dangerous and life changing than they ever imaged. Molly and her mother find a beautiful mermaid welcome sign in the attic and place it on the front door. Unusual things start to happen and they are flooded with visitors who claim they knew the grandmother.  The true powers behind
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📖First Chapter: The House of Gold by Joni Parker #FirstChapter

Title: The House of Gold (Book 4 in the Golden Harvest Series) Author: Joni Parker Publisher: Independent Publication Date: August 27, 2025 Pages: 359 Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy Formats: Paperback, Kindle, FREE with Kindle Unlimited She’s done playing by the rules. Lady Alexin Dumwalt—Alex to those who know better—just got booted from her mortal-world job. Her response? Return to Eledon, reclaim her title as Keeper of the Keys, and dive headfirst into a mission that reeks of politics and secrets. Her task: escort Lord Quasar of the Star Elves to Nimbus. Her reality: arrested at Moonbase, locked up by a power-hungry Lord Governor, and caught in a prison break that
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📖First Chapter: Soul Matters by Yolonda Tonette Sanders #FirstChapter

  Title: Soul Matters Author: Yolonda Tonette Sanders Publisher: Yo Productions LLC Publication Date: September 30, 2025 Pages: 360 Genre: Contemporary Christian Fiction Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle With a successful husband, a fulfilling teaching career, and a baby on the way, Wendy Phillips seems to have it all. She’s certain God is on her side. After all, the woman she’s become wouldn’t exist without the strength of her close-knit family or her own determination to be a model daughter, sister, and wife. But one phone call shatters Wendy’s illusion of perfection, turning her carefully crafted life upside down. Suddenly, everything she believed about herself, her family, and her faith
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📖First Chapter: The Essence of Bliss by Emily Astillberry #FirstChapter

Title: The Essence of Bliss Author: Emily Astillberry Publisher: Blossom Spring Publishing Publication Date: December 16, 2024 Pages: 615 Genre: Paranormal Romance, Speculative Fiction Formats: Paperback, Kindle Isabel Bliss is a reception class teacher. She experiences other people’s emotions and can influence how they feel but she doesn’t truly understand her gift and has been encouraged, by her mum, to hide it from others. She often feels lost and alone.  When a child in her class experiences chronic distress that only she can perceive, Isabel uses her ability to relieve his suffering, but his situation continues to worsen. Eventually she is forced to take matters into her own hands,
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📖First Chapter: One Foot in the Ether: Whispers of the Pendle Witches by Kayleigh Kavanagh #FirstChapter

Title: One Foot in the Ether: Whispers of the Pendle Witches Author: Kayleigh Kavanagh Publisher: Independent Publication Date: September 29, 2005 Pages: 400 Genre: Historical Paranormal Fantasy Format: Kindle Demdike and Chattox, famed witches of Pendle Forest, might be dead, but they’re not gone. Bound to their bloodline, they’ve spent the past two and a half centuries watching over their descendants, waiting for when they’ll be needed.  When 14 year old Yana comes into her psychic abilities and inherits the ‘eyes of the Chattox family’, she can see the long-dead witches, as well as an encroaching evil. But even with this foreknowledge, she’s trapped by marriage interviews and being
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📖First Chapter: Monsterland by Michael Okon #FirstChapter

Title: Monsterland Author: Michael Okon Publisher: Chelshire, Inc. Publication Date: July 18, 2025 Pages: 359 Genre: Action/Adventure Format: Hardback, Paperback, Kindle, Kindle Unlimited Wyatt Baldwin’s senior year is not going well. His parents divorced, and then his dad mysteriously died. He’s not exactly comfortable with his new stepfather, Carter Wright, either. An ongoing debate with his best friends, Melvin and Howard Drucker, over which monster is superior has gotten stale. He’d much rather spend his days with beautiful and popular Jade. However, she’s dating the brash high-school quarterback Nolan, and Wyatt thinks he doesn’t stand a chance. But everything changes when Wyatt and his friends are invited to attend
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📖First Chapter: A Glimpse Too Far by Karen Charles #FirstChapter

Title: A Glimpse Too Far Author: Karen Charles Publisher: BookBaby Publication Date: June 18, 2025 Pages: 217 Genre: Psychological Thriller Format: Paperback, Kindle BOOK BLURB: A terrifying gift. A government cover-up. And a past that won’t stay buried. Elouise thought she had left the past behind. After a tragic accident, she woke with chilling ability to see glimpses of people’s pasts and futures. She’s spent years trying to live a normal life. But when a powerful senator pulls her into a high-stakes game of deception and control, she realizes her gift is no longer a secret—it’s a weapon. And he intends to use it. She must make an impossible
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📖First Chapter: Like Driftwood on the Salish Sea by Richard I. Levine #FirstChapter

Title: Like Driftwood on the Salish Sea Author: Richard I. Levine Publisher: KDP Publication Date: June 1, 2025 Pages: 396 Genre: Romance Format: Paperback, Kindle BOOK BLURB: When they met in the fourth grade, it was love at first sight for Mitchell Brody and Jessica Ramirez. He was the freckle-faced kid who stood up for her honor when he silenced the class bully who’d been teasing her because of her accent. She was the new kid whose family moved to San Juan Island, Washington, from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and whom Mitch had thought was the most beautiful girl in the world. She was his salvation from a strict
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📖First Chapter: Find My Daughter by Jennifer Chase #FirstChapter

Title: Find My Daughter: Detective Scott Series Book 13 Author: Jennifer Chase Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: February 17, 2025 Pages: 384 Genre: Crime Thriller Format: Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook BOOK BLURB: She hears footsteps approaching, then the clunk of a heavy lock. Her body is numb in the cold but she stands, determined to fight. A blinding light overpowers her, and the world goes black… When Detective Katie Scott finds a woman dying in the car garage, blood pooling around her, she reaches her just in time to hear her utter the words: find my daughter. Katie doesn’t waste a second gathering her team and pulling the case file for
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📖First Chapter: Soul Stirrings: Inspirational Messages Through Revelation Book 1 by Anita Hackley Lambert #FirstChapter

Title: Soul Stirrings: Inspirational Messages Through Revelation Book 1 Author: Anita Hackley Lambert Publisher: HLE Publishing Publication Date: February 11, 2025 Pages: 317 Genre: Religious/Spiritual/Faith-Based/Christian Format: Hard Cover, Paperback, Kindle BOOK BLURB: Soul Stirrings invites you on a transformative journey, offering devotions rooted in God’s timeless Word. This heartfelt series is designed to help you navigate life’s challenges, embrace His boundless love, renew your spirit, and walk boldly in His light. Whether seeking clarity, hope, encouragement, or a deeper connection with God, this book will stir your soul and renew your spirit. What’s Inside: Uplifting Inspiration: Thought-provoking devotions to uplift your heart and nurture your faith. Practical Wisdom: Encouraging
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📖First Chapter: Friends Are Forever by Mike Martin #FirstChapter

Title: Friends Are Forever (A Sgt. Windflower Mystery Book 16) Author: Mike Martin Publisher: Ottawa Press and Publishing Publication Date: May 1, 2025 Pages: 318 Genre: Mystery Format: Paperback, eBook & FREE on Kindle Unlimited BOOK BLURB: As Winston Windflower, his police colleagues and their families gather in Marystown, Newfoundland, to celebrate those being promoted up the RCMP ranks, a sophisticated heist by international mobsters and local biker gangs unfolds in multiple cities and towns throughout the province, robbing banks and businesses of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Mounties soon realize more than money is being lost. In this, the sixteenth novel in the Sgt. Windflower Mystery series,
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📖First Chapter: Unlawful Possession by Paul DeStefeno #FirstChapter

Title: Unlawful Possession (Riftsiders: Book One) Author: Paul DeStefano Publisher: Wild Rose Press Publication Date: April 18, 2022 Pages: 263 Genre: Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy BOOK BLURB: The lead couple meets at a support group for the possessed. Enrique Marin wants a quiet life after the death of his wife. Just one problem stands in the way—he’s possessed by the misanthropic English demon, Tzazin. A violent night under demonic influence accidentally leads Enrique to love, and it’s anything but quiet. Shy, autistic yoga instructor Elle thought allowing herself to be possessed by the very-not-shy sex demon Key would help her find love. She finds Enrique, but she didn’t count on
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📖First Chapter: Hi De Ho, Infecterino! The Come Up by Andrew Marc Rowe #FirstChapter

Title: Hi De Ho, Infecterino! The Come Up: The Parasol Files Book OneAuthor: Andrew Marc RowePublisher: Sophic PressPublication Date: January 28, 2025Pages: 202Genre: Zombie Horror Comedy BOOK BLURB: Larry Evans was on the brink of his big break. As the lead singer of a rising rock band in 1980s London, his dream of leaving behind his small-time drug-dealing days seemed within reach. But fate—or more accurately, a freak fire and a faceful of experimental fungal spores—had other plans. Transformed into patient zero of a flesh-eating zombie outbreak, Larry unwittingly becomes ground zero for a pandemic that’s more psychedelic than apocalyptic. The culprit? De Longeuil, a hallucinogenic fungal infection created
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📖First Chapter: Dragged Down Deep by Michael Okon #FirstChapter

Title: Dragged Down Deep Author: Michael Okon Publisher: Chelshire Publishing Publication Date: November 28, 2024 Pages: 331 Genre: Action Adventure/Monsters Logan Osborne has spent his life chasing the shadows of the past. As a child, he watched helplessly as his father was snatched from a fishing boat by what he swore was a mermaid. No one believed him then. No one believes him now. Determined to prove that mythical creatures exist, Logan is drawn back to the small coastal town where his nightmares began after another mysterious disappearance stirs the waters. Teaming up with his pragmatic colleague Elliot Sheppard and his fiercely loyal friend Penny Swanson, Logan dives headfirst
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📖First Chapter: The Golden Deficit by Joni Parker #FirstChapter

Title: The Golden Deficit: Book 3 of the Golden Harvest Series Author: Joni Parker Publisher: Joni Parker Publication Date: October 27, 2024 Pages: 401 Genre: Fantasy Lady Alex, the Elfin Keeper of the Keys for the Council of Elders, begins an epic adventure when she returns to the magical land of Eledon. The final talley of the Golden Harvest is in, and it’s far from the hundred million gold knots required. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the deficit is even larger, caused by the deceitful Rock Elves. These cunning creatures have been paying other Elves with fake gold knots for years, and no one had a clue until
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📖First Chapter: The Shards of Lafayette: Drops of Glass Book 1 by Kenneth A. Baldwin #FirstChapter

Title: The Shards of Lafayette: Book One: Drops of GlassAuthor: Kenneth A. BaldwinPublisher: Eburnean BooksPublication Date: June 2, 2023Pages: 380Genre: Historical Fantasy 1918. France. Reports of unexplained rogue attacks have come in from both sides of the Western Front. When Marcus Dewar is tasked with investigating the aerial bombardments, it’s not because of his aviation record. To make a name for himself, he will have to escort his best friend, a woman named Jane Turner known for her witchlike repairs on damaged aircraft, through some of the war’s most dangerous battle zones. But when they learn the rogue pilots seek out arcane devices filled with magic powerful enough to
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📖First Chapter: Count Their Graves by Jennifer Chase #FirstChapter

Title: Count Their GravesAuthor: Jennifer ChasePublisher: BookouturePublication Date: August 30, 2024Pages: 362Genre: Crime Thriller A wind chime sways a sweet melody above several pairs of shoes neatly laid out on the welcome the mat: two large pairs, and three small. On the door frame, a perfect crimson handprint, the color of blood… Out on her morning run, Detective Katie Scott is stopped in her tracks when her service dog, Cisco, alerts her to something. Weaving through the towering pine trees, Katie is horrified to find a little girl alone in the woods, dressed in a white nightgown. The child sobs into Katie’s arms. She’s unharmed, but clearly traumatized. Scooping
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📖First Chapter: On This Christmas, I Thee Wed by Virginia Barlow #FirstChapter

Title: On This Christmas, I Thee WedAuthor: Virginia BarlowPublisher: The Wild Rose PressPublication Date: December 18, 2024Pages: 280Genre: Historical Holiday Romance Bartered to Viscount Hudson Becker by her father, Lady Lavinia Holbrook escapes her arranged marriage and travels to her Godmother, the Duchess of Chauncy to seek asylum. Determined to put men and marriage behind her, she is unprepared for the duke’s interest or his heated kisses. The Duke of Chauncy believes love is a weakness and refuses to take a bride despite his mother’s scheming. When the duchess makes a wager he will marry by Christmas, he considers the matter a lark. Until Lavinia gets under his skin,
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📖First Chapter: Mistletoe Season by Sheila Roberts, Kathleen Fuller and Pepper Basham #FirstChapter

Title: Mistletoe SeasonAuthor: Sheila Roberts, Kathleen Fuller and Pepper BashamPublisher: Thomas NelsonPublication Date: October 8, 2024Pages: 320Genre: Romance/Women’s Fiction/Holiday Romance This Christmas, three couples find themselves under the mistletoe . . . whether they want to be there or not. Say No to Mistletoe by Sheila Roberts—Mistletoe is Hailey Fairchild’s kryptonite. Every time she’s kissed someone under the mistletoe it’s led to love disaster. Not a good thing for a romance writer! When she was a gawky high school girl, her hunky neighbor, Carwyn Davies, star of the basketball team (and her dreams) kissed her under the mistletoe on a dare. But the kiss wasn’t a dream come true.
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📖First Chapter: Darkness in the Light (Stele Prophecy Pentalogy Book 4) by Randy C. Dockens #FirstChapter

Title: Darkness in the Light (Stele Prophecy Pentalogy Series Book 4)Author: Randy C. DockensPublisher: Carpenter’s Son PublishingPublication Date: January 14, 2020Pages: 272Genre: Christian Fiction After Princess Me’ira breaks protocol and falls in love with someone not vetted by prescribed law, heartache seems unpreventable for either herself or someone she loves. Me’ira discovers the man for whom she has romantic feelings is tied to a prophecy that may put her father, the Prince who leads the world in worship of the King, in grave danger. Her father forbids her to marry the man of her dreams. Me’ira tries to circumvent the demand by devising a plan of her own to
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📖First Chapter: The Mirror by P.K. Eden #firstchapter

Title: The Mirror Author: P.K. Eden Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Publication Date: October 14, 2024 Pages: 390 Genre: Urban Fantasy What if you found out the artifacts from the fairy tales you loved as a child were real and one of them just predicted your death? That’s the dilemma Scientist Ben Michaels faces when Siene Dower, descendant of the Brothers Grimm, tells him that Snow White’s Magic Mirror sent her to stop him from getting into the cab that crashed and burst into flame right before his eyes at the intersection at Penn Station, New York City. Does practical Dr. Michaels dismiss everything he knows about reality and
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📖First Chapter: A Heart’s Journey to Forgiveness by Terese Luikens #firstchapter

Title: A Heart’s Journey to Forgiveness Author: Terese Luikens Publisher: Redemption Press Publication Date: November 3, 2022 Pages: 282 Genre: Memoir For Terese Luikens, a picture-perfect childhood it was not. Frequent cross country moves, an emotionally absent mother and an alcoholic father who ends his life by suicide when Terese is just thirteen years old.  The sixth of seven children, Terese grew up in an unstable and chaotic household–invisible to her mom yet cherished by her father.  This heartfelt memoir documents the chain reaction of a tumultuous family history. From her stormy childhood to the far-reaching effects of her father’s suicide, Terese shares her inspiring journey to escape the
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📖First Chapter: An Exploratory Study of GPT-4o Poetry 2024 by Deborah Levin #FirstChapter

Title: An Exploratory Study of GPT-4o Poetry 2024Author: Deborah LevinPublisher: Allenjo Publishing, LLCPublication Date: May 6, 2024Pages: 226Genre: Nonfiction Discover the creative abilities and constraints of artificial intelligence with “An Exploratory Study of GPT-4o Poetry 2024.” This groundbreaking study examines the creative capabilities and limitations of GPT-4o, an advanced AI model that mirrors human expressiveness. Drawing on the insights of the latest research, this book explores whether AI can truly replicate the depth and nuance of human creativity in poetry. From structured sonnets to open-ended free verse, poetry is a profound literary form that captures the essence of human emotions and experiences. But can an AI model like GPT-4o
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📖First Chapter: Celebrating Unemployment: How to Avoid Becoming a Crunchy Couch Burrito by Deborah E. Levin #FirstChapter

Title: Celebrating Unemployment: How to Avoid Becoming a Crunchy Couch BurritoAuthor: Deborah E. LevinPublisher: Allenjo Publishing, LLCPublication Date: May 6, 2024Pages: 108Genre: Nonfiction Unemployment does not have to suck. “Celebrating Unemployment: How to Avoid Becoming a Crunchy Couch Burrito” is a book helping people stay positive after losing their job. It shares steps to move forward and find their dream job. It acknowledges being unemployed is depressing and shows ways to feel better and keep going. What’s included in this book: Since the author also experienced unemployment, she understands reading about job-related topics can cause worry and anxiety. She writes with empathy, giving useful advice on dealing with unemployment
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📖First Chapter: The Death of the Kremlin Czar by Jorg H. Trauboth #FirstChapter

Title: The Death of the Kremlin CzarAuthor: Jörg H. TraubothPublisher: Gedankenkunst-VerlogPublication Date: August 26, 2024Pages: 443Genre: Thriller Russian President and new Czar Ivan Pavlenko suddenly shows his true colors during the war in Ukraine. He wants the old Soviet Union back. The world is on the brink. The influential oligarch Alexei Sokolov wants to prevent Ivan’s megalomaniacal plans and is planning a fundamental new beginning for Russia. To achieve this, the Russian president must die. How will the US President react to the CIA’s proposal to support the oligarch, who has a romantic relationship with the Russian President’s partner, Yulia?  The poison attack is perfectly prepared, but the Boeing
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📖First Chapter: Ring of Rosin by Nancy Golden #FirstChapter

Title: Ring of RosinAuthor: Nancy GoldenPublisher: Golden Cross Ranch LLCPublication Date: September 2, 2024Pages: 222Genre: Fantasy Many, many years ago, a wondrous bird flew into the mountains of Tolan. In its claws, it bore a giant stone, a stone of fire. The bird dropped the stone somewhere in the mountains, where it shattered. The one who finds its fragments shall have power beyond belief. The Ring of Rosin has unexpectedly disappeared. Join King Rugal on his quest to recover the ring symbolizing his right to rule, forged from the stone of fire. A mysterious companion joins the young monarch on a perilous journey. Rugal’s shadowy ally leads him to
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📖First Chapter: Hope Renewal (Stele Prophecy Pentalogy Book 3) by Randy C. Dockens #FirstChapter

Title: Hope RenewedAuthor: Randy C. DockensPublisher: Carpenter’s Son PublishingPublication Date: September 17, 2019Pages: 265Genre: Christian Fiction After Ya’akov gets approval for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, he gets caught in a nightmare of manipulation and deceit, ultimately leaving him abandoned at sea not remembering who he is or how he got there. Ya’akov has forgotten he is the first person born into this once future home, now called the King’s Promised Kingdom, and is destined to become the first priest of the kingdom. His dissatisfaction and disillusionment with his prescribed destiny are what puts him on this adventure encouraged by the King for him to gain perspective. He is rescued by
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  • September 14, 2024
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📖First Chapter: How Soon Is Now? by Paul Carnahan #firstchapter

Title: How Soon Is Now? Author: Paul Carnahan Publisher: Tobasmuss Ink Publication Date: June 10, 2024 Pages: 462 Genre: Contemporary Fantasy/Time Travel A troubled ex-journalist launches a perilous mission into his own past after being recruited by a mysterious group of time travelers. Luke Seymour uncovers the secrets of the eccentric Nostalgia Club as he battles to solve the riddle of their missing leader, honing his newly discovered – and dangerously addictive – talent for time travel and plunging ever deeper into his own time stream … where the terrible mistake that scarred his life is waiting. Set in Glasgow and Edinburgh in the 1980s, 1990s and near-present, ‘How
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  • September 13, 2024
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📖First Chapter: Promised Kingdom Book 2 of Stele Prophecy Pentalogy by Randy C. Dockens #firstchapter

Title: Promised Kingdom (Stele Prophecy Pentalogy Book 2) Author: Randy C. Dockens Publisher: Carpenter’s Son Publishing Publication Date: March 19, 2019 Pages: 379 Genre: Christian Fiction As Edvin discovers his sister-in-law losing her unborn baby and his girlfriend dying from plane crash injuries, he learns the exact same experience is happening to others around the globe. Edvin’s deepest desires crumble before him; wanting to get into Swedish Special Forces and marry the girl of his dreams. All that seems hopeless now amid all the Revelation times chaos happening around him. A new type of leader emerges who has great personal skills and ideas in how to bring the world
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