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    If I Should Die; A Short Story
    If I Should Die; A Short Story
    If I Should Die; A Short Story
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    If I Should Die; A Short Story

    By Tori Minard

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    Living on the streets after escaping intolerable abuse, Zane is cold and sick, hungry and lonely. His pride is all he’s got left, and it’s in tatters. When a mysterious beauty shows up one chilly night to offer him a hot meal and conversation, he can’t turn her down. But the lady isn’t quite what she seems. Alice Delacourt must regularly consume human blood, and now she wants to taste Zane’s. Will he surrender his pride in return for the affection she offers, or will he condemn himself to die alone?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEnchanted Lyre Books
    Release dateDec 14, 2011
    ISBN9781465983459
    If I Should Die; A Short Story
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    Tori Minard

    Tori Minard writes paranormal romance and urban fantasy. When she isn’t writing fiction, she enjoys dancing, gardening, reading about folklore and mythology, surfing the web, and most of all immersing herself in other people’s fiction. Tori has had a lifelong fascination with magic and ritual techniques, and has had years of self-study in these areas. She was born in Alaska and now lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, son, and micro-dog.

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