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    In Defense of Honor: A New Original Fairy Tale
    In Defense of Honor: A New Original Fairy Tale
    In Defense of Honor: A New Original Fairy Tale
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    In Defense of Honor: A New Original Fairy Tale

    By Sarah Alyssa McCown

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    A new, original Fairy Tale by up-and-coming author Sarah Alyssa McCown! The daughter of Goodness and Strength has always wanted just a little bit more than the village of Hesitation. When she is the only one standing between Malady and the people of the village, will Honor give into Fear?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSarah Alyssa McCown
    Release dateJul 30, 2013
    ISBN9781301583317
    In Defense of Honor: A New Original Fairy Tale
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    Sarah Alyssa McCown

    Sarah Alyssa McCown grew up not far from the cornfields and farmlands of Nebraska, and fell in love with the written word early on. After graduating from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln with a degree in creative writing, Sarah is now self-publishing many of her shorter works while raising her three dogs and dancing in the rain on a regular basis.

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      In Defense of Honor - Sarah Alyssa McCown

      In Defense of Honor

      A new Fairy Tale

      by Sarah Alyssa McCown

      Copyright 2013 Sarah Alyssa McCown

      Cover Photo Copyright 2013 Sarah Alyssa McCown

      Cover Copyright 2013 Sarah Alyssa McCown

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      A long time ago, there was a woman named Goodness. Having lived, since her birth, in the valley of Optimism, she had seen little, and helped few, for those in her village needed very little in the kind of help that Goodness could offer. And so,

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