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    Rotten in the Bones
    Rotten in the Bones
    Rotten in the Bones
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    Rotten in the Bones

    By Olivia Hennis

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    At a Halloween party he didn't want to attend, Nik gets nostalgic for lost friends and lovers. But when an unexpected woman arrives to take one of them away, his vices may be all that save him while his friends fall apart.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOlivia Hennis
    Release dateOct 31, 2018
    ISBN9780463227183
    Rotten in the Bones
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    Olivia Hennis

    Olivia Hennis is a short story writer of queer and neurodiverse Urban Fantasy, Horror, and Young Adult tales. Find them on twitter @OliviaHennis, or catch a first look every month at new tales set in THE IRON GARDEN universe on patreon.com/OliviaHennis.

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      Rotten in the Bones - Olivia Hennis

      Rotten in the Bones

      (Tales from the Iron Garden #5)

      by Olivia Hennis

      Copyright 2018 by Olivia Hennis

      Cover art by Cyna Martinez

      Smashwords Edition

      Published October 2018

      ISBN: 9780463227183

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This book is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or other unauthorized use of the material or artwork herein is prohibited.

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other readers. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, please kindly consider visiting Smashwords.com to purchase a copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Disclaimer: The persons, places, things, and otherwise animate or inanimate objects mentioned in this novel are figments of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to anything or anyone living (or dead) is unintentional. The author humbly begs your pardon.

      Warnings: Strong Language, Disaffected Youth, Men Behaving Badly, Drugs and Alcohol, Depersonalization, Stalking, Blood and Violence, Death, Body Horror, Trafficking

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