Yet I knew it a great story, I was happy with it and I am rarely happy with my tales, always thinking that I could have done more. I thought

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The sun shone upon the blinding white beauty of the small highland Kirk and reflected back into her eyes. It did not matter to Eileen; she c

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Then when writing "The Dark Kind" I suggested that we do a similar thing but it turns out that in this case it was impossible, the book is t

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The snow softly fell, a blanket, quiet and perfect lay upon a quiet land. The footfalls of animals, both predator and prey were unheard.