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The Dark-Moon Duology

DARK-MOON DUOLOGY"

A Native American girl with a unique mark on her lower back is destined to find her soul mate when a bite from a cursed wolf adds shape-shifting abilities to her life. Her transformation into a majestic timber wolf causes a rift between wolves and man as she tries to juggle both forms during the search through the Black Hills of SD.

Available on KDP or access through my website. #shapeshifting #wolves #fantasybooks #readersoflemon8 #indieauthor

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