Read An Excerpt From LD100: Kill Them All By John E. Espy
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- September 2, 2025
Born of the jungle—or made in the shadows? Only love and truth stand between humanity and extinction. Below is an excerpt from the new novel LD100: Kill Them All by John E. Espy. Chapter 1 Walking in blood can’t help but reach down into the burrows of your soul and pull up thoughts of ghoul.
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