《Halfway to Home》Author's Note - Last call for book 1
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Hi there -
So, just like the title says, this is the final warning before book 1 of Halfway to Home is published- and thus removed from RR and elsewhere. I'm planning on publishing next Monday, so that's your deadline to finish if you're still reading.
Need a little more time, or just want a copy of the unedited version to keep? Leave a comment here, or in the end-of-book chapter that comes before this one!
https://www.reddit.com/r/Inorai/comments/azlc69/h2h_book_1_without_a_trace_end_point
And if you enjoyed this, don't go anywhere! As soon as I start writing book 2, those chapters will be posted in this story on RR. So you don't have to do anything to be notified when book 2 starts.
Thanks so much for reading, and I'll see you all again next week!
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