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    Touchstone
    Touchstone
    Touchstone
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    Touchstone

    By Letitia Coyne

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    When war is all you’ve ever known, the promise of peace is more terrifying than any battle.

    For Freya, there is no life worth remembering before the army, and none worth imagining after. Born to the lowest caste of a brutally bigoted society, she’s found no more horror on the battlefield than she knew on the streets.

    And she’s earned a lot more respect with a sword in her hand.

    As a young man, Dragan was blooded on the rush of adrenaline and sated by the euphoria of victory. With Freya beside him as his partner, he was indestructible. But age and mortality are gaining ground, and cracks have started to appear.

    He’s had fifteen years of war and he’s earned his retirement.

    Together they survived the war. But can they survive peace when it means different things to each of them?

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher1889 Labs
    Release dateFeb 29, 2012
    ISBN9781301545742
    Touchstone
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    Letitia Coyne

    Australian mother, gardener, wood worker, animal lover. Published by 1889 Labs.

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