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    No Place for Happiness: Scary Short Story Collection
    No Place for Happiness: Scary Short Story Collection
    No Place for Happiness: Scary Short Story Collection
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    No Place for Happiness: Scary Short Story Collection

    By Erika Lance

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    Not Every Story Has a Happy Ending

    Every choice has a consequence.

    Every dream can be destroyed.

    Happiness has no place here. Whether you're at a gas station, work, home, or the place you treasure most in the world, you're never truly safe. In each of these horrifying stories, you are taken to a moment where you wonder if all i

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher4 Horsemen Publications
    Release dateSep 25, 2020
    ISBN9781644501351
    No Place for Happiness: Scary Short Story Collection
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    Erika Lance

    Erika had the unique opportunity to live in several different environments across the country growing up, giving her a colorful perspective on life. Born in Minnesota, she spent most of her formative years in Hollywood, then a ranch in New Mexico on the border of an Indian reservation. With a love of the arts since she was a child (acting, painting, sewing and dancing to name a few!) she found her passion in writing. Beginning with short stories, poems and articles for local papers, "Jimmy" is her first published fiction story.

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