Life is but a Nightmare

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The sequel to the genre-bending, hugely imaginative Death is but a Dream.

"There must always be a God of Wealth..."

Former police detective Callie Saunders shouldn't be alive, but she's been thriving with her new lease on life away from the machinations of the ancient Greek gods and goddesses.

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Yet there's always been someone missing from this little piece of paradise.

When a vengeful god kidnaps her son, she travels back to a world she barely understands to find him. A world where she must face humanity's greatest enemies and her former lover. If she's not careful, she'll lose her soul again. And, maybe, even her heart.

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