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Never passing up the opportunity to speak about himself in the third person, M.D. Presley is not nearly as clever as he thinks he is. Born and raised in Texas, he spent several years on the East Coast and now waits for the West Coast to shake him loose. His favorite words include defenestrate, callipygian, and Algonquin. The fact that monosyllabic is such a long word keeps him up at night.

And no, he's not related to Elvis. Thanks for asking though.
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M.D. Presley I start the rough draft this week (mid-June), so I'm hoping it will be out by end of the year. I'm writing them (there's also a book 3.5) concurrently…moreI start the rough draft this week (mid-June), so I'm hoping it will be out by end of the year. I'm writing them (there's also a book 3.5) concurrently, so there shouldn't be nearly as long of a wait between 3-3.5-4 as there were between the first two. (less)
M.D. Presley Because this is such an obvious corporate shill question for Valentine's Day, I'm going to say Jamie and Cersei Lannister. Their's is a love that refu…moreBecause this is such an obvious corporate shill question for Valentine's Day, I'm going to say Jamie and Cersei Lannister. Their's is a love that refuses to be denied, despite their crimes against the law of man and nature. Theirs is a love that helped doom seven kingdoms and kill thousands. They know what they do is wrong, yet they do not care, and for that they will always have a special place in my cold, flinty heart. (less)
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“There were the usual three all humans were born with, one in the center of the chest representing the Body, the second in the middle of the forehead for the Mind, and the third at the crown of the head signifying the Soul. But in that moment of clarity, Marta could feel a fourth Breath nestled deep in her chest next to the Body. Were she not so angry, she might have been surprised to find it, to feel it thrumming with its own frequency. It had a resonance, a musical identity all its own that only she could hear.”
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“The pain was blinding, the agony all-encompassing as the smoke of her seared flesh scorched her nostrils. But despite the pain and her horror, Marta's mouth watered all the more at the scent. She smelled like meat.

She smelled delicious.”
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“There were the usual three all humans were born with, one in the center of the chest representing the Body, the second in the middle of the forehead for the Mind, and the third at the crown of the head signifying the Soul. But in that moment of clarity, Marta could feel a fourth Breath nestled deep in her chest next to the Body. Were she not so angry, she might have been surprised to find it, to feel it thrumming with its own frequency. It had a resonance, a musical identity all its own that only she could hear.”
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