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Marcus J. King

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Marcus J. King is an author and storyteller drawn to the complicated spaces where love, truth, pain, desire, identity, and transformation collide. His writing captures the emotions people often experience but rarely say aloud, creating worlds filled with flawed choices, layered relationships, unexpected turns, and characters searching for something deeper within themselves. Blending emotional honesty with imagination and a touch of lived truth, Marcus writes for readers who want more than a story-they want to feel something. His work explores the beautiful and sometimes uncomfortable reality of being human: loving the wrong person, becoming someone new, confronting what has been hidden, finding humor in the chaos, and discovering what remai ...more

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Marcus J. King I would go to the world of Neil Gaiman in American Gods. I would love to be one of the Gods that has its own territory.
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I quit!

Hey Puddins!

Okay, so for anyone who knows me, knows I’m never a quitter, however,

I did something recently to one of my books. I don’t know if you noticed. . . .

I took down Changes in his Veins! :-o

I know right! However, it was planned to come down because fantasy is not my genre, at this time brand-wise. I have too many relationship books to come/share with you all. It doesn’t fit ME at this tim

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This story does a good job of exploring the complexities of relationships that exist outside of what certain cultures, communities, and families consider the “norm.” It highlights the judgment that can come with dating outside of tradi" Read more of this review »
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"Marcus J. King has crafted an absolute masterpiece with Love Under Fault Lines. From the very first page, the book pulls you into a deeply emotional, fast-paced world set against the backdrop of Texas. The tension between Dexter, Oscar, and Ava is in" Read more of this review »
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“A voice, a tone, a feeling

Deep inside, growing bigger and brighter.

Shining against the dark area in my soul.

Telling everyone that I haven’t left

I am here!”
― Marcus J. King, Changes In His Veins (Part 1)

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“A voice, a tone, a feeling

Deep inside, growing bigger and brighter.

Shining against the dark area in my soul.

Telling everyone that I haven’t left

I am here!”
― Marcus J. King, Changes In His Veins (Part 1)

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