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Alex O'Connor

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Alex O'Connor is an American author surviving the burning heat of Florida with dreams of moving to the Pacific Northwest. Spending what time he is not crafting new worlds from words, he enjoys playing games (of all realms) and enjoying time with the best dog ever, Riley. Alex would like to thank his family and friends for their patience over the nine-and-a-half years and two major story restarts. Over the course of this time, they have heard murmurs of the story he was continuing to craft while working, completing college, and making it over the hurdles that life tried to block his path with. Finally, he hopes that his family and friends, as well as all who find this, will enjoy reading not just his debut novel, but the entire Celestial Sag ...more

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Arrival: (Division 5 Book One) (Division 5 Series 1)

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