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J.R. Kruse

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in Tampa, FL, The United States

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Passionate independent author of The Evil of 1950: A Cosmic Horror, The Will of the Rose, The Crimson Halls, No Matter What, Monsters of Progress, and Echoes of the Abyss with a simple drive to just tell stories that intend to strive for quality and affordability.

Most of my work you can find on Amazon exclusively, The Will of the Rose you can find on Apple Books and B&N (online only)

I'm also married to an incredible woman, I work a 8-5 job, lead a men's group, and aside from reading I'm a big gamer too.

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Hey fellow followers, I sincerely want to apologize for the lack of activity on my end and apologize if you can't find my works any longer on KDP or other respected platforms. Since the beginning of this year, I've made a commitment to re-write the following works; Echoes of the Abyss, Monsters of Progress, No Matter What, and The Crimson Den mainly because they were written using an AI generator. Read more of this blog post »

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