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David James

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David James (DJ) is an attorney and lives in Northborough, Massachusetts, with his wife, Tonya, who has somehow endured thirty years of his endless parade of ridiculous character voices echoing through the house. Together they’ve raised three wonderful children, now off conquering the world through college, law school, and Boston courtrooms.

When he’s not writing fantasy novels, designing campaigns, or crafting multi-page backstories, DJ records and publishes Christian hip-hop under the stage name “DJ the Not So Ordinary.” His music is available on all major streaming platforms.

DJ is the creator of his homebrew fantasy world Valla™ (www.vallaworld.com).

He is already hard at work on his second novel set in Valla, because, apparently, sleep is
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Perilous Path is one of the best straightforward books I have read on crypto investing. Reading it felt like I was sitting down with someone experienced who genuinely wants you to avoid the mistakes.

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""...love isn't found in the grand moments. It lives in the quiet ones, the hidden ones, where no one sees what you do."

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