Book Review: The Lost Hero

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I love author interviews. To me, they're like that second DVD you get with your favorite movie that an individual a behind the scenes look in the making of the movie. Today we're getting a behind the scenes look in the book The Tales of Tanglewood: The Lon Dubh Whistle from the author Scott Michael Kessman.

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