Copyright © 2023 by Grant Buday

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Edited by Claire Philipson

Copy edited by Senica Maltese

Cover design by Jazmin Welch

Interior design by Sara Loos

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isbn 9781990071157 (softcover)

isbn 9781990071164 (electronic)

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

This book was printed using FSC®-certified, acid-free papers, processed chlorine free, and printed with soya-based inks.

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