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Hello dear readers and welcome to my Watty Award Winning urban fantasy standalone novel, Hedoschism!

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Hello dear readers and welcome to my Watty Award Winning urban fantasy standalone novel, Hedoschism!

Huge thanks to you all for stopping by and checking it out, whether you're one of my long-time readers or whether this is your first time reading any of my stories. If this is your first time reading, I can only apologise in advance and hope it doesn't deter you from reading anything else! For those of you who've been with me a while, you guys are insane and clearly high-level masochists, but that's probably why I love you so much ;-)

 If this is your first time reading, I can only apologise in advance and hope it doesn't deter you from reading anything else! For those of you who've been with me a while, you guys are insane and clearly high-level masochists, but that's probably...

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If you're not familiar with my writing, what you should probably know is that I'm of the opinion that writers should rarely shy away from much in their work, even the dark and unpleasant things, whether that is to provoke discourse, raise awareness or simply mirror, or accurately represent, real life. However, I also want to make it clear from the start that it would never be my intention to upset anyone or cause distress. If, once you've read the following warnings, you think that content in this book might trigger and distress you in any way, please please do not read any further. 

1. This book will contain swear words, violence, some horror and a few scenes of a hot nature. 

2. This book will contain themes of addiction and references to sexual abuse during childhood. I'm not here to glamorise either of these things, I'm merely telling the story of a girl who uses one to blot out the other. There are a number of times during this story where my main character Casey alludes to past trauma without revealing the actual details. In Chapter 34, Casey's trauma is revealed in a flashback memory scene which includes the build-up to the traumatic event and then the brief aftermath of that time. I do not write the actual event itself nor describe it, as it is unnecessary to do so and but do have to warn that this scene does involve abuse of a minor (Casey) by an adult(s). It also includes references to child neglect and drug-abuse.  I would urge you to skip the chapter completely if you do not wish to read it, or indeed maybe skip the whole story. The last thing I want to do is upset and distress any of my readers and I need to be upfront about what the story contains. I would also urge anyone affected by subject matter within this book to seek help and advice, whether that be from a local or national organisation skilled in providing support services to those who have experienced or are experiencing  addiction/abuse, or whether that is just to reach out to a friend/family member.

3. This book will contain themes of a religious nature, and by that I mean, I will be taking religious myth and giving it my own usual twist. I became very aware when writing The Whitechapel Chronicles that I have a number of readers who hold strong religious beliefs and I was conscious that I didn't want to offend anyone. I am highly respectful of all faiths, and while not practising of any faith myself, I am fascinated by religion and how it has shaped history and culture. I do not believe, however, that religious myth cannot be open to creative interpretation and there's a high chance there will be some content in Hedoschism that does offend if you are particularly sensitive to ideas that stray from scripture and traditional religious doctrine. I would like to remind everyone that this is FICTION. Writing this story does not mean I believe this to be the truth. It also does not mean that I am challenging anyone's beliefs. It's fiction. Nothing more, nothing less. If you believe this may offend or upset you, please consider not reading. 

I would like to thank you for sticking with me and also thank you in advance for all your support of Hedoschism. Please please do remember to hit the little star button and leave a comment on each chapter, it is always appreciated and I will do my best to answer every comment whenever possible.

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Love,

Linz xxx

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Copyright @ 2017 Lindsey Clarke

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be re-produced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including copying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without express permission of the author.

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