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    From the outside, the Quinns are the picture of perfection: a devout Christian family in small-town Texas, admired by neighbors, respected by their Baptist church, and held together by Phillip Quinn’s stern hand and Valeria’s quiet devotion. Fourteen-year-old Landon Quinn is seen as a timid only child; bright, polite but quiet and seemingly destined for great things.

    But behind closed doors, the truth is far darker. Phillip’s authority is absolute, his violence barely hidden, and his obsession with control and a deep, disturbing love for his own son that extends far beyond discipline.

    To survive, Landon retreats into a world of fantasy. In his mind he is not a child, but a knight; armoured, courageous, sworn to fight the dragon that stalks around his home with a breath that reeks of alcohol and cigarettes. Yet even knights can be broken, and the walls between imagination and reality grow thin as Phillip’s influence and obsession tightens around him.

    Volume I of this psychological thriller peels back the polished surface of a “perfect” family, revealing how faith can be weaponised, how love can be twisted, and how a child learns to cope with a horror no one around him will see.

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    21 Apr 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 59

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    One of the few things that people said was an advantage of having a baby at twenty-one was getting to be a part of your child’s life for such a large chunk of it, getting to have a relationship with your grandchildren, your great-grandchildren. He’d always found some peace in the thought that if Sarah decided to have kids someday, he’d be around to help her out with them when she needed it.

    He’s gotten more second chances in this life than he ever deserved, and he knows this is yet another one of them.

    Baby JJ and his grandpa have a nice winter afternoon. (Joel Lives AU featuring adventures in babysitting with Grandpa Joel and a lot of warm fuzzy holiday family feels)

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    05 Apr 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 2

    Mystery Work

    Part of Once upon a time
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    This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!

    25 May 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 6

    Mystery Work

    Part of Once upon a time
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    This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!

    21 May 2025

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    While cleaning out Will's things from her house, Molly comes across a bundle of letters addressed to Hannibal Lecter that were never sent to the BSHCI.

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    11 May 2025