As Meat Loves Salt

Contemporary Urban Fiction

Author: Maria McCann

In the seventeenth century, the English Revolution is under way. The nation, seething with religious and political discontent, has erupted into violence and terror. Jacob Cullen and his fellow soldiers dream of rebuilding their lives when the fighting is over. But the shattering events of war will overtake them.A darkly erotic tale of passion and obsession, “As Meat Loves….Read More

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