title: The Art of Bloodletting
author:  Stephen Williams 
description: Stephen Williams is the greatest janitor to ever live and the most eligible bachelor in the Mojave Desert. He has a degree in creative writing from the University of California, Riverside and more than a dozen published stories to his name. Villipede Publications released his debut novel, AMONG THE RUINS, in 2015. THE ART OF BLOODLETTING is his first screenplay.
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  # Of Blood and Deceit
  
  
  ### The Blood Descent Series
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Rachel A. Collett
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2019 by Rachel Collett
  
  
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