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  • Endless by Jessica Shirvington

    Endless by Jessica Shirvington

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Love will kill us all.Angels are real. They aren't always kind. Violet Eden is certain of all this because she is Grigori - part angel, part human. She has felt the influence of both light and dark. When Hell unleashes its worst, Violet must embrace every facet of her angel self to save the people she cares about and the world as she knows it...
  • Shadow Dance by Christine Feehan

    Shadow Dance by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Tensions and passions rise in the city that never sleeps in this propulsive novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan's Shadow Riders series. As the head of the New York City Shadow Riders and his branch of the Ferraro family, Geno bears the weight of dual responsibilities on his broad shoulders...
  • Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones

    Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Never underestimate the power of a woman on a double espresso with a mocha latte chaser high.-T-shirt Charley Davidson isnt your everyday, run-of-the-mill grim reaper. Shes more of a paranormal private eyegrim reaper extraordinaire. However, she gets sidetracked when the sexy, sultry son of Satan, Reyes Farrow, moves in next door...
  • Gone Haunting in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Gone Haunting in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Trespassers will be gutted and hung!—Slagton’s Town Motto Normally, not even drunk on a bet would Violet Parker go to Slagton, a creepy ghost town inhabited by those too stubborn—or deranged—to leave. But a certain bullheaded Deadwood detective has a problem—his informant from Slagton has gone missing...
  • Devil Days in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Devil Days in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Violet Parker knows better than to play with devils. They always cheat, especially when lives are at stake. Deadwood’s charming, troublemaking, and soul-sucking devils are no different, and they’re biting at her heels.But the clock is ticking and Violet has no choice—she must risk her life to save her treasured Aunt Zoe...
  • The Trouble with Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones

    The Trouble with Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Grim Reaper Charley Davidson is back in the twelfth installment of Darynda Jones’ New York Times bestselling paranormal series.Ever since Reyes escaped from a hell dimension in which Charley accidently trapped him, the son of Satan has been brimstone-bent on destroying the world his heavenly Brother created. His volatile tendencies have put Charley in a bit of a pickle...
  • The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones

    The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    As a part-time PI and full-time grim reaper, Charley Davidson has asked a lot of questions throughout her life: Why can I see dead people? Who is the hot supernatural entity following me? How do I get gum out of my sister’s hair before she wakes up? But, “How do I trap not one malevolent god, but three?” was never among them. Until now...
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    angels  crime  demons  ghosts  humor  law-enforcement  magic  myths
  • Grim Discovery by Amanda M. Lee, Karen Krause

    Grim Discovery by Amanda M. Lee, Karen Krause

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Aisling Grimlock’s life is a mess. Her mother might be back from the dead. Wraiths appear to be after her again. Her father is definitely up to something. Michigan’s most calamity-prone grim reaper is in a pickle, and the only one she can trust with a haunting secret is her boyfriend Griffin...
  • A Wild Fright in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    A Wild Fright in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned ... especially a dead one holding a grudge. Back on Deadwood's list of Usual Suspects, Violet Parker is hip deep in wild frights and fired-up females. After juggling bitter threats, haunted buildings, and vengeful ghosts, the last thing she needs is a pair of bullheaded detectives trying to pin another murder on her tail...
  • Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones

    Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    Few things in life can come between a grim reaper and her coffee, but the sexy, sultry son of Satan is one of them. Now that Reyes Farrow has asked for her hand, Charley Davidson feels it's time to learn more about his past, but Reyes is reluctant to open up...
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    angels  crime  demons  ghosts  humor  law-enforcement  magic  myths
  • One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

    One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 75 ratings
    You can run from the grave, but you can’t hide…Half-vampire Cat Crawfield is now Special Agent Cat Crawfield, working for the government to rid the world of the rogue undead. She’s still using everything Bones, her sexy and dangerous ex, taught her, but when Cat is targeted for assassination, the only man who can help her is the vampire she left behind...
  • Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway by Bella Forrest

    Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Few have found this fabled city.One final ingredient. With a mapped location and vials of Sanguine blood, Finch needs one last component to unlock the gateway to the lost city.If only that didn’t mean returning to the place he despises most—Eris Island.After learning his chances of escaping servitude are next to nil, Finch vows to find another out...
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    coming-of-age  demons  humor  magic  myths  paranormal  audiobook  book
  • Never Say Sever in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Never Say Sever in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All Violet Parker wants is a day off. Better yet, just a “normal” day. But things never go as planned, especially in Deadwood.Someone—or rather something—broke into the local taxidermy shop and took bites out of the critter displays before racing off into the dark. But this is no random crime and Violet knows it...
  • Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones

    Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    Welcome to the world of grim reaper extraordinaire Charley Davidson. Try as she might, there’s no avoiding her destiny.Sometimes being the grim reaper really is, well, grim. And since Charley’s last case went so awry, she has taken a couple of months off to wallow in the wonders of self-pity...
  • An Ex to Grind in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    An Ex to Grind in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Something has gone foul in the Black Hills … something gravely unnatural. Leave it to Violet Parker to stumble into the middle of it.A creepy phone call. A dead body. Two meddling detectives. A glut of trouble-making ex-partners. Can things get any worse?Violet swears to keep her nose out of police business this time. But when her son is linked to the victim, she returns to the scene of the crime...
  • Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones

    Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    A typical day in the life of Charley Davidson involves cheating husbands, missing people, errant wives, philandering business owners, and oh yeah...demons, hell hounds, evil gods, and dead people. Lots and lots of dead people. As a part time Private Investigator and full-time Grim Reaper, Charley has to balance the good, the bad, the undead, and those who want her dead...
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    angels  crime  demons  ghosts  humor  law-enforcement  magic  myths
  • Finch Merlin and the Forgotten Kingdom by Bella Forrest

    Finch Merlin and the Forgotten Kingdom by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Finch is in deep, with no surface in sight. He hadn’t expected a welcoming party when they whirlpooled into Atlantis—although “welcoming” isn’t exactly the right word. More like “mildly hostile.”As descendants of the powerful Primus Anglicus, the Atlanteans are not to be trifled with. But Erebus isn’t leaving until he gets what he wants—and neither is Davin...
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    coming-of-age  demons  humor  magic  myths  paranormal  audiobook  book
  • Dead Serious Case #2: Mrs Delores Abernathy by Vawn Cassidy

    Dead Serious Case #2: Mrs Delores Abernathy by Vawn Cassidy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the business of unfinished business...It’s been over six months since a freak accident left pathologist Tristan Everett able to see ghosts, something he has yet to confess to his boyfriend...
  • Dragon Rising by Linsey Hall

    Dragon Rising by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The epic finale to this hit series!Acius, the darkest fallen angel in the world, knows what I am. And he wants me—to be his queen, to be his puppet. He’ll stop at nothing, which leaves me with only one choice.Kill him.Normally, my prey run from me. But he’s the hunter too. When he delivers word of his plan to destroy Magic’s Bend with an enormous serpent, it’s obviously a trap meant to ensnare me...
  • Rattling the Heat in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Rattling the Heat in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A scrappy, hot-blooded woman can only take so much! Violet Parker is on fire… or rather under fire yet again. New evidence has fanned the embers of a cold murder case, and her alibi is smoldering at the corners. While battling a dogged detective determined to pin the murder on her, Violet scrambles to find the real killer...
  • Tie Me Knot by Allie Brahms

    Tie Me Knot by Allie Brahms

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    So far, while working at a ghost matchmaking agency, the past week has gone 1) a murdered ghost bride who is very very pissed off (don’t blame her, I’d be pissed off too) 2) adopted by chinese hellhounds (I THOUGHT THEY WERE DOGS, OKAY) 3) wake up magically soul-bonded to the sexy demon slayer Zhen (While I agree he’s -expansive hand waving- HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!) I do not need a fourth incident...
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    paranormal  ghosts  magic  demons  humor  crime  romance  fantasy
  • Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones

    Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Twelve. Twelve of the deadliest beasts ever forged in the fires of hell have escaped onto our plane, and they want nothing more than to rip out the jugular of Charley Davidson and serve her lifeless, mangled body to Satan for dinner. So there’s that. But Charley has more on her plate than a mob of testy hellhounds...
  • Captured by Magic by Linsey Hall

    Captured by Magic by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When my world comes crashing down around me…After years on the run, I’ve finally found a home. I’m getting control of my magic and finding my place at the Undercover Protectorate. We look out for each other, and keep the world safe. It’s the life I’ve always wanted.But when most of the Protectorate staff are kidnapped, my world is thrown into chaos...
  • Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood … the mystery and mayhem continue. Between the butchered body parts, creepy killers, dogged detectives, ghoulish ghosts, and ever-present TV cameras, Violet Parker’s purple boots are itching to skedaddle.But there is no escaping another murder investigation or her new deadly reputation. Not even if both risk the lives of those she loves most...
  • The Gravedigger’s Son: A Charley Davidson Novella by Darynda Jones

    The Gravedigger’s Son: A Charley Davidson Novella by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The job should have been easy.Get in. Assess the situation. Get out. But for veteran tracker Quentin Rutherford, things get sticky when the girl he’s loved since puberty shows up, conducting her own investigation into the strange occurrences of the small, New Mexico town...
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    angels  demons  ghosts  humor  magic  paranormal  suspense  adult
  • Finch Merlin and the Lost Map by Bella Forrest

    Finch Merlin and the Lost Map by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Magical mapmaking is an ancient art—and also a major pain. At least, Finch can’t help but feel that way, since Erebus transported him to the Mapmakers’ Monastery with little to no instructions. Now, he’s stranded on some Greek island until he can learn how to draw maps to places he thought only existed in legends, like El Dorado and Shangri-La...
    Categorized as:
    coming-of-age  demons  humor  magic  myths  paranormal  audiobook  book
  • Ghostly Asylum by Lily Harper Hart

    Ghostly Asylum by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Something haunted this way comes … and it means big things for Ghost Hunters, Inc. It seems Phantoms, one of the most popular shows on the Independent Ghost Hunting Network, is interested in doing a location shoot at Ludington Asylum, which just happens to be located on a small island near Whisper Cove...
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    ghosts  humor  magic  paranormal  suspense  adult  book  cozy
  • Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione

    Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    A DEMON ENSLAVEDLore is a Seminus half-breed demon who has been forced to act as his dark master's assassin. Now to earn his freedom and save his sister's life, he must complete one last kill. Powerful and ruthless, he'll stop at nothing to carry out this deadly mission. AN ANGEL TEMPTEDIdess is an earthbound angel with a wild side, sworn to protect the human Lore is targeting...
  • The Graveyard Shift by Darynda Jones

    The Graveyard Shift by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Guarding a precocious five-year-old who is half-human, half-god, and 100% destined to save the world is no easy feat.Garrett Swopes was the ultimate skeptic until he met a certain hellion and her husband. They vanished after stopping a catastrophic event and left him, a mere mortal, in charge of protecting their gift to mankind...
  • Sin Undone by Larissa Ione

    Sin Undone by Larissa Ione

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author who Gena Showalter calls "decadently sinful" comes a forbidden romance in the beloved Demonica series.As the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved, and now vows she'll die before she'll relinquish her freedom again...
  • Crime of Magic by Linsey Hall

    Crime of Magic by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    To solve this crime, I'll have to risk it allTraining at the Undercover Protectorate’s Academy is kicking my butt. My sister aced it in a few months—but I’m lagging behind like a three-legged poodle at a greyhound race. I don’t want to have to leave my new home in this amazing castle, so I’ve got to get a grip on my magic. Soon...
  • Detached by Elicia Hyder

    Detached by Elicia Hyder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She robbed her brother of his destiny. Now she’s stuck with a dangerous power she can’t ignore, can’t control, and frighteningly—can’t resist.I was born on the wrong side of the law—literally delivered on the floor of the state women’s prison.My mother sees spirits. My father could become one at will. Together, they were among the most dangerous crime couples in history...
  • Stormy Seas by Lily Harper Hart

    Stormy Seas by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s not Halloween but horror is hitting The Bounding Storm … and Rowan Gray couldn’t be more excited. That’s right, the Indie Horror Movies are being held on the ship and that means the entire guest list is made up of members of the B-movie industry. As a horror buff, Rowan is having trouble containing her enthusiasm...
  • Three Trials by Kristy Cunning

    Three Trials by Kristy Cunning

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    So, I've checked off some life goals and added a few new ones to my list. Goal #5: Get out of hell's belly without letting my ungrateful charges die. Goal #6: Get a new name that's more badass. Goal #7: Stop wasting my breath on lectures and start annoying the quad hell squad every time they annoy me. Fight fire with fire. Ha! Another hell pun. Goal 8: Find out who the hell killed me...
  • Incubus of Bourbon Street by Deanna Chase, Traci Odom

    Incubus of Bourbon Street by Deanna Chase, Traci Odom

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From New York Times Bestselling author Deanna Chase. Newlyweds Jade Calhoun and Kane Rouquette have barely said “I do” when there’s a disturbance in the shadow world that’s draining the energy of angels...
    Categorized as:
    angels  demons  ghosts  humor  magic  paranormal  adult  audiobook
  • Welcoming Seas by Lily Harper Hart

    Welcoming Seas by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rowan Gray is a former photojournalist starting a new life on The Bounding Storm, one of the Atlantic Ocean’s most decadent cruise ships. She’s friendly and excited for her new career … but she’s also hiding a secret. Quinn Davenport left a career in the military to become head of security on The Bounding Storm...
    Categorized as:
    crime  humor  law-enforcement  magic  paranormal  adult  book  cozy
  • Wicked Places by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Places by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Detective Jack Harker is going on vacation, and he wants his witchy new girlfriend Ivy Morgan to go with him. He just hasn’t asked her yet. When he finally gets up the courage, Ivy agrees to a weeklong camping trip with Jack’s former police academy friends and their wives...
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    humor  law-enforcement  magic  paranormal  suspense  adult  book  cozy
  • Last Impressions by A.J. Aalto

    Last Impressions by A.J. Aalto

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When an FBI Internal Affairs investigation lands the Preternatural Crimes Unit in a bureaucratic spank-fest, it feels like the perfect time for Marnie Baranuik to skip town and lend her expertise to a bear-sized Canadian cop who doesn’t want her help with his case, his love life, or his car stereo...
    Categorized as:
    crime  demons  ghosts  humor  magic  paranormal  adult  audiobook
  • Oceans of Fire by Christine Feehan

    Oceans of Fire by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Called “the reigning queen of paranormal romance” by Publishers Weekly, New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan offers an imaginative blend of sensual romance, fast-paced adventure and the paranormal that has thrilled countless readers...
  • Wicked Times by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Times by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Detective Jack Harker and Shadow Lake’s resident witch Ivy Morgan are finally on the right romantic track – and they’re officially going on their first date. While eating dinner in a neighboring town, a police officer is shot and killed on the street – and when the ballistics come back, Jack realizes his tortured past is still part of his tumultuous present...
  • Deadly Forecast by Victoria Laurie

    Deadly Forecast by Victoria Laurie

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Wedding bells are ringing for psychic Abigail Cooper. But her senses are tingling that her fiancé, Dutch, is in danger. And he’s not the only one.…ON HER WEDDING DAY, ABBY’S A TICKING TIME BOMB.   It’s said to be good luck if it rains on your wedding day, but Abby sees something darker than storm clouds on the horizon. She’s just had a disturbing premonition of her fiancé’s murder...
  • Glow by Darynda Jones

    Glow by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Glow is the sultry short story, Shimmer, as told through the eyes of Reyes Farrow. It is available on the author's website for free...
  • Shimmer by Darynda Jones

    Shimmer by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Shimmer is a Charley Davidson Christmas Short Story. For more, the author released Glow, which is the same story but through they eyes of Reyes Farrow...
  • Revenge & Rapture by Deborah Wilde

    Revenge & Rapture by Deborah Wilde

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Ash is tightening the noose on her enemies…… and losing her grip on reality.Ash’s revenge plans for Chariot and Isaac Montefiore take a surreal turn when Isaac’s wife hires Ash to retrieve an item that Isaac is obsessed with finding. Ash takes the job, but this quest throws her back into Levi’s path and puts Rafael in grave danger...
  • Immortal by J.R. Ward

    Immortal by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author who has kept readers on the edge of their seats with her phenomenal Fallen Angels novels, comes one of the most heart-stirring and eagerly anticipated events in that acclaimed series. The Creator invented the game, and the stakes are nothing less than the fate of the quick and the dead: seven souls, seven crossroads...
    Categorized as:
    angels  crime  demons  magic  myths  paranormal  steamy  suspense
  • Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones

    Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    With twelve hellhounds after her, pregnant Charley Davidson takes refuge at the only place she thinks they can’t get to her: the grounds of an abandoned convent. But after months of being cooped up there, Charley is ready to pop. Both metaphorically and literally since she is now roughly the size of a beached whale...
    Categorized as:
    angels  crime  demons  ghosts  humor  law-enforcement  magic  myths
  • Wicked Games by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Games by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ivy Morgan knew she was in for a world of hurt when she was sentenced to community service. She had no idea just how bad things were going to be, though. On her first day of picking up trash along the roadside, one of her crew members stumbles over a body, and it happens to belong to someone she knows...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  humor  law-enforcement  magic  paranormal  adult  book  cozy
  • Dead Serious Just the Extras Vol.1: MM Paranormal Romance & Dark Humor by Vawn Cassidy

    Dead Serious Just the Extras Vol.1: MM Paranormal Romance & Dark Humor by Vawn Cassidy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dead Serious, Just the Extras Vol. 1 includes the following bonus Made in HeavenDusty’s time on earth is done, but she’s not ready to let go. Settling into heaven is nothing like expected and she finds she has a very important choice to make...
  • The Knitter's Guide to Banishing Boyfriends by Kathryn Moon

    The Knitter's Guide to Banishing Boyfriends by Kathryn Moon

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A Stitch Witch trapped in a cage, a Demon in search of a challenge, and old enemies creating unlikely allies.June Byrne, stitch witch and unofficial leader of the Sweet Pea coven, just wants a little peace and quiet. She has everything under control, even the demons of Hell’s Bells MC, until a stranger steps into her knit shop asking for help...
    Categorized as:
    demons  enemies-to-lovers  magic  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  cozy
  • Wicked Ghosts by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Ghosts by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s vacation time for Harper Harlow and her boyfriend Jared Monroe. They have big plans to head to northern Lower Michigan for a wine tasting event – which happens to be close to a small town called Shadow Lake – and they’re even taking Zander and Shawn along for the ride. In Shadow Lake, Ivy Morgan finds herself in a good mood...
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