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  • The Debt of Time by Shaya Lonnie

    The Debt of Time by Shaya Lonnie

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fandom: Harry PotterRelationships: Sirius Black/Hermione Granger, Hermione Granger/Remus Lupin--------------------------------------------------FOUR PART SERIES - When Hermione finds a way to bring Sirius back from the Veil, her actions change the rest of the war...
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    magic  wlw  steamy  paranormal  romance  fantasy  time-travel  fiction
  • Championship by Alethea Faust

    Championship by Alethea Faust

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Magic is a rare gift, and with two masteries on his sleeve, Dominai finally feels like he’s getting a grasp of it. With his confidence in his own abilities increasing every day, Dom feels ready to tackle his first official assignment. If Arlon would ever give him one, that is...
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    magic  lgbtq  steamy  paranormal  romance  polyamory  fantasy  fiction
  • Unbound by J.A. Vodvarka

    Unbound by J.A. Vodvarka

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two souls, forever entwined…and running for their lives.Nyssa Blacksea is a wanted woman. The Empire she once served now hunts for her and her unlikely new companion, Quinn. It’s only a matter of time until the two women are found and executed. Desperate and with nowhere to turn, Nyssa and Quinn hatch an insane plan—offer the Empire its oldest enemy in exchange for their freedom...
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    wlw  lgbtq  magic  steamy  paranormal  romance  fantasy  fiction
  • Mistress of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Mistress of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Evelyn wishes that her life would calm down.As if rescuing a former empress wasn’t enough of a problem, Evelyn has gotten herself involved in the affairs of dragons, something she doesn’t appreciate in the slightest. Even dealing with them might be easier than what comes afterward, as it seems that her luck is even worse than she thought it was...
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    lgbtq  magic  paranormal  wlw  action-adventure  adult  book  dragons
  • Breaking Legacies by Zoe Reed

    Breaking Legacies by Zoe Reed

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In a land impoverished by a war that started before she was born, Kiena has provided for her mother and brother by becoming one of the best hunters in the kingdom. But when a lifelong friend with connections recommends her to the king to track down a runaway princess, her life gets turned upside down. Finding the princess is easy...
  • Achilles: Soul of Her King by Julia Mills

    Achilles: Soul of Her King by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book 3 in the Kings of the Blood series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series. A scream in the night. A panicked call for help. There’s no time to think. The rules be damned. A fate worse than death. Buried alive…lost…alone… A centuries old secret her only hope. May the gods be on her side...
  • Dragon Emperor 10 by Eric Vall

    Dragon Emperor 10 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The campaign across Rahma continues, and this time Evan and his party travel to the desert city of Kana.The lizard Demi-Human lord is quick to welcome Evan, but his stoic mage of a sister tells Evan she isn’t impressed with him.Men don’t impress her in general, so she prefers a woman’s touch, and nothing Evan can say will change her mind...
  • Unusual Enemies by H.C. Mills

    Unusual Enemies by H.C. Mills

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Teamwork ain’t easy. Especially with your life on the line.Emma made it out of Hub Two, but now she’s faced with the next set of Trials. And this time, they will ‘involve’ combat.Whatever that’s supposed to mean.Thankfully, she’s not going in alone. Instead, she’ll be facing the Trials together with her little gang of misfits, relying on them to pull their weight in life-or-death situations..
  • The Empress's Mage by Niall Teasdale

    The Empress's Mage by Niall Teasdale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From an early age, Jessalyn has known that she wants to be a travelling mage. Despite being sickly and weak, she has a talent for magic. It’s a shame that her family, her father in particular, doesn’t appreciate her talent, but Jessalyn still has plans. Even in her greatest imaginings, she never considered how far those plans would take her...
  • Protector by Christine Pope

    Protector by Christine Pope

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Caitlin McAllister has been keeping a secret. While her clan suffers for lack of a seer, she’s been hiding her gift of second sight—hiding and running away from a destiny she does not want and has done her best to escape...
  • Luminary by Mindy Hayes

    Luminary by Mindy Hayes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BOOK THREE Heartbroken and a prisoner in her own castle, it is time for Calliope to take matters into her own hands. Mere days remain until she is bound to Sakari and the Waking Oak is destroyed. It seems hopeless, but Calliope is determined to fight...
  • Unworthy by J.A. Vodvarka

    Unworthy by J.A. Vodvarka

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Capture one harmless fugitive. What could go wrong?Nyssa Blacksea is eager to silence her doubters. The only warrior in her guild without magick, she’s forced to rely solely on her martial arts mastery, unwavering confidence, and charisma. When given the chance to hunt down a mysterious woman named Quinn, and earn the coveted title of Ashcloak, Nyssa seizes the opportunity...
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    wlw  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  romance  fantasy  fiction  outlaws
  • Cinders & Ashes Book Two by X. Aratare

    Cinders & Ashes Book Two by X. Aratare

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Gay Retelling of Cinderella.Trapped beyond the Wall, Finn and Rohan discover what they will sacrifice for one another.King Rohan must seek aid from the cruel Fae to heal the mortally-wounded Finn. He and Serxio travel to the nearest settlement. But Rohan discovers they are not the only humans on the Fae side of the Wall. Countless of his people have been enslaved to serve his enemies...
  • Into the Shadows by Jayda Marx

    Into the Shadows by Jayda Marx

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An ancient evil has resurfaced. For the first time in nearly seven hundred years, ghouls are roaming the earth again. And this time, they're not alone. Head Elder Abel of the Fairview Vampire Coven has made a pact with the creatures; to join their strengths and take control of the world by fear and force...
  • Twilight by Megan Derr

    Twilight by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    More than seventy years have passed since Neirin du Lac was banished from the dragon clans he called home. Though he misses them, he and his dragon Troyes have built a happy life with his lover Barra, and their friends Devlin and Midnight. It is a not a life he would ever trade, not even for a chance to return to the clans...
  • The Empress of Xytae by Effie Calvin

    The Empress of Xytae by Effie Calvin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Crown Princess Ioanna of Xytae has kept her truthsayer blessing a secret for twenty years. In any other nation, her powerful magic would be cause for celebration. But Xytae’s patron is the war goddess Reygmadra, and the future empress is expected to be a brutal warrior. Reserved and peaceful by nature, Ioanna knows the court sees her as a disappointment...
  • Shadows and Lies by Willow Hayes

    Shadows and Lies by Willow Hayes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After publicly declaring war on the Queen, Kenna finds herself in a race against time as she fights to free the shifters from the grip of madness and works to find and train an army equipped to take on the ruthless ruler...
  • Pet Project by Caeria

    Pet Project by Caeria

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hermione overhears something she shouldn't concerning Professor Snape and decides that maybe the House-elves aren't the only ones in need of protection...
  • Hurt Me Not by Davidson King

    Hurt Me Not by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As a lieutenant at the Fool’s Pass Fire Department and a single father, Easton Kooper’s life revolves around his children. When he receives an urgent call from his son’s doctor, it upends Easton’s world. Suddenly, barreling into a burning building sounds like a piece of cake. With no idea of what to do or where to turn, he’s never felt more lost...
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    paranormal  magic  lgbtq  royalty  romance  mlm  fantasy  fae
  • Chronicles of War  (Warcraft #4; World of Warcraft, #2-4) by Christie Golden, Jeff Grubb

    Chronicles of War (Warcraft #4; World of Warcraft, #2-4) by Christie Golden, Jeff Grubb

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Over the eons, an endless struggle between the forces of order and chaos has shaped the world of Azeroth and its inhabitants. The orcish Horde's violent invasion of the Eastern Kingdoms stands as one of history's most tumultuous periods...
  • Meghan's Dragon by E.M. Foner

    Meghan's Dragon by E.M. Foner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Seventeen-year old Meghan doesn’t remember her childhood and practices magic in secret. Her sole ambition is to bring a warrior’s soul from Dark Earth to become her dragon and protect her while she develops into a mage. When her interpretation of a Dark Earth death vision goes awry, Meghan gets both more and less than she bargained for...
  • In Fine Form by Eressë

    In Fine Form by Eressë

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Guile is an asset in foreign relations, but an affliction when it comes to affairs of the heart. A bastard of unknown parentage, Yandro Vaidon was born saddled with a huge disadvantage. The nigh rigid class structure of the dual-gendered realm of Ylandre relegated him to the bottom rungs of the social ladder and promised a dim future...
  • Fool Me Once by Ariana Nash

    Fool Me Once by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The king of the Court of Love wants me dead, the queen wants me in her bed, and the prince… He wants the only piece of me I will never surrender.They call me jester, dancer, trickster, lover.I exist to entertain.But behind my sideways smiles, my quick hands and magicians tricks, I trade in their lies, their secrets. I know their deepest desires, their wicked schemes. Their sins are my currency...
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    lgbtq  royalty  paranormal  magic  steamy  romance  fantasy  mlm
  • DragonSeer by S. Rodman

    DragonSeer by S. Rodman

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two lovers, our dragons, eggs on the way, and one cottage.It’s everything I need to be happy. But my partners were meant for greater things, I can feel it in my bones.Kirby is radiance and light. His presence is too big for a Welsh valley in the middle of nowhere.Cai is doing so well, but he is clearly a shattered man.They both need more and I need to give it to them. The world needs them too...
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    magic  paranormal  lgbtq  steamy  romance  fantasy  mlm  dragons
  • Blooms of Consequence by Breeana Puttroff

    Blooms of Consequence by Breeana Puttroff

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    It's time to make her choices. Quinn Robbins is stuck in Eirentheos, unable to use the gate to go home, and she's facing the biggest decisions of her life...
  • Fae for All by Lisa Oliver

    Fae for All by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 6 The Cloverleah Pack Can be read as a standalone Jax Cooper never planned to meet his mates. A strong wolf shifter, who keeps his Fae heritage hidden, all Jax wants to do is keep his pack safe and his secrets tucked away. But when men turn up from another pack, all intent on stealing the two men Jax knows to be his, then Jax's wolf has a hard time controlling himself...
  • Kept by Amy Pennza

    Kept by Amy Pennza

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Reunited with my men, I’m ready to take on the darkness that’s spreading across the land. But the darkness is spreading in me too, and I’m not sure I’m strong enough to stop it.With the future itself on the line, I’ve got to harness my new powers and confront Midian and his demons head on. As kingdoms clash and magical barriers come down, I’m prepared to fight to save everything I hold dear...
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    paranormal  magic  lgbtq  steamy  royalty  romance  vampires  fantasy
  • Night Hunt by L.L. Raand

    Night Hunt by L.L. Raand

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Niki Kroff has one mission in life--to lead Sylvan Mir's elite guard and protect the wolf Alpha's life. When Lara, another of the centuri, becomes a Vampire in the course of saving Sylvan's life, Niki is assigned to protect her during her transition...
  • Blood Hunt by L.L. Raand

    Blood Hunt by L.L. Raand

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sylvan, the Wolf Were Alpha, forges an uneasy alliance with Detective Jody Gates, heir to a powerful Vampire clan, to battle a shadow army of humans and rogue Weres. With outside forces threatening to destroy the Praetern Coalition, Sylvan battles Pack resistance to her newly-turned Were mate and Jody fights her growing hunger for human reporter, Becca Land. A Midnight Hunters Novel...
  • Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

    Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    "You like tea. I like books. Care to open a shop and forget the world exists?"All Reyna and Kianthe want is to open a bookshop that serves tea. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters… all complemented by love and good company. Thing is, Reyna works as one of the Queen’s private guards, and Kianthe is the most powerful mage in existence...
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    lgbtq  magic  paranormal  royalty  wlw  action-adventure  book  cozy
  • Sueños de piedra by Iria G. Parente, Selene M. Pascual

    Sueños de piedra by Iria G. Parente, Selene M. Pascual

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Érase una vez un reino muy, muy lejano donde un príncipe premió a un mago por ayudar a rescatar a una joven en apuros. Encantador. Lástima que nada de esto sea verdad. En realidad, el príncipe sueña con gloria y venganza; el mago, con que sus hechizos no sean siempre un desastre y la joven en apuros, con huir de un pasado que la atormenta... y del recuerdo del hombre al que ha matado...
  • Of Iron and Gold by Lexa Luthor

    Of Iron and Gold by Lexa Luthor

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Princess Kinsey has been given four Alpha slaves, and she must choose one to impregnate her.Aubrey, a She-Alpha, was sold into slavery at an early age due to her misunderstood “degenerate” nature. Trapped in the Tharnstone Castle, Aubrey has a chance to win her freedom, if she can show her Alpha’s worthiness and be chosen to impregnate the princess...
  • A Dark and Stormy Knight by Bridget Essex

    A Dark and Stormy Knight by Bridget Essex

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A warrior woman, a lonely artist, and a love story that's out of this world... Mara, a painter, lives in a quirky artist community in downtown Buffalo, and though she loves her roommates like family, she has always felt alone. But, each night, a sexy, dark-haired woman haunts her dreams, dreams that almost help her forget the betrayal and pain she's suffered in her life...
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    lgbtq  magic  paranormal  wlw  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Hunter's Shadow by Victoria Sue

    Hunter's Shadow by Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stolen as a child… Held prisoner… Dumped and injured on purpose to be found by someone that can heal his body… but can never be allowed to touch his mind. Jax desperately wants to spill every one of his secrets to Riley. Trusting the empath with his body is easy… The real risk is trusting him with his heart...
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    lgbtq  magic  paranormal  steamy  action-adventure  adult  angst  book
  • Wolver's Rescue by Jacqueline Rhoades

    Wolver's Rescue by Jacqueline Rhoades

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes it’s not the wolves that pose the danger... There’s a downside to living in a secret society. Someone has to ensure it remains that way. ‘Bull’ Bulworth is that someone. His current assignment: track a young man who has an unrecognized wolf inside him and eliminate the problem before the truth about Wolvers is exposed to the human world...
  • Blood of the Pack by Jenny Frame

    Blood of the Pack by Jenny Frame

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the new Alpha of the Scottish Wulver pack, Kenrick Wulver has a bright future ahead. All she needs is her destined mate to share it with. Zaria Lupa isn’t looking for love. She’s been on the run from Leroux, Alpha of the American Lupa pack, ever since Leroux killed her sister...
  • Blackstone by Shea Godfrey

    Blackstone by Shea Godfrey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Captain Darrius Durand and Princess Jessa of Lyoness announce their love, they know it will be an end to many things. What they do not expect is that it will be the beginning of so much more. For good or ill, in the wake of their declaration, the tide of events that sweep through the corridors of Blackstone Keep will change the course of history...
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    lgbtq  magic  paranormal  royalty  wlw  action-adventure  adult  angst
  • Rogue Hunt by L.L. Raand

    Rogue Hunt by L.L. Raand

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alpha Sylvan Mir‘s efforts to achieve sovereignty for the Weres, Vampires, and other non-humans is made even more difficult when a neighboring wolf Were Pack petitions Sylvan for aid. Someone, or some thing, is raiding the territory of the Snow Crest wolf Weres along the Canadian border...
  • The Rival's Concord: The Chronicles of Arianthem IV by Samantha Sabian

    The Rival's Concord: The Chronicles of Arianthem IV by Samantha Sabian

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Raine has always been more of a warrior than a diplomat, but now she must use all of her charisma to bring the rivals of Arianthem together. Her close bonds with the all-female race of the Ha’kan ensure that alliance, but negotiations with the Empire go poorly until they receive an unexpected boost from a sultry ally...
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    lgbtq  paranormal  steamy  wlw  action-adventure  adult  book  dark
  • Elder Lich Saga: Awakening by Silvercockroach

    Elder Lich Saga: Awakening by Silvercockroach

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After the death of his creator, in accordance to his master’s last wish, an Elder Lich embarks on a journey to find his purpose in life. Along the way, he will have countless encounters, and he will meet numerous adversaries. Follow him on his journey to fulfill the last wish of his master. Follow him on his journey as he realizes that he is more than just a creature created to perish as a shield...
  • Blazed Union by H.O. Charles

    Blazed Union by H.O. Charles

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The most horrific of outcomes has been avoided, but fate has other plans for those with fire and fury in their hearts. Silar must pay the price for his murderous act and follow his conscience, while King Tallyn of House Jade'an must come to realise the true implications of his abilities. In Hestavos, a vile business awaits the attention of our heroes...
  • Leo Inter Serpentes: First Year by Aeternum

    Leo Inter Serpentes: First Year by Aeternum

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fandom: Harry Potter--------------------------------------------------Harry Potter fan-fiction: A retelling of the original series, but this time our hero wears green and silver, not red and gold...
  • Ambience by Sierra Knoxly

    Ambience by Sierra Knoxly

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What if the only safe place in the world for an escaped slave is in a king's harem?Sira:The last hope for escaping my vicious master crumbles to dust when the High Temple in Gretolia refuses me sanctuary. I know the warlord will stop at nothing to get me back, but I would rather die than endure more of his cruelty. There's no place on the continent I can escape his grasp..
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  steamy  lgbtq  royalty  wlw  romance  reverse-harem
  • Heaven's Fallen by Benjamin Medrano

    Heaven's Fallen by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Fallen, but not defeated. Betrayed by those she trusted, Isalla was cast down from the heavens and into the heart of the hells. Bereft of her wings, the angel was rescued by Kanae, a demoness who challenges Isalla's belief of what demons should be...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  magic  paranormal  wlw  action-adventure  adult  angels  book
  • Back Lash by Devon Monk

    Back Lash by Devon Monk

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Magic isn’t a blessing with drawbacks, it’s a curse with upsides.Shame Flynn and Terric Conley hadn't meant to become the living, breathing vessels for Death and Life magic. But they hadn't meant to die, be reborn, break magic, save the world, and kill a few psychopaths along the way, either. The one thing they had meant to do was to seal magic away so it could never be used to kill again...
  • Chaos by Megan Derr

    Chaos by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nine gods ruled the world, until the ultimate betrayal resulted in their destruction. Now, the world is dying and only by restoring the Lost Gods can it be saved.Sealed off from the world for nine hundred years, Schatten is a country of darkness and mystery. The power of Teufel, Shadow of the Lost Licht, keeps the rest of the world out, and his deadly Sentinels keep the people of Schatten in...
  • Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke

    Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Moving from poison and treachery to war and witchcraft, Sam Hawke's Poison Wars continue with Hollow Empire, a fabulous epic fantasy adventure perfect for fans of Robin Hobb, Naomi Novik, and Scott Lynch.Poison was only the beginning.... The deadly siege of Silasta woke the ancient spirits, and now the city-state must find its place in this new world of magic...
  • Shield of the Dragon by Megan Derr

    Shield of the Dragon by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the aftermath of destroying two powerful syndicates and joining league with the last person he expected, all Ken wants is a chance to catch his breath, and maybe regain the attention of the man who said he wanted Ken as more than just a Steward but now seems to have lost interest...
  • Evermore by Brenda Pandos

    Evermore by Brenda Pandos

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The underwater world of Natatoria is enjoying a long awaited period of peace -- and with it, the merpeople's very first chance to visit human civilization. Ash and Fin's wedding marks the perfect opportunity for the mers to celebrate their newfound freedom. But when they return home to Tahoe to prepare, Ash's absence from the human world has raised more than a few questions about where she's been...
  • Claimed Royalty by Betty Shreffler

    Claimed Royalty by Betty Shreffler

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In a world where a woman’s purity is the fine line between being Queen and being killed, he was given one duty—to protect my purity and above all, to protect me. Both were a battle we weren’t ready for. Forced by tradition, and as their chosen Queen, I must endure my trials and the suitor phase, ultimately giving myself to a man from the Royal Houses...
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