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Dark Legacy by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school bully romance story set in the Knight's Ridge Empire world.We knew it wasn’t going to be easy.That our love could start a war.That my family might not accept the idea of us.But we never even got the chance to find out…Because everything’s been ripped away from me... -
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Dismount by Lucia Franco
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAdrianna and Kova let caution fly for love despite the odds. Each lesson learned formed a new scar for them to bear. And now that her father knows their secret, the damage left behind is irreparable. They both must pay for their actions.Torn apart, Adrianna is forced to face the last challenge of her gymnastics career alone... -
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Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 63 ratings"I've done far worse than what I went to prison for.She has no idea how bad this can get." WINTER Sending him to prison was the worst thing I could’ve done. It didn’t matter that he did the crime or that I wished he was dead. Perhaps I thought I’d have time to disappear before he got out or he’d cool off in jail and be anything but the horror he was. But I was wrong... -
![Ruined Castles by Amo Jones]()
Ruined Castles by Amo Jones
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNothing is going to make sense once you flip open this first chapter. You’re going to wonder why the fuck I made the decisions I did. Why he did what he did. I’m not going to make this easy for you. I’m going to guide you through loops that you’re going to wish I had just skipped, but I’m not going to do that either. You’re going to feel my pain, my loss, and my heart breaking in my chest... -
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![The Dictator by Penelope Sky]()
The Dictator by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe only reason I'm still alive is because of the baby growing inside me. My baby saved my life. Now I'm a prisoner inside Cato's fortress. He's pissed at me, livid every time he looks at me. He refuses to sleep with me because now I'm the enemy. But I miss him...and he misses me. I only slept with Cato to save my father, but now he means something to me... -
![Defiant Princess by Callie Rose]()
Defiant Princess by Callie Rose
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThey called me trash. They called me whore. They called me so much worse.They told me I didn’t belong in their world, and you know what? Maybe they were right.But I can’t just let this go.I’m still a Hildebrand, after all, and I’ve only just begun to scratch the surface of what that legacy means.There are secrets buried in Roseland, and I’m determined to dig them up... -
![Master of Revenge by Sienna Snow]()
Master of Revenge by Sienna Snow
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe are rivals. Sworn enemies. And he is the only man to ignite a fire in my soul. I walk a fine line between control and chaos, defined by my past and driven by my future. Nothing can stop me from protecting those I love. Zack Lykaios is cunning and dangerous. He wants to destroy everything I've built on his ruthless march to the top... -
![If You Dare by Shantel Tessier]()
If You Dare by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe game was over. The dares were getting old, and the secrets were piling up faster than the bodies.But someone had other plans. They wanted to play a new game.Becky Holt was the love of his life until he found out what she was hiding. Now he wants to seek his revenge in the most daring way.Deke Biggs has always been a shark. He's not afraid to kill, and he's about to become her worst nightmare... -
![Reckless Dynasty by Tracy Lorraine]()
Reckless Dynasty by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy life has been full of half-truths tangled in lies—I’d been to hell and back more times than I could count. But nothing could have prepared me for the fear in her voice, and then the sight of that building going up in flames. After the way I treated her, the way I hurt her, I’d earned that pain back tenfold. I deserved to lose the only bit of light in my dark, twisted life... -
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The Devastation You Reap by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUSA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark bully college romance within her Maddison Kings world. For years I've kept my secrets.Kept the darkest, most twisted parts of myself buried from everyone around me... -
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The Retaliation You Deliver by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen something seems too good to be true. It’s usually because it is.A lesson I learned the hard way.Every single fear I had about falling for Leon, has just come true in the most brutal way.The sweet guy act he’s been putting on the past few weeks is over.The cold, hard truth is... he never wanted me. He only wanted retaliation.And like a fool, I played right into his wicked scheme... -
![Taint Her: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare]()
Taint Her: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe wants to ruin her. She wants to save him.Hadley Rexford was a distraction I didn’t need. But when she discovers me with blood on my hands, I know I can’t walk away without demanding her silence.I’ll taint her.Torment her.In the end, I’ll ruin her.Cole Jagger was a puzzle I wanted to solve. But he refuses to let me in, and now I’m ensnared in his trap.He’s cold.Immoral... -
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Brutal King by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe’s my only cure. And my deadliest poison.Once upon a time, a scarred beast met a broken beauty.But to keep my kingdom and appease the Bratva High Council, I’m going to marry a man who’s family my family tried to destroy.A man who looks at me with cold, brutal blue eyes. A man whose very presence sucks the air from my lungs. A man with no past, shrouded in scars, pain, and darkness... -
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Dirty Filthy Rich Boys by Laurelin Paige
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen I met Donovan Kincaid, I knew he was rich. I didn’t know he was filthy. Truth be told, I was only trying to get his best friend to notice me. I knew poor scholarship girls like me didn't stand a chance against guys like Weston King and Donovan Kincaid, but I was in love with his world, their world, of parties and sex and power... -
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![The Golden Boys: Dark High School Bully Romance by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne]()
The Golden Boys: Dark High School Bully Romance by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWest Golden—easy to hate, yet so hard to resist.Don’t let that pretty face of his fool you. He isn’t the boy next door, or the kind you trust with your heart. He’s the devil in designer jeans, with all the charm of a bona fide psycho.Trust me.He swears I did something to cross him before I even stepped foot inside Cypress Prep, but it’s a lie... -
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Angry God by L.J. Shen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrom #1 Amazon Bestseller L.J. Shen comes a new, emotional standalone about first love, second chances, and overcoming breathtaking losses at a young age. Vaughn Spencer. They call him an angry god. To me, he is nothing but a heartless prince. His parents rule this town, its police, every citizen and boutique on Main Street... -
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Burn by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHere's how it's going to be, Goddess.Until you surrender yourself to me fully, I will not touch you.Until the world can know you belong to me, I will not kiss you.I'm going to be inches away, at your side. I'm going to whisper in your ear and put my breath on your neck, but the heat of my skin will not feel the shudder of yours until you commit yourself to me completely and without reservation... -
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Resist by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe story of Jonathan Drazen and Monica Faulkner continues.And it's time Monica stepped up to the plate.I looked down at him, with his tourmaline eyes and copper hair and believed him despite my better judgment. Then I forgave him despite my misgivings. I loved him just because I did. My heart wasn’t sensible or guarded enough. Not by a sight... -
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Eden High Finale by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this conclusion to the High School days of Jace Sian and the gang, we have a quadruple wedding, a honeymoon on a private island and lots of adventure. Jace is watching over his new bride and their friends on Seychelles, while back in L.A. he's started a campaign of vengeance against Mandy and Stanley for their suspected involvement in the attempted murder of his wife... -
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Billionaire's Matchmaker (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom International Bestselling Author Sierra Cartwright… Titans An exclusive private society of the world’s most powerful ambitious gentlemen Sex, Secrets, and Intrigue Billionaire's Matchmaker Rich, powerful men don’t intimidate matchmaker Hope Malloy. So when she’s hired to find a bride for billionaire Rafe Sterling, she’s certain the assignment will be easy... -
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Devil Incarnate by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHell Hath No Fury…The mark that Heston Wilcox made on Preston Prep was more like a wound that took ages to heal.He’s a bully. A manipulator. A sociopath.And he’s finally been stopped by the group of Preston girls who turned him in.Or at least that’s what Georgia Haynes thought happened to the boy—now a man—who ruined her life... -
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Wild Rebel by Laurelin Paige
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWe were supposed to run away after graduation.When she didn’t show at our meeting place, I got brave and went after her.It was a mistake.I left bloodied and bruised.I had no choice but to walk away. Years passed. I traveled, settled halfway around the world, made enough money that I didn’t have to look back.But I never got over her. Then, out of the blue, she calls... -
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Bullied by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI have always been bullied and trapped in darkness. I hoped life would get better when I moved to my mother's hometown, but it only got worse because it was there that I met my unrequited crush, Hayden Black. He despised me from day one, and even more when I became best friends with his twin, Kayden... -
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What We Do in the Night by Stylo Fantome
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJust five months ago, Valentine O'Dell started working at a very special kind of club - one where you can dance the night away, or live out your greatest fantasy. She's learned to lose herself to her nights, forgetting all her day time woes as she charms every man she meets. It's easy enough to do when she doesn't let her feelings get involved... -
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![Being a Jett Girl by Meghan Quinn]()
Being a Jett Girl by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHow did I become a Jett Girl? Hell if I know, one moment I’m working at the premiere spot for creepy men and sloppy drunks and the next, I’m being whisked away by a moody ex-boxer and a mysterious man in a suit that overlooks his girls from the third floor of the Lafayette Club. It wasn’t easy but now that I’m a Jett Girl, there is only one thing on my mind and that is Jett Colby... -
![The Betrayal You Serve by Tracy Lorraine]()
The Betrayal You Serve by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsVor der Wahrheit kann man nicht weglaufen …Sie verändert alles.Ihre Geheimisse sind zwar ans Licht gekommen, aber meine hängen immer noch wie ein Schatten über uns.Ein Verrat, der sie einem anderen in die Arme treibt.Doch es fühlt sich an, als hätte mir jemand einen Dolch ins Herz gerammt.Nur, dass ich selbst den Dolch in der Hand hielt... -
![The Deception You Weave by Tracy Lorraine]()
The Deception You Weave by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI never could hide from him.Kane Legend always finds me.And now he’s found out the truth.The dark secret I’ve been hiding, the one that’s been slowly poisoning me from the inside out.The pain of the words falling from my lips, is nothing compared to the look of devastation in his eyes. Or the rage that follows.The way I thought he hated me back then is nothing compared to the damage he can do now... -
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A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime by Monica Murphy
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWren Beaumont is many things.Beautiful.Smart.Sweet.Innocent.At Lancaster Prep, the girls love her. They all want to be her friend. Only I see Wren for who she really is.A repressed little virgin who keeps her feelings locked up so tight she’s probably close to bursting. She thinks she’s above us all.Even me.I shouldn’t be drawn to her. She’s not my type...Categorized as:
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Mason by Michelle Heard
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"You're my assistant."The magic words every girl at Trinity Academy are dying to hear.But I'm the one who gets stuck with Mason Chargill, the star of most women's fantasies but my nightmare. One of the heirs to CRC Holdings, he might be dangerously gorgeous, but his cold and callous demeanor makes him an ice prince... -
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The Revenge You Seek by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Tracy Lorraine comes a new dark bully college romance.Scarlett Hunter could run...But she couldn’t hide forever.The beautiful girl who tempted me.The heartless woman who broke me.She might have got away, but I haven’t forgotten... or forgiven her.And I never will.Because piece by piece, she’s taken away everything I care about.And for that she’ll pay... -
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Savage Little Lies by Eden O'Neill
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTiny. Twisted. Secrets.The news about what happened to Dorian’s uncle rocks the town. Especially when a private school’s educator turns up dead. The focus surrounding the events that occurred that night shifts, and no one knows that more than the Legacy boys’ dark prince. Dorian’s looking for answers in the hours following the harrowing truths revealed in that video... -
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Control by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhat you’re breaking isn’t some little, meaningless coupling. We aren’t some casual fuck, and we never were. Not from the first night. Not from the first time I laid eyes on you. You were built for me. I denied it as long as I could, but we were meant to be together. You are the sea under my sky. We’re bound at the horizon... -
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Still Surviving by A.M. Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHate… Anger… Distrust… it fed the animal. Status… Money… Power it’s all women want. Never yield… Never give them a piece of who you are. These were the ideals that Seth Montgomery had lived with since he was a child. After his mother abandoned their family for another man, the same man who took everything from Seth’s father, Seth’s life turned dark. He’d never give a woman all that control... -
![Cruel Kisses: A Dark Bully Lovers-to-Enemies-to-Maybe Lovers Romance by Thandiwe Mpofu, Thandie]()
Cruel Kisses: A Dark Bully Lovers-to-Enemies-to-Maybe Lovers Romance by Thandiwe Mpofu, Thandie
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s gone… good riddance to tormenting, cold nightmares that come in the form of sweet but devious kisses.⠀Thing is, without her here, there’s a fiery riot in my heart I can't control.⠀She left a bloody feud brewing in my house.⠀That Little Minx caused chaos and hell to break loose between my brother and me as only she can.⠀She kissed me and imprinted her broken soul to my darkness... -
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![Reparation by Stylo Fantome]()
Reparation by Stylo Fantome
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Devil has met his match When Tatum O'Shea decides it's time for some payback, no one is safe from her new game - not even the devil himself. Tate is going to get her happily ever after, even if it means making everyone else unhappy in the process... -
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Boy of Ruin by K.V. Rose
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJeremiah Rain doesn't give a f*ck about anything.Except for the girl he onced called his sister.She's the only person in the world who really knows him, and loves him despite his flaws. The only person in the world who thinks he's worthy. But her heart is not just for him.And he can't f*cking stand it... -
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Pained by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo months have passed since the day I pushed Hayden away. Two months since I found out he loved me and wanted to be with me. I’ve been trying to move on and forget about him, but my heart refuses to listen. Hayden had almost died saving me. Half of me wants to forgive him for everything and give him another chance... -
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Wishing Well by Lily White
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe perfect timing of a fairy tale is tied to its tragedy…Journalist, Meadow Graham, is invited to interview death row inmate, Vincent Mercier. Given three days to hear his sordid confession, Meadow seeks to learn why a wealthy hotel owner killed four people, including her twin sister... -
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Fraud by Lily White
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEighth Circle.Fraud.Also known as Gabriel Dane.He is a ray of sunshine that warms your heart with kind eyes and a dazzling smile.Don’t let him fool you with that silver tongue or lure you in with a body that draws every woman’s eye. This man is fluent in deception and a devil who only offers pretty lies. Gabriel is my old nemesis.I'm the girl that always fought back... -
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Regretting You by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI'd never regretted meeting anyone quiet like I regretted meeting Kennedy Meyers. Once upon a time she was my and my sister's best friend. I'd always loved her, and wanted her to be mine, that is until the night everything changed and my love morphed into pure hatred. Now I'm a vile bastard with a chip on his shoulder. Cruel black hate is all I know... -
![Don't Come by Jessica Gadziala]()
Don't Come by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Dom I’m not broken, tortured, or scarred, some cliched, overdone and sensationalized misconception about this lifestyle… and the men in it who control their submissives with a strong hand. I’m just a Dom. Just a man who gets off on a woman who entrusts me with her submission... -
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Dear Tabitha by Trudy Stiles
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou know me. You know who I am. What I am. Damaged. Confused. Alone. You feel sorry for me. You pity me. You know what I’ve done. What I’ve given up. Who I’ve given up. You try to understand what I’ve been through and how I can possibly go on with my life. But you can’t possibly understand. I’ve lost too much. Sacrificed too much. Given up everything so that I can find myself... -
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Forever a Jett Girl by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings***THIS IS BOOK THREE IN THE BOURBON SERIES*** Series order: Becoming a Jett Girl Being a Jett Girl Forever a Jett Girl Justice. Faith. Power The words I live my life by, the three keys to my success, the foundation I built my entire empire on and now Goldie holds them all in the palm of her hands. She once was a Jett Girl, a piece of me, a safety net I grew to depend on... -
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Beautiful Beast by Aubrey Irons
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m no princess. He’s the anti-prince-charming. This is our happy ever disaster. Anastasia Here’s the first thing you should know: this is not a fairytale. Happily-ever-afters are fables, and Prince Charming is a sweet little lie. I know all this because he taught me... -
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![The Deceit of a Devil by Holly Renee]()
The Deceit of a Devil by Holly Renee
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSinless. Stunning. Damaged. Tempting. Allie Taylor had been the girl I hated for as long as I could remember. And now she loathed me just as much. It didn’t matter that I betrayed her to save her. Completely devastated and infuriated by my dishonesty, she had no intentions of ever trusting me again. Her trust was shattered, her hate raging on with each second... -
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Monica by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTO BE READ AFTER *SING*This ten page story was sent free to the mailing list on 11/14/13.MONICAI missed two things.I missed my freedom, and I missed slavery.I got myself caught in a nether region where I couldn't come and go as I pleased, and I didn't feel protected.I was being unfair and I knew it... -
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The Punk and the Plaything by B.B. Reid
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom bestselling author B.B. Reid comes a riveting, second chance romance…Never trust a nice ass and a smile. That girl is definitely poison.When I first came to Blackwood Keep, I was just looking for a thrill. Instead, I found a beautiful fraud—a tomboy my wildest dreams couldn’t conjure. Bee didn’t just run with boys; she ran the boys. It was only a matter of time before I gave chase... -
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Chasing Us: A Second Chance Love Triangle by Kat T. Masen
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI was never supposed to fall in love with a married man. My best friend’s brother. I’d made too many mistakes in my past. Like last night—when I married Lex Edwards impulsively. In a bid to finally find their happily ever after, Lex and Charlie find themselves on a journey of learning how to love again. They began a new future to move forward from a broken past, finally together at last... -
![The Touch of a Villain: An Enemies to Lovers High School Romance by Holly Renee]()
The Touch of a Villain: An Enemies to Lovers High School Romance by Holly Renee
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYoung. Wealthy. Elite. Ruthless. The boys of Clermont Bay ruled over this town as if it was their kingdom. And Beck Clermont controlled them all. He was arrogant and conceited, and from the moment I met him, he had made up his mind about me. Dangerously handsome and wickedly cruel, he had no intention of letting me spend my senior year under the radar... -
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Afflicted by Sophie Monroe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFresh off tour Blake Potter, the sexy bassist for Battlescars, is in Smithville, Ohio to work on their next album ‘Coming Clean’. Still pining after Aubrey’s best friend, Piper, it’s going to be harder than he expected to see her back with her long-‐ term boyfriend, Cole...
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