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  • Taking Liberty by Riley Edwards

    Taking Liberty by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Army trained Lieutenant Liberty McCoy to be the best—an elite Special Forces soldier, just like her father and uncles. But nothing prepared her for the bossy, good-looking Navy SEAL who rescues her after a mission goes horribly wrong. Navy SEAL Drake Hayes thinks his team is being sent out on a special purpose extraction. He’s had enough experience to expect the unexpected...
  • Flawed by Riley Edwards

    Flawed by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A career-ending mission sends Trey Durum’s life into a death spiral. Out of control, scarred, and with his spirit broken, he tries to adjust to civilian life. His plan to fade into the background goes up in smoke when Adalynn Walker crashs into his life. The sexy physical therapist has everyone fooled. She’s not sweet. She’s not shy. She’s not patient and kind...
  • Fighting with Honor  (Men of Honor) by K.C. Lynn

    Fighting with Honor (Men of Honor) by K.C. Lynn

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Once a man pledges his honor to his country, that sacrifice is embedded in his soul forever. For years he’s trained to fight, kill, and do whatever necessary to protect his country and its freedom, even if it means giving his own life. He becomes more of a machine than human—one that’s built to destroy the enemy. When it’s time to turn in his weapons, he never forgets the skills he learned...
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    alpha-mc  angst  dark  family  military  steamy  war  action-adventure
  • Corps Security: The Series by Harper Sloan

    Corps Security: The Series by Harper Sloan

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The entire Corps Security series is together for a limited time box set. Years after the Marines brought them together, the men of Corps Security are together again. These six novels follow their lives as they take a chance at love...
  • Adoring Delaney by Riley Edwards

    Adoring Delaney by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Carter Lenox has two regrets—hesitating on a mission in Afghanistan with disastrous consequences and pushing away Delaney Walker. When he gets word the love of his life is in trouble and she needs him more than ever, the decision to go home is an easy one.Delaney Walker has loved Carter since they were children...
  • Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What happens when a woman who’s done the unthinkable needs protection—can a man who’s lost his belief in humanity keep her safe? Max Brown doesn’t trust anyone but his team. The former SEAL learned early in life that people let you down—they lie, they steal, and they lie some more. Love is a word that is used to manipulate. Family is meaningless. Max is an island and he prefers it that way...
  • One Year Home by Marie Force

    One Year Home by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He came home a hero and lost the only woman he’s ever loved... Navy Captain John West has no idea how to survive without his beloved Ava, who moved on with her life during John's six-year deployment and has now married Eric...
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    age-gap  angst  drama  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult
  • Guts & Glory: Ryder by Jeanne St. James

    Guts & Glory: Ryder by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Is saving another’s soul worth risking your own? Former special forces operator, Ryder, has never backed down from an assignment, and he’ll be damned if he lets a blonde-haired, smart-mouthed, pain in the a** destroy that record...
  • A Dead Man's Pulse by Samantha A. Cole

    A Dead Man's Pulse by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Marine First Sergeant Logan “Cowboy” Reese was rescued hours before he would’ve met the same fate as his five murdered teammates in Afghanistan. Returning to the US and civilian life hadn’t been part of his plans at this stage of his career, but dealing with PTSD forced his hand...
  • Cheating the Devil  (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Samantha A. Cole

    Cheating the Devil (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ***This book was previously published in Amazon Kindle Worlds*** Delta Force Colonel Bradley “Tank” Barton never expected to fall for a woman with a bad-ass past, but fate had other plans, and he certainly wasn’t complaining. Avery Knapp had worked as an undercover agent before burning out after twenty years...
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    alpha-mc  family  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Freedom by J.L. Drake

    Freedom by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rain pelted my face as I pushed through the roar of the storm. Deep in the belly of Mexico, my team and I were on the hunt. One of the cartel’s mules flipped and wanted a ticket to freedom. The information they held could be our game-changer. Returning home to a civilian lifestyle was always an adjustment, even if it was temporary...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  family  military  war  action-adventure  adult
  • Shade by Jamie Begley

    Shade by Jamie Begley

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Want, need, pain, and joy were emotions Shade had never known existed before Lily. He knew the first time he saw her face that she was going to change his life forever. The thing he hadn’t expected was how hard it would be to hide who and what he was from her. Each step he took out of the shadows revealed more of himself, until only one secret remained...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  anti-hero  dark  drama  family  military
  • Black Mail: A Black's Bandits Novel by Lynn Raye Harris

    Black Mail: A Black's Bandits Novel by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tyler “Ty” Scott finally gets his book! When Cassie Dixon gets threatening letters, there’s only one person who can help - her best friend’s sexy cousin...
  • Defiance by Sloane Kennedy

    Defiance by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    All I ever wanted was to serve and protect my country. It ended up costing me everything... At 49, Vincent St. James has learned to live with the choices he's made, even if he isn't always proud of them...
  • Infinite by Corinne Michaels

    Infinite by Corinne Michaels

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Book 2 of 2 in Indefinite DuetI was right. I never should've fallen back in love with Quinn. I always knew we wouldn't make it. And to make matters worse, not only did I lose my soulmate--I lost myself as well. Everything was stripped away, leaving me bare and unable to breathe. No one told me it could hurt this much. I was unprepared for this level of agony from the horrible weight of grief...
  • Rescuing Kassie by Susan Stoker

    Rescuing Kassie by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Graham "Hollywood" Caverly feels the chemistry with Kassie Anderson in the emails they've been exchanging through a dating site. When they finally meet in person, and that online chemistry proves to have real-life sizzle, he knows she's the one. He couldn't be happier when their first date, at an annual Army Ball, goes better than he could have imagined. Until Kassie drops a bomb...
  • Indefinite by Corinne Michaels

    Indefinite by Corinne Michaels

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From New York Times Bestseller, Corinne Michaels, comes a second chance love story. The day he said he’d never love me is when I vowed Quinn Miller would never break my heart again. I wanted a family—but he wouldn’t give me that. As one of the top embryologists in the country, I’ve spent years creating babies in the lab for other people as my own dreams of motherhood fade. I’m done waiting...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  drama  family  military  second-chances  steamy  war
  • His Lady by Leah Sharelle, Colleen Snibson

    His Lady by Leah Sharelle, Colleen Snibson

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A place without you, Lady, ain’t anywhere I want to be. I love you, Rainn. MANNIX Mannix Steel lives by one rule—loyalty always. It helped him through one hellish deployment where he lost an eye, friends died, and his twin lost his leg, and worst of all, when he lost his family. The Wounded Souls’ enforcer decided life is easier without letting his heart make the decisions...
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    angst  dark  family  military  stalking  war  action-adventure  adult
  • The Cornerstone by Kate Canterbary

    The Cornerstone by Kate Canterbary

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A tough-as-nails businesswoman. An arrogant Navy SEAL. A power struggle with no end in sight.Some people hook-up at weddings. Others break a hotel room bed (and a table, and a desk, and some complimentary bathrobe belts) and discover they've been surviving on bargain basement orgasms their entire lives.The last one? Yeah. That's all me.She's driven and demanding...I wasn't always a bitch...
  • Warrior Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Warrior Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Things got off to a rocky start. . . Accused of being a thief. Fired. Kicked out of her home. Gigi Raymond has the worst luck. Only this time her bad luck comes in the form of a tall, gorgeous, arrogant asshole. Alec McKenzie might be nice to look at but he definitely has a mean side. He’s been called back into the past. . . Macca has returned to Australia to say goodbye to his dying grandma...
  • Fast Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Fast Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s learning to live with her demons. Victoria Gomez had a successful career as an investigative journalist, until a cartel boss she exposed destroyed her entire world in retaliation. She lost everything, including her family and her freedom...
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    alpha-mc  angst  dark  military  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Freeing Zane by Sloane Kennedy

    Freeing Zane by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Zane doesn’t do relationships and Connor is definitely the kind of guy who does… Criminal defense attorney Zane Devereaux is on the verge of having everything he’s worked his entire life for. He’s on track to become his firm’s youngest managing partner and he has enough money in the bank to ensure he’ll never have to be at the mercy of anyone ever again...
  • Nobody's Hero by Kallypso Masters

    Nobody's Hero by Kallypso Masters

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Have you ever fallen in love with the wrong person—or the person who feels he or she is wrong for you? NOBODY'S HERO is the continuing romantic journey of Adam and Karla, which began in MASTERS AT ARMS & NOBODY'S ANGEL. Retired Marine Master Sergeant Adam Montague has battled through four combat zones, but now finds himself retreating from Karla Paxton, who has declared war on his heart...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  dark  drama  family  military  steamy  war
  • Desert Angel by Suzanne Halliday

    Desert Angel by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There’s LOVE at first sight ~ Second chance LOVE And sometimes Fate and Destiny combine to make an eternal LOVE DESERT ANGEL A Family Justice Novel Parker Sullivan Lawyer Part-time rebel, musician Alex’s oldest friend Angelina Marquez Event Planner for lack of a better description Full-time piece of work Alex’s little sister Home in Arizona after an extended...
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    alpha-mc  family  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Lead Security by Evan Grace

    Lead Security by Evan Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve spent the last several years building my company, having zero time for a social life. I preferred it that way. After the mess my ex-wife left me with, I have no interest in anything remotely close to a relationship. Until I meet my daughter’s new next-door neighbor. Harley is kind, beautiful, and she’s also an erotic romance writer. To any man, she’s the perfect package...
  • Safe Haven by Red Phoenix

    Safe Haven by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love has no limits… At eighteen, I suffered a heartbreaking loss and began exploring my submissive side to escape the pain with kinky pleasure. A chance meeting sets me on an exciting new path as a student of the Submissive Training Center. There I find Captain, a distinguished Dom I’ve totally fallen for—my safe haven. But I have a problem. Captain won’t collar me...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  dark  military  steamy  war  abuse  action-adventure
  • HOT Secrets by Lynn Raye Harris

    HOT Secrets by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She nearly ruined his life. Now she needs him to save hers. It was supposed to be a simple job for hacker Bliss Bennett: access confidential files and turn them over to the CIA. But something went wrong—and now Bliss has a target on her back. With no idea who to trust, she heads straight toward the one man she hopes won’t turn her away...
  • This is the End, Baby by K. Webster

    This is the End, Baby by K. Webster

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ***This is the seventh and final book in the series. First six books must be read in order to fully understand this story line. THIS STORY IS A NOVELLA AND SHORTER THAN THE REST.*** They say the king is the most powerful piece on the board. However, they haven’t met me. This queen knows all the rules. She plays the game better than him...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  anti-hero  dark  drama  steamy  war
  • 27 Lies: Luke's story by M.J. Fields

    27 Lies: Luke's story by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A long time ago... I was young and naive. I thought I could save the world. I thought that protecting those around me from hurt and pain was what I was born to do. She made me feel that way. Ava Links, the little girl who was too fucking stubborn for her own good. The little girl who absorbed the hurt and pain of everyone around her and tried to bring sunshine to them all...
  • At Your Service by Lexi Blake

    At Your Service by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Juliana O’Neil’s promising future was burned away in the heat of battle. She had been an officer with a bright future in the military, but now she is struggling to survive. Her husband gone and her career in shambles, she finds a job at Top as a hostess and tries to put together the pieces of her life...
  • Sweetest Sorrow by J.M. Darhower

    Sweetest Sorrow by J.M. Darhower

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dante Galante has evaded death a few times in his life, but held captive in a sweltering basement, he's certain that death has finally caught up to him. Bloody and barely breathing, he tries to stay strong, but there's only so much a man can endure before darkness takes over. As a critical care nurse, Gabriella Russo witnesses suffering often...
  • Daring Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Daring Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’s the spoiled princess living a life of reckless fun. . . Or that’s what she wants people to believe. Because for years Eden has been hiding her pain from the people who love her the most. All of her true emotions and feelings are tucked away in a safe place where no-one can reach them. Except for him. . . Because when Zeke touches her heat fills her. Longing. Want...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Southern Sunrise by Natasha Madison

    Southern Sunrise by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South. Emily I fell in love with him when I was fourteen. Under the stars, he told me he loved me, and under the stars we promised to love each other always. But under the stars, he broke my heart by walking away.He left me without a second glance. I was just an afterthought.Now he's back, but this time, I'm not falling for his Southern charm.Maybe...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  drama  family  military  second-chances  steamy  war
  • Hot Shot by Lynn Raye Harris

    Hot Shot by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    **AVAILABLE TODAY!!** Cool under pressure… Until now. Hostile Operations Team sniper Jack “Hawk” Hunter is cool, methodical, and utterly lethal. Nothing rattles Jack’s calm. But that was before he learned he fathered a child three years ago—a child who has just been kidnapped. Gina Domenico is a superstar, a pop sensation with a string of hit records...
  • Conquered by Angel Payne

    Conquered by Angel Payne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can one turn of fate be their conquering destiny? Jen Thorne is the resident book geek at Nellis Air Force Base, though she's strict about keeping her fictional men separate from her real-life expectations. It's safer, for her heart and soul, to maintain her personal life as a no-fly zone. Until she stumbles onto Sam Mackenna's radar...
  • May Contain Wine by Lani Lynn Vale

    May Contain Wine by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This is for charity. This is for fun. You are a professional. You can do it.Those are the words that Calloway Alvarez chants to herself as she watches all the large men gather into the small room where she’ll be doing the interviews for her employer—Hero Magazine.Honestly, she’s convinced herself that she can’t accomplish the task at hand...
  • Rescuing Sadie by Susan Stoker, Lexi Blake

    Rescuing Sadie by Susan Stoker, Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Sadie Jennings was used to being protected. As the niece of Sean Taggart, and the receptionist at McKay-Taggart Group, she was constantly surrounded by Alpha men more than capable, and willing, to lay down their life for her. But when she learns about a friend in trouble, she doesn't hesitate to leave town without a word to her uncle to help...
  • Somebody's Angel by Kallypso Masters

    Somebody's Angel by Kallypso Masters

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When Marc d’Alessio first rescued the curvaceous and spirited Italian Angelina Giardano at the Masters at Arms Club, he never expected her to turn his safe, controlled life upside down and pull at his long-broken heartstrings. Months later, the intense fire of their attraction still rages, but something holds him back from committing to her completely...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  drama  family  military  steamy  war
  • The Rocker Who Cherishes Me by Terri Anne Browning

    The Rocker Who Cherishes Me by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    ***Mature Content. Not Intended For Readers Under The Age Of 17*** The Rocker Who Cherishes Me Wroth The marines took me from a Tennessee farm boy and turned me into a hard man. Between the things I’d seen during my tour of duty and the things I’d done during my years as a member of OtherWorld, nothing could faze me. Nothing. Except for HER. She’s everything that is good in the world...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  drama  family  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult
  • A Father's Fight by J.B. Salsbury

    A Father's Fight by J.B. Salsbury

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    ife changes in the span of a heartbeat. One, tiny heartbeat. Blake and Layla have lived through disappointment and regret, only finally finding relief with the powerful love they have for each other. A love they intend to fight to keep. They’ve had to forgive each other, but can they truly move forward without facing the pain of the past? Layla’s been avoiding the phone calls...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  dark  drama  family  military  steamy
  • Unchained by Suzanne Halliday

    Unchained by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Things were supposed to return to normal once Alex and Meghan’s society wedding was over. Brody, Heather and Bella Mia begin a new life in Arizona while an old friend chooses family over career and leaves the compound for good. Parker and Angie pick up right where they left off! The quasi-engaged couple continues to bring the laughs as their house-building project turns into a major circus...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  family  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Wicked Shadows by A.D. Justice, Marisa Shor

    Wicked Shadows by A.D. Justice, Marisa Shor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Devon “Shadow” Kane chose a life of anonymity the moment he entered the clandestine world of the CIA. His training made him a killer, a skill he has no qualms using. Elle Sinclair, the younger sister of his childhood friend, is far from the girl next door. She’ll be the next big star. She’s also the one he can’t have...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult
  • Enemy Hold by Alex Lidell

    Enemy Hold by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Liam will protect Jaz with his life. But what if he is her greatest threat?As a child, Liam Rowen couldn’t protect his family. Now, the former SEAL runs a top-notch security firm. So when an extremist group threatens his best friend’s little sister, Jaz, Liam will pull out all stops to keep her safe. Whether Jaz likes it or not...
  • Hunter by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Hunter by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hunter is the sixth book in the Reed Security Series. It is recommended that they are read in order. Hunter "Pappy" Papacosta can't get Lucy Grant out of his head. He's had a casual relationship with her for awhile, but when she almost dies in a fire, everything changes in his eyes. He'll do anything to prove to her that he can be the man she needs...
  • When You Least Expect It by Jessica Prince

    When You Least Expect It by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The last thing Stella Ryan had time for was a man. With her family in trouble and looking to her to fix everything, romance and commitment were the furthest things from her mind. Until she ran into a man with a jawline that could cut granite and arms she wanted to lick like an ice cream cone. A man who made her forget the things that really mattered...
  • Callous by Sybil Bartel

    Callous by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bodyguard. Tracker. Silent observer. Life was in the details. The weight of a government issued rifle, the trajectory of a bullet, the speed of the wind—those details were crucial in the Marines. But outside the military, that level of observation was currency, and I was selling my skills to the best security firm in south Florida...
  • Black Tie by Lynn Raye Harris

    Black Tie by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Abducted while on a business trip to Europe, Tallie Grant quickly realizes she’s a commodity to be sold—and there’s no way out. Determined not to surrender to the man who buys her, she’ll soon discover he’s not what he seems. Mercenary Brett Wheeler has one task: infiltrate a human trafficking operation and get as much information as possible...
  • 27 Truths: Ava's Story by M.J. Fields

    27 Truths: Ava's Story by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling author, MJ Fields, comes a gripping story of love and it's many truths. Ava Links was raised seeing the different sides of love. The beautiful and the broken. Through it all, she knows the journey she is taking will lead her to the man she is destined to be with. The man she has always loved, Luke Lane...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  dark  drama  family  forbidden-love  military
  • The Doctor by E. L. Todd

    The Doctor by E. L. Todd

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My husband left me. After five years together, he realized he was gay. Once the anger had faded away, there was nothing but love behind. This man is still my best friend and I want him in my life. So I move across the hall so we can be as close as we always have. Then his brother moves in for a couple of weeks, a man I've never met...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  drama  family  military  steamy  war  action-adventure
  • Butcher by LeAnn Ashers

    Butcher by LeAnn Ashers

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He stalked me from the moment he saw me. He watched me day and night. Butcher is what everyone calls crazy. They see all the tattoos and scars and to be honest, to most people he looks downright scary. He’s dangerous. He is after all the enforcer to the Devil Souls MC. But to me? He’s just Butcher. I see him. I see who he really is...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  anti-hero  dark  military  stalking  steamy
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