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Болтливый мертвец by Max Frei
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsБолтливым мертвецом можно назвать покойника, превратившего своё завещание в самый скандальный документ эпохи Кодекса,разгласивший такое количество чужих тайн, что даже удивительно,откуда их столько взялось. Впрочем, в рамках постмодернистской концепции «смерти автора», болтливым мертвецом можно назвать самого автора. И я даже не знаю, есть ли в этой шутке хоть какая-то доля шутки... -
![A God’s Mistake by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A God’s Mistake by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWe all make mistakes, but for most of us we die and they’re forgotten—not so if you’re immortal.For gods and immortals, grudges live forever.One moment of poor judgment, a lack of understanding, or simply being oblivious to what’s going on around you can elevate you to the top of someone’s to-do list.Be careful who you piss off... -
![The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal by Jodi Taylor]()
The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the globally bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's and Time Police series - the origin story of bounty hunters Smallhope and Pennyroyal.Meet Lady Amelia Smallhope, for whom there is no problem that can't be solved by a drink and a think.And Pennyroyal, for whom there is no problem. Ever.Everyone's favourite bounty hunters. Sorry - recovery agents. No bad guy they can't handle...Categorized as:
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![Serious Moonlight by Dave Turner]()
Serious Moonlight by Dave Turner
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s the weekend! After stopping the destruction of London, Dave and Melanie have earned a romantic getaway in the country. Even though they’ve left the stresses of the city behind, they’re soon up to their necks with paranormal researchers, witches and the ghosts of star-crossed lovers. Not to mention the lack of broadband and the unspeakable horror lurking in the woods... -
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![Psych Investigation Episodes: Episode 1 by Kevin Weinberg]()
Psych Investigation Episodes: Episode 1 by Kevin Weinberg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPSYCHIC KILLERS DON'T STAND A CHANCE AGAINST STUPIDITY!Jack Harris only cares about two things—television and popcorn.He thought his worst worry was failing math, but when a string of gruesome murders occur, Jack becomes the prime suspect.A team of investigators are on his tail, and a group of murderers want him to join them...Categorized as:
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![Unsong by Scott Alexander]()
Unsong by Scott Alexander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAaron Smith-Teller works in a kabbalistic sweatshop in Silicon Valley, where he and hundreds of other minimum-wage workers try to brute-force the Holy Names of God. All around him, vast forces have been moving their pieces into place for the final confrontation. An overworked archangel tries to debug the laws of physics...Categorized as:
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![Rules of Justice by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle]()
Rules of Justice by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEvil is in the eye of the beholder.Nothing in this world is black and white.S. Beaufont is about to learn firsthand that good doesn’t exist without evil. Crushing evil only makes it expand.That’s why the Dragon Elite are trying to protect the demon dragons.But fighting the politics surrounding them isn’t easy... -
![Reborn by C.M. Raymond, L.E. Barbant]()
Reborn by C.M. Raymond, L.E. Barbant
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Lilith is dying. The Laughing Queen is coming. A series of mysterious disappearances are plaguing New Romanov. Good thing Team Triple B is on the case. In order to save the people that she loves, Hannah must push her magical abilities to the limit... -
![Teasing Fate by Emilia Hartley]()
Teasing Fate by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWade Santana’s idiot bear thinks it’s found their fated mate—but Carolina’s into women.Dumb beast. It’s been nothing but trouble since Wade woke up with the thing inside him after a feral bear attack. He’s lost his family and steady work. The only upside is the chance of finding forever love, but it doesn’t look like that’s in the cards for him, either... -
![Spicy Beauty by Sable Sylvan]()
Spicy Beauty by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRecipe for a hot, spicy fairy tale:- one dreamy BBW bookworm- one polar bear bad boy billion heir who parties like a rock star- just a pinch of spice- A Nordic prince, a Texan princess, two dragons, two big balls, and two fancy dances...!It's a fairy tale dream come true...Addison 'Addy O' Quincy is the quiet bookish middle sister of the Quincy family... -
![Magus by Erik Schubach]()
Magus by Erik Schubach
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwenty one years ago, Evander Laun and Natalia Havashire went on the air throughout the world on almost every news channel simultaneously, to reveal to the human race that Elves walked among us. It is the most-watched historical event in modern times... -
![Lovers and Madmen by Nichole Van]()
Lovers and Madmen by Nichole Van
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFlorence, Italy. Summer, 1982. Judith Campbell prides herself on her level head. She’s a scientist with a ten-year plan, a well-managed bank account, and clear understanding of what she wants out of life. Currently, that means a summer of fun touring Europe with her friends. She intends to see some amazing scenery, flirt with a cute guy or two, and return home ready to settle down for good...Categorized as:
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![A Witch in Wolf Wood (Books 1-5): The Complete Series Bundle by Lindsay Buroker]()
A Witch in Wolf Wood (Books 1-5): The Complete Series Bundle by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBookish introvert Morgen Keller never thought she would have a midlife crisis. That was before her husband divorced her, her boss let her go, and her grandmother died.Forty wasn’t supposed to look like this.When Morgen inherits Grandma’s old farmhouse in the small town of Bellrock, Washington, it could be a chance for a fresh start... -
![FitzDuncan by John Spearman]()
FitzDuncan by John Spearman
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhat if saving the girl could cost you your life?Introducing Casimir “Caz” FitzDuncan, a resident of the medieval kingdom of Aquileia. He makes his living retrieving things when the law will not help.A woman has come to him, seeking his assistance in escaping a contract to marry a nobleman with a foul reputation. After their meeting, she is kidnapped not far from his residence...Categorized as:
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![Life at the Coffin Joint by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky]()
Life at the Coffin Joint by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeadwood (late 1876) ... A rowdy and reckless undertaker’s delight. What better place for a killer to blend in?Enter undertaker Clementine Johanssen, tall and deadly with a hot temper and short fuse, hired to clean up Deadwood’s dead … and the “other” problem. She’s hell-bent on poking, sticking, or stabbing anyone that steps out of line... -
![Imp Series Box Set, Books 1-3 by Debra Dunbar]()
Imp Series Box Set, Books 1-3 by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA DEMON BOUND*Samantha Martin is an imp, enjoying an extended vacation from Hel. All she wants to do is drink beer by the pool, play mischievous pranks on the humans, and get her hot neighbor in the sack. It’s a relaxing break from her infernal home as long as she manages to avoid the angels, who won’t hesitate to execute her on sight... -
![The Grisly Grizzlies: Kneecap by Kim Fox]()
The Grisly Grizzlies: Kneecap by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWild. Ferocious. Untamed. Vicious. And that’s just Kneecap in his human form. His savage grizzly bear on the other hand… watch out! Nothing and no one has been able to tame this half barbarian/half shifter in thirty years, but there’s a glimmer of hope when a curvy girl named Nora walks onto the ranch. Nora Marchesi has come to Montana to find her sister... -
![A Long Way from Ordinary by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky]()
A Long Way from Ordinary by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“There’s gold in them there hills!” … and something deadly, too. Danger the likes Boone McCreery has never seen is brewing in the Black Hills. Fresh in from Santa Fe, he’s returned to Deadwood to seek justice for his uncle, and maybe to see about a girl. Little did he know his search for justice would have him stumbling into a hornets’ nest beyond his worst nightmare... -
![Dirt Nap by A.J. Aalto]()
Dirt Nap by A.J. Aalto
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJail probably would have been a better place to spend a Thursday afternoon, but when a preternatural expert is needed, there's no one else who can fill Marnie Baranuik's Keds. Beset by a rampaging stone monster and a furious quarry owner, trapped between a rock and a hard-ass, Marnie faces her biggest challenge yet, and discovers once and for all if size really does matter... -
![The Compleat Ankh-Morpork: City Guide by Terry Pratchett]()
The Compleat Ankh-Morpork: City Guide by Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGreetings, adventurer! We lay before you this most comprehensive gazetteer encompassing all the streets of Ankh-Morpork, as well as information on its principal businesses, hotels, taverns, inns, and places of entertainment and refreshment, enhanced by the all-new and compleat map of our great city state... -
![Lifestyles of the Witch and Ageless by Shéa MacLeod]()
Lifestyles of the Witch and Ageless by Shéa MacLeod
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA paranormal women’s fiction cozy mystery – because midlife can be a real witch!There are a lot of things people never told you about being forty-something. Sure, they mentioned the hot flashes and reading glasses and the need for Kegels, but they never talked about fireballs sprouting from your fingertips or your sudden ability to turn rat-bastards into, well, actual rats... -
![Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson]()
Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiss Mildred Percy inherits a dragon. Ah, but we’ve already got ahead of ourselves…Miss Mildred Percy is a spinster. She does not dance, she has long stopped dreaming, and she certainly does not have adventures. That is, until her great uncle has the audacity to leave her an inheritance, one that includes a dragon’s egg...Categorized as:
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![When A Gargoyle Kidnaps by E.A. Price]()
When A Gargoyle Kidnaps by E.A. Price
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe gargoyles are slowly adapting to modern life while trying to remain hidden from the humans around them. But with more and more gargoyles mating humans, how long can that last. Intrigued by the new human inventions, the gargoyle Tristan inadvertently strikes up a conversation with a woman named Guinevere over an online message board... -
![It's a Miracle! by H. Claire Taylor]()
It's a Miracle! by H. Claire Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt would take a miracle for Jessica to live a normal life. Miracles happen when you least expect them. And if you’re Jessica McCloud, God’s only begotten daughter, they happen when you least want them. Is an uneventful senior year of high school too much for Jessica to hope for? Yes. Yes it is... -
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![Claw Marks & Card Games by Maz Maddox]()
Claw Marks & Card Games by Maz Maddox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCooper Woodlock is a man who can’t seem to stay out of trouble. Between his gambling debt and being a widowed father, he can never seem to get Lady Luck back on his side. Desperate for a winning hand, Cooper starts hitting saloons and tempting fate in order to keep the bloodthirsty Spades at bay... -
![The Grisly Grizzlies: Tito and Ronin by Kim Fox]()
The Grisly Grizzlies: Tito and Ronin by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTito and Ronin have always known they were destined to share a mate. Nothing is stronger than a bond between twin bear shifters. Well, except maybe a hot curvy veterinarian named Zoe. While in a two-year-long cold streak, Zoe gets propositioned by two gorgeous bear shifters... -
![Saint Peter Takes a Holiday, or It’s About Time by Mark Cain]()
Saint Peter Takes a Holiday, or It’s About Time by Mark Cain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when Heaven’s hardest working saint is forced to take a vacation?In SAINT PETER TAKES A HOLIDAY, OR IT’S ABOUT TIME, a reluctant Simon Peter heads for Aruba and a week in the sun. There, he encounters danger, romance, intrigue … and of course comedy. Magic, miracles, sunbathing and golf, they all happen in this tropical adventure... -
![Wordsmith by Nick Spalding]()
Wordsmith by Nick Spalding
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fast-paced fantasy sequel to Max Bloom In... The Cornerstone, by the best-selling author of the smash hit romantic comedy Love... From Both Sides and its sequels Love... And Sleepless Nights & Love... Under Different Skies.From the pages of the past, a new threat to Max Bloom rises in The Chapter Lands.. -
![Rocks & Railways by Maz Maddox]()
Rocks & Railways by Maz Maddox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMack Kelly is a man of many talents: deputy, former solider, expert coffee drinker and a real suave player with the men. What he’s absolutely not is a person who should be in charge of anything.Especially an entire town.When Stallion Ridge is down one sheriff, the absolute last thing Mack wants is to have to fill in Centaur size horseshoes... -
![Beauty And The BBQ by Sable Sylvan]()
Beauty And The BBQ by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRecipe for a red hot romance: one part bear shifter, one part BBW, a pinch of bedroom spice, and a whole lot of BBQ!The last thing Abigail 'Abby O' Olivia Quincy needs in her life is drama. After dumping her loser ex, she goes home to Fallowedirt, Texas for winter break to focus on her thesis...but the curvy gal is distracted by polar bear shifter Clove Scoville... -
![Must Love Humans by Amanda Aggie]()
Must Love Humans by Amanda Aggie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly a vampire can love you forever, but will it be Love at First Bite?'Given a second chance at finding true love, Leo finds himself mated to a snarky, werewolf-hustling human librarian. So, as any sane vampire would do, he bets her over a game of pool. If he loses, she gets his money...but if he wins; she has to go on a date with him... -
![The Jilted Jinn by S.E. Babin]()
The Jilted Jinn by S.E. Babin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKatie Harper is in a self-imposed dating drought. After getting dumped at the altar a record three times after she refused to continue granting wishes, she’s done with the men in Midnight Cove. Done, that is, until her best friend secretly makes a dating tape for her and sends it to the dating agency. Immediately after, men start knocking on her door... -
![Thicker Than Blood by Shalini Boland]()
Thicker Than Blood by Shalini Boland
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChilling and fast-paced, Thicker Than Blood is the supernatural sequel to Hidden. It combines passion and drama with a historical twist.Aelia lives in 6th century Byzantium. She is sixteen years old and her life is about to change forever. She doesn't yet know it, but she holds the fate of thousands in her hands and her actions will echo across the centuries...Categorized as:
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![Three Grizzlies Gruff by Sable Sylvan]()
Three Grizzlies Gruff by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCurvy marionberry farmer and beekeeper Daisy Craston has no truck with trespassers, and when she catches three gruff grizzlies, all named William, in her marionberry fields, they don't just get her goat: they end up facing her trusty shotgun's barrel... -
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![Stolen Magic by Stephanie Burgis]()
Stolen Magic by Stephanie Burgis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Kat’s family travels to a grand country house on the Devon coast for her sister Angeline’s wedding, Kat is stalked by a dangerous magical enemy - and finds everything she thought she knew about her late mother called into question...Categorized as:
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![Wer das Dunkel ruft by Kira Licht]()
Wer das Dunkel ruft by Kira Licht
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDie 17-jährige Italienerin Emilia steht kurz vor dem Abschluss. Bei einem Schulausflug macht sie eine unglaubliche Entdeckung, die ihr Leben für immer verändern wird. Denn was sie nicht ahnt: Sie ist Nachfahrin des uralten Silberordens – und das könnte ihr schneller zum Verhängnis werden, als ihr lieb ist. Dunkle Machenschaften feindlicher Logen bedrohen die Existenz der Welt... -
![Shattered Souls by Lola St. Vil]()
Shattered Souls by Lola St. Vil
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*****The Toren is a must read for fans of A Shade of Vampire, Twilight and The Mortal Instruments.****** Summit Case has no idea why her parents gave her up, or why her eyes are purple and change with her mood. The only thing she knows is that she is destined to be on the outside looking in. That is, until the most popular guy in school, asks her out on a date... -
![Theory of Magic by Patricia Rice]()
Theory of Magic by Patricia Rice
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA blind marquess who detects lies…A spinster who hides behind deceit…Can even magic bring them together?“Patricia Rice weaves magical love stories” – Mary Jo Putney, NY Times Bestselling AuthorDiscover the third book in NY Times bestseller Patricia Rice’s Unexpected Magic historical romance series!Scorned by suitors for her statuesque size, Harriet Stansbury bolts when her abusive stepfather...Categorized as:
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![Intern by Erik Schubach]()
Intern by Erik Schubach
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNineteen years ago, Evander Laun and Natalia Havashire went on the air throughout the world on almost every news channel simultaneously, to reveal to the human race that Elves walked among us. It is the most-watched historical event in modern times... -
![Зеленые воды Ишмы by Max Frei]()
Зеленые воды Ишмы by Max Frei
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsТот, кто пробовал себя и в роли охотника, и в роли жертвы может рискнуть и попробовать себя в роли обычной приманки. Если повезет, можно не только выяснить, что снится червяку, пока он на крючке, но и сорваться с этого крючка — в самый последний момент. Но это если очень, очень повезет... -
![Beelzebub: A Memoir by Mark Cain]()
Beelzebub: A Memoir by Mark Cain
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Do you know me? I am Beelzebub, Lord of the Flies, Prince of Hell, second only to Satan himself in the infernal hierarchy. The Devil, you say? Yes, I’m one of those as well.”Here in one laugh-out-loud volume is the life of Beezy, Satan’s BFF, and one of the most popular characters in the CIRCLES IN HELL universe... -
![Never Let You Go by Michele G. Miller]()
Never Let You Go by Michele G. Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo souls desperate to discover the truth about the past and determined to save their future… SKYE The usual warmth I felt deep in my soul when Xander was near me was beginning to dull. Yet I still remembered the warning: “Be careful, my Princess…you will lose all you love before you can win what you want.” XANDER I could feel it; she hadn’t been here...Categorized as:
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![Love vs The Ooze Monster! by Cassandra Gannon]()
Love vs The Ooze Monster! by Cassandra Gannon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNevermore County, 1922: Slaughter at a speakeasy! A mysterious creature has killed all the revelers at an illegal bar. It left nothing behind but bottles of tainted moonshine and a trail of orange slime.For a bootlegger like Mabel Harrison, this situation could be a professional catastrophe. Now, she’s got to team up with the most prominent gangster around to discover who made the poisoned liquor... -
![The Case of the Singing Sword by Tee Morris]()
The Case of the Singing Sword by Tee Morris
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Chicago, 1929. There are a thousand stories in the naked city; and when you're a dwarf at four-foot-one, they all look that much taller." It is The Era of Prohibition, where crime runs rampant in the streets and a city divided into territories serves as the ultimate prize. Somewhere in this Underworld of Chicago, an enchanted weapon holds the key to ending The Gangland Wars... -
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![imPerfect Magic by C.N. Rowan]()
imPerfect Magic by C.N. Rowan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter hundreds of years of dying, you'd think I would've perfected it by now... One moment I'm a heretical priest in the twelfth century, hunted, hated...The next, I'm waking up in the nearest corpse. Stuck in a cycle of instant reincarnation, popping back up like a tarnished penny.Fast forward eight hundred years, and you might think I’ve learned a thing or two. Nope...Categorized as:
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![The Sons of Adam by Eva García Sáenz]()
The Sons of Adam by Eva García Sáenz
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“The Sons of Adam” is the highly-anticipated sequel of the international best seller “The Immortal Collection”, the first part of “A Saga of the Ancient Family”, the successful immortal series that has captured the hearts of millions of teen and adult loyal readers in the US, UK, Australia, Canada and Europe, as happened before with the Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance Series "The Mortal... -
![The Spy Master's Scheme by C.J. Archer]()
The Spy Master's Scheme by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith knowledge of magic becoming more widespread in London, magicians find themselves highly sought after. Consumers want to buy their wares and so seek out magicians among their acquaintance. India’s rare magic is in demand from Matt’s family, the Collector’s Club, and other magicians who want her to extend their magic.But it’s wise to be wary of the attention... -
![The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide by Rick Riordan]()
The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide by Rick Riordan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFans of The Kane Chronicles series will adore this gorgeous primer on the people, places, gods, and creatures found in Rick Riordan's #1 New York Times bestselling series...Categorized as:
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![The Borrowers Afloat by Mary Norton]()
The Borrowers Afloat by Mary Norton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock -- the miniature Borrowers -- depend for their livelihood on the "human beans" whose cottage they live in. So when they discover that their humans are moving away, the Borrowers are forced to find a new home and a new family to borrow from...Categorized as:
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![Imagine by Jill Barnett]()
Imagine by Jill Barnett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter years in prison for a murder he never committed, escaped convict Hank Wyatt knew how to survive. But he didn't know if he could last an hour marooned on a deserted tropical island with a beautiful blonde and three orphaned children. Now, looking out for number one doesn't seem to be enough ...San Francisco attorney Maggie Smith felt like having a good cry...Categorized as:
historical-fiction humor action-adventure adult anti-hero book enemies-to-lovers fiction
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