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Beyond Reason by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWHEN THE MOST TOXIC PEOPLE COME DISGUISED AS FAMILY, WHO CAN YOU TRUST? Betrayal by blood cuts the deepest. Teller’s found his ride or die girl. The light Charlotte brings to his life has touched the darkest parts of his soul. But a devastating secret from her past resurfaces to threaten their future. Every truth can be erased with one lie... -
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Menace by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe sexy, single dad of the MTF finally gets his turn....... Mason “Menace” Harrison “Single and ready to mingle……” Those are the words above every picture of almost every female that strikes my interest on this dating app my son talked me into getting... -
![Beyond Reckless by Autumn Jones Lake]()
Beyond Reckless by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlood doesn’t make you family, loyalty does. Marcel “Teller” Whelan, Treasurer of the Lost Kings MC, has always been two things—honest and responsible. At ten years old, he was already taking care of his baby sister. At eighteen, he patched into the Lost Kings MC and took a major role in shaping the club’s future... -
![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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![It Happens by Lani Lynn Vale]()
It Happens by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsZee + Annmarie and Tan + Jubilee. Forever. No exceptions. They were to have the picture-perfect life together. Everything was all planned out. Jubilee was to marry Eitan and Ezekiel was to marry Annmarie. That’s how it was always supposed to be from the moment that they met. Textbook, right? Wrong...Categorized as:
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Until Susan by C.P. Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the world of NYT and USA Today bestselling author, Aurora Rose Reynolds. See how the Mayson clan began. You've read their sons' stories, now it's James and Susan's turn. Experience the boom all over again in this action-packed novella of insta-love and suspense from Author CP Smith... -
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Hacking Mr. CEO by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTo save the only mother I’ve ever known, all I have to do is hack a tech billionaire.My foster mother is sick. The woman who gave me a home, love, a life. I’ll do anything to find the money for her surgery, including using my skills as a hacker.My name’s Remi, also known as Rogue Angel, and usually I work for a security company testing clients’ systems...Categorized as:
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![Rough by Scott Hildreth]()
Rough by Scott Hildreth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTegan Raccini's heart has been hardened her parent's divorce, and by the recent loss of her bad boy biker lover to a life-long prison sentence. She isn't bitter; in fact, she's rather upbeat. But, she simply doesn't trust men. When she causes an accident with a motorcycle on the freeway, she's immediately attracted to the handsome biker, but knows she can't stand another heart break... -
![Worship Me: Men of Inked Book 7 (Men of Inked Series) by Chelle Bliss]()
Worship Me: Men of Inked Book 7 (Men of Inked Series) by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJames Caldo needs to control everything in his life, even his wife, Izzy Gallo. But she’s headstrong and has a need to test her husband’s limits as much as he pushes hers.When a case at ALFA Private Investigation takes a dark turn, James is forced to get Izzy involved in an undercover sting, and the assignment will test her sexual boundaries as well as the very foundation of their relationship... -
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Sebastian: A Mystery Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSebastian is a mystery romance and the fifth book in the series, For The Love Of A Good Woman. Sebastian is a standalone, but the characters from the series appear throughout all the books. A large, metal crash sounded behind me and my gaze swiveled to the fence where Maggie had just crashed through the gate. The SUV swerved wildly in front of me, acting as a barrier for the incoming bullets... -
![Keep It Classy by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Keep It Classy by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGhosts are real. Well, technically speaking, maybe not. But the ones that haunt a man’s soul? Those are very real. So real, in fact, that there are times when Castiel would rather silence them forever in the worst way possible than to go on living with them haunting his every step. All it took was one single second in time for his attention to drift, and everything changed...Categorized as:
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![Make Me by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Make Me by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRoyal St. James got her name when she was born. Not because her mother loved her royally, but because Royal was a giant pain in the ass. She’s spent her entire life fighting to live, and the last thing she needs is to deal with some pretty-boy police officer who wouldn’t know a hardship if it came up and bit him in the…you know. Justice Rector wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth...Categorized as:
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![Worth the Risk by Weston Parker]()
Worth the Risk by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought getting back to the forest would give me a chance to calm down. Research is my passion. And after my time in the city, I need the wilderness to settle my nerves. But Park Ranger Caleb Hunt has something else in mind. Settling my nerves is definitely not on his to-do list. Tall, handsome and cocky as hell. He's everything I've ever wanted. In my world. In my bed...Categorized as:
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![Life To My Flight by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Life To My Flight by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsYou’re The Life Cleo’s a Pararescueman for the U.S. Air Force. When a PJ is called, it’s because everyone else has said no. It’s one of the most dangerous jobs in the entire military, but also one of the most rewarding. It’s the reason he doesn’t form relationships. He’s seen his teammates divorce one by one, and he doesn’t want to do that to a woman. Especially one that he’s supposed to love... -
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![Halligan to My Axe by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Halligan to My Axe by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsYou’re the Halligan... Kettle had it all. Until he didn't. He lost it all in a moment. One heart stopping, soul shattering moment, and there wasn't a single thing he could do about it. From that day forward, he stayed away from relationships. Then he responded to a possible fire and there she was, rocking his world when he didn't want it to be rocked. To My.. -
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Sweet Child O' Mine by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA look into the life at McKay-Taggart on the day Charlie and Ian have their babies... -
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Fire Dance: A Family Justice Novel by Suzanne Halliday
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Suzanne HallidayThe Justice Saga continues in FIRE DANCE, a Family Justice NovelThe festivities leading into Roman Bishop and Kelly Anne James’s wedding are kicking off.Kelly's epic bachelorette throw down and Roman's unforgettable bachelor party are bound to be full of shenanigans... -
![Nobody Knows by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Nobody Knows by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll he ever wanted was to matter to someone.What he didn’t know was that he did matter to someone.Someone that worried about him every single day that he was gone.Malachi Gabriel Gnocchi was missing for two years. Thanks to a mission gone wrong, not only had he been captured, but his best friend along with his fellow teammates had been taken, too...Categorized as:
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![Officially Over It by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Officially Over It by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGoing from a professional baseball player to a SWAT officer should’ve been seamless. Should have been. But it wasn’t. All it took was one single calendar shoot for word to spread that Nathan Cox was not only no longer playing professional baseball, but he was also the man behind saving the life of Reggie Morton, the City of Kilgore’s princess...Categorized as:
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![Desired by Doom by Jamie Begley]()
Desired by Doom by Jamie Begley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere wasn't anything Arden wouldn't do for her family, even if it meant having to brave The Last Riders in their own clubhouse. There, she found herself thrust out of her comfort zone and seeing things that she was too shy to watch on Pay-Per-View. She needed The Last Riders' help to save her younger brother, but who was going to be the one to save her from them? One thing was for certain.. -
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His Control by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCAI: My entire life has always been focused on accomplishments, working myself ragged in the hopes of getting out from underneath my big brother's shadow. Now, Grandfather's gone, and my relationship with my brothers is at a breaking point, leaving me to decide what's truly important... -
![I'm Only Here for the Beard by Lani Lynn Vale, Kendall Taylor]()
I'm Only Here for the Beard by Lani Lynn Vale, Kendall Taylor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSean is a man with needs—needs that a lot of women were ready and willing to fulfill. Yet, the only woman that he wants to fulfill them dumped him for another man. A man who’s a member of his MC and is someone he has to see every single day and twice on Sundays. He’s bitter and angry. He’s definitely not in the right frame of mind when it comes to dealing with women... -
![Maybe Swearing Will Help by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Maybe Swearing Will Help by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFord Spurlock has known Ashe Trammel since they were babies.He’s also done his level best to stay away from her because every time he gets to within five feet of her, they’re fighting like cats and dogs.Ashe is the apple of her father’s eye. The motorcycle club princess that was never to be harmed in any way—or touched for that matter...Categorized as:
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![Lord Have Mercy by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Lord Have Mercy by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPoor judgment: knowing better yet doing it anyway. Flint Stone is a professional in every way. He’s a police officer with the K-9 unit and works at Gun Barrel High as the school resource officer. In his spare time, he’s working his heart out to create a successful gym from the ground up...Categorized as:
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![Cruise by Laramie Briscoe]()
Cruise by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe kid is now a man, and he’s got something to prove….. Caleb “Cruise” Harrison “A Dad is a son’s first hero……” All my life I’ve looked up to my Dad, there’s nothing I ever wanted to do more than be a member of the Moonshine Task Force right next to him. I said no to playing football professionally to stay in Laurel Springs and fulfill my dream... -
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Frostbitten by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEnigmatic. With a wildly gifted mind, and an untamed head of hair to match, petite powerhouse Millicent Frost is brilliant when it comes to gadgets and electronics—less so with people. After an attempt to bust a bank scam goes awry, Millie is in hot water with Homeland Security and targeted by lethal enemies...Categorized as:
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Master Bits & Mercenary Bites: Girls Night by Lexi Blake, Suzanne M. Johnson
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the creators of Master Bits and Mercenary Bites, New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake and Southern food expert and USA Today bestselling author Suzanne Johnson, comes a new look at the Masters and Mercenaries world—Girls Night. Join us for easy to cook, delicious recipes and stay for the stories of the women of McKay-Taggart... -
![Say It Ain't So by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Say It Ain't So by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe should’ve never left his house. He should’ve stayed at home. He has a legitimate excuse—he’s running a fever and he’s fairly sure he’s developing pneumonia. He should have called in sick…but he doesn’t. He goes to work, because his team is relying on him. First, he has to sign about eight thousand calendars—all from women who purchased said calendars to benefit the Fallen Officer fundraiser...Categorized as:
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Home Run by Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGreen Lucas doesn't know what's about to hit him. Complete Standalone Romance Wanted A woman with grit and fire who will help me get my son’s head out of his ass. You must be self-sufficient and not looking for a gravy train. Common sense is a plus, book smarts are optional. Cannot have red hair, as my son seems to go for that type and he needs something to shake him up... -
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Unbreakable Stories: Snow by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUnbreakable Stories: Snow is a collection of short stories and a novelette set after the events of Shatter, book 2 of the Unbreakable Bonds series and before Torch, book 3. Follow the continuing, passionate and heartfelt romance between Dr. Ashton "Snow" Frost and Jude Torres as they merge their lives together as a couple... -
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Stud Muffin by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author Lauren Landish.I’m so done with men. I don’t care if he looks like Ryan Gosling with a ten-inch cucumber in his pants and says he wants me to have his babies.Just, no. I’m done. I can’t pick them.To make matters worse, the real estate investment company I work for is on the verge of collapse... -
![Not a Role Model by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Not a Role Model by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYou better watch out for people that bounce back from everything that’s meant to destroy them.Those were the words that Coreline King learned to live by when it came to dealing with Tide ‘Rook’ Crow, member of the Battle Crows MC, general surgeon, and all-around jerk who lived to make her life a living hell... -
![The Grifter by Kimberly Kincaid]()
The Grifter by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly one person has ever rocked Detective Shawn Maxwell’s titanium composure.Francesca Rossi, his ex-partner.His ex-everything.He hasn’t seen Frankie since she left him eight years agoand now he has to work with her on an undercover casethat could break them both...Categorized as:
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![Honeymoon Angel: A Family Justice Novella by Suzanne Halliday]()
Honeymoon Angel: A Family Justice Novella by Suzanne Halliday
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHoneymoon Angel A Family Justice Novella The Counselor and his Desert Angel These two went to hell and back as a couple Their history was messy and complicated Until … Angelina Marquez returned to Arizona and confronted the elephant in the room And who or what was that elephant? Why, Parker Sullivan, of course! An honorary Marquez and her brother’s best friend, Parker is the... -
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![Beyond the Badge: Nox by Jeanne St. James]()
Beyond the Badge: Nox by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen two broken halves come together to forge one unbreakable whole… Officer Bradley Lennox, aka Nox, has been living in the shadows of his own grief since the unexpected loss of his wife. Just when he was finally on the road to recovery, they found Sadie in a motel in Ohio, causing his world to spiral back into darkness... -
![Dungeon Games by Lexi Blake]()
Dungeon Games by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsObsessed: Derek Brighton has become one of Dallas’s finest detectives through a combination of discipline and obsession. Once he has a target in his sights, nothing can stop him. When he isn’t solving homicides, he applies the same intensity to his playtime at Sanctum, a secretive BDSM club. Unfortunately, no amount of beautiful submissives can fill the hole that one woman left in his heart...Categorized as:
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True North by Nicole French
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey said I was a bad idea. Poor. Violent. Criminal. They said I'd amount to nothing, and I believed them too. Until I met her. Layla Barros saved me from my worst, but to do that, she lost the best herself. Now it's my turn to bring her back to life. If only I can figure out how to do it. I'll do anything to protect the chance we finally have together... -
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Enemy Chase by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAiden McDane. Brave. Loyal. More sexy than any one man has a right to be.Former Special Forces operative Aiden McDane has every reason to hate bombs expert Tara Northpoint. Problem is he can’t remember a single one - and not just because of the way she looks up at him with those big eyes and lush lips.Years ago Aiden was captured and interrogated by the enemy—an enemy Tara worked for...Categorized as:
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Always by Suzanne Halliday
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet Stephanie Bennett. The one-time beauty queen and widowed mother of Tori St. John, arrives at the Marquez Villa to be with her feisty daughter and husband Draegyn, as they count down the days to the arrival of their first child. It all seemed so simple. Arizona would be a nice change of pace from Stephanie’s life in Atlanta. And then she meets Calder Dane... -
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Show Stopper: A First Responder Romantic Comedy by B.J. Harvey
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first time they meet it’s by chance.The second is surely a coincidence.The third...it’s either destiny or he’s a stalker.Renee Hamilton has a thing against men in uniform. In her experience, they play hard, lie harder. Marco Rossi has a thing for feisty brunette women with a backbone and a smart mouth, especially one in particular who's playing hard to get... -
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The Six Night Truce by Hannah Shield
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen I stepped into the courtroom this morning, I intended to fight for my client’s life. I never expected to run for my own. Now the courthouse is in lockdown, and I’m trapped in a tiny room with my nemesis—the West Oaks PD cop who hates me most. He’s a single dad with a growly attitude. An ex-Marine. And he’s the star witness against my client... -
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Defied by Maria Luís
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI am both a sinner and a saint, but I bleed vengeance. For years, I’ve lived in the grey… until her. Avery Washington didn’t belong in the shadows, but I dragged her into the darkness anyway. One kiss, and I would stop at nothing to possess her. One caress, and my need to destroy wavered. Our attraction was poison and pleasure...Categorized as:
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![Cute But Psycho by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Cute But Psycho by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEtienne LaFayette hits the ground running the moment he breathes free air after being paroled from a maximum-security prison in Texas.He claws his life back from his brother-in-law who’d taken over his business during the years he’d spent as an inmate at Huntsville Penitentiary. Though it is hard, he puts his life back together in Accident, Florida... -
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Defiance by Cherise Sinclair
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsZ’s day begins with sadness A phone call from a dying friend leaves psychologist Zachary Grayson determined to fulfill the old survivalist’s request--a send-off that will comfort his grieving sons. And then turns deadly The death threat is only the beginning…because the letter isn’t a hoax. Z walks out of his office into a barrage of bullets... -
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Tangled Bond by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne date with the sexier-than-sin Detective Drake Nash. Simple. Until you take into account that my brother finally proposed to his girlfriend, so Nonna is on a warpath—and the crazy old bat has Cupid by the balls... -
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Inflame by Tessa Teevan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEasy going soldier Kale Montgomery, a self-proclaimed ladies man, has no plans of settling down, especially not with his best friend- the sexy, sassy schoolteacher Lucy Dawson. Their relationship, though unconventional, is mutually beneficial, and they wouldn't have it any other way... -
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Hetch by River Savage
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSave verb \ˈsāv\ 1 a: Keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger. Synonyms: rescue, come to someone's rescue, save someone's life, set free, liberate, deliver, extricate. Saving lives is the end goal. It's a responsibility I live with every day, the reason I wear the badge... -
![Seduction in Session by Shayla Black, Lexi Blake]()
Seduction in Session by Shayla Black, Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe second Perfect Gentlemen novel from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Masters of Ménage series. Privileged, wealthy, and wild: they are the Perfect Gentlemen of Creighton Academy. But the threat of a scandal has one of them employing his most deceptive—and seductive—talents… Recruited into the CIA at a young age, Connor Sparks knows how dirty the world can be... -
![My Only - Alex & Jamie by Melanie Shawn]()
My Only - Alex & Jamie by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Firefighter… With his sexy good looks, natural born charisma, and playful sense of humor, firefighter Alex Sloan is Harper's Crossing's most eligible bachelor. Since returning home from serving his country as a Navy SEAL women have been lining up to be with him. Alex works hard and plays even harder... -
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Sanctum: A Masters and Mercenaries Novella by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA contract broken… Ryan Church and Jill Paxon enjoyed their life as Master and submissive until the day Ryan's entire world crumbled. No longer able to fulfill his end of the contract, Ryan did what he thought was best for Jill. He let her go...
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