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A Shattered Silver Crown by Kai Butler
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsParker Ferro is fine.Sure, he’s still recovering from his last case and his sister has started keeping secrets, but that’s just another day in the life of the Windrose of San Amaro.Then the local werewolf alpha calls in a favor when he's turned on by his own pack and the last thing Parker wants to do is get mired in the city's pack politics... -
![Saving Supervillains 2 by Bruce Sentar]()
Saving Supervillains 2 by Bruce Sentar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMiles has enough power to take down even a titan, but is that enough to prepare him for what’s coming?His new job as the deputy director is at odds with his desire to start using his powers to make a greater difference. He has to balance his secret while going above and beyond his role at the Bureau of Superheroes...Categorized as:
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![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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Waging War by April White
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWar is being waged against the Descendants and Saira Elian is desperate to stop the Mongers’ savage bid for power… Saira’s search for kidnapped mixed-bloods draws her into the Mongers’ stronghold, revealing the horrible truth behind the irresistible Monger ring and the vile plan to cleanse Family bloodlines … permanently...Categorized as:
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![The Megalodon Mix-Up by Amanda M. Lee]()
The Megalodon Mix-Up by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsCharlie Rhodes’ life has taken a turn. Not only is she working her dream job, but she’s also taken on a dreamy co-worker and is officially dating the office security chief. Yeah, she’s still trying to wrap her head around it, too... -
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Cheating Death by April White
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn this thrilling conclusion to The Immortal Descendants series, a life has ended, the future is lost, and a war has just begun. An explosion has split Time and Archer has paid the ultimate price, leaving Saira heartbroken and desperate to repair the rupture. But the blast has trapped Saira in an alternate future where Mongers are cornered predators and Death is the ultimate judge...Categorized as:
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![Her Dragon Destiny by Roxie Ray]()
Her Dragon Destiny by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNo guy is worth risking my heart until Maddox gets close … I can’t keep using my daughter as an excuse to stay out of the dating pool, but finding a partner as a single mom is hard. I’d much rather get lost in my work, but I don’t want to be alone forever. Enter Madd. He’s not what I expected: too young, not settled, but he might be just what I need...Categorized as:
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![The Dresden Files Collection 13-15 by Jim Butcher]()
The Dresden Files Collection 13-15 by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWizard for hire Harry Dresden has become a legend amongst the paranormal population of Chicago...Categorized as:
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![Cast in Wisdom by Michelle Sagara]()
Cast in Wisdom by Michelle Sagara
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSOMETHING IS WAKINGThe fiefs that exist at the heart of the city of Elantra are home to sentient Towers that guard the world against the incursion of Shadow. But between the fiefs exists the gray world of the border zone. In it, geography changes between one passage across a border and the next. The rules of magic are different there—and yet somehow familiar to Kaylin Neya... -
![Revelation by Karen McQuestion]()
Revelation by Karen McQuestion
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRuss, Nadia, Jameson, and Mallory are about to embark on their riskiest mission yet as they attempt to infiltrate the ruthless Associates in Revelation, the thrilling final installment of the Edgewood series! The Edgewood teens decide to go undercover, joining the Associates in order to find their weaknesses and overthrow them from within...Categorized as:
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Black Wings, Gray Skies by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMonsters with a taste for children are nothing new, but fairy tales never mentioned this nightmarish predator. Rue has her hands full tracking the creature hunting the streets of Charleston, but a call from home divides her attention—and her loyalties...Categorized as:
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![Changing Nature by April White]()
Changing Nature by April White
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsImmortal Descendants are disappearing one by one, and seventeen-year-old Clocker Saira Elian is next on the list…Saira and Archer’s London summer is carefree and romantic, until a brazen attempt to capture Saira looks suspiciously like the handiwork of the Descendants of War. When the kidnappings of other Descendants come to light and Mr...Categorized as:
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![A Demon's Due by Connie Suttle]()
A Demon's Due by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Metal Library has relocated itself. Morgett Blackmantle, a powerful Ra'Ak, is seeking its new location. A scholar is hired to research potential hiding places for the library. When the scholar is killed for the information he holds, Kory, Lexsi and the scholar's son are drawn into the search for Morgett and his allies... -
![MindSighted by Connie Suttle]()
MindSighted by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn or out of the Alliances, sorcerers and necromancers are considered a myth--until a single, shadowy figure brings those myths to life. In or out of the Alliances, nobody is prepared for that.. -
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![Blood Recall by Connie Suttle]()
Blood Recall by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA vampire, a werewolf and a Larentii walk into a bar... Lissa, Winkler, Zaria and Breanne are forced into the past to protect the timeline from rogue gods. What seems a simple task at first turns far more sinister and deadly, when the rogues' true goals are discovered. The rogues' objective? To reverse the outcome of the God Wars in their favor.. -
![Under a Blue Moon by Steve Higgs]()
Under a Blue Moon by Steve Higgs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a prequel to the Blue Moon series. It tells about Tempest Michaels' first day as a paranormal detective... -
![Salvage by A.J. Scudiere]()
Salvage by A.J. Scudiere
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Agent Derek Westerfield first offered her a chance to be an agent with NightShade, Walter Reed didn’t really understand what that meant. She went to Quantico, trained, and even got her first case, before she realized why NightShade was off the books. Her only ally—and her new partner—is GJ Janson, the know it all who wound up hand-cuffed in a hotel room for stealing from the FBI...Categorized as:
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![Gobbelino London & A Complication of Unicorns by Kim M. Watt]()
Gobbelino London & A Complication of Unicorns by Kim M. Watt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Unicorns never were that bright,” I said. “That’s why they’re the only kind to stab their own entire species into extinction.”“Not quite the entire species,” Callum said.When a man from Callum’s past turns up at our door claiming to have lost both the last herd of unicorns in England and his sister, I knew it should be a hard pass. The past has teeth... -
![Power of the Seers by Jada Fisher]()
Power of the Seers by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey thought I was dead. Who knows, maybe I was. But I’m coming back and I have learned so much. Will it be enough? A urban fantasy from #1 Bestselling author James David Victor Davie was lost and presumed dead. With no choice but to move on without her, Bron, Mallory, and Mickey are forced to prepare for a war they appear incapable of winning...Categorized as:
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![Tempting Fate by April White]()
Tempting Fate by April White
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Clocker, Saira Elian is back on the run and being hunted by Mongers. The Descendants of War are amassing power in the 21st century, bent on controlling all the Immortal Descendants. Their attempt to kidnap Saira, a rare Descendant of Time and Nature, reveals just how brazen they’ve become...Categorized as:
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![Right of Retribution by William D. Arand]()
Right of Retribution by William D. Arand
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWarner spent his days like almost anyone else. He got up, went to work, answered phone calls in a call center, went home, spent time with his daughter, and went to sleep. Only to repeat the pattern over and over and over. Life was as mundane as anyone could ever fear it to be. Today was the day that all that would change...Categorized as:
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![Cloud Invasion by Connie Suttle]()
Cloud Invasion by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIlya The rest of us woke after a few days, when it became apparent we'd survived the drug. Even Corinne woke faster the first time. This time, three weeks had passed. I was grateful for the scans and other tests Dr. Farrell ran, indicating she was alive. Still, I was terrified for her. And for me. I spoke to her often and lately, I begged her to open her eyes... -
![Cloud Rebel by Connie Suttle]()
Cloud Rebel by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Larentii are observers only; their policy is never to involve themselves in the turmoil of other races. Corinne is now one of them. What will she do to protect those she cares for on Earth? Will she risk her life to save them? The Larentii Rebel has arrived... -
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Fracture Five by A.J. Scudiere
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEleri and Donovan are back! NightShade's newest agents are in L.A. to bring down a burgeoning terrorist cell. To make things worse, it's not just one terrorist cell, it's two. Or is it three? There is little to go on, only links between missing Army munitions and a veteran named Cooper Rollins... -
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![Saved by Magic by Jasmine Walt]()
Saved by Magic by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFenris and Mina's story concludes in the final book of this Baine Chronicles spinoff trilogy!Alerted that Sunaya and Iannis's wedding may be the target of a Resistance plot, Mina and Fenris travel to Solantha despite the very real possibility that Fenris could be recognized and thrown into prison should any of his enemies spot him...Categorized as:
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![Werebear Barbarian King by Eric Vall]()
Werebear Barbarian King by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was just a bison rancher from Montana when a bear attack almost killed me. Now, I’ve awoken into a brutal world where everyone is part beast, and their animal instincts are taking over. Something sinister is in the air, and werecreatures of every species are colliding with teeth and claws.But I’m the rarest and deadliest of all: the werebear...Categorized as:
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![Tiger's Dream by Colleen Houck]()
Tiger's Dream by Colleen Houck
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA tiger left behind.A goddess in need of an ally.Stranded in a time and place he never wished for, Kishan Rajaram must carry out his destiny of assisting the beautiful yet extremely irritable goddess Durga. This daunting task is not made easy by the fact that he must also face the truth about the girl he loves and the brother who stole her away...Categorized as:
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![Bumble by Connie Suttle]()
Bumble by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first of a series of young adult novels, set in Oklahoma. Vampires, werewolves, and more!"Ashe, no matter how hard he tried, couldn't produce a single scale, feather, talon or patch of fur."In the paranormal community of Cloud Chief, Oklahoma, Ashe Evans is a failure. Born to a shapeshifting mother and a vampire father, he should be passing his Transformational Arts classes easily...Categorized as:
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![Reprisal by John Van Stry]()
Reprisal by John Van Stry
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWilliam is the champion of a god in the sphere that he now calls home. Being a champion comes with certain powers and advantages; however it can also come with fearful and powerful enemies. When William's oldest enemy attacked his family, Will chased him across several realities, until he caught up with him, and finally slew him.However, champions always come back...Categorized as:
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![Age of Druids by India Drummond]()
Age of Druids by India Drummond
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsImprisoned by the demons of The Bleak, two lost druids fight to survive while Munro pushes himself to the brink to find them. In his search, he discovers a mysterious gate even the oldest and wisest of the Otherworld fear.The Halls of Mists are in ruin, and people scheme, grasping at power as a new kingdom emerges and an ancient one reappears... -
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Frozen By The Alpha by Skye Wilson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNot even an alpha can protect me…I didn’t think there could be anything worse than teaming up with a headstrong alpha like Eli to investigate a series of shifter disappearances.Only there is something much worse, and now I’m wishing like crazy Eli was still by my side.I’ve woken up in some sort of facility. The creepy, experimental kind where nameless scientists are forcing me to do tests...Categorized as:
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![The Quantum Curators and the Enemy Within by Eva St. John]()
The Quantum Curators and the Enemy Within by Eva St. John
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThat belongs in a museum!Julius Strathclyde has been dragged through to an alternative earth. Now, training as a quantum curator, every ancient book, every stolen gem and every lost Master lies at his fingertips. It’s incredible.But he has some problems; he can’t get home, priceless artefacts are being stolen and someone is trying to kill him. Oh, and he can’t get a decent cup of tea anywhere...Categorized as:
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![The Noose of a New Moon by Helen Harper]()
The Noose of a New Moon by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDevereau Webb is in uncharted territory. He thought he knew what he was doing when he chose to enter London’s supernatural society but he’s quickly discovering that his new status isn’t welcome to everyone.He’s lived through hard times before and he’s no stranger to the murky underworld of city life...Categorized as:
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![Cast in Deception by Michelle Sagara]()
Cast in Deception by Michelle Sagara
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE, WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?Private Kaylin Neya thought her home couldn’t possibly get more crowded. But when one of her housemates, Annarion, decides to undertake the Barrani Test of Name, his friends refuse to let him face his task alone—and Kaylin’s sentient home, Helen, is the only structure capable of shielding the rest of Elantra from the magnitude of their power... -
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![Lead by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle]()
Lead by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith the possibility of a royal war on the horizon, Julie and Taylor are under pressure to step up their recruiting efforts.Captain Kaplan orders Julie to complete her training. Now she has the full story, Julie has a better idea of the consequences if OPMA isn’t brought back to its full strength.But three heads are better than one, even if one of their team doesn’t technically have a head...Categorized as:
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![Ranger Bear by Harmony Raines]()
Ranger Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPolice officer, Avery, is on the trail of two drug dealers. In an attempt to break up a smuggling ring, she finds herself in the small town of Bear Creek. There is just one problem, she isn’t exactly there in an official capacity. Determined to clear the name of a family friend, and unmask a dirty cop, Avery is determined to succeed...Categorized as:
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![Roc by Robert M. Kerns]()
Roc by Robert M. Kerns
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA woman on the run. An unexpected meeting. Rising tensions.Sloane happily worked as a farmhand for an elderly couple in Nebraska...until people arrived in blacked-out SUVs asking about a woman who turns into a giant bird. When Sloane refused to go with them, they killed her elderly employers and razed the farm to the ground. Then? They pinned the crimes on her. Sloane's been running ever since... -
![Hero Bear by Harmony Raines]()
Hero Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBear shifter Knox has never had it easy. Whatever he touches, whatever he loves, ends up dead. Or so he thinks when he moves to Bear Creek to stay with his old army buddy, Jamie. But fate is not ready to give up on this hero bear and when he meets Hannah, his true mate, he starts to believe in happy endings. Hannah is a social worker, with a problem... -
![Five Card Fae by Annabel Chase]()
Five Card Fae by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI never imagined I'd settle into life in a gambling town, yet here I am, chasing down nuisance demons for the vampire mafia and training as part of an elite demon-hunting team. As my powers continue to develop, so do my feelings for Saxon, the sexy angel-vampire hybrid...Categorized as:
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![Wyvern and Company by Connie Suttle]()
Wyvern and Company by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere are family photos taken when I was a baby, which show Mom, Dad and me at a big house overlooking the ocean. Mom says we still own the house—it's somewhere in Australia or New Zealand or something, and they rent it out. That's why we never go there. My best friend Mack and I just started our senior year in high school... -
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Amazing Grace by Elizabeth Davies
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the second novel in the Resurrection seriesAs Grace's health deteriorates in her own world and she moves ever closer to her death, she returns to the past where Roman is waiting for her and she falls deeper in love with a man whose sole purpose in life is his quest for blood... -
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True Blue by Patricia Logan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVincent and Sheriff Romeo are my chance to find peace at last. I’ve been waiting for someone to notice I’m gone for a long time. Until the vampire showed up, I wasn’t sure anyone could help. All I want to do is move on to the next step… and I really need to rest.Vincent and Romeo, you’re my only hope.Strange things are happening in Prosper Woods, California... -
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Sanctifying Grace by Elizabeth Davies
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the third and final novel in the Resurrection series. Grace is at the end of her life, Roman by her side. He has failed in his quest to discover how to resurrect those humans who can be enthralled and now Grace is facing certain death. How can Roman live without her - she has be a part of his life for millennia, but all he can do now is to be there for her... -
![Bloodlust By Midnight by Deanna Chase]()
Bloodlust By Midnight by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeing a badass witch isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. Vampire Hunter Phoebe Kilsen’s world is falling apart. Her shifter partner has been drugged and is in danger of turning rabid, and her brother has disappeared into thin air… literally. Just as Phoebe is on the verge of making a major breakthrough on finding her long-lost brother, a new drug is introduced into New Orleans’s black market... -
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![Major Feeding by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young]()
Major Feeding by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes you just need to blow things up... Keller wants to take over the Netherworld PPD. After decades of waiting, he's finally weakened the precinct enough to take his shot. Now is the time to strike.It'll take everything the PPD has to stand their ground and stop him. But sometimes numbers just aren't enough. They've been depleted pretty badly... -
![Forsaken by Magic by Jasmine Walt]()
Forsaken by Magic by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA novella exploring the origins of Fenris, one of the most beloved characters from the Baine Chronicles. Lord Polar ar’Tollis has everything he wants. Wealth, power, respect, beautiful women eager to marry him—there is very little the Chief Mage of Nebara lacks in his life. Except, perhaps, compassion...Categorized as:
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![Next Door Dragon Daddy by Roxie Ray]()
Next Door Dragon Daddy by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFlirting with my hot neighbor is like playing with fire...Blaze is not the sort of neighbor you can ignore. Especially when he walks around half naked for all the world to see. I can't help that I got a weak spot for bad boys. But that was before I became a single mom, and I’m not so weak anymore.Besides, Blaze lights my temper without even trying, and I swear he enjoys teasing me... -
![Farmer Bear by Anya Nowlan]()
Farmer Bear by Anya Nowlan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA daddy bear only needs the right woman to make everything perfect... Riley Sheridan has had enough. The curvy lawyer has been tossed around by her job for long enough and she needs a break. Finding solace in quiet Black Oak seems like the best of plans, but things get complicated when a tall, dark and handsome werebear happens to be at just the right place at the right time...Categorized as:
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![Altered Reality by Jada Fisher]()
Altered Reality by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJust when I started to get my new friends and powers figured out, everything changes…again. Now I may never get back to my old life. If I’m going down, I’m not going alone. An urban fantasy from #1 Best Selling author James David Victor Davie has just started to figure out her new powers and fantastical friends...Categorized as:
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![Protecting the Gray Wolf by N.J. Walters]()
Protecting the Gray Wolf by N.J. Walters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf they want his immortality—they’ll have to take it…in the second deeply sexy and bold Lone Wolf Legacy series from New York Times bestselling author N.J. WaltersI’m used to other wolves coming for me. They want their chance to try and take out the infamous Gray Wolf. And every single one of them fails—because lone wolves aren’t like the others…we’re stronger. Harder. Meaner. Immortal...Categorized as:
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