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Beyond the Team by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGriffinAll it takes is four days to change my carefully planned-out life. Four days to fall for Peyton Monroe. Four days to convince her to give me… us a chance.Before her, baseball is the center of my world. Being the best. Getting a full-ride scholarship. Getting drafted. Going pro. But from the moment my frisbee lands at her feet on the beach, I can’t stop thinking about her... -
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Becoming Selfish by lizrose, Liz Tomforde
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsELIThis is it. my senior year. My last shot to get called up to play in the National Hockey League. This season is about me. Though every season is about me. I'm the captain of my university's hockey team- the top scorer both o and off the ice- and everyone on campus knows my name.I feel the pressure every single day.I can't afford to get distracted... -
![Better With You by Gianna Gabriela]()
Better With You by Gianna Gabriela
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMia Collins has an amazing life. She was popular in high school, and college is off to a great start. Everything seems perfect until she goes home for the break and everything changes... One night sets everything in motion and Mia’s world begins to fall apart. She’s stunned that the life she thought she knew was all a lie. After she loses her family, she’s forced to start over... -
![Misadventures of a College Girl by Lauren Rowe]()
Misadventures of a College Girl by Lauren Rowe
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratings***MISADVENTURES ARE STANDALONE ROMANCES THAT CAN BE READ IN ANY ORDER*** Straitlaced freshman Zooey Cartwright has arrived at UCLA determined to have a heck of a lot more fun in college than she did in high school. What’s the first item on Zooey’s agenda before classes start in two days? Losing her pesky V card... -
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![Scarlett and the Kiss Thief by Ivy Smoak]()
Scarlett and the Kiss Thief by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’ve never been kissed.I know…it’s a huge problem.It all started because I fell in love with my best friend, Axel Stevens. I decided to save my first kiss for him. But…he didn’t fall in love with me back.For the first time in years, he’s finally single though. And I have the perfect plan.I reinvented myself over the summer...Categorized as:
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Adrenaline: A Fall Away Series Bonus Content Collection by Penelope Douglas
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings**You ask. You receive!*** Have you read Bully and the rest of the Fall Away series? Would you enjoy having all the bonus content in one place? Adrenaline is approximately 36, 000 words of bonus scenes, deleted scenes, character conversations, and Q&As shared over the past few years and is mostly material not found in the actual books. Here, you'll find..Categorized as:
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![Cards of Love: Knight of Swords by Autumn Jones Lake]()
Cards of Love: Knight of Swords by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes the most beautiful souls are the most broken. Protect. From the minute I met her, I wanted to offer my protection. Desire. All I have to offer is my jaded heart, broken soul, and undying love. Sacrifice. I gave up my pride, my hostility, and my heart to make her happy. Justice. Fuck the consequences, I would’ve given up anything, even my life, to keep her safe...Categorized as:
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Difficult by R.L. Mathewson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSurviving high school was going to be hard enough, but surviving telling the one girl that he couldn’t live without how he felt was going to be one of the most difficult things that Sebastian Bradford was ever going to do.From New York Times and USA Today’s bestselling author R.L...Categorized as:
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![Tackled in the Stacks: A Love Letters Prequel by S.J. Tilly]()
Tackled in the Stacks: A Love Letters Prequel by S.J. Tilly
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI caught her staring at me from across the quad, eyes fixed on the football jersey stretched across my wide chest. And if I flexed my muscles, showing off the strength of a defensive tackle, it was just to see her blush.And then she did, and I couldn’t get her out of my mind.Her wide eyes. The freckles on her cheeks.I needed to know her...Categorized as:
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![Play by Play by Kaylee Ryan]()
Play by Play by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSamanthaJase Andrews is trouble... but the best kind. Too gorgeous for his own good, the former professional athlete is every woman’s dream, including mine. I need to stay away, but he’s relentless.Most girls want Jase because of who he is, but that’s exactly why I don’t want to get involved. A guy like him and a girl like me are bound to fumble.His panty-melting smile is so hard to resist.. -
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Caught Looking by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen her father orchestrates an engagement for business purposes, Alexis is forced to say yes publicly.Now I’m the other man in this equation, and despite my reputation as the bad boy of baseball, I learned long ago to stay away from married women. But not everything is as it appears, and she isn’t married yet, which forces me to confront my own morals and fears when it comes to relationships... -
![Micah: A Brash Brothers Billionaire Romance by Jenna Myles]()
Micah: A Brash Brothers Billionaire Romance by Jenna Myles
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is Micah and Holly's story! Love big, tough billionaires who are complete softies for their women? You're going to love Micah.I'm worth billions, but i'd trade it all for her ring on my finger.Holly's husband was an abusive POS, and now that he's out of the way, it's time to make her mine.She's been hurt, scarred, but she's so f*cking tough, she saved herself. She made it out alive...Categorized as:
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3 Count by Nikki Castle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA charming ladies' man that everybody loves.A badass photojournalist that treats every day as a new adventure.A friends with benefits relationship.When Aiden and Dani meet on his college campus, their playful banter and physical chemistry immediately draws them to each other. It's easy for one accidental meet-cute to become a standing date, and for a certain understanding to develop between them... -
![His To Hold by Serena Akeroyd]()
His To Hold by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEver hear the kid song, Jack and Beau sitting in a tree K I S S I N G?Well, she met me when I was up in a tree, but kissing her has never been an option. She isn’t the kind to fall for a daredevil.And I’m a Formula One race car driver. Adrenaline Junkie is my middle name. Taking risks and tossing my fate to the wind is what I do.Being her friend is no longer enough... -
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![Maxim by Samantha Whiskey]()
Maxim by Samantha Whiskey
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe leading scorer on the Reapers has the unspeakable yips…and it’s me.The second my NHL legend of a father appears, I can’t shoot to save my life.And my mistakes might cost my team our playoff spot.No pre-game superstition can fix it—I’m broken.Adding to the pressure, my little sister’s best friend just became my roommate for the next five months.Evangeline Walsh... -
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Brazen Girl by Ali Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt only takes a second for her world to come crashing down.Jordan’s crash is a wake-up call for everyone. Recovering from a head injury brings new challenges no one is expecting or prepared to handle. Jordan begins to doubt that she has what it takes to make it as a pro skateboarder... -
![You're So Vain by Whitney Dineen]()
You're So Vain by Whitney Dineen
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFamily drama is something Lutéce Choate struggles to avoid. With a mother who’s an award-winning country western song writer, an aunt who’s a Country Music Hall of Famer, and a brother who’s a rock star, it hasn’t exactly been a low-key kind of life, and she’s ready for a break... -
![Defining Us by Karen Deen]()
Defining Us by Karen Deen
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's my brother's best friend.No one can know he visits my dreams each night.In the naughtiest of ways. But they are just fantasies.They'll never be anything else. Until that accidental kiss, changes everything.His eyes now roam my body.I can't ignore the heat he arouses in me.I'm just longing for his touch. But he's about to leave, and I need to stay...Categorized as:
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![Luca by Brenda Rothert]()
Luca by Brenda Rothert
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAbby I only have one love now—the home furnishings business I’m building into an empire. Maybe money and success can’t love me back, but they keep what’s left of my heart safe. One-night stands are my way of scratching the occasional itch I get for something more. And no one’s better for that than a sexy as sin hockey player I’ll never see again after one very hot night together...Categorized as:
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68 Days And Counting by Nikki20038
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings~Sequel to The Bad Boy And The Tomboy~Macy Anderson and Sam Cahill are together in Manchester, England living the new university life. Their relationship is striving as they meet new people and experience different things and strengthen their beautiful relationship. But then again there's soccer, the Cahill family and girls because where there's Sam Cahill there will also be many girls... -
![Lovestruck by Julie Capulet]()
Lovestruck by Julie Capulet
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s completely off-limits.But some rules were made to be broken.Elias O’Shea isn’t just Hawthorne University’s star quarterback—he’s the campus heartthrob. With the looks of a god and an easygoing charm that leaves women swooning, he’s at the top of his game. The NFL is within reach and endorsements are pouring in...Categorized as:
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![Best Friends Forever: A Marriage Pact Romance by Jess Bentley, ReddHott Covers]()
Best Friends Forever: A Marriage Pact Romance by Jess Bentley, ReddHott Covers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe one I could always rely on, my shoulder to cry on, my BFF.He's back in my life.And he's all man.I'm ready for a new step--best friends with benefits.But now he wants more than this single mom ever expected.To honor our marriage pact--til death do us part.Clay: I never stopped loving Penny...Categorized as:
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![A.D.I.D.A.S.: All Day I Dream About S*x by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook]()
A.D.I.D.A.S.: All Day I Dream About S*x by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’ve loved her since we were ten years old, when she almost died in my arms. Dramatic? Not at all. I almost lost Joanne once, it’s not happening again. Thing is, she’s a scared little butterfly, living in a cocoon of her own making. It’s time for her to spread her wings. And her legs. Scandalous? Hell no. She wants it as bad as I do. I’m not the only one dreaming about it all day... -
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Full Count by Kimberly Readnour
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDating my bestie? Yeah, I can only wish... Garret Cartel.Cessna University’s starting shortstop.Painstakingly gorgeous.ReservedFriend-zoned since freshman year.I have a knack for falling for unattainable guys.Blame my trust issues.They keep me safe.But this is our final year.My last chance to break the dreaded friend-zone chains before graduation.There’s one slight problem... -
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![Kiss Me First: A Coming Of Age Sports Romance by Anna B. Doe]()
Kiss Me First: A Coming Of Age Sports Romance by Anna B. Doe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBefore Blairwood, there was Bluebonnet.Katherine Adams never thought she’d end up in a small town in Texas, but when things start to go south, it’s the perfect place to escape to.Emmett Santiago, Bluebonnet’s golden boy, never imagined he’d fall so quickly, but one glance at Kate and he’s a goner...Categorized as:
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![My Rebound by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
My Rebound by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA rebound isn’t supposed to last. Though, sometimes, fate has other ideas in this opposites attract, friends with benefits romance.It wasn’t supposed to happen this way.Mackenzie Thomas started planning her future at the age of six. She knew the college she wanted, the career she needed, and the boy she would marry.Only he wasn’t supposed to break up with her in such a spectacular fashion... -
![Tyson by Sheridan Anne]()
Tyson by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrylee - It was supposed to be a one-time thing which quickly turned into two, and then three. Don’t ask me how, but now I can't seem count the times on one hand, let alone two. I'm in trouble. I never intended for this to be something more, but he has the ability to keep drawing me back in. He's coming for me. He's always wanted more, but this time, I don't think he's going to let me go...Categorized as:
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![Hot Shot Wolf by Aidy Award, Piper Fox]()
Hot Shot Wolf by Aidy Award, Piper Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's off limits and he can't resist...Three years ago my wolf found my fated mate, and she was my best friend's little sister.He's no longer my friend, and she's off limits. Is it any wonder everyone thinks I'm a dick?Now, I'm the star player for the Bay State U Dire Wolves and I've told myself I don't have or need a mate. Fate can go fuck itself.Until Addy walks into my life...Categorized as:
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![Catching Chance by M.E. Parker]()
Catching Chance by M.E. Parker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when you suddenly get everything you ever wanted? First, you don’t believe it’s real. Then you want more… Let’s be honest, gay nerds from small towns in North Carolina don’t get to date the hot, popular quarterback. It’s just one of those impregnable laws of nature. Even if he was my best friend growing up. Even if it turns out by some miracle that he’s gay too...Categorized as:
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![Wingspan by Cambria Hebert]()
Wingspan by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEver feel like you’re being watched?It’s an awareness so familiar I adapted to it long ago.Then I enrolled at Westbrook University to chase my dreamand make up for someone else’s lost one.The prying eyes I’d known almost since birth…They closed.Even still, I never got too close.I made friends with everyone but confided in no one... -
![Leia's Playmaker by Nichole Rose]()
Leia's Playmaker by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat we professional athletes. What we stick-wielding madmen who look good in blue, play hard, and love harder. It's a good thing this is Silver Spoon Falls because these hunky hockey players fit right in.Welcome the Falcons to the roster! These over-the-top athletes are about to play the most important game of the game of love... -
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Fallen Crest Extras by Tijan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThese were written for a promo tour I did for Fallen Crest Home’s book release. I added a few extra surprises in here, and wanted to make them available for everyone. This is done as a thank you to the readers... -
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810 Destiny Dr. by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s the one all the girls want.The talented musician. The football player. He’s also my best friend. My ride or die. The one who knows all my secrets. Well, all but one. Only, he doesn’t see me the way he does all the other girls at Cherry Falls High. It’s like I’m invisible to him. Just one of the guys. But I want more...Categorized as:
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![Sacked in Seattle: Game On in Seattle Rookies by Jami Davenport]()
Sacked in Seattle: Game On in Seattle Rookies by Jami Davenport
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou've met Riley in Crashing the Net and Tiff in Melting Ice. Now they're all grown up and have their own story to tell.He's loved Tiff since high school--but tragedy has blockaded her heart. Tyee University football player Riley Black has adored Tiff since high school, but she's never felt the same way...Categorized as:
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![Royal Flush by Ella Goode]()
Royal Flush by Ella Goode
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Addicted to Love by Deborah Cooke]()
Addicted to Love by Deborah Cooke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKyle wants it all… Kyle Stuyvesant doesn’t believe in love and romance. His parents taught him that there’s no such thing as forever, and he took the lesson to heart. After all, there’s only one woman who ever tempted him to more than a single hot night together. Fortunately for his convictions, she’s married to another guy... -
![Staking His Claim by Tory Baker]()
Staking His Claim by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI want the one woman I should never touch. Tulsa Rose has gone through hell and back. We have a complicated history, becoming her guardian after a family tragedy is only the tip of the iceberg. I sent her away. It was the right thing to do, even if she felt like I turned my back on her. The truth is, she was a temptation I couldn’t have. She was way too young. Now she’s home, ten years later...Categorized as:
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![Her Outback Playboy by Annie Seaton]()
Her Outback Playboy by Annie Seaton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother sweet outback romance from award winning author, Annie Seaton. Jenni McDougal’s family have worked hard to build their fishing and charter business in the remote coastal outback town of Second Chance Bay. Jake Jones, her childhood sweetheart, was once the poor boy from the wrong side of town... -
![The Rogue's Princess by Cassi Hart]()
The Rogue's Princess by Cassi Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMilaLife after my father’s tragic death has been one disappointment after another. Things only get worse when my mother abandons me, leaving me at the mercy of my abusive stepfather. When I overhear him on the phone one night offering my virginity as payment for an outstanding debt, I know I have to get out... -
![Playing Fate by Leigh Ann Lunsford]()
Playing Fate by Leigh Ann Lunsford
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeacon Douglas has it all. A loving home, good looks, a fast track to the major league. But then he makes a mistake. A mistake that would derail most, but not him. He takes the challenge, turns the mistake into another accomplishment. His life it altered – for the better. Saylor Lewis is just a girl. A girl she doesn’t even know... -
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Love Emerged by Michelle Lynn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDylan Bea Zanders’s interest penetrated me. I tried to ignore her unwavering eyes and lasting touches. But my willpower failed me. Our one-night affair was mutual. No expectations, no exchanging of phone numbers, nothing. The next morning, she sauntered out of my life as fast as she had entered it. Bea I claimed Dylan McCain as soon as I saw him...Categorized as:
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![Timber by Remy Blake]()
Timber by Remy Blake
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll I wanted was some no-strings attached sex, where small talk wasn’t necessary. There'd be no reminders of laundry that needed to be done and my endless list of responsibilities could be forgotten. Signing up for the Timber dating app was my answer. No wining or dining; just sex. Those were my rules...Categorized as:
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![Scr*wed Tight by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook]()
Scr*wed Tight by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI've been in love with Jenna Blake since she was twelve years old. Now she's all grown up. And as off-limits as ever. Her brother is my best friend - she's the one girl I can't have. But when I show up to build her greenhouse, I realize I'm not alone in my forbidden desire. She wants me, too. Without her, I'm screwed. So damn tight... -
![Dear McKinnon by Danielle Keil]()
Dear McKinnon by Danielle Keil
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone knows what it means to have a teal envelope taped to their locker on the first day of the month. Everyone except new girl McKinnon Gregory.The envelope is the start of a monthly tradition called the Secret Admirers, and something McKinnon never thought she'd see. To her surprise-- and everyone else's-- the teal envelope is taped to her locker on March first... -
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![Spread Offense by Fiona Davenport]()
Spread Offense by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGage Ledger didn’t know Rory Abernathy beyond her online gamer tag, but he still couldn’t get her off his mind. Although he’d never met her in real life, he had a feeling he’d finally met his match in the quirky and intelligent woman who he’d looked forward to talking with every day over the summer... -
![It Was Always Jace by Emily Lowry]()
It Was Always Jace by Emily Lowry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAsk your best friend nicely, and he might become your personal tutor. He might even turn into something more…Callie Cooper is the laidback surfer girl of Beachbreak High. She skips class to catch waves, and because of that, no one has high expectations for her future – including herself...Categorized as:
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![Her Brother's Keeper: The Sacred Brotherhood Book II by A.J. Downey]()
Her Brother's Keeper: The Sacred Brotherhood Book II by A.J. Downey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFate introduces people at both the right and the wrong times… So it is for Maren on the absolute worst day imaginable. When all hope was gone, and she was whittled away to little more than tears and despair, up walks Nox, an unlikely hero to save the day... -
![Jocking Jameson by Jillian Quinn]()
Jocking Jameson by Jillian Quinn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI never meant to fall for my best friend…After a bad breakup, I’m not looking for another relationship. I’d rather drown my sorrows in beer, hockey, and video games. And that’s how I end up kissing Shannon.After a few drinks, one kiss leads to another…And before I know it, I’m breaking my no-dating rules.But when my past crashes into our future, we need more than chemistry to stay together...Categorized as:
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![The Temptation of Dirty Secrets by Holly Renee]()
The Temptation of Dirty Secrets by Holly Renee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCaptivating. Vulnerable. Agonizing. Seductive. Frankie Clermont was supposed to be like a sister to me for as long as I’d known her. But no one knew the depths of our lies. I had been in love with her before… before everything changed what we could be. Undeniably connected and effortlessly infatuated, the two of us had remained each other’s weaknesses through everything... -
![Kissing the Quarterback by Jacob Chance]()
Kissing the Quarterback by Jacob Chance
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the quarterback for the Charleston Pirates, the current Super Bowl champs, I lead a blessed life. Between my salary and endorsements, I have more money than I could ever spend.But when the sale of my old home doesn’t line up with the closing on my new one, I’m forced to take up residency in a friend’s empty house.Except, it’s not empty...
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