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  • The Long and Winding Road by T.J. Klune

    The Long and Winding Road by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Family is not always defined by blood. It's defined by those who make us whole - those who make us who we are. And here, at the end, Bear and Otter will be tested like they've never been before. There's a knock at the door from a little girl who has nowhere else to go. There's a phone ringing, bringing news they do not expect...
  • Who We Are by T.J. Klune

    Who We Are by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Bear, Otter, and the Kid survived last summer with their hearts and souls intact. They’ve moved into the Green Monstrosity, and Bear is finally able to admit his love for the man who saved him from himself.But that's not the end of their story. How could it be?The boys find that life doesn’t stop just because they got their happily ever after. There’s still the custody battle for the Kid...
  • The Queen & the Homo Jock King by T.J. Klune

    The Queen & the Homo Jock King by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Do you believe in love at first sight?Sanford Stewart sure doesn't. In fact, he pretty much believes in the exact opposite, thanks to the Homo Jock King. It seems Darren Mayne lives for nothing more than to create chaos in Sandy's perfectly ordered life, just for the hell of it. Sandy despises him, and nothing will ever change his mind.Or so he tells himself...
  • Until You by T.J. Klune

    Until You by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sequel to The Queen & the Homo Jock King Together with their families and friends, Paul Auster and Vincent Taylor request the honor of your company at the celebration of their marriage. Paul Auster and Vince Taylor just want to have a simple wedding. Really, is that too much to ask? As the big day approaches, they struggle to keep everything from spiraling out of control...
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    angst  animals  family  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult
  • Double Feature: The Game Plan & Double Dare by R.L. Mathewson

    Double Feature: The Game Plan & Double Dare by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the NY Times Best Selling Series comes a Double Feature... The Game Plan Spend the next 40 years in prison or break her lease early? Normally she’d be able to say that this one was a no-brainer, but things have definitely changed since she was forced to move in across the hall from Danny Bradford...
  • Looks Over by Rose Christo

    Looks Over by Rose Christo

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "There's nothing wrong with trying to get to know my son's boyfriend." Skylar knows he's lucky to have an open-minded father. It's not just that Skylar and Rafael are both boys. Between their families exists a dark and turbulent past: Rafael's father was the first serial killer in the history of the Nettlebush Indian Reserve, and Skylar's mother was his last victim...
  • Project Hero by Briar Prescott

    Project Hero by Briar Prescott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    What if you accidentally fell in love with the right guy?Andy:If my life was a movie, I would be the sidekick. Not an especially promising start when my plan is to finally let my best friend know I have a crush on him. No worries, though. I have a plan. I just need a complete makeover...
  • Una perfecta confusión by América Rodas

    Una perfecta confusión by América Rodas

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    «Conocerte fue descubrir un género musical diferente al que suelo escuchar, pero que al final me terminó gustando.»La vida de Andy está rodeada de decisiones. Jugar verdad o reto, declararse o no, el casillero tres o el cuatro, ser honesto con sus emociones o reprimir lo que siente...
  • MANFAX by Jacob Chance

    MANFAX by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Manfax: A detailed report containing information about a potential boyfriend/girlfriend’s romantic history.What is it about this bad boy that has women clamoring to date him?Adam Winters is like an ice-cold drink of water on a scorching day—he goes down like a champ.Tall, built, and handy, he’s irresistible and he knows it...
  • Tactical Heart by S.K. Rose

    Tactical Heart by S.K. Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Romantic Comedy by S.K. Rose - Coming 8.22.19My name is Scarlett Mavis. I have a sweet tooth, no filters, and video games are my life. Let me clarify that last part: They’re not a hobby; they’re not a way to kill the time; They. Are. My. LIFE. Where family, men, and humans, in general, have failed me, video games are always there waiting for me to return to their warm and accepting embrace...
  • Deal Maker by Lily Morton

    Deal Maker by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Sometimes your mouth makes deals that your heart can’t honour.Jude is a highly successful model, but a very reluctant one. His life is full of casual hook-ups with pretty men in glamorous locations, but it’s still empty. However, circumstances decreed a long time ago that this was his path, so he’s resolutely stayed on it and accepted his fate with good grace...
  • Taming Teddy by Lucy Lennox

    Taming Teddy by Lucy Lennox

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    alternate cover edition of ASIN B01N2T0IRWTeddy: If there’s one thing I don’t do, it’s commitment. You don’t become an award-winning photographer by staying in one place. I’m always on the road, looking for the next shot, the next award, the next hot body. Which is how I end up on Dr. James Marian’s front porch in the middle-of-nowhere Alaska...
  • More Fun With Dick And Shane by Gillibran Brown

    More Fun With Dick And Shane by Gillibran Brown

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The houseboy is back... Gillibran Brown returns with more day to day tales about life and love. Being a houseboy to two demanding men is no easy task. There’s more to it than first meets the eye. Gilli has to be all things from chief cook and bottle washer to cleaner and gardener. When he’s good he’s very very good and when he’s bad…he gets his comeuppance...
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    angst  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  age-gap  alpha-mc
  • Avah Maldita by simplychummy, Karen Ramirez

    Avah Maldita by simplychummy, Karen Ramirez

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "Avah Chen is living large, and she is always in charge. She finds herself in good company of her fabulous friends in high places and unexpected ones from around the corner. You would think there's no stopping this little fierce maldita dahil tila nasa kanya na ang lahat - magarang bahay, matagumpay na negosyo at iba pang karangyaan...
  • Pisces Hooks Taurus by Anyta Sunday

    Pisces Hooks Taurus by Anyta Sunday

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    It’s a time for searching, and a time for finding, Pisces: keep casting your line and you will hook what you’re looking for.Zane has it all planned out: land the perfect Meet Cute, fall in love, and live happily ever after. Should be simple enough if he put his mind to it. A little creativity and some thinking outside of the box, and voila, he’d be married to the woman of his dreams...
  • Tell Me It's Real by T.J. Klune

    Tell Me It's Real by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    This edition is out of print. For current Paperback edition see: Tell Me It's RealDo you believe in love at first sight? Paul Auster doesn't. Paul doesn't believe in much at all. He's thirty, slightly overweight, and his best features are his acerbic wit and the color commentary he provides as life passes him by...
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Six by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Six by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For as long as Trav Ford has known the Sanders boys, one name has haunted the entire band. Their first lead guitarist and Mackey’s first lover has left a stamp on the kids he’s known as family, and now Grant has one last chance to hurt the people Trav cares for the most...
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    angst  coming-of-age  family  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  abuse
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Three by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Three by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mackey Sanders doesn't do anything easy—rehab is no exception. Never one to follow orders for the sake of being orderly, Mackey needs a reason, something real, to make him agree to Trav's terms of getting clean...
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    angst  coming-of-age  family  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  abuse
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Four by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Four by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mackey's fragile recovery from his bout with self-destruction is complicated even further by his feelings for Trav—and Trav's feelings back. Trav is older, and he should know better, but now that Mackey is drug-free and conquering his demons, all he can see is the stunning, brilliant man who existed under the stain of pain and excess...
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    angst  coming-of-age  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  abuse  age-gap
  • Playing Rough by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Playing Rough by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ExcerptMinka's lips tremble on a shaky exhale. "You and me are bad for each other, Deck.""And since when have either of us ever settled for what's 'good for us'?" I slide my fingers into her hair. "I'm done playing these games, Minx. If you love me, just let me know..."Blurb to come..
    Categorized as:
    enemies-to-lovers  family  humor  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book  comedy
  • The F Word by Misti Murphy

    The F Word by Misti Murphy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Falling for my donor daddy isn’t part of the plan. It must be the hormones!Jane.I’ve dreamed of being a mother forever.But then my ex left me for his perfect new girlfriend and their matching corgis.And my health robbed me of time.So I’m taking matters into my own hands.I’m going to have a baby alone.Well, except for one tiny detail. The donation I need to get the ball rolling...
  • Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green

    Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Faking the best summer ever is a lot harder than it looks...At the start of summer, Jack and Nate find themselves dumped as their respective exes, Dylan and Tariq, start up a new relationship together. Not only that, their exes start posting pics on social media, showing the whole world how fabulous their new life together is!Jack and Nate are reeling...
  • Turkeys by Lucy Lennox, May Archer

    Turkeys by Lucy Lennox, May Archer

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Hunter Jackson’s Sage Advice for a Happy Thanksgiving:When your turkey-thieving, town-abandoning, former childhood friend reappears in Licking Thicket after fifteen long years, looking like a snack and smelling like all your favorite treats put together, it might be tempting to, well, dig in. Don’t...
  • The Consequence of Rejection by Rachel Van Dyken

    The Consequence of Rejection by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A standalone second chance romance by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Rachel Van Dyken. You know the universe is trying to tell you something when you get struck by lightning, but only after getting hit on by the elderly, almost getting run over by a semi, and running into the one who got away...
  • Tigerland by Sean Kennedy

    Tigerland by Sean Kennedy

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After an eventful and sometimes uncomfortably public courtship, Simon Murray and Declan Tyler settled into a comfortable life together. Now retired from the AFL, Declan works as a football commentator; Simon develops programs with queer content for a community television station. Despite their public professional lives, Simon and Declan manage to keep their private life out of the spotlight...
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    angst  family  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  athlete
  • Sixty Five Hours by N.R. Walker

    Sixty Five Hours by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Cameron Fletcher and Lucas Hensley are advertising executives who have Sixty Five Hours to pull together the campaign of their careers. Sixty Five Hours to get along. Sixty Five Hours to not kill each other. Sixty Five Hours to fall in love. ** First published in 2012. No additional content has been added...
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    enemies-to-lovers  family  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  audiobook
  • Strike Zone by Eva Haining

    Strike Zone by Eva Haining

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love isn't a BALL GAME... it's a CAGE FIGHT!I find her so elegant, and yet I know she could kick my ass with ease.Lincoln Nash is the top hitter in major league baseball, and a World Series Champion. When his best friend hooks up with the sister of MMA fighter, Dee Lex, he’s eager for an introduction. She’s strong, fearless, and effortlessly beautiful...
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    angst  enemies-to-lovers  family  humor  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Garret's Game by Daryl Banner

    Garret's Game by Daryl Banner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Amazon Bestselling Author Daryl Banner comes the fourth and FINAL book in his SIZZLING new summer series! "It is an important game. And my final one. Because I’ll get what I want at last." GARRET My dominant, powerful, handsome boss Mr. Kevin Kingston is about to take me on a business trip where I will be waiting on him hand and foot, and catering to his every need...
  • The Inconvenient Love by Briar Prescott

    The Inconvenient Love by Briar Prescott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Max:He's funny, smart, dorky... and all grown up.Isac. My best friend's little brother. He kissed me when he was nineteen and told me he loved me. I shut him down, telling him he was too young and didn’t know what he was saying. That damn kiss is coming back to haunt me now...
    Categorized as:
    friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  adult  age-gap  book  comedy
  • Hard Byte by Misha Bell, Dima Zales

    Hard Byte by Misha Bell, Dima Zales

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of facial hair must be in want of a shave. And tidying. And a fake date.My name is Holly Hyman. I love order and prime numbers—and I’m in trouble. The company I work for is pivoting, and not in a way I like. Our new management? Alex Chortsky, a gorgeous, scruffy Russian devil...
  • Sandy and Paul’s Gay Porno Adventure by T.J. Klune

    Sandy and Paul’s Gay Porno Adventure by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    T.J. has come to share an original story called Sandy and Paul’s Gay Porno Adventure. It is hysterical and all about dicks. The story is set in the world of Tell Me It’s Real and the upcoming sequel, The Queen and the Homo Jock King...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  humor  lgbtq  family  romance  contemporary  young-adult  fiction
  • The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Andi James, Lila Wilde

    The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Andi James, Lila Wilde

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One lonely lawyer. Twelve blind dates. Finding his special someone will take a Christmas miracle.  Aiden would rather eat an entire fruitcake than face his ex and his ex’s new boyfriend at their company holiday party — especially by himself. So when his best friend suggests he find some arm candy, Aiden reluctantly agrees to a few blind dates...
    Categorized as:
    friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  comedy  contemporary
  • You Are the Reason by Renae Kaye

    You Are the Reason by Renae Kaye

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Davo’s a pretty average guy. He has a decent job, owns his own home, and spends his weekends at the pub. He fully accepts that he’s gay, but doesn’t want to be one of those gays, who are femme and girly. He likes football and other masculine pursuits, and firmly avoids anything that could be seen as femme—including relationships that last beyond fifteen minutes...
    Categorized as:
    family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  audiobook
  • Hate 2 Lovers by K. Webster

    Hate 2 Lovers by K. Webster

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ***This is book two in the series. It is best if you read book one first to fully understand this couple's story.*** She hates him and his big head. He likes her and her big t*ts. She hates him because she somehow ends up naked every time she sees him. He likes her because she somehow ends up naked every time he sees her. She hates him because the big oaf knocked her up with his kid...
  • Don't Let Me Go by J.H. Trumble

    Don't Let Me Go by J.H. Trumble

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Some people spend their whole lives looking for the right partner. Nate Schaper found his in high school. In the eight months since their cautious flirting became a real, honest, tell-the-parents relationship, Nate and Adam have been inseparable. Even when local kids take their homophobia to brutal levels, Nate is undaunted. He and Adam are rock solid. Two parts of a whole. Yin and yang...
  • Fire & Brimstone: A Neighbor from Hell by R.L. Mathewson

    Fire & Brimstone: A Neighbor from Hell by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    What happens when a Bradford with questionable OCD, a tempter and a reputation for making his employees cry falls for the woman that refuses to accept the fact that he’s fired her and was terrifyingly more of a Bradford than he was? Well, we can’t share that here, because it would be seriously inappropriate, but we’re sure that you can see where this is leading… To the altar or a stint in...
  • Subsurdity: Vignettes from Jasper Lane by Eric Arvin

    Subsurdity: Vignettes from Jasper Lane by Eric Arvin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jasper Lane is the perfect, sunny, American neighborhood, or so it would seem. Melinda Gold is a young mother whose desire for position in the neighborhood is at odds with her upbringing by her ultra conservative mother. The same mother who makes life hell for Melinda's son, Patrick; Cassie Bloom is the grand dame of Jasper Lane, living on a cul du sac and doing her best to annoy Melinda...
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    family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  comedy
  • Dean's Dare by Daryl Banner

    Dean's Dare by Daryl Banner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Amazon Bestselling Author Daryl Banner comes the third book in his SIZZLING new summer series! "I dare you to do something that completely defies who you are." DEAN At first it started with a simple dare. Then everything changed. See, I love my husband Sam. I love him more than wine. He's successful, charming, smart, devastatingly handsome, and he treats me like a prince...
  • Wade's Workout by Daryl Banner

    Wade's Workout by Daryl Banner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Amazon Bestselling Author Daryl Banner comes the second book in his SIZZLING new summer series! WADE I just asked my cocky, demanding, bodybuilder best friend to be my personal trainer. What was I thinking?? I need his help. My acting career is in a rut, since apparently talent and a pretty face can only carry you so far if you don't have a perfect ripped body...
  • The Jock's Trap by K. Sterling

    The Jock's Trap by K. Sterling

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *** Don't worry, this isn't a comic book. But it is very graphic. *** It's a tale as old as cellphones. A joke goes too far and everything changes for two friends. A dare leads to a wild night of shattering sensuality and lasting consequences. “Sure. Let’s do it,” Jasper said as he turned the key and shut off the car and Grey’s eyes were wide...
  • Beefcake & Cupcakes by Judi Fennell

    Beefcake & Cupcakes by Judi Fennell

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sugar is sweet, but so is revenge All Lara Cavallo wants to do is make her bakery business, Cavallo's Cups & Cakes, a success, and be able to stop accepting alimony from her rotten, cheating ex-husband...
  • Friends with Way Too Many Benefits by Luke Young

    Friends with Way Too Many Benefits by Luke Young

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As Jim and Victoria learn to live together and raise their new baby, Jillian and Brian embark on a challenging and hilarious struggle to conceive one of their own. Getting pregnant seems like a piece of cake compared to what's involved in bringing Jillian's novel to the big screen as an unwelcome guest and an ill-advised celebrity free pass complicate matters immensely...
  • Raising Hell by Daryl Banner

    Raising Hell by Daryl Banner

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Thirsty? Take one reckless party boy. (That's me.) Add a sensible, hunky math teacher. (He's stupid-hot and driving me crazy.) Throw in one ice-princess baby sister who hates my guts. (We'll work on that later.) And you get: One HELL-raising cocktail of trouble. Welcome to my life. Please drink responsibly...
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    angst  family  humor  lgbtq  mlm  adult  audiobook  book
  • Straight Boy by Jay Bell

    Straight Boy by Jay Bell

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I love him. And I’m pretty sure he loves me back… even though he’s straight. When I first met Carter King, I knew he was something special. I imagined us being together, and we are, but only as friends. Best friends! I’m trying to be cool with that, even though I know he has secrets, and there have definitely been mixed signals. I don’t want a crush to ruin what we already have...
  • Dancing in Darkness by Alice Winters

    Dancing in Darkness by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ever since Antonio began working as a dancer at Frank’s club, he’s been trying to get Frank’s attention. To others, Frank might not be the ultimate catch, but to Antonio, he’s the man of his dreams. The problem is, Frank has already turned Antonio down out of fear for Antonio’s safety following an abduction and near-death experience. But Antonio is not ready to give up...
    Categorized as:
    humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  age-gap  anthologies  comedy
  • You’re the One That I Want by Simon James Green

    You’re the One That I Want by Simon James Green

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Freddie has a reputation as a ‘nice guy’ – inoffensive, sweet, kind – and therefore completely un-dateable.As he starts sixth form, Freddie decides that this nice guy isn’t going to finish last any more. No more missing out on parties because he’s got to do his homework. No more saying no when he really wants to say yes...
  • Maps by Nash Summers

    Maps by Nash Summers

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    If Maps ruled the world, his best pal Benji would be court jester, and every day would celebrate a new experiment.No, scratch that. If Maps ruled the world, his best pal would still be living next door, and there wouldn’t be any gap-toothed new guy staring at him as if he’s bonkers.Pity Maps doesn’t rule the world . .
  • Just Between Us by J.H. Trumble

    Just Between Us by J.H. Trumble

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Seventeen-year-old Luke Chesser is trying to forget his spectacular failure of a love life. He practices marching band moves for hours in the hot Texas sun, deals with his disapproving father, and slyly checks out the new band field tech, Curtis Cameron. Before long, Luke is falling harder than he knew he could. And this time, he intends to play it right...
  • Fun With Dick and Shane by Gillibran Brown

    Fun With Dick and Shane by Gillibran Brown

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ever wondered what it must be like to be part of a ménage à trois, a gay ménage à trois? Then wonder no more, because that’s just what my book is all about. It contains snippets, snatches and stories about everyday life with my Daddies, Dick and Shane. I love them both dearly, despite their overbearing ways, or perhaps even because of them...
    Categorized as:
    angst  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  age-gap  alpha-mc
  • No Homo by RemainNameless

    No Homo by RemainNameless

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Stiles' sophomore year starts something like this:3 FourLokos + 1 peer-pressuring cat - 1 best bro to end all best bros = 1 Craigslist ad headline that reads "str8 dude - m4m - strictly platonic".Derek is the fool who replies...
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