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  • Legally Bound 3: His Law by Blue Saffire

    Legally Bound 3: His Law by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Legally Bound 3 His Law Book 3 in Series Nathaniel Briggs has met his match in every way. When it comes to the bedroom Pamela Kemble is a pint size version of himself. She is determined to play by her own rules, but Pam is just going to have to learn that when it comes to Nate she is not always going to be on top. He has his own secrets, but she will just have to learn to trust him...
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    alpha-mc  secrets  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  poc-mc
  • Gabe by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Gabe by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gabe is the 11th book in the Reed Security series. It is suggested they are read in order. “What’s all this?” Cap asked. “You asked me to bring dishes.” “No,” he said slowly. “I asked you to bring a dish.” “Yeah, and when I asked what kind, you wouldn’t f*&king answer me. You just said enough for everyone. So, I dug through my cabinets and brought every f*&king dish I could find...
  • Brie's Russian Fantasy by Red Phoenix

    Brie's Russian Fantasy by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Russian intrigue, startling revelations, and submissive enlightenment… Brie’s trip to Russia exceeds her wildest dreams. The bond between Master and Brie grows deeper as he opens up about his mysterious past. While the Russian Dom, Rytsar Donkova, reveals his true nature, introducing the young submissive to a different side of BDSM...
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    alpha-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Brie Submits to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Brie Submits to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Brie's Master has special plans for his submissive at the Training Center, giving her the chance to see her former trainers and visit with her best friend, Lea. Brie’s education continues when she scenes with her new Master at The Haven, but the Wolf has returned and will not be deterred. His deception threatens to tear away everything Brie holds dear, but Master is not a man to be trifled with...
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    alpha-mc  romance  steamy  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Black Diamond by Victoria Quinn

    Black Diamond by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I know I'm never going to change.I was born in the darkness, and that's exactly where I'll remain.Rome is sweet, gentle, and vanilla.But I'll change all of that.I'll show her who I really am.And slip that black diamond onto her finger...
  • Perfectly Imperfect by D.A. Young

    Perfectly Imperfect by D.A. Young

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Handsome attorney Casey Sullivan is a catch, and everyone seems to know it except his beautiful, but slightly deranged girlfriend, deejay Sidra Barton! Just the slightest mention of 'happily ever after' has her ready to run out the door. Not that she'll get far because Casey Sullivan always gets what he wants, and he wants Sidra Barton...
  • The Pursuit of Happiness by D.A. Young

    The Pursuit of Happiness by D.A. Young

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    More than friends, less than lovers was the best way to describe Darby Sullivan and Avery Monroe's relationship. Sparks flew from the moment they met, but timing and circumstances kept them apart. Darby is known for being the charmingly wild and reckless Sullivan, with a love 'em and leave 'em attitude...
  • Kadence by Anne Mercier, Sara Eirew

    Kadence by Anne Mercier, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sometimes you find family where you least expect it... When bass guitarist Jace Warner receives an urgent message from his high school sweetheart to come home, the rocker drops what he's doing to get there. Finding out that his first love, the girl that stole his heart, is dying isn't the biggest shock he receives...
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    alpha-mc  secrets  abuse  adult  betrayal  book  contemporary  death
  • Destination Connelly by K.L. Kreig

    Destination Connelly by K.L. Kreig

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Treachery. Destiny. Forgiveness. She’s the one woman he could never shake or forget. Nora Cantres was buried so fucking far inside Connelly he didn’t have breath left for anyone else. She’d managed to avoid him for more than a decade, but now the running stops. He’s made damn sure of it...
  • Deserved by Kira Johns

    Deserved by Kira Johns

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Five years after leaving Rockingham, Jade Moore is still trying to move on. Easier said than done when your heart lies in your hometown. She finds friendship with a man who bears a dark secret, one that could destroy her. Shadow has spent the last five years in misery over losing Jade. He still loves her, but knows he lost his chance...
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    alpha-mc  secrets  abuse  adult  angst  biker  book  contemporary
  • Sal Gabrini 3: Hard Love by Mallory Monroe

    Sal Gabrini 3: Hard Love by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Business tycoon and sexy heartthrob Sal Gabrini works hard to maintain his numerous business ventures and his long-distance relationship with his super-sexy African-American girlfriend. Marriage is in the cards, but he knows that branding her with the Gabrini name could become more of a curse than a blessing...
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    alpha-mc  secrets  betrayal  black-mc  book  contemporary  crime  death
  • The Viper by Velvet Vaughn

    The Viper by Velvet Vaughn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the author of Say Goodbye to Melody and Last Dance comes the fifteenth romantic suspense novel in the COBRA Securities series. The Viper is an intriguing mixture of pulse-pounding suspense and sizzling passion. Its bite will kill you..
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    alpha-mc  romance  suspense  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Indiscreet by Nicole French

    Indiscreet by Nicole French

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sexiest man alive. Playboy movie star. Reckless actor. Will Baker, better known as “Fitz,” is back, and the world has questions...
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    alpha-mc  secrets  adult  age-gap  angst  book  celebrity  contemporary
  • You Make Me Better by AshleyNicole

    You Make Me Better by AshleyNicole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Interior Designer Kallie Swanson just landed the biggest job of her career. Things are definitely looking up. She has her own business. She has the love and support of her family and friends. There’s no man in her life and hasn’t been for months, but that’s a non-issue. All that matters, is that her business is moving in the right direction. She is on cloud nine...
  • Legally Bound 2: Against The Law Book 2 by Blue Saffire

    Legally Bound 2: Against The Law Book 2 by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Legally Bound 2 Against The Law Book 2 in Series Marcus Mariettie never should have had a right to love her but it didn't stop him from falling hard. And now everything he has could be destroyed because of that love. All he wants is his family safe, but knowing what he does he’s not so sure he doesn't stand to lose it all. Rita Briggs never wanted to hurt anyone...
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    alpha-mc  secrets  adult  betrayal  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • THE NAUGHTY ONES: The Complete 5-Books Series by Kristina Weaver

    THE NAUGHTY ONES: The Complete 5-Books Series by Kristina Weaver

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A KINDLE UNLIMITED FREE BUNDLE Enjoy 5 Standalone, full length books in this bundle. More than 250,000 words. Approximately 1,000 pages. NO CLIFFHANGERS. CALLIE I’m pregnant. I don’t know the man who got me this way and I have no clue how to find him...
  • Master by Julia Sykes

    Master by Julia Sykes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 6 in the Impossible Series- Can be read as a standalone. I’m not a damsel in distress. Well, if I’m being honest, I’m a kick-ass FBI agent in distress. My sexy new partner Reed Miller is determined to protect me, and he insists on staying close. Too close. His allure frightens me almost as much as the sadistic man who is stalking me...
  • The Manny by Piper Rayne

    The Manny by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She needed a nanny. I needed a lead actress. Somehow I became The Manny.  Secrets and lies are a killer way to start any partnership--especially a horizontal one. Now, I'm a glass half full kinda of guy, so, after the 'you're fired' speech was directed at me, I figure now's the time to be the screenwriter I came to sunny California to be...
  • True Colours by Mandy Lee

    True Colours by Mandy Lee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Reeling from the shock of discovering Dan’s true identity, Maya struggles to make the right decision. But she’s incapable of resisting the man she loves, and soon finds herself drawn back into his world - a world of intensely sexual passion. While his love and support help her to confront her fears and blossom as an artist, what she needs more than anything is the ability to trust...
  • Secrets Vol. 5 by H.M. Ward

    Secrets Vol. 5 by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The pounding in Anna's heart rings in her ears as she sits naked in the tub. The bath water sloshes around her bare hips, even though she tries to stand without making a sound. All this time, Anna thought someone was following her, but every time she turned around no one was there. The chills that climbed up her spine those few times seemed silly, but not now. Now, they seem horrific...
  • Vows by Rochelle Alers

    Vows by Rochelle Alers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Hideaway Wedding WagerTwins Ana and Jason and their cousin Nicholas are successful thirtysomethings who are single—and loving it. They have no idea that their relatives are betting on which one of them will get married first...
  • SHADOWS OF DECEIT by S.K.

    SHADOWS OF DECEIT by S.K.

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Just when the lives of the three couples we’ve grown to know and love seem to be as close to perfection as they can possibly get it…all hell breaks loose. A devastating occurrence from Aleesha’s past rears its ugly head, spawning hot anger and wary mistrust in Marcus. He struggles to reconcile the woman he thought he knew to the woman he’s beginning to learn some harsh truths about...
  • Sal Gabrini 5: Until You Come Back To Me by Mallory Monroe

    Sal Gabrini 5: Until You Come Back To Me by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Business mogul and Italian heartthrob Sal Gabrini has too much going on. From the international Gabrini Corporation, to his shady dealings outside of his corporate responsibilities, to dealing with all of the men who are pulling out the stops to get next to his beautiful African-American wife, he is a man on a ledge...
  • Blinded by Love by Reana Malori

    Blinded by Love by Reana Malori

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dear Love Vixen,I don’t know what to do and I need your help! My best friend died one year ago. Since then I’ve been helping her husband with their five-year-old daughter. I didn’t mean for it to happen but… I’ve fallen in love with my best friend’s husband. I’m so torn...
  • Bound by Fate by Tracey Jane Jackson, Piper Davenport

    Bound by Fate by Tracey Jane Jackson, Piper Davenport

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Isla GunnachI am the daughter of royalty. A princess, if you will. But I have no interest in a prince to vanquish my dragons. I’m quite capable of doing that all by myself. I am, however, looking for my equal. A man who doesn’t simper at my feet, or try to use me to get to my father or my uncles.The problem is, when such a man crashes into my life, I find him to be insufferable and infuriating...
  • Tropical Ice by Kat Mizera

    Tropical Ice by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Garrett “Hawk” Hawkins may be a bad boy in the rink but he doesn’t know what to do when he’s wrongly accused of on-ice misconduct. Given a five-game suspension by the NHL, he heads down to Mimosa Key to lay on the beach for a few days and get his head on straight—until he runs into a troubled beauty who happens to be the sister of his ex-teammate...
  • Devilish Games: Book #3 of the Devilish series by Kasey Martin

    Devilish Games: Book #3 of the Devilish series by Kasey Martin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    * THIS IS A COMPLETE NOVEL WITH NO CLIFFHANGER * Elyse Lancaster is a ball of sunshine. She exudes confidence and is the most vibrant woman you would ever meet. Except it’s all a farce. Elyse is hiding in plain sight. She has secrets. Deep, dark, dangerous secrets. And there is only one person in the world that can see through her façade, and he is busy playing games with her heart...
  • Guarding Faith by Nicole Flockton, Operation Alpha

    Guarding Faith by Nicole Flockton, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Undercover FBI Agent Faith Timberly is close to breaking the case she’s been working on for months. The last thing she needs is a blast from the past coming back to distract her, but Greg ‘Cowboy’ Robertson is hard to resist. Long ago they’d shared one kiss that she’s never been able to forget...
  • Rock Bottom by Kat Mizera

    Rock Bottom by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My family calls me Zeke. But the music industry refers to me as Big Z… and women everywhere know why.Being lead guitarist for the hottest band in the world should be enough. But it’s not. Nothing ever is. And I don’t know why.Money. Fame. Girls. I’m drowning in all three. But it’s the sweet, spunky college girl offering up her virginity in exchange for an interview that I can’t get out of my head...
  • Breaking to Breathe by Lisa N. Paul

    Breaking to Breathe by Lisa N. Paul

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two people so bent they can no longer stand tall... With his sexy looks, his seductive dirty talk, and his resident bad boy reputation,Kyle Marx was the thrill-ride every woman wanted to experience…at least once.And once is all he’d ever offer...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Hot Vegas Nights by Logan Chance

    Hot Vegas Nights by Logan Chance

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There’s only two rules to being a male stripper in Vegas. #1. Always be attainable. #2. Never fall in love. And I’ve been living by these rules for a very long time. I love my life. I’m one-third of the Trifecta, only the naughtiest male revue show Sin City has ever seen. My days consist of working out, saving money, and entertaining women both on and off the stage...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor  romance
  • Kade by D.H. Sidebottom

    Kade by D.H. Sidebottom

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This book is a spinoff from the Heart of Stone series; therefore it is essential that you have read all the previous books before this novel. ‘You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.’ Albert Einstein. Ava left. Kade’s heart left with her. There was nothing left but an angry, hollow waste of a body...
  • Wrapped Always and Forever by M.J. Fields

    Wrapped Always and Forever by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mature New Adult/Adult novel - contains adult situations, high sexuality, some violence, and is suited for ages 18 and up In the third and final book of the Wrapped Series Brody Hines laid on the cot in the eight by ten jail cell thinking about his next move. He had been through hell trying to keep his vow to Emma. He was dragged back to a world he had fled several years ago...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  secrets  abuse  adult  age-gap  betrayal  book  contemporary
  • Endurance by D.H. Sidebottom

    Endurance by D.H. Sidebottom

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This book is a short novella intended for reading alongside the Heart of Stone series, but after Kade. Sometimes, love is just that little bit too unyielding. To save the ones you love, sometimes you have to sacrifice your hopes and dreams… and your soul...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  secrets  adult  book  contemporary  crime  dark  female-mc
  • Wright Rival by K.A. Linde

    Wright Rival by K.A. Linde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A sexy enemies-to-lovers romance set in the world of the Wrights about Hollin & Piper from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde…No one on this planet pushes my buttons like Hollin Abbey.I don’t know if it’s the rugged, sexy cowboy look or the Harley Davidson motorcycle or the cocky swagger. Or just him.But whenever we’re together we fight like cats and dogs...
  • Steele by Pepper North, Shadowridge Guardians MC

    Steele by Pepper North, Shadowridge Guardians MC

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Little girl, I’m only going to ask one more time…” Things have not been going Ivy Jenkins' way recently–well, until Steele Mattson rescues her. Being thrown away like garbage does a job on a woman’s self-confidence and bravery. Add in scrambled memories from a head injury and Ivy knows she qualifies as a hot mess, even if she is the bank branch manager...
  • A Sinful Encore by Lisa Renee Jones

    A Sinful Encore by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You only thought you knew how this was going to end, but their story is far from over. The explosive finale is bound to leave you breathless. A Sinful Encore is the third and final book in the Brilliance trilogy...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  secrets  adult  angst  audiobook  book  contemporary  family
  • Sexy Hart by Dani Lovell

    Sexy Hart by Dani Lovell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    With her closest girlfriends taking a step into their futures, and her gorgeous boy-BFF, Oliver, seemingly content to settle for the witch-from-hell, Clare feels everyone is growing up without her...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Sinful Longing by Lauren Blakely

    Sinful Longing by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He's the inked brother. The one you're wondering about. The bad boy of the family. Colin Sloan has a past. He's done things he's not proud of, but he's living differently now. Making changes in his life. Working hard, working out harder, and trying to win over one woman...
  • Betrayed by Melody Anne

    Betrayed by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Byron Knight’s world isn’t what most would consider perfect, but he is satisfied with the way his life is going. There are only two people in this world whom he loves — his brothers, Blake and Tyler Knight. A woman is now threatening the carefully balanced beam the brothers have been holding on to, and her name is McKenzie Beaumont...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Secrets Vol. 3 by Ella Steele, H.M. Ward

    Secrets Vol. 3 by Ella Steele, H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    *WARNING: This story contains sexually explicit content*When Anna admits she's falling for Cole she can't believe his response. He pushes her away with an excuse that seems too flimsy to be real. Crushed, Anna continues working at Cole's Long Island studio, but she can't stop thinking about him. It isn't until Anna is called into the dean's office that the real trouble starts...
  • 31 Days of Summer by C.J. Fallowfield

    31 Days of Summer by C.J. Fallowfield

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth...That is all I want, all I need. After everything we went through, everything we shared, he owes me that much.It's time to start over, start dating, and move on. But when I do, it's a constant reminder, of him, of us, of everything we lost.So now, I am going to go back, to get the truth, the answers, to everything...
  • Homecoming by Rochelle Alers

    Homecoming by Rochelle Alers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Reporter Dana Nichols has come home to Mississippi, determined to uncover the truth behind her parents' long-ago murder-suicide tragedy and finally clear her family name. The last thing she expected was her instant attraction to handsome, dedicated doctor Tyler Cole. Or that her investigation would cause someone to try to destroy Tyler's career and reputation...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • The Playboy's Proposition by Angie Daniels

    The Playboy's Proposition by Angie Daniels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's only one weekend...Sheyna Simmons hates to lose. Unfortunately, so does her sexy, domineering boss. She and Jace Beaumont have been competing with each other since grammar school, but ever since she showed up in a skimpy maid's outfit to pay off her latest bet, she's noticed Jace can't take his eyes off her. Good thing she'd never fall for a playboy...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  adult  book  contemporary  drama  fiction  romance
  • Re/Claimed by Michele Zurlo

    Re/Claimed by Michele Zurlo

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Layla’s wicked fantasies had already caused problems that left her with deep emotional scars, so when she got a second chance to live them out, she insisted on strict rules and boundaries. Dustin agreed to abide by Layla’s rules because that’s the only way he could have her, but after a while, it wasn’t enough...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  secrets  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction
  • Mastering Her Fear by B.J. Wane

    Mastering Her Fear by B.J. Wane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Julie Martin pulled on Jackson Davenport’s protective urges the minute he stepped outside and saw her go flying off her swing to land in a heap of gangly arms and legs then come up smiling. When he discovered how her parents pressed her into competing in beauty pageants for their own selfish gratification, he took it upon himself to provide her with the friendship the little girl craved...
  • Twisted Steel by Elizabeth Knox, Addison Jane

    Twisted Steel by Elizabeth Knox, Addison Jane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Twisted Steel: A Motorcycle Club Romance Anthology Fourteen of your favorite MC authors have collaborated to bring you all new biker stories. Some clubs are known, while others are brand spanking new. While each story takes place in a separate club, you can always count on copious amounts of danger, suspense and—most of all—angst. We all know the common code of MCs...
  • The Tycoon's Unexpected Baby by Elizabeth Lennox

    The Tycoon's Unexpected Baby by Elizabeth Lennox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A flash of color, a bright smile, incredible blue eyes…and the playboy billionaire Dimitri Bosalis was a playboy no longer. Despite his attempts to keep his relationship with the lovely, vivacious Pepper Abbot casual, after their first dinner together, he was lost. Pepper Abbot had warned him! She’d told Dimitri Bosalis that they needed to hold off on an intimate relationship...
  • Intrigued By Love by Sienna Snow

    Intrigued By Love by Sienna Snow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I knew I was in trouble as soon as I read my horoscope.Dear Gemini,A blast from the past will force you to confront your dual nature.Love is in the air, but only if you are open to it.Remember, your heart can't heal if you don't examine the wounds.Only one man fit that description. Jackson Burton. Libra. Breaker of hearts, my ex-boyfriend, and the best man for my sister's wedding...
  • Val-Entwined Cowboys by Jenny Klaire

    Val-Entwined Cowboys by Jenny Klaire

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Is she the one that got away? Or their dirty little secret? When her loyalties were tested, Val refused to tear two brothers apart. Instead, she ran from both hot cowboys one fateful night, ripping her own heart out to save theirs. She returns years later, a child in tow and a dead husband in her wake, just to find her loyalties torn once again...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  secrets  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
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