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A Treacherous Engagement: A Regency Romance by Laura Beers
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was only supposed to find her sister. Falling in love wasn’t part of the agreement.Miss Dinah Ashmore has a problem. Her sister has gone missing, and the constable isn’t taking it seriously. She decides to take matters into her own hands by hiring a Bow Street Runner, not understanding the danger she has put herself in.Nathaniel Calvert, Earl of Hawthorne, is an agent of the Crown... -
![Stranger at the Manor by Mary Kingswood]()
Stranger at the Manor by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA destitute man comes looking for help from his cousin, and uncovers some mysteries.Phyllida Beasley is forty years old, a mousy spinster who devotes her life to caring for her brother, and doing good works in the parish. She’s in a rut, but too timid to set herself free from her domineering friends and her own sense of duty...Categorized as:
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![Secrets and Suitors by Joanna Barker]()
Secrets and Suitors by Joanna Barker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReluctantly returning to London for yet another Season, shy Nora Hamilton has nearly given up hope that she will ever find the love match she longs for. After all, the one man she does harbor feelings for—her closest friend, James—has made it perfectly clear he views her as just that: a friend...Categorized as:
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![The Lyon's Surprise: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Meara Platt]()
The Lyon's Surprise: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was an agitated beast, a Lyon of Mar. THE Lyon of Mar. Cheyne Lyon, Duke of Mar is at first surprised when his wastrel brother dumps a wife and baby on his doorstep. But Jennifer is intelligent, nurturing, and sweet, just the sort Cheyne could love, if only she wasn't already taken...Categorized as:
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![Stranger at the Villa by Mary Kingswood]()
Stranger at the Villa by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA new physician arrives in the village, but is he all he seems?Susannah Winslade is twenty-six, and drifting into perpetual spinsterhood as she tries to care for her sick stepmother, look after her young brothers and sisters, and keep her father sober and solvent. Her brother Henry isn’t much help, either. She doesn’t mind...Categorized as:
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![Seeing Miss Heartstone by Nichole Van]()
Seeing Miss Heartstone by Nichole Van
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPlease note: The basic storyline of Seeing Miss Heartstone was originally published as a novella titled, An Invisible Heiress, in the Spring in Hyde Park anthology. This current novel is a greatly expanded version of that plot, adding over 200 pages of text and creating a more robust, well-developed story.Miss Belle Heartstone—heiress and savvy businesswoman—needs a husband. Immediately...Categorized as:
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![No Dukes Need Apply by Gemma Blackwood]()
No Dukes Need Apply by Gemma Blackwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Selina Balfour would make the perfect duchess. But the Duke of Caversham is far from her idea of the perfect husband.Malcolm Locke is everything Selina hates about powerful men – reckless, arrogant, and all too aware of his own chiselled jaw. Which makes it all the more important that Selina’s candidate beats his in the upcoming election. Someone needs to teach the duke to behave... -
![Drawing Mr. Darcy: A Faithful Portrait by Melanie Rachel]()
Drawing Mr. Darcy: A Faithful Portrait by Melanie Rachel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEver since Mr. Bingley and his party arrived at Netherfield, Elizabeth’s pleasant sojourn at Longbourn has been upended. For the first time, drawing someone’s portrait has not been enough to understand his character. Although Elizabeth Bennet Russell has sketched Mr... -
![The Marquess and the Wallflower by Tiffany Baton]()
The Marquess and the Wallflower by Tiffany Baton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Historical Regency Romance Novel “I love you not in spite of your imperfections, but because of them.”The Bolton family has a tradition, kept for generations: they make dashing children, and they marry for love. Lady Emily, however, fears she will be the first to break both of these traditions... -
![The Clocksmith of Her Dreams: A Historical Western Romance Book by Ellen Knightley]()
The Clocksmith of Her Dreams: A Historical Western Romance Book by Ellen Knightley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMilly McDonald has always dreamed of two things: having her own bakery and finding true love. When her parents try to marry her to a man who is far from her idea of a perfect match, Milly is horrified. In a fit of despair and with her protests falling on deaf ears, she decides to run away... -
![A Winter Chase by Mary Kingswood]()
A Winter Chase by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA family in trade moving up in the world. A family of landed gentry stepping aside for them. And the sons and daughters caught in the middle.Julia Fletcher is the unimportant daughter of the Fletcher family, with neither beauty nor wit nor accomplishments, but always in a scrape. Somehow she never manages to get through the day without breaking or spilling or tearing something... -
![Comfort and Joy by Anngela Schroeder]()
Comfort and Joy by Anngela Schroeder
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhile visiting Lambton with the Gardiners three weeks after Mr. Bingley has vacated Netherfield Park, Elizabeth Bennet takes her two young cousins Victoria and Emily and their swooning friend Katie Joy Harris on a holiday ramble through the Derbyshire countryside... -
![Falling for a Duke by Rebecca Connolly, Nichole Van]()
Falling for a Duke by Rebecca Connolly, Nichole Van
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the publisher of the USA TODAY bestselling & #1 Amazon bestselling Timeless Romance Anthology series in Clean & Wholesome Romance, comes FALLING FOR A DUKE...Categorized as:
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![The Lord and The Bluestocking by G.L. Robinson]()
The Lord and The Bluestocking by G.L. Robinson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone knows the Marquess of Hastings is decidedly odd. Nowadays, he would probably be described as being on the Asperger's Spectrum. He's good looking and rich, but his lack of social skills make it hard for him to find a much-needed wife.He scandalizes the ton by putting an advertisement in the newspaper describing the type of spouse he requires and the marriage of convenience he envisages...Categorized as:
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![Married to a Scandalous Spinster by Harriet Caves]()
Married to a Scandalous Spinster by Harriet Caves
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“I wake up to find you in my bed, and it’s my doing?”To be called Lady Highbrow is one thing, but to be known as the daughter of a drunkard and a gambler is Gemma’s worst nightmare come true.As the Duke of Larsen, Wyatt must fulfill his duties by marrying a quiet bride with exceptional manners… despite being a notorious rake himself... -
![The Purchased Bride: Montana Sky Series by Kit Morgan]()
The Purchased Bride: Montana Sky Series by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJess Jones was tired of being compared to his father, Ryder. So when his cousin Anson invited him to come to Morgan’s Crossing in the Montana Territory to help with his horse ranch, he jumped at the chance. But life in Morgan’s Crossing was different than that of his home in Clear Creek, Oregon, and he began to wonder if he’d made the right choice... -
![A Bottle of Betrayal for the Forgotten Duchess: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Emma Linfield]()
A Bottle of Betrayal for the Forgotten Duchess: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Emma Linfield
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"And into your arms I go, to lose my mind and find my soul..." For Miss Ethel Pates, working at her uncle’s apothecary is everything she has ever known. In charge of her healer’s shop, she spends her days mixing herbs and trying to solve a mystery: her own parents' death. Austin Woodmore, Marquess of Kingshill, lives with one goal: stay true to his familial duty... -
![The Matchmaking Game by Donna Hatch]()
The Matchmaking Game by Donna Hatch
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the publisher of the USA TODAY bestselling & #1 Amazon bestselling Timeless Romance Anthology series in Clean & Wholesome Romance, comes the Timeless Romance Singles line. THE MATCHMAKING GAME: A brand new historical romance novella from bestselling author Donna Hatch. Rowena’s childhood friend, Evan, has returned home from war a handsome, but mysterious stranger... -
![The Defiant Governess of Rosenhill Manor by Hanna Hamilton]()
The Defiant Governess of Rosenhill Manor by Hanna Hamilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you fight someone else’s demons, you might awaken your own… With the traumatic image of her dead parents still haunting her, Miss Eliza Bolton must balance her charitable nightly excursions and her new role as governess to the siblings of the Duke of Rosenhill... -
![My Lady Marzipan by Sydney Jane Baily]()
My Lady Marzipan by Sydney Jane Baily
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStep into Rare Confectionery on New Bond Street, where three talented sisters create treats as delectable to the tongue as they are appealing to the eye. One taste is all it takes to be captivated...Charlotte hasn't had anything go wrong in her blissful existence as a confectioner. Always smiling, she loves working with her sisters, and she adores her customers...Categorized as:
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![The Marchioness Who Tempted Fate by Hanna Hamilton]()
The Marchioness Who Tempted Fate by Hanna Hamilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly in the flush of her love did he dare to be brave…Unwilling to keep suffering at the hands of her adoptive mother, Tiffany Bentley runs away with just the clothes on her back and a mind for stealing to survive. The day she finds herself at the mercy of a peculiar Marquess, she realizes that trying to steal from a nobleman, was a very bad idea... -
![A Groom for Linda by Lynn Donovan]()
A Groom for Linda by Lynn Donovan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman recovering from a terrible loss, a man on the trail of an outlaw and the mishap that brings them together.Linda Applebee’s life is perfect until she loses her husband in a freak blizzard. Now instead of spending her time writing an adventure novel, she has to find a husband or be required to move back to Wisconsin where she knows nobody... -
![Highlander’s Phantom Lass: A Steamy Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Ann Marie Scott]()
Highlander’s Phantom Lass: A Steamy Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Ann Marie Scott
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![A Virgin to Tame the Duke by Harriet Caves]()
A Virgin to Tame the Duke by Harriet Caves
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Steamy Historical Regency Romance Novel Despite the desperate situation her family is in, Lady Charlotte has no taste for rakes. And no one must ever know that she was kissed by the most depraved one against a dark garden wall. Or even worse, that she enjoyed it.Aaron Brighton, the Duke of Hexham, has everything planned out... -
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![His Cinderella Duchess: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Hanna Hamilton]()
His Cinderella Duchess: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Hanna Hamilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe needs to find her before it’s too late. Before she disappears forever…Sophia’s life changes rather quickly. After she’s sent to live with her extended family and cruel uncle, she never expected the abuse that would follow... -
![Falling for the Lonesome Cowboy by Lorelei Brogan]()
Falling for the Lonesome Cowboy by Lorelei Brogan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJess Malone's life hadn't been easy since the day she was kidnapped and her parents were killed. With courage and strength, she managed to escape and start over under the care of a kind livery couple. Even though she changed her life for the better, the trauma never left her broken heart... -
![A Lady's Forever Love by Bridget Barton]()
A Lady's Forever Love by Bridget Barton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLady Margaret Somerville is a nobleman's daughter cherished by any man seeking a proper wife. Against society, she takes on the child of her deceased poor friend, and she is determined that she will never marry a man who wouldn't approve of her. When her childhood friend returns home from war, Margaret has no doubt that he is the fairytale prince she has always been waiting for...Categorized as:
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![The Virgin Who Seduced the Duke by Scarlett Osborne]()
The Virgin Who Seduced the Duke by Scarlett Osborne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhy crave for her body when you can touch her soul?Pained by the disappearance of her sister, marriage is the last thing on Lady Daphne Fitzroy’s mind. When it’s announced she has to meet with an alluring Duke, she does everything in her power to delay this fate…Anthony De Clare, the Duke of Kingham, hides great pain...Categorized as:
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![A Ranch Full of Love by Aurora Hanson]()
A Ranch Full of Love by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDelphine Babbit needs to escape her abusive parents, longing for peace and safety at all costs. When her best friend, Opal, returns to her hometown, she seizes this unique opportunity to join her, although she doesn’t know what to expect... -
![The Viscount's Darling Adventure by Maggie Dallen, Katherine Ann Madison]()
The Viscount's Darling Adventure by Maggie Dallen, Katherine Ann Madison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan these star-crossed lovers find their way back together despite their families’ feud?While Leopold Ainsworth holds no particular grudge against the Rutland's, least of all the youngest sister Clarissa, he is a man who puts the duty and honor of his family first. If they don’t hold with the Rutland's then he doesn’t either. Period. No matter how lovely and vivacious they might be..Categorized as:
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![One Night to Trap the Earl by Ava MacAdams]()
One Night to Trap the Earl by Ava MacAdams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I will not fall in love with her again. This time, I’m the one in control” Concealing the death of a Duke is a serious offense, but Lady Isabella is desperate. And she has little time to trap a gentleman into marriage before her terribly cruel cousin finds out and takes over.Dorian Morgan, the Earl of Upperton, would go a long rakish way to prove that he doesn’t dream about Issy anymore... -
![A Bride In Search of Hope by Aurora Hanson]()
A Bride In Search of Hope by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the wake of losing her beloved father, Izzy Jones feels unwanted and alone in her hometown in West Virginia. In order to find a new place to call home and maybe even fall in love, she decides to travel across the country to become a mail-order bride... -
![Bewitched by the Poor Man by Laura Landon]()
Bewitched by the Poor Man by Laura Landon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe day Quinten Marvell became the Duke of Somerset should have been the most exhilarating day of his life. Instead, it was the day he inherited nothing but a pile of outstanding debts. Yet, there was one thing he was certain his father couldn’t squander, a place gifted to his mother, and then to him... -
![A Duke Worth Fighting: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Patricia Haverton]()
A Duke Worth Fighting: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Patricia Haverton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings‘‘I have to strongly disagree …’’‘‘Of course, you do.”Miss Ava has never despised someone as much as the Duke of Marlborough and she has made that abundantly clear. But, with her cousin marrying his brother, they, unfortunately, have to be civil. Or at least pretend…Duke Ethan is against love and marriage...Categorized as:
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![The Lord from London by Amanda Panhorst]()
The Lord from London by Amanda Panhorst
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRosy Barrett is a woman of simple tastes, asking nothing more than for leave to ride from dawn until dusk and tend to the horses in her father’s stables at Broadstone Manor. With the foaling season well underway, she is wholly focused on obtaining the beginnings of her own future breeding operation, separate from her father’s... -
![A Duke’s Bargain by Tiffany Baton]()
A Duke’s Bargain by Tiffany Baton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“What do you say to this wager becoming a reality, Your Grace?”After becoming high society’s pariah, Lady Dorothy is not interested in marriage. And yet her brother is now pressuring her into finding a husband. Leading her to the most infuriating man she knows…Duke Stephen is in search of the perfect wife...Categorized as:
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![A Wallflower for the Marquess by Ava MacAdams]()
A Wallflower for the Marquess by Ava MacAdams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I am not one of those women that will obey your will, my Lord.”From being a wallflower all her life, Peggy is now declared a spinster. And given that her aunt and uncle would do anything to toss her out in order to make more room for their precious dogs, she is sent to work as a companion... -
![Duke of Darkness: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Violet Hamers]()
Duke of Darkness: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Violet Hamers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You should fear me, wife. For once I touch you, there is no going back…” As if his scars are not enough, just the sight of Duke Duncan’s mask terrifies everyone. Until an irresistible minx dares to ask him for a kiss… and the beast within him cannot resist her.Desperate for one moment of passion, Lady Alice ends up in the arms of an alluring stranger... -
![The Duchess of Chocolate by Sydney Jane Baily]()
The Duchess of Chocolate by Sydney Jane Baily
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStep into Rare Confectionery on New Bond Street, where three talented sisters create treats as delectable to the tongue as they are appealing to the eye. One taste is all it takes to be captivated… The Duke of Pelham desires a brand-new confection to win the Season’s loveliest lady. Naturally, he turns to London’s premiere chocolatier for assistance...Categorized as:
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![What the Hart Wants by Emily Royal]()
What the Hart Wants by Emily Royal
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFive lessons in pleasure. One lesson in love.Fraser MacGregor, thirteenth Duke Molineux, seizes the opportunity to use the title he unexpectedly inherited, to further his whisky business. He leaves his Highland home and heads for London where he’s accosted by a feisty lass, who smashes a vase over his head.Delilah Hart should be relishing her first London season... -
![The Orphan Daughter of Lupin lane: A Historical Victorian Romance by Dolly Price]()
The Orphan Daughter of Lupin lane: A Historical Victorian Romance by Dolly Price
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDOWNLOAD FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED It is 1874 and a lost little girl stands shivering outside Coll’s Bakery. No one on Lupin Lane recognises her, and the ever-present dangers of Whitechapel leave the fatherless child helpless... -
![The Lost Daughter of Mill Lane by Eliza Lawley]()
The Lost Daughter of Mill Lane by Eliza Lawley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwelve year old Lizzie Adams couldn't be happier with her lot in life. Although poor and living in an old tenement with her father, she has everything she needs, including the occasional trip to the sweetshop. But one day, Lizzie wakes up and her father is gone. Vanished like a ghost into the night. Distraught and desperate, Lizzie finds herself alone... -
![The Widow by Laura Beers]()
The Widow by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter enduring a horrible marriage to her late husband, the Marquess of Dunsmore, Jane Moore is finally free to lead her own life. But it's the Christmas season, and she feels quite discontent. In an effort to cheer herself up, she decides to host a house party at Dunsmore Castle. It will be the perfect opportunity to try her hand at matchmaking... -
![Seduced by the Scot by Jillian Eaton]()
Seduced by the Scot by Jillian Eaton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA promise made...When Lady Brynne Weston was just fourteen, she made a pact with her brother’s friend, Lord Lachlan Campbell, a charming Scottish boy with a rebellious streak that called to her own sense of adventure. If, in ten years, neither was married, they would marry each other. The promise was sealed with a stick of sugar, and then forgotten about.. -
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![The Scars of the Icy Duke by Tiffany Baton]()
The Scars of the Icy Duke by Tiffany Baton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe perfect Beauty falls in love with the Beast...Jane is the epitome of the perfect Lady. Nothing less is expected of a Duke’s daughter, after all. With her dream of marrying for love slipping further and further away, she is in desperate need of release from her mother’s clutches.William Snowley, the Duke of Storey, is rumored to be a monster...Categorized as:
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![Loving Lord Egleton by Laura Beers]()
Loving Lord Egleton by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMiss Hannah Blackmore has been in love with Lord Egleton since she was a little girl, which is why she is devastated when he asks her to help him find a bride, and quickly. She is forced to acknowledge that Martin has only ever considered her a friend. Deciding that it's time for her to move on, she makes plans to entertain potential suitors this Season... -
![The Corinthian Duke by Emma V. Leech]()
The Corinthian Duke by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOscar Paget, Duke of Rothborn, is a Corinthian to his marrow. Sport is in his blood, no matter the variety. Winning is all he cares about. The handsome young duke has no desire for a wife to impede his exiting lifestyle and though engaged to the beautiful Lady Pearl Aldous since infancy, he keeps putting off the big day...Categorized as:
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![The Girl in the Shadows by Rosie Darling]()
The Girl in the Shadows by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEvie hid in the shadows and discovered the secrets of important men. "The Club" was frequented by the great and the good of Victorian London Society. No wealthy man in the city could have failed to hear about The Club’s illicit offerings. Evie’s mother, Elise Birch, owned the place and ran it well. Secrets were valuable commodities and Elise wanted them all. The power lies with us. Men are weak...Categorized as:
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![The Workhouse Children by Lindsey Hutchinson]()
The Workhouse Children by Lindsey Hutchinson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTears and tribulations, laughs and heartbreak, from an exciting new talent. Perfect for the fans of Jo Cox and Lyn Andrews. When Cara Flowers' beloved grandmother dies she leaves her not only an enormous fortune but also a huge responsibility – to find their estranged family... -
![Fearless: Less is More "Season One", Volume Two by V.R. Christensen]()
Fearless: Less is More "Season One", Volume Two by V.R. Christensen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSeason One: The Reluctant OnesVolume Two: FearlessCharlotte Darling is an unaccomplished, talentless girl of meager prospects with a shrewish temperament that will make it almost impossible for her to marry. Such is the opinion of Mr. Blakeney, the heir apparent of Charlotte’s childhood home. The estate of Blithewell, upon her father’s death, will pass to Mr...
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