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  • Endless Possibility by Emma Scott

    Endless Possibility by Emma Scott

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Noah Lake describes his arduous journey across Europe, learning to cope with his blindness, and his life now with the one woman who never gave up on him...
  • See You by Dawn Lee McKenna

    See You by Dawn Lee McKenna

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sometimes the promise of something is so good that it's worth having, even when you know that you can't keep it. See You is not a romance, but it is a love story; one filled with the rawness of and risk and redemption and the dry humor that is the backbone of the South.Emma has loved Jack since she was a little girl...
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    female-mc  sad  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  humor
  • Blood Feud by J.D. Nixon

    Blood Feud by J.D. Nixon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Book 3 in the Little Town series.A seemingly inexplicable and shockingly violent crime in the beautiful rural locale of ‘Little Town’ has devastating personal and professional consequences for its two police officers, Senior Constable Tess Fuller and her partner, Sergeant Finn Maguire...
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    female-mc  sad  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery
  • Always Us by Allie Everhart

    Always Us by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Final book in The Jade Series! Includes an extended epilogue! The countdown has begun. Garret’s running out of time and he’s losing patience as he waits for his father to take action. It’s getting harder to keep this a secret from Jade, and he may not be able to after an unexpected visitor stops by...
  • More Pleasure than Pain by Kristen Ashley

    More Pleasure than Pain by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
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  • Beyond The Roses by Monica James

    Beyond The Roses by Monica James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    To the outside world, my life is perfect.I’m young and rich, and some may even say I’m beautiful. But I would give anything to be somebody else because after being extraordinary all my life, all I wish for is…silence.My name is Lola Van Allen, and there’s no easy way to say it, but…I’m dying...
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    angst  female-mc  sad  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  dark
  • Keeping Secrets by Weston Parker

    Keeping Secrets by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s no secret that me and love don’t mix. Not after it schemed to rip my heart out and leave me a single father.The biggest question I have is what to do with forever now that my wife is gone.As much as I hate it, it’s time for a break from my famous life.A year off to spend time with my little girl is what the doctor ordered.Giggles, smiles, and tons of ice cream for the two of us...
  • A Love So Hard by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler

    A Love So Hard by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    *Be sure to read the author's note for a special announcement! This is book 2 in the Aces High MC - Charleston Series and this is a series that should be read in order. Lucy I fell in love with Charles “Double-D” Brothers when I was just 16 years old. He was 19 and had just patched into the Aces High MC in Charleston, SC...
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    angst  female-mc  sad  adult  audiobook  biker  book  contemporary
  • Brie Surrenders her Heart by Red Phoenix

    Brie Surrenders her Heart by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Brie’s submissive journey has been marked with self-discovery, humor, and sexual exploration. To her delight, Brie is about to enjoy the best scene ever with Master, carrying her to heights never imagined. Friendships deepen, a challenge is accepted, and her film career is launched. But life is a balance..
  • Seduce Me by Kelly Elliott

    Seduce Me by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What happens when you’re forced to seduce the one person you vowed never to love? You get screwed … in more than one way. I walked out of Tucker Middleton’s bedroom seven years ago, leaving him hurt and angry. Now I need his help; the only way I can get it, is to make him think I want him back. The only problem is we have silently vowed to hate one another for the rest of our lives...
  • The Empty Jar by Michelle Leighton

    The Empty Jar by Michelle Leighton

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Three months touring Europe. Romantic. Dazzling. Unforgettable. The trip of a lifetime.But some lifetimes are shorter...We couldn’t have known it would work out this way.No one could. No one could’ve guessed that something so beautiful could be so tragic.But it is tragic.Yet so, so beautiful.That’s what sacrifice is—beauty and tragedy.It’s pain and suffering for something or someone you love...
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    angst  female-mc  sad  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  death
  • Breaking Free by L.L. Collins

    Breaking Free by L.L. Collins

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alexis Carson-Nichols has had what anyone would describe as an idyllic childhood. She has great parents, little brothers and sister that mean the world to her, and friends that are always there for her. As she graduates from high school and gets ready to go to college, she feels like she has the world at her fingertips. She can’t wait to experience life as a young adult...
  • Letting Go by B.A. Wolfe

    Letting Go by B.A. Wolfe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book # 1.5 of The Keaton Series The much anticipated companion novel to Away -- the heart gripping romance about first loves and unforgettable moments. Now experience it all from Jason's point of view in Letting Go. Jason Bradley is a simple, country guy thrust into a life most wouldn't consider normal...
  • When Hope Ends: life begins by Freya Barker

    When Hope Ends: life begins by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s the best day of his life—the worst of hers.She left her soul behind in the dead silence of a hospital room.He is bright with hope after being so close to losing faith. One moment in time leaves their paths unavoidably entwined.An invisible connection held by one heart beating between them...
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    female-mc  sad  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  kind-mc
  • Time Stamps by K.L. Kreig

    Time Stamps by K.L. Kreig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Time stamps. Our life is marked by them. Significant milestones to the seemingly mundane. All of them have a place. A purpose. Moments and chapters stacking on each other, building scars and memories. Creating stories that are only ours to tell. But those stamps are finite, pre-determined. And eventually our allotment runs out. This is our story. Our collection of time stamps...
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    angst  female-mc  sad  adult  book  contemporary  drama  epic
  • MAXWELL 3: Love's Conviction by C.J. Bishop

    MAXWELL 3: Love's Conviction by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MAXWELL, Part 3 A tender romance begins to blossom between Savannah and Maddy as darker issues arise when Cole, Gabe and Dane are clued in to Brock Coulson’s intentions to drag Caleb through a vicious court battle. Clint and Cochise return to lend a “helping” hand and Clint finds himself unexpectedly drawn to a least likely candidate for romance...
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    angst  sad  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction  lgbtq
  • Talon & Claree: Rebel Guardians Next Generation by Liberty Parker, Darlene Tallman

    Talon & Claree: Rebel Guardians Next Generation by Liberty Parker, Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Claree When I came to live with Chief and Trinity as a teenager, I met Talon. He understood what I was feeling and going through and we became best friends. Our friendship grew and despite everyone’s best efforts, we found times to slip away and be together. All was going well until we became a teenage statistic...
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    angst  sad  adult  biker  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • Gabriel by Leah Sharelle

    Gabriel by Leah Sharelle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gabriel Booth knew how his life was going to go. First, he was going to follow in his father’s footsteps, become a soldier in the Australian Army, then lead his own commando team. His dreams and ambitions came true when he got handed the command of his own Tier 1 unit— Team FIVE...
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    sad  angst  female-mc  military  steamy  contemporary  biker  family
  • Secret Sundays by Judith Keim

    Secret Sundays by Judith Keim

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The women in the Fat Fridays group continue to come together for their Friday lunches—no calories counted—and to help each other deal with life’s complications. With her unexpected pregnancy and the support of the women in the group, Carol Ann breaks free from her dismal life with her parents...
  • A Summer of Secrets by Kay Correll

    A Summer of Secrets by Kay Correll

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A woman with a secret. A man who will never forgive her. Cece Stuart hadn’t planned on ever finding love and she’s made her peace with that. Really, she has… Zach is over women and their secrets. Really, he is… But fate laughed at them, as it often does, and threw them together finishing up a new wedding venue at Sweet River Lodge...
  • 47 Things by Lilliana Anderson

    47 Things by Lilliana Anderson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ***CONTENT WARNING*** New Adult Standalone Romance for ages 18+ due to sex scenes and adult situations. "What's your name, sweetheart?".... That was the first thing. I wasn't his sweetheart, and he should have already known my name. But, that was the moment I became caught in Tyler Lohan's sight...
  • The Journey Home by Kelly Elliott

    The Journey Home by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fate has a way of stepping in and righting itself when we least expect it. Maddison Powers has been regretting the biggest mistake of her life when she walked away from the only man who has ever sparked something deep inside her. After comparing every guy she dates to Cale Blackwood, she finally gives up all hope of ever finding him. One dare by Maddison throws Cale back into her life..
  • Stars Over Castle Hill: A Joss and Braden Novella by Samantha Young

    Stars Over Castle Hill: A Joss and Braden Novella by Samantha Young

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Joss and Braden Carmichael are blissfully married living in their townhouse on Dublin Street with their three beautiful children. It's a life Joss never expected to have, and one she's grateful for every day. But..
  • Ruined: The Price of Play by Tania Joyce

    Ruined: The Price of Play by Tania Joyce

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One night of fun turns into a nightmare. Newly single, broken-hearted and being told she’ll never conceive naturally, Kara Knight drowns her sorrows at her best friend’s engagement party and falls into bed with the one person who was on her never-touch list—playboy rock star Hunter Collins. Becoming pregnant is nothing short of a miracle...
  • The Beauty of Rain by Jamie Beck

    The Beauty of Rain by Jamie Beck

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Two devoted sisters at a tragic breaking point discover the beautiful and painful truths of being alive in a powerful novel by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Beck.Winning the lottery changed Amy Walsh’s life, but the cost was greater than she could bear. In the aftermath, she struggles to find joy and purpose...
  • Reality of Life by Shandi Boyes

    Reality of Life by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book 2 in the 'Perception' Series.The reality of life is sometimes bad things happen to good people, especially when they least expect it. How will Noah overcome his latest tragic event?Continue to follow Noah on his next journey and see which path his life chooses to take.You will laugh and you will cry, but the story of Noah Taylor will stay with you forever...
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    angst  female-mc  sad  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • The Replacement War by Lisa Suzanne

    The Replacement War by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bestselling author Lisa Suzanne's rock star romance has lovers becoming enemies when a weekend fling turns into the competition of their lives. I haven’t even earned the position yet and I’m already living like a rock star. I spend my weekend on someone else’s dime in a swanky Los Angeles hotel with a gorgeous woman. She’s looking for a fling, so I give her what she wants...
  • 30 Days: Part Three by Belle Brooks

    30 Days: Part Three by Belle Brooks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Sometimes in death, a life is ensured.”Strong. Courageous. Determined. Abigail has been given a do-over and she’s not about to waste such an opportunity. Does a single red velvet box hold the key to the future she now hopes for? With lost memories restored and a heart that cries Marcus’ name, Abigail has one more piece of her puzzle to claim...finding ‘The Magician.’Lost. Empty. Alone...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  sad  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  suspense  romance
  • Charming  (Devil's Boneyard MC) by Harley Wylde

    Charming (Devil's Boneyard MC) by Harley Wylde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dakota -- Having a half-brother who’s an infamous assassin isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. At twenty-five, he’s still micromanaging my life. The moment Specter tells me about an arranged marriage to one of his associates I do what any sane woman would… I run. Never counted on meeting a biker I can’t seem to forget, nor did I plan on our two days together to have lasting consequences...
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    angst  female-mc  sad  action-adventure  adult  age-gap  biker  book
  • Winner by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper

    Winner by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Roselette Horton... Miss Prim and Proper. Arm candy for one of the richest men in Hoffman. Fate had her saving my life. Now I'm indebted to repay the favour. Rose has the biggest stick up her arse. It’s surprising she can even put one foot in front of the other. She has no clue what it means to be living, or who she really is...
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    angst  female-mc  sad  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Hope Is Lost by Emma James, Alizon Duckwall

    Hope Is Lost by Emma James, Alizon Duckwall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” -Jimi Hendrix Keanu Lee, the funny man, finds himself on the sticky end of a night out with his best friend Levi. Keanu's life is about to take another unexpected, sharp turn. New friends will be found under the most unique circumstances...
  • One More Thing: by Lilliana Anderson

    One More Thing: by Lilliana Anderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I didn't ask to slip on a piece of gum then fall in love with a man who would die before the ink was dry on our marriage certificate. But that's what fate had in store and it broke me. I vowed I would never fall in love again. Five years later, fate has one more thing in store for me. It wants to play around in my life again. Its tool? Another blasted stick of gum...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  sad  adult  book  contemporary  death  family  fiction
  • Taming Trouble by Jiffy Kate

    Taming Trouble by Jiffy Kate

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The day Tucker Benoit left his father's farm in French Settlement to pursue his love of music was the best day of his life. Or so he thought... After years of booze, girls, drugs, and gigs, Tucker finds himself back where he started. Only this time, he finds solace on the farm that once isolated him from the world...
  • Unbreak the Woodsman by M. S. Parker

    Unbreak the Woodsman by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    RYDER: Never give love a chance. It’ll only make you weak. I remember falling in love. I also remember the pain that came when it was thrown back in my face. Someone else can play the Knight in Shining Armor. All I need from a woman is her body. Ryder Wesson likes control, not just as the CEO of his family’s business, but also in the bedroom...
  • I Never Planned on You by Stefanie Jenkins

    I Never Planned on You by Stefanie Jenkins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dani had her entire life planned out by the time she was thirteen. She was going to marry the boy who stole her heart – her brother’s best friend – have a great life, and live happily ever after. Then tragedy struck and Dani had to bury those childhood dreams in a pine box along with the love of her young life...
  • The Promise: A second chance romance. by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    The Promise: A second chance romance. by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *A heartwrenching, yet heartwarming, book that will have you reconsidering what matters most!* Ali and Susan Jenkins have it all. Their life together is mapped out on a one-way path to happiness, that is until Susan is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Ali refuses to accept it - her world is shattered...
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    angst  sad  romance  wlw  lgbtq  audiobook  contemporary  fiction
  • Snowy Montana Nights by Cynthia D'Alba

    Snowy Montana Nights by Cynthia D'Alba

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sexy new book in the Dallas Debutantes/McCool Family trilogy. All books in the trilogy can be read as standalones. Book ONE in the Grizzly Bitterroot Ranch TrilogyA cowboy who isn’t what he appears must play private host to a spoiled Dallas Debutante who isn’t what she seems...
  • 30 Days: Part Two by Belle Brooks

    30 Days: Part Two by Belle Brooks

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Life is not always as it seems, Abigail, it can be masked by many disguises.” Memories are defined as the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information...
  • MAXWELL 1: Not Without Guilt by C.J. Bishop

    MAXWELL 1: Not Without Guilt by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MAXWELL, Part 1 While Abel faces trial for the death of Devlin’s brother – Craig Grant – Max and Horatio struggle with memories of the past, and what they still mean to one another. Holding the key that will free their hearts from the chains that have bound them for two decades, Horatio must hide it away and keep it secret now that “new” hearts are involved...
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    angst  sad  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction  lgbtq
  • Carry Me Home by Megan Nugen Isbell

    Carry Me Home by Megan Nugen Isbell

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Returning to Carver hasn’t been the same since Jesse left, but after almost four years, Riley Regas has gotten used to it. She’s picked up the pieces after he broke her heart and has moved on...
  • Relent by Rachel Schurig

    Relent by Rachel Schurig

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Levi has always been on the outside looking in. When your best friends make up one of the most famous rock bands in the country, living at the edge of the spotlight comes with the territory. Levi was pretty happy with the way things were; after all, helping the Ransome boys achieve their dreams was his dream too. But all of that changed when Levi fell for lead singer Daltrey Ransome’s girl...
  • Some Like it Hotter by Andrea Simonne

    Some Like it Hotter by Andrea Simonne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes with men… After two failed marriages, sculptor Lindsay West swears she’ll never marry again. What’s the point? Marriage is like agreeing to eat the same flavor of ice cream for the rest of your life. No, thanks. While she’s in Berlin as part of an artist-in-residence program, her studio is robbed and she suddenly finds herself in a desperate situation...
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    angst  female-mc  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • No Kind of Hero by Rosalind James

    No Kind of Hero by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Some men are hard to quit. Some heroes take you by surprise. Beth Schaefer isn't just on the partnership track at her Portland law firm, she's in the lead. Unfortunately, she's about to fall at the finish line. When she makes a list of Breakdown Destinations, she can't even manage to choose between them. Which means she has to come home to Wild Horse, Idaho, for her breakdown...
    Categorized as:
    angst  female-mc  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  legal
  • When You Were Mine by Jordan Marie

    When You Were Mine by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I loved a boy. Gavin Lodge. He was sweet, gentle, kind and he made me feel alive. Letting him go was the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life. A hundred times I wished I had done things differently. A thousand times I wished I had gone with him. A million times I wished he had chosen me. I didn’t. Neither did he. Now he’s back. No longer a boy, but a man. I can’t love him...
  • Unrestricted by Kimberly Bracco

    Unrestricted by Kimberly Bracco

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The emotional conclusion of Inhibitions.... Earning forgiveness isn’t easy. Especially when you can’t forgive yourself...
    Categorized as:
    angst  female-mc  sad  adult  athlete  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Promise by Melody Grace

    The Promise by Melody Grace

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ‘The Promise’ brings together two people searching for a love that can overcome tragedy. A heartbreakingly romantic novel that challenges us to live – and love - every day as if it were our last. “Promise me one thing. Promise me you’ll live...
  • Indelible Lovin': Max & Jane's Story Vol.1 by D.W. Cee

    Indelible Lovin': Max & Jane's Story Vol.1 by D.W. Cee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Reid family is back and this time it's Jane's turn to find her happily ever after. We first met Jane in the Indelible Love series where she and Max Davis, appeared to be on their way to finding love. As we all know, love is no easy four letter word, but with the help of Jake and Emily, along with the rest of the Reid clan, life becomes a bit more fun...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  sad  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult  romance
  • Tainted by Love by Gillian Jones

    Tainted by Love by Gillian Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My name is Hendrix Hills.When I was twenty-nine, I fell in love with a girl.We loved fast. We loved hard.But our love was tainted.My name is Trinity Adams.When I was twenty-seven, I fell in love with a boy.We loved fast. We loved hard.It’s too bad my blood was tainted. Warning: Not your traditional HEA. May contain emotional triggers for some...
    Categorized as:
    angst  female-mc  sad  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • This One's For You by Taylor Holloway

    This One's For You by Taylor Holloway

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Playing pretend with a rock superstar.Bad boy rockstar Ian Conroe knows how to put on a show.Whether he's making the crowd beg for more with a pulse pounding drum solo, or making my body long for another heart-stopping kiss, Ian is completely magnetic.But it's not just me he's performing for.He gave me the chance of a lifetime, inviting me to film his band's tour...
    Categorized as:
    angst  female-mc  adult  book  celebrity  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • Twice the Charm by Marie Carnay

    Twice the Charm by Marie Carnay

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two sexy businessmen, one curvy matchmaker, and an offer too hard to resist. Foster and Dixon run their development company like a well-oiled machine and have the bank accounts to prove it. But when they set their sights on a tiny matchmaking company, the gears grind to a halt...
    Categorized as:
    angst  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor  new-adult
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