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  • Black Heart by Lynn Raye Harris

    Black Heart by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s untouchable. Unbreakable. She plans to destroy him.Former CIA agent Ian Black has done terrible deeds. Sacrificed his honor and reputation for God and country. He’s a fighter and a survivor. His mission is to rid the world of scumbags who prey on innocent people.No price is too high, and no one crosses him. Not for long, anyway...
  • The Hitman's Guide to Staying Alive Despite Past Mistakes by Alice Winters

    The Hitman's Guide to Staying Alive Despite Past Mistakes by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    JacksonNow that Leland’s decided to give up his life as a hitman and take a walk on the mild side, we’ve been enjoying a simple life of taking down bad guys the legal way. I didn’t know he would be just as reckless as a PI, but it’s not my fault if I happen to enjoy helping him hunt down the occasional criminal...
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    age-gap  assassins  crime  drama  humor  lgbtq  mlm  political-intrigue
  • Chokehold by K.A. Merikan

    Chokehold by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    --- The ugliest truths blossom into the prettiest lies. ---A year into the relationship with Domenico, Seth still wants him as desperately as ever. Nothing is better than being intoxicated with lust for his deadly man and feeling his steady hands all over.No matter the misunderstandings, the fights... The crash. The burn...
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    assassins  crime  dark  drama  humor  lgbtq  mlm  organized-crime
  • Mad Man by Onley James

    Mad Man by Onley James

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Avi Mulvaney is many things. Son. Twin. Owner of the fashion label, Gemini. Murderous psychopath. Together, he and his brother, Asa, make one brutally efficient monster, ridding the world of predators who victimize the innocent. History proves Avi and Asa don’t do well apart, but their father has decided to test that theory.Felix Navarro knows exactly who he is. Baby brother. Fashionista...
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    age-gap  crime  dark  found-family  humor  lgbtq  mlm  steamy
  • Haven by K.A. Merikan

    Haven by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    — Not the same river, not the same man. —After seven years away, Seth and Domenico are back in Sicily with one goal in mind.Revenge.The man who’d hounded their family is still alive, and as untouchable as he’s always been. While they wait for the right moment to strike, reality clashes with fond memories of home...
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    mlm  dark  crime  lgbtq  drama  organized-crime  revenge  steamy
  • Little Demon in the Details by Nordika Night

    Little Demon in the Details by Nordika Night

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When an arranged marriage between two powerful families sparks suspicion, Blake Carter doesn’t hesitate to take advantage of the bride’s younger brother for answers...
  • Gilded Agony by K.A. Merikan

    Gilded Agony by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “We are two halves of the same rotten apple.”Deep in the Amazonian jungle, there is a mansion with a rose garden and a hen house where juicy tomatoes are the perfect shade of red, and marble countertops glisten.Inside, where even the shadows don’t reach, something is rotting, and the perfect facade can only hold the stench for so long...
  • Bloodbath by K.A. Merikan

    Bloodbath by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “I don’t even know who I am anymore.” “All you need to know is that you’re mine.” Seth would follow Domenico to the depths of hell. He promised to always be at Domenico’s side. But hell becomes all too real when they infiltrate the world of Toro - a notoriously security-obsessed arms dealer, who has eyes and ears everywhere...
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    assassins  crime  dark  drama  humor  lgbtq  mlm  organized-crime
  • Swamp Blood by K.A. Merikan

    Swamp Blood by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    --- Faking their own death was the easy part. ---After months of recovering from his injuries, Seth struggles with who he has become. Afloat in a reality he never planned, he tries to find the lost pieces of himself again. Find the purpose, motivation, and strength to get back into shape. He is sick and tired of being a burden for Domenico, who seems to have it all together...
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    assassins  crime  dark  drama  humor  lgbtq  mlm  organized-crime
  • Dragon by K. Webster

    Dragon by K. Webster

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author K Webster comes a new motorcycle club dark standalone MM romance novel!They created this monster when they took me as a teen.Abused me, tortured me, psychologically ruined me.I was once innocent, fragile, and good.Now I’m older and everything wicked.The worst of the worst...
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    age-gap  crime  dark  lgbtq  mlm  organized-crime  revenge  steamy
  • Distraction by Kelly Fox

    Distraction by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An MM Murder Swoon RomanceFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Kelly Fox comes a uniquely unhinged Mafia romance.Look, no one's ever accused me of being sane, y'know? So when I say that I am crazy over this RICO agent, know that I mean business.Sure, I'm responsible for getting him fired from the job he's wanted his whole life, but his grandfather just died and left him 13.1 billion dollars...
  • Played by Cara Dee

    Played by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Auctioned Series is a journey packed with action, nail-biting suspense, family, and love. In Gray and Darius’s fight for freedom and a future where they aren’t haunted by the ghosts of their pasts, they’ll make you laugh, cry, possibly yell at your e-reader, and swoon just a little bit. One last mission. One last operation—and the stakes had never been higher...
  • Finished by Cara Dee

    Finished by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 5 | Romantic Suspense | Hurt/Comfort | Trauma | Age Difference The Auctioned Series is a journey packed with action, nail-biting suspense, family, and love. In Gray and Darius’s fight for freedom and a future where they aren’t haunted by the ghosts of their pasts, they’ll make you laugh, cry, possibly yell at your e-reader, and swoon just a little bit...
  • Raven's Hart by Davidson King

    Raven's Hart by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Haven Hart stands on the edge of good and evil. Having balance between the two is the only thing keeping the town from crumbling to the ground. For years, one man has been charged with maintaining that balance. Poe. The air of mystery surrounding Poe is one of necessity. He’s the keeper of secrets and for good reason...
  • Poison Hearts by Jennifer Cody

    Poison Hearts by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Orlando:No one intentionally starts out life trying to become a hired unaliver. Weeellllll, most people don’t. I come from a legacy of unalivers, though I think I might be the first one to make a career out of it. Accidentally...
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    mlm  crime  lgbtq  humor  assassins  steamy  dark  political-intrigue
  • Save Me by Ariana Nash

    Save Me by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The third and final book in the outstanding mafia/priest MM Forgive Me series. Vitari Angelini knows selling a cache of Battaglia guns to a drug lord is not what Francis would call legal, but he’ll never find out. Besides, it’s for a good cause: Francis’s happy ever after...
  • Secret Simon by Davidson King

    Secret Simon by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    SimonBeing the nephew of one of the most infamous mob bosses in the world isn’t easy. Our family has enemies everywhere, and no one is safe without protection. Here I am at college with a fresh start, a new last name, and secrets hidden from those around me—life is going according to plan. Then one day on campus, I see him…and I want him to strip me bare…in more ways than one...
  • Domesticated Beast by Onley James

    Domesticated Beast by Onley James

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    JAVIER DE LA FUENTE is a criminal, an ex-con with a long line of offenses, atoning for his sins by rescuing abused animals and advocating for child victims. But that doesn’t mean he’s a saint. Javier learned years ago that what’s right and what’s legal aren’t always the same thing. BOWIE BAKER is a ballet dancer, a soloist doing his best to get ahead in his LA dance company...
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    mlm  lgbtq  crime  dark  age-gap  found-family  organized-crime  steamy
  • V Is For Vicious by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright

    V Is For Vicious by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This book is part of a series, it is not meant to be read as a standalone. It contains violence, homosexual relations and curse words galore...
  • Making The Rules: The Santorno Stories Book 9 by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright

    Making The Rules: The Santorno Stories Book 9 by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WARNING: This book is part of a series, it is not meant to be read as a standalone. It is preceded by Beginnings. Coarse language, violence and homosexual relations run amuck. We'll take "Give Us A Freaking Break" for $200, please. To say the Santorno-Youngblood extended family has had a rough couple of years is something of an understatement...
  • Guns n' Boys: Unshaken by K.A. Merikan

    Guns n' Boys: Unshaken by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “You can never understand what this man has done to me, for me, and with me.” Seven years. Domenico and Seth have been together for seven years. After trudging through blood, tears, fights, and painful compromises, they’ve finally arrived at a point where every day doesn’t feel like it could be their last...
  • Suspicion's Fire: Trinity Masters: The Mafia, Book 1 by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Suspicion's Fire: Trinity Masters: The Mafia, Book 1 by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An arranged marriage is already quite dramatic, especially with two grooms. When a bomb goes off at the wedding reception, Gabriella Torres is left wondering who exactly she just married.This might have been an assassination attempt aimed at her new husband Vincente, the security minister for Castile...
  • Love & Power by Elizabeth Knight

    Love & Power by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love is what started this whole thing. A man who loved two women. A mother who sacrificed herself for her daughter. A daughter who will stop at nothing to take down those who killed and threatened the ones she loves. I’ve been told all my life that love was a weakness in our world. That couldn’t be further from the truth, but that’s only half of what I need to finish the job...
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    dark  crime  mlm  organized-crime  steamy  humor  lgbtq  romance
  • A Fine Line by MercyAnn Summers

    A Fine Line by MercyAnn Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This book is an interconnected standalone within the Ends World. While you don't have to read the Ends Duet before reading this book, it is recommended that you do in order to understand the entire Ends World up to this point.CarolinaI didn’t mean for anyone to get hurt.That wasn’t my intention.And I knew he would come for me...
    Categorized as:
    organized-crime  steamy  dark  revenge  humor  drama  crime  romance
  • Shadows by J.L. Drake

    Shadows by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *HIGHLY-HIGHLY RECOMMEND reading my Broken and Blackstone Series before starting this series.*I know I barely know that girl, but I’m gonna marry her. You watch.1974We travel back in time to the very beginning and discover the birth of Shadows.The aftereffects of a horrible war left broken men, but then a secret brought them back to life...
  • The Cult by Garry Michael

    The Cult by Garry Michael

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I used to live on the fringes, creeping through the shadows, however being incognito was no longer an option. We’d started a war and there was a price tag hanging over our heads. Our next move had to be swift and calculated or we could perish at the hands of The Firm...
  • The Dragon by Violette Dubrinsky

    The Dragon by Violette Dubrinsky

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BOOK 2 Sequel to The Masseuse Never tickle a sleeping dragon… Past events have changed Ramsey Stone. In place of the warm, loving masseuse now stands a ruthless man with one pressing goal: revenge. No matter the cost, Ramsey will have his vengeance. Jezebel Carter has come to the realization that the man she knew and loved doesn’t exist...
  • Armor: A Firsts and Forever Series Novella by Alexa Land

    Armor: A Firsts and Forever Series Novella by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dante Dombruso has always been his family’s armor. It’s his job to keep them safe. But he feels he failed them eighteen months ago, when a mysterious arsonist set a fire intended to wipe the Dombrusos off the map. Now Dante is driven to make things right, yet with each day that passes, the trail grows colder and his frustration increases...
  • The Reaper by Silvia Violet

    The Reaper by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A marine. An assassin. A fine line between love and hate.I’ve seen too much death as a marine and the son of a mafia boss’s stooge. I finally have a chance to do what I’ve always wanted: raise horses.The catch: My brother’s ranch is also a safehouse for men the police would never protect.TJ, our first client, is a hot AF mafia assassin who doesn’t take no for an answer...
  • Switch & Burn by Bink Cummings

    Switch & Burn by Bink Cummings

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For years, I thought I'd never be free.Until they found me.For months, I thought I had to fight every day to show I'm strong.Until they grew tired and sent me away.Within minutes of arrival, I found home.With him.The savior of my story.Burn.VP of the Royal Bastards MC and curator of the club's underground fighting world.He saw in me what others could not.I owe him my life..
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    age-gap  crime  dark  lgbtq  mlm  organized-crime  steamy  abuse
  • Attraction by Kelly Fox

    Attraction by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I run a high-end escort service. And I'm in love with a virgin. It doesn't make any sense, this attraction between us. I'm a violent Mafia Don, and Ford is a nervous, perfectly bow-tied, sexily bespectacled money nerd.But he's had my heart the first night I laid eyes on him, and while he keeps me at arm's length, he's never left my orbit. He's as bound to me as I am to him...
  • Beloved by the Boss by Leighton Greene

    Beloved by the Boss by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    M/M Mafia Romance It’s good to be the Boss. That’s what I thought my whole life.Now I am the Boss. I’ll shoulder that responsibility with my beloved husband beside me. As long as I have Finch, I can handle whatever life throws at me.But what they say is true: Be careful what you wish for.My Family has been decimated. My allies are few. I’m holding onto power by a thread...
  • No Beginning, No End by Richard Rider

    No Beginning, No End by Richard Rider

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Third part in the Stockholm Syndrome trilogy:Settling back into a normal life is more difficult than anticipated...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  steamy  dark  lgbtq  humor  age-gap  crime  drama
  • Six by Paulina Ian-Kane

    Six by Paulina Ian-Kane

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Oliver “Ollie” TrumanMy purpose in life has always been one: protect my little brother. And the only way to do that is doing what my dirtbag of a father says—easier said than done—save enough money to grab our bag packs and leave those miserable days behind us...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  dark  lgbtq  crime  age-gap  drama  organized-crime  found-family
  • Savior Complex by Kelly Fox

    Savior Complex by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love isn't something I get to wish for. Ten years ago, my nephew was sold to traffickers, and it was my fault. I spent the next decade doggedly searching for him in the most awful places imaginable, unable to stop until I knew he was safe.I finally track him down to Wild Heart Ranch, an equine therapy center in the heart of Texas with a secret mission to help victims of trafficking...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  dark  humor  crime  age-gap  found-family  steamy
  • All I Believe by Alexa Land

    All I Believe by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nico Dombruso has learned to keep the world at arm’s length after being badly burned by his last relationship. Even so, he decides to let himself enjoy a summer fling while on vacation in Italy. It’s just sex after all, so what’s the harm?He gets so much more than he bargained for when he meets gorgeous, mysterious, art dealer Luca Caruso...
  • Savage by Brooke Blaine, Ella Frank

    Savage by Brooke Blaine, Ella Frank

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Who are we? Nobody really knows. We’re the seven most powerful heirs to empires, ruling Manhattan from our thrones on Park Avenue. By day, we’re the elite, untouchable, and more connected than you could ever imagine. By night, we revel in the darkness of our secrets, pulling strings that make the city bow to our whims.Ruthless.Dangerous.We’re the Park Avenue Kings...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  crime  found-family  organized-crime  age-gap  steamy  dark
  • The Kingpin by Piper Stone

    The Kingpin by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Her father is my enemy. She is my property.When I caught her sneaking into my home, I thought Raven was just a girl doing a silly sorority dare, so I set her bare ass on fire with my belt and then taught her a much more shameful lesson.My seed was already dripping down her thighs before I learned she's my enemy's daughter.That's when I decided I would be keeping her...
  • Snow Storm by Davidson King

    Snow Storm by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The city of Haven Hart rests under the heel of Christopher Manos. He reigns over the most dangerous and deadliest citizens as the most powerful crime boss the city has seen in generations. Yet, for the last five years, the harshest edges of his nature have been tempered by the loving devotion of his husband, Snow, and the nephew Christopher adores like a son...
  • Possessing Paisley by Kate Oliver

    Possessing Paisley by Kate Oliver

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Paisley McKeeHe’s my best friend’s brother.He’s also overbearing, bossy, and stubborn.Obviously we hate each other.Then something happened.We said it was a one-time thing.The next morning he tells me it’s forever.He’s unhinged.But he makes me feel things I’ve never felt before.Can I believe him when he says I’m his?Kieran RocheShe’s irritating, sassy, and she hates my guts.Not at all my type...
  • Lujuria by Eva Muñoz

    Lujuria by Eva Muñoz

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Trilogía Pecados Placenteros.Libro 2: Lujuria, Obsesiones que matan.Tres años han pasado y la punta de este triángulo amoroso esta kilómetros de distancia intentando reconstruir los cimientos del corazón que quedó destruido en Lascivia. En Londres Bratt y Christopher luchan por convivir en el mismo espacio sin matarse uno al otro mientras enfrentan a la temida mafia italiana...
  • Sniper vs Spotter by Cari Z., L.A. Witt

    Sniper vs Spotter by Cari Z., L.A. Witt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mortal-enemies-turned-furniture-breaking-lovers August Morrison and Ricardo Torralba have found a groove that suits them both. They’ve teamed up as hired guns, they live together, and by some miracle, they haven’t killed each other. It’s the closest to normal they’ll ever have, and they love it...
  • King's Barber by M.D. Gregory

    King's Barber by M.D. Gregory

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Undercover AssassinQuain Beaumont is paid to kill people and he’s good at it. When he’s contracted, for a hefty sum, to protect a district attorney’s son in New Gothenburg, he can’t say no. However, he doesn’t expect Barber to be such an attractive pain in the ass. Complicating matters, Barber is part of the Kings of Men MC...
  • His Lethal Desire by Leighton Greene

    His Lethal Desire by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There’s nothing more lethal than a hitman in love.Johnny “Jack” Jacopo was once the Castellani Family’s top hitman, but one terrible mistake saw him kicked back down the ladder. So when the Boss orders him to look into the disappearance of a Hollywood starlet, Jack sees an opportunity to rise back up the Family ranks.His first move is to question the missing actress’s twin brother...
  • Hide and Kill by K. Sterling

    Hide and Kill by K. Sterling

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    K. Sterling invites you to return to Lake Cliff and catch up with Aiden, Lane, Lavender and Sage in this sequel to In The Kill and the Hide And Keep trilogy. Can you domesticate an international assassin? Can a criminal be reformed and play well with others? Happily Ever After doesn't always happen right away or as easily as you might imagine...
  • Killer vs. Kingpin by Cari Z., L.A. Witt

    Killer vs. Kingpin by Cari Z., L.A. Witt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    August Morrison and Ricardo Torralba would really like to live a quiet life—as quiet as life can be for a couple of eccentric hitmen, anyway. Unfortunately for them, they pushed their luck with the authors and demanded a second book. So now, whether they like it or not, they’re getting a third installment.Yes, this is a revenge book. Because we’re the authors, that’s why...
  • The Mortician by Gianni Holmes

    The Mortician by Gianni Holmes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After a betrayal destroys Mort's dreams of love and family, he pledges his undying loyalty to the Grimm Reapers. As their newly appointed enforcer, he instills fear and carries out vengeance without mercy. The last thing he needs is the club’s notorious hangaround boy sliding beneath his sheets and messing with his head...
  • War of the Wicked by Davidson King

    War of the Wicked by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lucifer’s Landing is full of unscrupulous people: five families desperate to own every inch. For years, under the watchful and most powerful eye, there has been peace. With the murder of the most powerful man, it’s as if the gates of Hell have opened.Dante Scavo is trying to fill his father’s shoes, find the person responsible for killing him, and stop Lucifer’s Landing from becoming a war zone...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  crime  lgbtq  organized-crime  age-gap  dark  romance  insta-love
  • Find and Keep by K. Sterling

    Find and Keep by K. Sterling

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Aiden and Lane return with Lavender and Sage in another Boys Of Lake Cliff book. A baby can cause quite a stir in a town like Lake Cliff. Sometimes, in ways you wouldn't expect. Mr. Lavender reminds us that he'll only be predictable when it suits him and changing one's stripes can be tricky. Big changes are coming to Lake Cliff and a baby's just the beginning...
  • Mad Dog by Ophelia Bell

    Mad Dog by Ophelia Bell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Not even the king of Los Angeles’s underground can stop me from loving Celeste.Arturo Flores could make me disappear with a snap of his fingers, and nearly did. Limping away from a beatdown when I was seventeen didn’t change the fact that his daughter was worth the pain. Running into her in my tattoo shop twelve years later, she still makes my blood run hot with a glance...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  organized-crime  crime  romance  contemporary
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