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  • A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves

    A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    When a fall from the mast leaves Alba Marsh unable to sail, he finally has the chance to run away from his family debts in search of a better life. He hopes to reunite with his mother, Edythe, where they always promised to meet if things went awry, but finding the small, secluded, secretive town of Moon Harbor proves a greater challenge than Alba ever expected...
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    paranormal  mlm  romance  fantasy  lgbtq  horror  mermaids  trans-mc
  • The Scars That Bind Us by Michele Notaro

    The Scars That Bind Us by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sometimes the worst scars are the ones you can’t see.World War III broke out 130 years ago when humans found out that magi and shifters were real. Humans have been imprisoning and enslaving the two species since. But now humans need their help protecting the world from the strange monsters they let cross the veil between realms...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  abuse  adult  book  dystopia  fiction  horror
  • Fangs by Katie May

    Fangs by Katie May

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    So, here's the deal.I got locked up for a crime I totally committed. Yup. Your girl stabbed a ho...or four. Stabbed, maimed, ate, slaughtered. You get the picture.Not what you expected to hear from me, huh?But everything changes when I'm broken out of Prodigium Academy by the exact man I've been trying to hide from: Lucifer. Aka, my sperm donor. Aka, the man who tried to kill me as a baby...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  adult  book  comedy  demons  fated-mates  fiction
  • Seasons: PsyCop Briefs, Volume 2 by Jordan Castillo Price

    Seasons: PsyCop Briefs, Volume 2 by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…will keep a PsyCop from his duty. Because ghosts don’t take snow days.Seasons: PsyCop Briefs, Volume 2 contains four novelettes and fourteen short stories. This all-new, novel length collection begins right where PsyCop 12, Other Half, left off...
  • Dilemmas by A.K. Michaels

    Dilemmas by A.K. Michaels

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mac is loving his life within Cam’s new Pack in the US, particularly loving his part-time work in Chastity’s new orphanage for abandoned, or abused, Shifter kids. Life is good, almost perfect. Then his beast starts acting strange and what entails tests him beyond anything he’s ever dealt with in his life. A dilemma that can only end in one of two ways: unending misery or a lifetime of joy...
  • Synergy by Jamie Magee

    Synergy by Jamie Magee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Charlie continues down her path in SYNERGY - the third book of the SEE series. SYNERGY begins with Charlie coming to grips with a string of horrific nightmares; visions in which she is surrounded by death. Ashes fall from the skies and cover the ground. Is this a piece of her past? A terrible future? And still Charlie stands by her love...
  • Chance: Episode Seven by Nicholas Bella

    Chance: Episode Seven by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Just when I thought I had enough on my plate... fate, or the cosmos or whatever, decides I'm not stressed enough and pours on another helping of what the hell!” My failure to prevent a particularly nasty demon from completing a ritual to open a portal may have doomed us all unless I can stop what came through. That, of course, is easier said than done...
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    mlm  paranormal  adult  age-gap  book  crime  dark  demons
  • A Gift of Time by Sarah Wynde

    A Gift of Time by Sarah Wynde

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She thought she could see everything. Time is proving her wrong.Ten years ago, Natalya’s ability to remember the future cost her the life she wanted when her vision of her fiancé’s death tore them apart. Ever since, she's considered her precognition more of a curse than a gift...
  • Nephilim the Reckoning by Elizabeth Blackthorne

    Nephilim the Reckoning by Elizabeth Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Move over Angel of Vengeance!Those that betrayed me had better run because when I catch up to them, they will wish they were burning in Hell!Just as we were coming together, our team of Guardians has been ripped apart and I will stop at nothing to getting the demon I love back home where he belongs.Leaving a trail of blood and carnage behind him, Shemyaza is seeking something...
  • The Dark-Hunters, Books 13-15 by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    The Dark-Hunters, Books 13-15 by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon has entertained millions of readers with her extraordinary Dark-Hunter series. Here together for the first time in a convenient eBook bundle are her popular Dark-Hunter novels: Dream Chaser Simone isn’t as human as she appears and Xypher has been granted one chance to live again. It was bad enough when just the dead relied in her...
  • The Sins of Desire by Auryn Hadley

    The Sins of Desire by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.We're taught that people are sinners or saints. Who says I can't be both?See, I'm a bad, bad girl. The kind who loves Satan. Falling in bed with the demon of seduction, befriending the demon of knowledge, being guarded by Beelzebub, and making deals with Lucifer? This is what I call a normal day...
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    mlm  paranormal  adult  angels  book  dark  demons  dragons
  • The Dark-Hunters, Books 10-12 by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    The Dark-Hunters, Books 10-12 by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon has entertained millions of readers with her extraordinary Dark-Hunter series. Here together for the first time in a convenient eBook bundle are her popular Dark-Hunter novels: The Dream-Hunter After making a pact with the god Hades, Arik must bring back a human sacrifice or find himself forever damned...
  • Weak Heart by Ban Gilmartin

    Weak Heart by Ban Gilmartin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Something has gone very wrong on the sleepy Scottish Isle of Mab. The tides are angry. Reality has shifted. Selkies are coming up from the ocean, boys are missing, magic is going haywire, and memories are being pulled from people’s minds. Thomas Madigan is living in a nightmare. Isla just wants to go back to the sea. Kit Macrae thinks he’s drowning. Tanis Hughes needs to feed...
  • Tamian by Faith Gibson

    Tamian by Faith Gibson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s a special kind of Gargoyle. She’s a different kind of shifter. As their worlds collide, they must work together to save humanity from a monster. Tamian St. Claire, the world’s first clone, is a special Gargoyle. Until recently, he spent his life following as his sister’s shadow...
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    mlm  paranormal  adult  alpha-mc  book  dark  family  female-mc
  • Love and Decay: Revolution, Episode One by Rachel Higginson

    Love and Decay: Revolution, Episode One by Rachel Higginson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s not easy being a badass Zombie killer. But somebody’s got to do it. Page Parker grew up in the aftermath of the Zombie Apocalypse. She grew up running from Zombies and fighting against the constant threat of death and disease. She knows what it’s like to suffer, to go hungry, to hurt… to lose loved ones. But Page isn’t a little girl anymore. She’s a strong, independent, capable warrior...
  • Until Death: Raven's Duet by Ashley Amy

    Until Death: Raven's Duet by Ashley Amy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Note from author: All main characters are over eighteen.I am Death… or more like I will be.Being trained to take over for the Horseman hasn’t come easy. It didn’t help I had the world’s most overprotective father that babied me.Starting a new school while hiding who I am won’t help my case, but at least I get to show my worth.The series of events that come my way change the game of things...
  • In the Shadows by B.A. Stretke

    In the Shadows by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There's something lurking in the shadows...Dario Varga is a man on a mission. His friend’s brother has been found dead under mysterious circumstances, and he wants to know why. Arthur wasn’t the best person, he had myriad faults, but no one deserves to die that way. Dario is a man with special skills, and he never backs down when helping a friend...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  vampires  shapeshifters  magic  horror  lgbtq  fiction
  • Power of the Mage by Jarica James

    Power of the Mage by Jarica James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To anyone other than Lennox and Team Kova, doing a mission for the high regency would be an honor. But to them it might be a death sentence. With Tristan’s visions warning them of horrible things to come, and High Regent Klein watching their every move, the team has to tread carefully.Once again they’re forced to rely on each other as they navigate the regency territories...
  • The Magic of Twelve: Sienna by Pepper North

    The Magic of Twelve: Sienna by Pepper North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a battle between good and evil, her survival depends on her sorcerer Pappa.Tough and tenacious, Sienna has refused to count on anyone for all of her 22 years. But when she’s swept away to a magical new world full of frights and delights, her stubbornness begins to subside in the arms of the gorgeous sorcerer who claims to be her fated mate...
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    paranormal  mlm  romance  sci-fi  supernatural  horror  steamy  fiction
  • The Witch's Handbook to Trapping Demons by Amy Boyles

    The Witch's Handbook to Trapping Demons by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When an inspector from Magical Protective Services threatens to take away Andie Taylor’s two-year-old daughter, Andie is ready for a knock down, drag-out fight. But when that same inspector winds up dead, one of the town’s supernatural citizens is quickly blamed...
  • Mayhem by Nicholas Bella

    Mayhem by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "I don't think I've ever been so terrified of my future as I am right now." With less than seventy-two hours on the clock and Xora still evading King Adriel's forces, time is running out for everyone. I don't want to think about a world overrun by demons who could care less about saving humanity. I'm doing everything in my power to track this evil thing down, but I'm not having much luck...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  adult  age-gap  book  crime  dark  demons
  • Havoc by Nicholas Bella

    Havoc by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “As if chasing down a seriously dangerous demon that's killing people like that's the thing to do at night, I've got even more romance trouble brewing!” I think I'm seriously in over my head at this point. First off, we're nowhere close to finding Xora, the hell demon that's killing more people than the morgue has room for. On top of that, I've found my other mate...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  adult  age-gap  book  dark  demons  fiction
  • Ascension by Nicholas Bella

    Ascension by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Théoden: Tonight, I have to make one of the hardest decisions of my life. I have to choose which two on my children to send off with my Sire, my King, Ara. As you know, I don't like to share what belongs to me, but I can't deny my King what he's commanded of me. The highlight of my evening, however, will be my ascension to Prince of the City...
  • Bound by the Vampire Queen: A Vampire Queen Series Novel by Joey W. Hill

    Bound by the Vampire Queen: A Vampire Queen Series Novel by Joey W. Hill

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sworn to obedience, compelled by loyalty, and threatened with damnation for betrayal, Jacob entered Lady Lyssa’s servitude as a human servant...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fae  fiction  horror
  • Path of the Bear by Jarica James

    Path of the Bear by Jarica James

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lennox thought life would be easier when she started Obsidian Cove Supernatural Academy. All she has to do is learn about who she is, make new friends, and spend time with her sexy boyfriends, right? This is her chance at a new life. Of course, nothing is ever that simple...
  • Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot

    Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sixteen-year-old Charlie Frith has problems. His crush is dating someone else, his sisters have glitter-bombed his prosthesis (again), and he's a seer-of-spirits in York, the most haunted city in England, and all his friends are ghosts.To make matters worse, it seems that famous spirits are mysteriously vanishing from York's haunted streets and alleys...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  mlm  romance  fantasy  young-adult  lgbtq  horror  mystery
  • Eve of Destruction by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Eve of Destruction by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Eve Erixour is a mercenary with a past no one would envy and more enemies than anyone should have. Death stalks her relentlessly. So when she gains the attention of a League assassin, she considers it par for the course.But Jinx Shadowbourne isn’t after Eve. Someone has it in for him and his brethren. High-ranking assassins are falling, and Jinx is convinced one of their own is selling them out...
  • Into the Shadows by Jayda Marx

    Into the Shadows by Jayda Marx

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An ancient evil has resurfaced. For the first time in nearly seven hundred years, ghouls are roaming the earth again. And this time, they're not alone. Head Elder Abel of the Fairview Vampire Coven has made a pact with the creatures; to join their strengths and take control of the world by fear and force...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  horror  lgbtq
  • From Darkness to Darkness by Jay Bell

    From Darkness to Darkness by Jay Bell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the cradle to the grave…The Black Oligarch is dead. Some call his replacement a boy, others call him a threat. Cole lost everything the night he became Oligarch: his family, his home… even Jonah. Now he’s alone, left only with painful memories and the power to destroy the Five Lands.When Dylan is sent to help Cole, he finds they have more in common than expected...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  book  fiction  ghosts  horror  lgbtq  magic
  • Unforgotten Family by Mary Martel

    Unforgotten Family by Mary Martel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ariel Kimber has settled into life with her family and coven. Everything seems to be as it should, and she finally feels like she's exactly where she needs to be in her life.Her dad is awesome and she loves getting to know him.Her guys are the best and she falls deeper in love with them by the day...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  adult  book  drama  family  fiction  friendship
  • In Sunshine or in Shadow: Short Stories, Volume 1 by Josh Lanyon

    In Sunshine or in Shadow: Short Stories, Volume 1 by Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A print reader's delight. Thirteen short stories, five never before collected in print, written between 2007 and 2013. Sexy, sweet, and occasionally strange, these brief but emotionally powerful stories encapsulate everything readers of Male Male romance have come to love most about Josh Lanyon's work...
  • The Midnight Hour: All Hallows' Brides: A Gothic Regency Historical Romance collection by Kathryn Le Veque, Meara Platt

    The Midnight Hour: All Hallows' Brides: A Gothic Regency Historical Romance collection by Kathryn Le Veque, Meara Platt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When doors creak and ghostly whispers are heard in the midnight hour, this stunning collection of Gothic Regency Historical Romance is sure to leave you breathless with Poe-inspired, romantic dreams… Welcome to the All-Hallows’ Brides collection...
  • Anubis by Adrienne Wilder

    Anubis by Adrienne Wilder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It was supposed to be over: The Utah Facility discovered, New World Genetics dismantled, and those hunting Luca—dead.Then strangers who call themselves Varu come for Luca for help. They claim he’s a Cana and tell him he’s the only one who can bring back their wolves.Nox doesn’t want to trust them, then he learns people called Mah are responsible for the atrocities committed in the Utah Facility...
  • Dragon Boss by Brea Alepoú, Wren Snow

    Dragon Boss by Brea Alepoú, Wren Snow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Saving a lost soul doesn’t absolve a demon of his sins. Arden’s hands are stained red and one day his past will finally catch up and devour him. Until then he will keep trying to do some type of good in the world even if it will never right his wrongs. Run his bar, take in lost souls, and stay focused on a semi-peaceful existence. That’s all he needs to do. But life is never that simple...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  abuse  adult  angels  book  dark  dragons
  • Behind the Moonlight by B.A. Stretke

    Behind the Moonlight by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Stay with the white wolf Sacha. He will guide you to your destiny; he will keep you safe.” As lightning and thunder crash overhead, the young mage Sacha Ivanov stands in a field in sight of the Vampire Coven’s Chateau. This isn’t where he wants to be, but he doesn’t have any choice. His grandfather has been taken by Hunters, and every paranormal in Eastport is now at risk...
  • Addicted to His Blood by Brea Alepoú

    Addicted to His Blood by Brea Alepoú

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    At one point blood was all they had.Being a witch in Multicity is hard enough. It’s a vampire run territory but Finnely enjoys his days there… until his ex, freaking prince of the vampires, moves there.There has been a change in the world recently. Power struggles abound in the supernatural community and peace is fragile at best...
  • Our Blood by Brea Alepoú

    Our Blood by Brea Alepoú

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A coven isn’t a home without witches. Finnely is still dealing with the aftermath of losing all that he’s known. The guilt that eats at him every day is only pushed down by his men who give him purpose: A stalker vampire, an a-hole prince vampire, and a broken wolf.The humans are done turning a blind eye to the supernatural...
  • Mark of the Psychic by Jarica James

    Mark of the Psychic by Jarica James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Getting invited to appear before the High Regency is an honor... unless you’re Lennox Kova, a rare supernatural hybrid who’s gained a healthy distrust of those in power. Lennie and her team have learned the hard way that great power and great responsibility also come with a great chance of being dangerously corrupt...
  • A Shimmer in the Night by Kelley York

    A Shimmer in the Night by Kelley York

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Benjamin Prichard has spent much of his life feeling like an outsider. Growing up, his odd behaviour and visions of ghosts left him isolated, not to mention being the child of an immigrant mother and an absent father. Benjamin walks the line between not being Chinese enough for one community, and not English enough for the other.Whisperwood School for Boys changes everything...
  • The Magic of Twelve: Marigold by Pepper North

    The Magic of Twelve: Marigold by Pepper North

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Will this bookish beauty enjoy life as a Little as much as she always dreamed? The quiet life of a librarian is almost everything Marigold has ever wanted. But she longs for the passion and excitement of a love as true as the ones between the pages of those books. If only she had someone to call Daddy, just like her favorite heroines...
  • The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn

    The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Secrets lie within the walls of Redwood Manor.The murders, alleged curse, and ghost stories have fascinated Carter ever since he moved to Ivy Grove. After attending a Halloween ball at the mansion and meeting a man almost too beautiful to be real, Carter is captivated even more.But the man disappears after that, leaving Carter with nothing but the memory of a kiss...
  • Point Pleasant: Illustrated Edition by Jen Archer Wood

    Point Pleasant: Illustrated Edition by Jen Archer Wood

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ben Wisehart grew up in the idyllic town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. An early encounter with the supernatural shaped his worldview and served as the catalyst for his career as a bestselling horror writer.Thirteen years after abandoning his home, Ben returns to the town to investigate the apparent reemergence of the terrifying creature responsible for his childhood nightmares...
  • We're All Mad Here by Leann Belle

    We're All Mad Here by Leann Belle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The White Rabbit is following me.I can't outrun him. He's fast, he's ruthless, and if he hadn't drugged me and dragged me off to this godforsaken "wonder" land, I might find his platinum hair and striking rose gold eyes attractive.But here, the only wonder I've been finding is in the gaze of these beautiful men as they watch me run. Never do they try and help...
  • Beyond by Katie May

    Beyond by Katie May

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There's one place scarier than hell.And we're in it.There's a series of tunnels beneath the school that we must travel through in order to escape Tory's School for the Troubled.But the world on the other side? It's a land of nightmares and monsters. A place where your worst fears come to life. A world of darkness and pain and suffering...
  • The Bewitchments of Love and Hate by Storm Constantine

    The Bewitchments of Love and Hate by Storm Constantine

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As the savage clan of the Wraeththu and the Gelaming of the South prepare for an inevitable war, Calanthe, certain that his beloved Pellaz has been slain by Theide, prepares to seek revenge...
  • Wolf Tales VI by Kate Douglas

    Wolf Tales VI by Kate Douglas

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Woman's Secrets. A Man's Search.An Unexplored Realm Of Pure Pleasure. . . Pride. Power. Passion. They are the hallmarks of the shapeshifting Chanku--although not every member can immediately accept these gifts. Some, like Eve, must learn to love themselves before they can fully embrace their heritage. Eve's journey takes her far from Montana and her mate, Adam...
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    mlm  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  horror  montana
  • Black as Midnight: An Ariel Kimber Novel by Mary Martel

    Black as Midnight: An Ariel Kimber Novel by Mary Martel

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Black as Midnight is the next full-length novel in the Ariel Kimber series.Ariel Kimber has finally settled into her life. Not only does she have a safe place to call home, one she actually loves living at, but she's got the best roommate a girl could ask for. Oh, and he comes with an adorable little black cat as well.And that's not all that's looking bright and shiny in Ariel's life...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  book  contemporary  drama  family  fiction  horror
  • Embers by Cara Clare

    Embers by Cara Clare

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can ancient secrets set my power free? My power grows stronger every day. I feel it pulsing inside me, beating against my ribs, surging to be set free. But what if it's not enough?With the Human Extinction League hell-bent on raising the underworld, and just five days until they begin their ritual, time is running out...
  • The Traitor's Mercy by Iris Foxglove

    The Traitor's Mercy by Iris Foxglove

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the court of Staria, mercy is rarely a blessing…Sabre de Valois is the last of his line. Saved from the gallows while his family hangs for treason, Sabre is given the chance to pay off their debt and clear his family name...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  dark  dark-fantasy  fiction
  • Sexy Beast VI by Kate Douglas, Anya Howard

    Sexy Beast VI by Kate Douglas, Anya Howard

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wild and untamed, these men like the hunt—but it's the capture they love even more. For that is when they can indulge in their most primal sexual instincts... "Chanku Honor" by Kate DouglasBy invitation of Mik, Tala and AJ, a new group of six young people are discovering their Chanku heritage...
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