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  • Cuffed by Lexxi James

    Cuffed by Lexxi James

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    HannahThe second I saw him walk through that door, I knew he was trouble.Men like him always are.The dark hair.The smoldering stubble.Those piercing gray eyes that might as well be a flame thrower between women's legs.Oh, and the fact that he's in a gentlemen's club.What am I doing here, you ask?It's my job to be here.No, not that job...
  • Code Name: Pisces by Janie Crouch

    Code Name: Pisces by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My code name is Pisces. The stars say I’m independent, wise, and intuitive.Still waters run deep. I’m the leader of Zodiac Tactical’s guardian unit. We’re the bodyguards—the ones who stand toe to toe with danger and refuse to give any ground. We protect people who need it most.But what if who needs it most is a spoiled diva?I don’t normally take on movie stars...
  • Engaging the Billionaire by Ivy Layne

    Engaging the Billionaire by Ivy Layne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    If we can’t outrun the past, we won’t have a future. The rock on her hand is real, but our engagement is a fake. Once upon a time, I dreamed of buying her a ring, until everything blew up in my face. That was the past, and this is business. At least, it is until I kiss her. It's supposed to be part of the act — and it is — right until my lips touch hers. I forget where we are...
  • Rogue Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Rogue Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s paranoid, eccentric, and dangerous . . .Keira was being hunted.By the good guys and the bad guys. Only trouble is, who is who?Then he caught her.Zander.Gorgeous and blunt.Smart and insane.She shouldn’t want him, shouldn’t allow him through her thick shields. But Zander doesn’t know the word no. All he knows is what he wants.And what he wants, he gets...
  • Wrecker's Ensnarement by Ciara St. James

    Wrecker's Ensnarement by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    WreckerWalking that hazy line between his day job and his club isn’t an easy one for Wrecker. After all, there aren’t a whole lot of men who were both semi-outlaw bikers and cops. He likes to think he has the best of both worlds and until he meets a certain sexy therapist, he’s been happy with it. It’s a balancing act, but one he can manage...
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    alpha-mc  dark  military  steamy  action-adventure  adult  biker  book
  • Protector Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Protector Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    She came for the truth but ended up with so much more…Millie had always been the responsible. Studious. Serious. She’d never even left the small town she grew up in.Until her mission takes her to the city. She didn’t factor in exactly how ill-equipped she was to conduct a murder investigation. Soon, she has half the city’s underworld gunning for her...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  humor  steamy  action-adventure  adult  biker  book
  • Daddy's Angel by Laylah Roberts

    Daddy's Angel by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’s a Little in desperate need of a protective Daddy, but by the time he realizes he can trust her, it just might be too late. . .On the surface Arianna has it all. Beauty. Talent. Wealth. But she’s hiding a secret. Actually, more than one.She’s not perfect. She’s not brave. And she’s in a lot of trouble.Luckily, help arrives. In the form of a huge, gruff, blunt man...
  • Her Daddy's Jewel by Laylah Roberts

    Her Daddy's Jewel by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Jewel knew better.Don’t let anyone close. Don’t get attached. That way, she couldn’t get hurt.She’d really messed up.Because a nightmare from her past is back. And this time she might not survive . . .Jason had intended to slowly build Jewel’s trust in him over time. To prove to her that he could be her man, her lover, her Daddy.And then she disappeared...
  • BS by J.E. Daelman

    BS by J.E. Daelman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life is hard, then gets harder still. That’s how BS feels when out of the blue his wife turns up wanting them to try again, to make the marriage work. After leaving his cheating wife 18-yrs earlier, the last thing he expected was Lilac to turn up on the clubhouse doorstep, throwing a huge spanner in the works for his intention to claim Kya...
  • The Last Good Knight (The Original Sinners Pulp Library) by Tiffany Reisz

    The Last Good Knight (The Original Sinners Pulp Library) by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The 8th Circle - Three years before The Siren When Mistress Nora, newly separated from her lover Søren, encounters a sexy newcomer at the 8th Circle it is lust at first sight. But when their session is cut short by Kingsley Edge, Nora vows to seduce the gorgeous submissive, even if it goes against all of Kingsley's orders. The Last Good Knight is an Original Sinners novella told in five parts...
  • Craving Cecilia: The Aces' Sons by Nicole Jacquelyn

    Craving Cecilia: The Aces' Sons by Nicole Jacquelyn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Cecilia Butler’s well-ordered life explodes into chaos, she has no choice but to reach out to the family and friends she’d left behind years earlier—the Aces Motorcycle Club...
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    age-gap  angst  dark  military  action-adventure  adult  biker  book
  • Safe Haven by Red Phoenix

    Safe Haven by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love has no limits… At eighteen, I suffered a heartbreaking loss and began exploring my submissive side to escape the pain with kinky pleasure. A chance meeting sets me on an exciting new path as a student of the Submissive Training Center. There I find Captain, a distinguished Dom I’ve totally fallen for—my safe haven. But I have a problem. Captain won’t collar me...
  • Every Promise You Made by J.E. Parker

    Every Promise You Made by J.E. Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She was his best friend's little sister...He was the boy who'd always fought to protect her. —Hope—She was his best friend's little sister...He was the boy who'd always protected her.I've loved Evan Morgan ever since I was a little girl.Growing up, he was my best friend.I thought he always would be.Turns out, I was wrong.September 30th was the day my world shattered...
  • Protecting Esme  (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) by Josie Kerr, Operation Alpha

    Protecting Esme (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) by Josie Kerr, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kyle Richards was born to be law enforcement, first as an Air Force Security Forces K-9 handler, and then as a beat cop in his hometown of Atlanta. When an injury ended his police career, Kyle set up shop as a private investigator, spending his days spying on cheating spouses and dishonest delivery men. His life didn't leave much time for relationships...
  • Honeymoon Angel: A Family Justice Novella by Suzanne Halliday

    Honeymoon Angel: A Family Justice Novella by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Honeymoon Angel A Family Justice Novella The Counselor and his Desert Angel These two went to hell and back as a couple Their history was messy and complicated Until … Angelina Marquez returned to Arizona and confronted the elephant in the room And who or what was that elephant? Why, Parker Sullivan, of course! An honorary Marquez and her brother’s best friend, Parker is the...
  • Keeping Kori by P.J. Fiala

    Keeping Kori by P.J. Fiala

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An operative shot in the line of duty.An EMT with a huge secret.And the ultimate explosion of consequences and hearts.Injured but determined to help his fellow operatives, Falcon Montgomery is fighting for all their lives. He’s also battling a pesky EMT who is putting both of their lives at risk. RAPTOR is so close to capturing this criminal and Falcon cannot stop until he’s caught...
  • Pretend: A Dark Military Romance by Lexie Axelson

    Pretend: A Dark Military Romance by Lexie Axelson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alessia ValentínShe’s an intelligence officer on orders to go overseas on her first deployment. Despite who her parents are, she’s determined to prove she belongs there. After getting informed by her step-father, Admiral Ravenmore, that she’s a target for multiple enemies, he assigns Operator Creature as her personal security to watch over her while she’s on deployment...
    Categorized as:
    dark  military  steamy  stalking  age-gap  romance  fantasy  workplace
  • TNT by Giulia Lagomarsino

    TNT by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After walking into his girlfriend's house and finding her murdered, Tony is struggling to get back to normal. Everyone's looking at him like he's damaged, but they don't know the truth. And when they find out, they won't ever look at him the same again. But a one night stand changes everything...
  • Defending Roxanne by P.J. Fiala

    Defending Roxanne by P.J. Fiala

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Secrets and lies have become deadly. While investigating the murder of her parents, Roxanne Bowman encounters more than she ever thought she would. The secrets that both of her parents kept knock her off kilter. Finding an intruder in their home afterwards changes her life forever. GHOST operative, Hawk Delany is back in the swing of things after being shot while working a case...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  steamy  dark  angst  military  romance  suspense  fiction
  • Kilo by Sybil Bartel

    Kilo by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Breacher.Navy SEAL.Mercenary.Being a breacher on the Teams wasn’t a job, it was my drug of choice. Detonating charges, the blast waves going through me, I lived for the rush of tactical explosive breaching. As long as I kept my brothers safe and didn’t eat a piece of frag, I never looked past my next mission... until I screwed up.Miscalculating a blast zone, I took a hit...
  • Whiskey by Sybil Bartel

    Whiskey by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mercenary.Navy SEAL.Unconventional Operative.I didn’t join the Teams. I was recruited. They called me the Specialist. They said I had a unique skill set. I knew who I was.For eight years, the Navy tried to rein me in with their tactics, techniques and procedures—operations, missions, objectives—they told me to adapt and overcome. I didn’t adapt. I did my time.Now I worked for Alpha Elite Security...
  • His Angel by Leah Sharelle

    His Angel by Leah Sharelle

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m not leaving your side, Memphis. You are my home, Angel, so where you are, is where I want to be.” CREED Creed Stephens lost his heart when his wife died in an accident that also took the life of his unborn child. He threw himself into his job as a trained sniper, no longer caring about anything other than his team...
  • Burned by Rebecca Sharp

    Burned by Rebecca Sharp

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From bestselling author Dr. Rebecca Sharp comes a brother's best friend, protector romance...Rocco Damiani has trust issues. It’s no wonder since he was given a burn notice by the CIA. No work history, no money, no connections. No identity. Not quite the fresh start he was looking for, but at least he has a good job and loyal friends...
  • The Six Night Truce by Hannah Shield

    The Six Night Truce by Hannah Shield

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When I stepped into the courtroom this morning, I intended to fight for my client’s life. I never expected to run for my own. Now the courthouse is in lockdown, and I’m trapped in a tiny room with my nemesis—the West Oaks PD cop who hates me most. He’s a single dad with a growly attitude. An ex-Marine. And he’s the star witness against my client...
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    alpha-mc  dark  humor  military  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Strange & Unusual by Lani Lynn Vale

    Strange & Unusual by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The moment he divorced his ex-wife, Jeremiah decided two things.One, he would never, ever get into that kind of situation again—i.e., marriage.Two, he would spend more time doing what he loved—baking, riding motorcycles, spending time with the Battle Crows MC, and getting some quiet time for just himself. Pretty much doing the things he enjoyed, that his ex-wife could no longer ruin...
  • Butcher by LeAnn Ashers

    Butcher by LeAnn Ashers

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He stalked me from the moment he saw me. He watched me day and night. Butcher is what everyone calls crazy. They see all the tattoos and scars and to be honest, to most people he looks downright scary. He’s dangerous. He is after all the enforcer to the Devil Souls MC. But to me? He’s just Butcher. I see him. I see who he really is...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  dark  humor  military  stalking  steamy
  • Savage Hunger by Lisa Renee Jones

    Savage Hunger by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The first book in a new savagely intense trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. Rick Savage, but they call him Savage and for a reason. He can make you laugh and then rip your heart out. No one knows that more than me, Jasmine Marks, the woman he left bleeding from the heart. I loved him. Lord help me, I’ve never stopped loving him...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  humor  military  steamy  abuse  action-adventure
  • Kinda Don't Care by Lani Lynn Vale

    Kinda Don't Care by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    She’s in a white dress that dances around her ankles, and her hair tumbles in a long sheet of curls down her back. A veil covers her beautiful eyes, and she smiles directly at him. Janie is everything Rafe’s ever imagined she would be on her wedding day. Breathtaking. Gorgeous. Perfect. The moment he sees her walking down the aisle towards him, he knows that she’s the one...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  dark  humor  military  stalking  steamy
  • Wild in the Windy City Volume 3: New Year's Eve Edition by Rachel Brookes, M. Piper

    Wild in the Windy City Volume 3: New Year's Eve Edition by Rachel Brookes, M. Piper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    New Year's Eve on Navy Pier. A sexy, breathless night. Eighteen authors bring magic, steam, and romance to the Resolution Gala on Navy Pier this New Year’s Eve. Don’t miss the fireworks. *The authors included in this set are chart topping authors from around the globe that love romance. They're donating all sales proceeds to Bernie's Book Bank...
  • Broken Soldier: A Lost Hearts Novella: Novella One  (Lost Hearts Series) by Blue Saffire

    Broken Soldier: A Lost Hearts Novella: Novella One (Lost Hearts Series) by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Award winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents Broken Soldier: A Lost Hearts Novella from the Lost Hearts Series I'm a man of my Word. I just never thought my word would lead me to her. I'll do anything for Lakia and Isaac and not just because I promised to. It's what I was made to do. Yet, I'm broken and those pieces are trying to make me stumble...
  • THAT MAN 6:  (The Anniversary Story) by Nelle L'Amour

    THAT MAN 6: (The Anniversary Story) by Nelle L'Amour

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Scorchin' hot Blake Burns and his tiger Jennifer are back in this page-turner sequel to Nelle L'Amour's USA Today bestselling THAT MAN series! And things are hotter than ever when they fly to the Maldives to celebrate their tenth anniversary. What can go wrong, does go wrong. Beginning with a near-crash emergency landing...
  • The Holidays Series by Tara Sivec

    The Holidays Series by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The crazy Holidays family stories are now available in one, special edition book bundle! Included in this bundle: *The Stocking Was Hung (The Holidays #1) *Cupid Has a Heart-On (The Holidays #2) *The Firework Exploded (The Holidays #3) *The Bunny is Coming (The Holidays #4) *A Note from Aunt Bobbie *A preview of The Pumpkin Was Stuffed, A Holidays Family Halloween Short...
  • Loner by Janine Infante Bosco

    Loner by Janine Infante Bosco

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A man who can't visualize his future will always revert to his past. Giving in to the murder and mayhem that changed his life and darkened his soul.The legacy he inherited burning through his veins as it ominously guides him to hell. In the end, he pays for his own sins and the sins of his father as well. A hustler by nature and a loner by choice, I am the spawn of Satan...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  humor  stalking  steamy  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • Hiding Out In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Hiding Out In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's the ultimate temptation.One that I can't touch yet one that I can't resist.Her father was my best friend in the Navy SEALs.He gave his life for mine.And how do I repay him?By lusting after his only daughter.The last time I saw her she was a kid.But she shows up on my doorstep in trouble and she's all grown up.All grown up and irresistible...
  • The One for Forever by Hannah Shield

    The One for Forever by Hannah Shield

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's the older man I've always wanted. An ex-Special Forces hero. My best friend’s dad.And now, he's the bodyguard assigned to protect me while I prosecute a killer.I’ve wanted Rex Easton since I was eighteen, yet he’s never looked at me twice. I’m determined to finally get over this crush. But after he swears to protect me from the faceless thugs who are after me, I can’t avoid him...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  military  humor  dark  steamy  romance  suspense  mystery
  • Protecting Mandy by Leslie North

    Protecting Mandy by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Even an ace mechanic can’t repair a broken heart… When Mandy’s father died he left her alone, heartbroken, and buried in crippling debt to an unscrupulous bookie. Now, Mandy’s the proud owner of an auto repair business whose only other mechanic just quit. Things couldn’t get any worse...
  • A Muffin Top Christmas by Tabatha Kiss

    A Muffin Top Christmas by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Naughty or nice. Why not both? He’s a bad boy with a bakery. She’s a BBW with a bar. And they just had a baby. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the bakery, not a creature was stirring, except a six-month-old boy named Zachary. The condoms were stashed in the bedroom with care, in the hopes that my Evey would soon be there...
  • Remember Ramsey by Cynthia Eden

    Remember Ramsey by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Cynthia Eden has a scorching new romance for readers…the dark and dangerous Ramsey is about to have his world shattered.He doesn’t deserve a second chance.Second chances and happily-ever-after endings aren’t meant for men like Ramsey Hyde. He’s a criminal mastermind, a cold-blooded heartbreaker, and certainly no one’s idea of a dream guy...
  • Cautious by Candice M. Wright

    Cautious by Candice M. Wright

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blake Price is nobody’s hero. With dead parents, dead teammates, and a whole lot of survivor’s guilt, Blake just wants to be left alone and to take care of his grandmother. Until a beautiful woman full of secrets becomes his grandmother’s neighbor and brings down his walls. Callie Ward needs a hero more than ever...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  humor  military  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Declan by M. Merin

    Declan by M. Merin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I knew Jenna was in over her head when she came to me looking for work.Then she made the deadly mistake of stealing ten large from my chapter of the Royal Bastards and running.I covered it.It was me she was going to repay every dime of that money to.Just as soon as I found her.18+ hot and steamy romance with an HEA but no epilogue (you've been warned!)...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  dark  humor  steamy  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • Sacrifice by Hope Ford

    Sacrifice by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ...
  • Taken By My Brothers’ Best Friends by Summer Haze

    Taken By My Brothers’ Best Friends by Summer Haze

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Crashing into my brothers' best friends was a mistake.Letting them stay might be an even bigger one.After I rear-ended their truck, I thought I'd just get a lecture and be done. But when Dean, Reed, and Lennon decided to move onto our ranch to help out, things got complicated fast. They’re not just here to work—they’re here to keep an eye on me, whether I like it or not...
  • Wanted by the Warrant Officer by Fiona Davenport

    Wanted by the Warrant Officer by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The last thing Deacon Walker expected when he drove one of his friends to the hospital for the birth of their child was to meet the woman who was meant to be his. But the Navy SEAL knew that he’d do whatever it took to claim Piper Amherst as soon as he saw her.The attraction between Deacon and Piper burned hot and fast, but someone else wanted the pretty nurse for themselves...
  • Protective Biker by Hope Ford

    Protective Biker by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I thought she was the one…Until she left without a trace.Brandy wasn’t like the other club girls.I knew it the first time she walked into the clubhouse.There was something about her that forced me to let my guard down.And It took a while to earn her trust… but I knew she’d be worth it.I was planning the futureAnd she was living in the past...
  • Sam's Little Girl by Pepper North

    Sam's Little Girl by Pepper North

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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  • Training Sasha by Becca Jameson

    Training Sasha by Becca Jameson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    His friend's little sister... Sasha Easton has had her eye on Lincoln Walsh—the owner of Club Zodiac—for five years. Unfortunately, he does nothing but scowl at her and reject her every shy advance. She's not right for him... Lincoln doesn’t have a choice but to discourage Sasha because the truth is that he’s a sadist. And Sasha is no masochist...
  • Rogan by Bex Dane

    Rogan by Bex Dane

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My world was dark, until I met her...Rogan : Vengeance rules my life. Nothing distracts me from my quest to track and kill my target. Nothing except Tessa, the woman I rescued on my last Delta Force mission. She's sunshine and beauty. I'm shadows and regret. And I want her. But loving her means battling my deepest fear—failure...
  • Reckless by Sybil Bartel

    Reckless by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bodyguard. Escort. Bad boy. I didn’t come from the wrong side of the tracks. I was the wrong side. Every cliché you could think of, my family embraced. The only advantage I had was being the best-looking out of all my brothers. Except when I joined the Marines, looks didn’t count for shit downrange...
  • Stolen by the Master Chief by Fiona Davenport

    Stolen by the Master Chief by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Arrow Hamlin was being a good samaritan when he stopped to help someone with a flat tire. He never expected his act of kindness would lead him to the woman who was meant to be his. Or that she’d be on the run from a dangerous situation.Sage Elsher was stunned by a violent encounter in her own home. She had no idea who to trust until Arrow came to her rescue...
  • Guarded by a Protective Vet by Hope Ford

    Guarded by a Protective Vet by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My contract says to protect her… my heart says to love her. She’s my best friend’s younger sister,and she has an obsessed stalker.Of course when I’m asked to protect her,my answer is yes.But I’m not prepared for grown up Maya.She has curves that I want to touch.A smile that melts my wounded soul.And eyes that tell a story of pain she should never have known...
    Categorized as:
    military  age-gap  stalking  humor  steamy  alpha-mc  dark  romance
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