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Fain: Texas Kings MC Book 12 by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFain Tempest has worked hard to overcome the demons from his past and make a new life for himself. He left his family behind and found a new one with the Texas Kings MC. The brotherhood he has now is almost enough to make up for the family he left behind.A little more than a year ago, he saw an old friend in a new light and has been fighting that attraction ever since... -
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Sweet Home Louisiana by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA sexy, small town, second chance rom com! Thanks to a drawn-up-while-drinking-moonshine partnership agreement, Madison Allain has to spend thirty days back on the bayou before she can sell her part of the family business... -
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Cowboy Seeking a Second Chance by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTen years ago Boone Pace made a mistake out of selfishness and immaturity.He’s regretted it ever since.Competing as a professional rodeo cowboy was everything he wanted. All that mattered. An opportunity he wouldn’t pass by.But it meant leaving his high-school sweetheart behind.Mae Wells was sweet, and innocent, and quiet... -
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Pause by CJustMe, C.J. Adler
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAqueela, a dreamer and comedian at heart, has just one joyous vision - to transform lives through the mere power of friendship, friendships so solid that they last a lifetime. However, Jay, pessimistic by nature, is convinced that friends are overrated, and that Aqueela is nothing short of a whackjob with an idealistic perspective on the world. It would seem that he wants nothing to do with her...Categorized as:
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Untaken Twin by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA forbidden romance.There’s only one thing worse than your fiancé dying . . .It's having to look into his face every single day.Or should I say - the face of his twin.So I left.I never knew promises were made. Then broken.And I surely never expected those promises to be about me.When I return to my hometown and see his face, the heartache I’ve been running from is front and center... -
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Puck Shy by Teagan Hunter
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI’m having the definition of a bad year.Game Six loss costing my team the Cup? Check.Getting arrested and ruining my image? Check.Almost getting run over after my car breaks down? Oh, look—a hat trick.My contract is up with the Carolina Comets this year, and I need to get it together if I want to stay with the team.I need relaxation, not a relationship... -
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Truly Mine by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings𝑻𝑹𝑼𝑳𝒀 𝑴𝑰𝑵𝑬 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒕𝒚, 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘-𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚. The night we met in the dimly lit bar, she looked like a brunette bombshell, and I wanted to learn her deepest secrets... -
![Catch the Sun by Jennifer Hartmann]()
Catch the Sun by Jennifer Hartmann
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratings"Kissing you feels like catching the sun…" At seven years old, Ella Sunbury and Max Manning were inseparable—until life scattered them in different directions, forcing Ella to abruptly leave town. A decade later, she returns for their senior year of high school, moving in across the street from her childhood best friend. But she's not the same girl Max once knew...Categorized as:
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Stars On Fire by E. L. Todd
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was happily married until the doctor gave me terrible news. My husband must have never really loved me, because he left me shortly afterward. It's been six months and I'm in a better place...but do you ever truly get over something like that? Then I meet Neil Crimson. The guy isn't just handsome, smart, and charming. There's something special about him. He's an astronaut... -
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This Is Wild by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the best selling series, Something So comes the spin-off Series This is... Zoe When you grow up surrounded by hockey players you know one thing for sure, I was never going to settle down with one. Heck, I didn’t even know what icing was. I was too busy climbing the corporate ladder, becoming one of the most successful realtors in New York City... -
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Beyond The Roses by Monica James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo 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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Daisies & Devin by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery story has a hero. Devin O'Leary was mine. Everybody has a dream, And mine could take me far. Just me, and my voice, A stage, and this guitar. With patience and some luck, I could see me, standing there. But, that was before I met her- The girl with the purple hair. Enchanted by her beauty, By her soul, and then, her eyes... -
![Midnight Rain: a Those Who Wait story by Haley Cass]()
Midnight Rain: a Those Who Wait story by Haley Cass
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat if...What if Charlotte didn't decide to come out in Those Who Wait? What if she and Sutton didn't get back together? How would that one decision alter the course of their lives, forever?Charlotte Thompson appears to have it all – by forty, her political plans are panning out exactly as she’d always hoped... -
![Marked by Drew Elyse]()
Marked by Drew Elyse
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“MOVING ON” IS JUST ABOUT ACTING THE PART. I would never say as much to the people I love, but it’s the truth. They want to see me doing better. They want to see me living for more than just my son. So I let them. Every day is about putting on a face, pretending to get over the loss of my husband. And every day is a lie. UNTIL MOVING ON IS A TEMPTATION THAT CAN’T BE DENIED... -
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![One Wrong Move by Olivia Hayle]()
One Wrong Move by Olivia Hayle
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe woman I love has always been off-limits. She was my best friend’s fiancée… and now my new roommate. I thought I was used to pain. Harper dated my best friend for years, and I was going to be the best man at their wedding. Until she blows up the engagement and shows up in London with a new job.Being friends never worked for me. That’s why I moved away...Categorized as:
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![Just an Illusion - Encore by D. Kelly]()
Just an Illusion - Encore by D. Kelly
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSawyer Weston has done the unthinkable—he’s fallen for his brother's girl. He’d never purposefully hurt Noah, but that’s exactly what’s going to happen if he can’t get Amelia out of his system. A stolen kiss between them finally brings Sawyer to his senses. No matter how much he wants her, Amelia has made her choice... -
![The Last Piece of My Heart by Paige Toon]()
The Last Piece of My Heart by Paige Toon
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMeet Bridget, a successful travel journalist with ambitions to turn her quirky relationship blog into a novel. But, after numerous rejections from publishers, she accepts an alternative proposition: Nicole Dupre died leaving behind a bestselling novel and an incomplete sequel, and the family need someone to finish it. Bridget is just thankful to have her foot in the publishing door... -
![Forcing You Away by Kennedy Fox]()
Forcing You Away by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs I search for a fresh start, a friend convinces me to move to his small town. Considering I don’t have a place to live, his little sister offers me her spare room.She’s every man’s dream—witty, down to earth, and gorgeous as hell—too bad she’s off-limits. Unspoken words and stolen glances have me eager to please her in all the forbidden ways... -
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No Regrets Book 1 by Aimee Noalane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe left you. He's gone. And so are you. If life ever taught me anything, it's that nothing should be taken for granted. One moment... is all it takes to break a promise. Friendship becomes love. One second... is all takes to end a life. Love becomes pain. One distraction... is all it took to change our destiny. Pain becomes hate. One moment, one second, one distraction... -
![Portland Storm: The First Period by Catherine Gayle]()
Portland Storm: The First Period by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBREAKAWAY She’s reaching for a breakaway pass. Dana Campbell has spent the past seven years in self-imposed isolation for a crime she didn’t commit. The danger is well in the past, but her panic attacks make it impossible to have a normal, healthy relationship with a man. Even her counselor has given up on her...Categorized as:
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Seven Shades of You by A.M. Johnson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**Stand Alone** Her world was color. Canvas and paint. Indie O’Connell lived inside her head. Her voices the muse. And as a freshman at St. Peter's College, all she wanted, was to create a name for herself with the brush in her hand. His world was over. Despite his humble upbringing, Kai Carter seemed to have it all. Captain of the swim team and a full scholarship...Categorized as:
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![Revive Me: Part Two: The Affair by J.L. Seegars]()
Revive Me: Part Two: The Affair by J.L. Seegars
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMalloryThe day Christopher Johnson decided to kill me, I already knew what it was like to die. I had already experienced it once. Having the life leeched from my body, blood stolen from my veins, oxygen pulled from my lungs.When he decided to walk back into my life, I was in the middle of my third resurrection, healing from the loss of my brother when I was still raw from losing him... -
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Loving the Legend by Kit Grey
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSince Pro basketball player Ty “Pretty Boy” Washington picked up a basketball, he’s only ever wanted one to make it to the pro league and win championships. As the number one pick in the draft, he defies the odds in his rookie year by beating the record of one of the greatest players in the league, Sid “The Wonder Kid” King... -
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Something Borrowed, Something You by Vi Keeland
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo Strings Attached meets Me Before You in SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING YOU, a slow-burn, swoony romance from #1 New York Times bestseller Vi Keeland.My relationship with Hunter Delucia started backwards.We met at a wedding—him sitting on the groom’s side, me sitting on the bride’s. Stealing glances at each other throughout the night, there was no denying an intense, mutual attraction... -
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![Be My Temptation by Rachel Brookes]()
Be My Temptation by Rachel Brookes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou met Josh Crawford and Ashlyn Hart in Be My December, now its time to hear their story. One night connected them.One decision separated them. One craving tempted them. Ashlyn Hart was done with men, or at least those outside of her books. After stupidly falling for the charms of her cheating ex and having her heart broken yet again, she decided to create a new life... -
![Ruined: The Price of Play by Tania Joyce]()
Ruined: The Price of Play by Tania Joyce
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne 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...Categorized as:
slow-burn friends-to-lovers angst romance contemporary enemies-to-lovers celebrity sad -
![Dating Roulette by D. Kelly]()
Dating Roulette by D. Kelly
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBexley Seven Dates. Seven chances to win my heart. It’s not hard – Don’t put ketchup on your eggs. Don’t wear tassely loafers. For the love of all that’s Holy, don’t ogle the waitress. See? Simple… Yet no one can get it right. Tristan Dating Roulette. It’s Bexley’s game. Correction - it’s her life. A constant rotation of dates... -
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Crush by Kelsie Rae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKelsie Rae’s Crush is an emotionally charged, friends-to-lovers contemporary romance written in K. Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes Worlds project.I signed up to be a surrogate because the dating pool is that shallow. Besides, my uterus might as well get used before it starts to grow cobwebs, right? Go figure that fate would screw with me as soon as I check in at my first doctor's appointment... -
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Hearts Ablaze (Hearts On Fire Series) by Heather Lyn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the blink of an eye, Aubrey Steven’s life has been forever changed. Still reeling from the devastating blow, she vows to herself that she will not let anyone in. She will protect herself, even if that means missing out on her one chance at true love. Noah Davis knows just how precious life is. His job as a firefighter shows him every day that you shouldn’t take life for granted... -
![Standstill by Nicole Dykes]()
Standstill by Nicole Dykes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow do you heal after tragedy? Is it even truly possible? Ashlyn and Garrett have been friends forever, nursing each other through the unimaginable. Over the years, they’ve learned to lean on each other and keep going. But there’s a huge difference between moving forward and merely standing still... -
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The Bun And The Gun by Vanessa Gray Bartal
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaggie Eldridge’s life as a college reference librarian was simple, predictable, and boring. That was how she liked it, at least until a mysterious stranger showed up with an unbelievable offer. Soon Maggie found herself giving up everything familiar to move cross-country for the chance at an adventure she didn’t know she’d been missing.Cameron Ridge thrived on discipline...Categorized as:
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All Autumn by Sandra Owens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAutumn Stratton has it all. Or so she thinks until she catches her two-timing husband with his pants around his ankles. There is much Autumn can forgive but infidelity isn’t one of them. Since she obviously can’t trust her judgment in men, she decides they are only good for one thing… Connor Hunter has been friends with Autumn since the first grade, and she’s like a sister to him... -
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My Life as a Mixtape by L.J. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom award-winning author LJ Evans comes an emotionally charged, standalone romance between a sexy bassist and a small-town nurse who can’t walk away from each other when the chips fall down… “I always saw relationships as a burden instead of a gift...until Wynn showed me the way...Categorized as:
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![Broken Bridges by Tania Joyce]()
Broken Bridges by Tania Joyce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's lost his band, his lover and his grandfather - the friends and family who'd accepted his lifestyle choices.She's lost her career, the love of her life and after a freak accident has to accept she'll never be the same.A chance audition for The Flintlocks could change his life.A move across the country could be the fresh start he needs.She needs to find her way in the world again... -
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![Counting the Stars by Tracy McJames]()
Counting the Stars by Tracy McJames
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes love comes when you least expect it.AlexI fell in love from the first moment I met her—seriously.And yeah, I realize that may sound ridiculous, but I’ve never been so sure of anything in my life.Gabby is one of my best friends. She gets me and accepts me for who I am; unlike my stuffy family. But we’ve been stuck in the friend zone for more than a year and I’m getting restless...Categorized as:
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![All the Wright Moves by K.A. Linde]()
All the Wright Moves by K.A. Linde
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sexy brother's best friend roommates romance set in the world of the Wrights from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde…When I moved in with my brother’s best friend, I thought it was temporary.Weston Wright would be in LA with my brother for six months. I’d get the place to myself to get back on my feet. A perfect plan.Until he comes back and asks me to stay... -
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Shut Up And Kiss Me by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a scorching one-night stand between best friends absolutely, definitely shouldn’t happen again...How to resist sleeping with your best friend when you’re stuck in a hotel room in Vegas with the charming, glasses-wearing hottie.1. Slather your face in a grapefruit mask2. Wear a big, fluffy robe3. Make him do the same.Oops.Didn’t work. Turns out our libidos had other plans.But, no biggie... -
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Simmer by Stephanie Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSimmer (verb): to stew gently below or just at the boiling point; to be in a state of incipient developmentMy life was always at a simmer… only stewing, never going anywhere. I was left to fend for myself when it came to affection or love, so I learned to go without.I refused to let them see how broken and lonely I was; it was much easier to hide behind a false reality... -
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Saving Danger by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo maintain her cover and keep her family off her back, they fake a relationship.Having spent her whole life trying to prove she’s just as capable as her three older brothers, art retrieval expert Ivy Danger has landed the biggest gig of her career, one that will pay off the mortgage of the animal shelter she owns. That is, if she doesn’t die before finishing the job... -
![Wild Abandon by Jeannine Colette]()
Wild Abandon by Jeannine Colette
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen you fall in-love it’s forever. But sometimes forever comes with a price. I never meant to meet Nathaniel Teller. It was by accident, on a Tuesday, that I walked into his bar. He was solemn, intense and hiding a secret behind those stoic green eyes. I never intended to fall in-love with him. We were supposed to be just friends. But I fell for him hard, deep. There’s no turning back... -
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Relent by Rachel Schurig
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLevi 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... -
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Aaron's Awakening by K.C. Wells
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAaron isn’t looking for love, but it finds him – and it has a few surprises in store…A laidback man who goes with the flowAaron is happy for his friends who’ve found love, but he’s starting to feel as if he’s an endangered species – a single guy. Not that he’s looking for anyone... -
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No Perfect Princess by Angel Payne, Victoria Blue
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Stones are back. Let the OMGs begin. Angel Payne and Victoria Blue's explosive series continues. Are you ready for Margaux and Michael's story? What came first? The princess or the shoes? And does it really matter? My name is Margaux Asher. Don't be afraid to ask how it's spelled though I may enlighten you, anyway. Yes, I'm that Margaux Asher. The attitude icon... -
![The Final Play by Amie Knight]()
The Final Play by Amie Knight
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Final Play isn’t always the end. Sometimes, it’s the beginning of something far more beautiful. As a professional linebacker, I lived and breathed football. The only thing I loved as much as the game was my twin brother, Max, who kept me almost as busy cleaning up his messes. The most recent of which landed him behind bars... -
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![Seductress by Jessica Prince]()
Seductress by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHardin and Ford's story is coming VERY...Categorized as:
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![All the Way Home by Nancy Ann Healy]()
All the Way Home by Nancy Ann Healy
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen two bicycles collide at the end of a driveway in 1993, three lives are changed forever.Katelyn (Kat) Summers’ family has just moved to Webster, Massachusetts. It’s the day before her twelfth birthday, and all Katelyn wants to do is go back home to Pennsylvania. That is until a ten-year-old boy named Neil Masters crashes into her bicycle... -
![Reckless With You by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Reckless With You by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the NYT Bestselling Author of Breathless With Her comes a fake relationship romance that’s all too real.Professing her love to her best friend while wearing only her favorite panty set and coat probably wasn’t the best decision Amelia Carr has ever made. In fact, it’s perhaps the worst...Categorized as:
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![Choose Me by R.C. Boldt]()
Choose Me by R.C. Boldt
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn Choose Me, USA Today bestselling author RC Boldt brings us an unforgettable, heart-wrenching coming-of-age romance... Wearing the nicest suit I own, I stand in the very back with a flask full of whiskey in my inner pocket. I put on a brave face as I watch her walk down the aisle.Because it’s too late... -
![Waiting For You by Claudia Connor]()
Waiting For You by Claudia Connor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen ER nurse Nora Sellers is hurt in a hospital scuffle, firefighter Zach Walker blames himself. Blaming himself is nothing new. He’s been blaming himself for years for the trauma his baby sister endured as a teenager. Though with his happy–go–lucky attitude no one would know it... -
![Kiss Me Again by Garrett Leigh]()
Kiss Me Again by Garrett Leigh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTree surgeon Aidan Drummond is content with his own company. He works alone, and lives alone, and it doesn’t occur to him to want anything else until a life-changing accident lands him in hospital. Then a glimpse of the beautiful boy in the opposite bed changes everything. Ludo Giordano is trapped on the ward with a bunch of old men. His mind plays tricks on him, keeping him awake...
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