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  • Wild Irish Renegade by Tricia O'Malley

    Wild Irish Renegade by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Maybe all the stories in the magazines weren’t true…Niamh Kearney has one goal in life – to finish out her schooling so she can help children with extra-sensory abilities like her own. Niamh leads a private life, and only her closest friends and family knew of the secrets she holds...
  • Final Fury by Annabel Chase

    Final Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.I foolishly believed this day would never come, that life in charming Chipping Cheddar would always be pleasant and somewhat predictable—but all good things must come to an end.And it seems the dormant portal is no exception...
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    paranormal  magic  demons  angels  ghosts  psychics  romance  fantasy
  • It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman

    It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Midlife is madness—magical, messy and one freaking crisis after another.With a new job I didn’t apply for and an extended family I didn’t know I had—midlife has become somewhat problematic. Gluing ghosts back together is easy compared to my new celestial occupation.The Grim Reaper wants to put a ring on it. Tim wants to be a father...
  • What He Is Now by T.S. Joyce

    What He Is Now by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nash Hudson has done it.After years of being a bachelor werewolf, the Second of the Pack has finally used his one Turn to save the life of a quirky beauty he spent a fun night with, and now reality is setting in. She survived it. She really survived it, and now he and Summer have to figure out where they belong in each other’s lives...
  • Wild Irish Moon by Tricia O'Malley

    Wild Irish Moon by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Famous psychic, Iris Moon, seeks refuge in Grace’s Cove after her boyfriend betrays her and sells a fake story to the tabloids. With her business and reputation unfairly shattered, Iris hopes to find space to heal and figure out how to move forward.Little does she expect to find love.Kane Wallace, known to the world as bestselling author, K.L...
  • Rust or Ride by Autumn Jones Lake

    Rust or Ride by Autumn Jones Lake

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dixon “Dex” Watts has devoted his life to the Lost Kings MC. They’re the only family he needs. He found love young, lost it, and swore to never give his heart to another woman.Emily isn’t just another woman. She’s the best friend of a brother’s wife. Not someone who should spark emotions he thought had rusted out years ago.Heartbreak has visited Emily one too many times...
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    steamy  alpha-mc  angels  paranormal  psychics  demons  magic  ghosts
  • United by K.M. Shea

    United by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    A wolf is attacking the humans of Timber Ridge and changing them into werewolves—against their will.The change process is extremely dangerous and involves bloodshed. It isn’t something that happens by accident, which can only mean one thing.Someone is doing this on purpose...
  • Oblivion by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Oblivion by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    In this special eBook version, experience OBSIDIAN, ONYX, and OPAL as told by Daemon Black…This book is enhanced with exclusive content—two original songs inspired by the novel—resulting in a large file that may take longer to download than expected.I knew the moment Katy Swartz moved in next door, there was going to be trouble. Lots of it...
  • A Cursed Midlife by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff

    A Cursed Midlife by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Necromancer trainee, bookseller, novel writer Ava Harper is settling into her new life with friends and her houseguests. And she definitely isn’t thinking about a certain hunky sheriff who pops in unannounced at every turn. And mostly ignoring her devilish new neighbor, a lingering Christmas present from herself.She has bigger things to worry about. Like learning her newly woken powers...
    Categorized as:
    demons  ghosts  magic  paranormal  psychics  adult  audiobook  book
  • Primal Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Primal Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A single mom afraid to love, a dangerous legend and a monster who will do everything to protect the family he cares about.Diesel is notorious for being the biggest, strongest and most protective basilisk of the group. But he's also still figuring out the whole "mate" thing...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  ghosts  magic  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  dragons
  • The Magic of Betrayal by Britt Andrews

    The Magic of Betrayal by Britt Andrews

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    I thought I had a lot of questions before.Finding myself back in Besmet with the demon from my dreams, I’m finding it hard to deny the connection I feel toward him, despite the fact that he’s certifiably insane.When did my life get so chaotic?My green magic isn’t stable. My moods aren’t stable. My ex isn’t stable...
  • The Magic of Eternity by Britt Andrews

    The Magic of Eternity by Britt Andrews

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Once upon a time, there was a beautiful green witch. She blew into my life every bit as wild as the storm magic that lived within my veins. My heart had been nothing but a lifeless organ within my chest until she breathed life back into me, ensuring that each beat from that moment forward was for her.Saige Wildes was everything good...
  • Fairytale Come Alive by Kristen Ashley

    Fairytale Come Alive by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B006C4AFSAIn Isabella Austin Evangelista’s life miracles never happen… she knows she’s destined to be the princess who’s stuck in the middle of a fairytale where there will be no happily ever after. Once upon a time, Prentice Cameron loved Isabella Austin until he discovered she was a spoiled, rich girl who spent her summers toying with his heart...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  billionaire  ghosts  magic  paranormal  steamy  abuse
  • Fallen by Mia Sheridan

    Fallen by Mia Sheridan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Scarlett Lattimore arrives at Lilith House, an abandoned mansion built in 1876, that later housed a reform school for troubled girls, to start a new life with her seven-year-old daughter...
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    angst  dark  ghosts  gothic  paranormal  revenge  abuse  adult
  • Is This Love? by Kaylee Ryan

    Is This Love? by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan brings you the continuation of the stand-alone series surrounding five best friends who co-own a tattoo studio. "Is This Love?” is an age gap, marriage of convenience, friends to lovers, small-town romance.LegendA marriage of convenience is one thing… but falling for your fake wife is all kinds of complicated...
    Categorized as:
    gothic  angels  paranormal  psychics  demons  ghosts  magic  romance
  • The Fifth Sense by Michelle M. Pillow

    The Fifth Sense by Michelle M. Pillow

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some secrets refuse to stay buried.By all rights, Sue Jewel should be dead. In place of celebrating her fortieth birthday, she was wrapped in plastic and stuffed in the trunk of a car. Worst part is the man she promised to spend her life with is the one who tried to kill her. With a little help from Fate, Sue walks away from the ordeal, but her husband doesn’t...
  • The Magic of Destiny by Britt Andrews

    The Magic of Destiny by Britt Andrews

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Destiny.I’ve been hearing that word a lot lately and my opinion on the whole thing hasn’t mattered one bit. No, the stars have their plans and I’ve been consulted about it a whopping zero times.Finally. I finally had all of my mates together. Yeah, that lasted an impressive two seconds and now one of them is gone...
  • Reckless Road by Christine Feehan

    Reckless Road by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Refuel your passion with a new installment of the Torpedo Ink series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.While Gedeon "Player" Lazaroff is one of Torpedo Ink motorcycle club's roughest members, he's also one of the calmest. Little rattles Player, except for the times his gift gets the better of him. When that happens, he has to just lie down in the dark and hope for the best...
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    alpha-mc  dark  ghosts  magic  paranormal  psychics  steamy  abuse
  • Wild Irish Eyes by Tricia O'Malley

    Wild Irish Eyes by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Oh, to stop the voices in her head. Other people's voices, that is. As a pub owner with an extra special gift, all Cait Gallagher craves is a moment of silence. That, and to own the building her pub is housed in along with the heart of the building's landlord, Shane MacAuliffe. Though she is irresistibly drawn to Shane, her vulnerabilities cause her to put up a tough exterior...
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    angels  magic  paranormal  psychics  steamy  adult  audiobook  book
  • Captured by the Lion by Milly Taiden

    Captured by the Lion by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to the world of the Alpha Claimed. Each story features a strong woman and the man or men that love her. Every book is standalone, but once you read one you'll want to read the others. Leigh Hale is on the run from a dangerous ex-boyfriend after she turned him into the police for running a Ponzi scheme. Now, she’s back home and looking to start fresh...
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    angels  demons  ghosts  magic  paranormal  psychics  steamy  adult
  • The Monster's Wife by Jillian West

    The Monster's Wife by Jillian West

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The picturesque town of Haven may offer sanctuary for all, but the irony is getting harder to monsters are vanishing. Aline knows better than to meddle. The runaway Princess of Faere learned the hard way what happens when others see what her magic can do. No, it's far better to focus on her own problems like running The Monster's Den and staying off the paranormal council's radar...
  • Healing of the Wolf: 5 by Cherise Sinclair

    Healing of the Wolf: 5 by Cherise Sinclair

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A decade in captivity tore away all hope.But Margery never lost her resolve to help the sick. The village she’d hoped to serve as banfasa, caring for the ill and injured, is long gone. Humans captured the young shifters and killed the adults. Finally rescued, she has a chance at her dreams—at least for meaningful work...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  magic  paranormal  steamy  abuse  adult  book  contemporary
  • Protector Mate by Ariana Hawkes

    Protector Mate by Ariana Hawkes

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A brand new mail-order bride series from the author of Shiftr: Swipe Left For Love. Jagger needs a mate. Fast. He’s running from a dark past and his life as the self-appointed sheriff of the outcast community of Ragtown was supposed to keep him on track. But his duties are pushing his bear to the dark side—not least when a new threat appears in town, with the ability to destroy everyone in it...
  • The Gift by Leeanna Morgan

    The Gift by Leeanna Morgan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hannah Williams is an artist and co-owns a successful event management company. For the first time in her life, the things she’s always dreamed about are coming true. When she meets Brett Forster, she knows she has to be careful. Falling for a cattle rancher from Montana is the worst thing she could do—even if he’s the best thing that’s ever happened to her...
  • Succubus Soccer Mom by Jacquelyn Faye

    Succubus Soccer Mom by Jacquelyn Faye

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    You know that bitch from hell everybody talks about? That's me. I mean that literally. I was born in the seventh circle of Hell to two demons of noble lineage. Know what that means? Squat. My brimstone birth certificate and five bucks might get me a cup of coffee from Starbucks. The minute I was born, they handed me off to a wet nurse, sent me to earth, and left me to fend for myself...
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    alpha-mc  demons  magic  paranormal  steamy  adult  audiobook  book
  • Safe Harbor by Christine Feehan

    Safe Harbor by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    One of seven daughters in a line of extraordinary women, Hannah Drake has been the elusive object of affection for Jonas Harrington for as long as the rugged sheriff can remember. If only the stunning supermodel was driven by a passion other than her career. But Jonas isn t the only one with desires for Hannah...
  • Leap of the Lion by Cherise Sinclair

    Leap of the Lion by Cherise Sinclair

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She shifts for the first time on the day of her escape. After a decade of captivity, Darcy MacCormac escapes the corrupt, clandestine organization called the Scythe, leaving family and friends behind. She must find a way to rescue them. Discovered by other shifters, the brand-new cougar gets two mentors. Blademage Gawain is an easy-going blacksmith with a steel-hard core...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  magic  paranormal  steamy  abuse  adult  book  contemporary
  • Survival Instinct by Janie Crouch

    Survival Instinct by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The voices in her head have decided to kill her. Most people joke about hearing voices in their heads. For Chloe Jeffries, they're real. And as the creative force behind one of the most popular shows on television, she has used the constant flood of voices in her mind to her advantage: fuel for entertainment. But now one of the voices has decided it wants Chloe all for itself...
  • Pieces of a Life by Jewel E. Ann

    Pieces of a Life by Jewel E. Ann

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The summer before fourth grade, Colten Mosley moved into the house across the street from mine, and we became inseparable.He played the piano and baseball.I had a penchant for dead things while at the same time imagining what it would be like to kiss Colten.We were filled with curiosity and overly active imaginations.We were also forbidden to be more than friends.But that didn’t stop us...
  • Eventide of the Bear by Cherise Sinclair, Noah Michael Levine

    Eventide of the Bear by Cherise Sinclair, Noah Michael Levine

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    She risked her life to save a human child. Pain was her reward.All her life, Emma longed for someone to love. Instead, disaster sees the brand-new bard banished from her people for long lonely years. Injured saving a child, the werebear has to steal food from humans, breaking shifter Law. The territory’s Cosantir and his lethal grizzly warrior catch her in the act...
  • Fastlander Fealty by T.S. Joyce

    Fastlander Fealty by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Owen Carson is a big, dominant boar shifter who is finally ready for a mate. Since he was young, he knew he wanted to escape the unfortunate legacy of his people and find something that has always felt just out of reach...
  • Fire Bound by Christine Feehan

    Fire Bound by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sea Haven novels returns to the circle of the six sisters of the heart, bound by the elements—and to one who possesses the power to inflame the most dangerous passions of all. Flame-haired Lissa Piner is a skilled glass blower whose delicate gift conceals a burning inner strength that can destroy as exquisitely as it can create...
  • Air Bound by Christine Feehan

    Air Bound by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The sisters of Sea Haven, bound by the heart and the magical power of the elements, return in this soul-stirring new novel from Christine Feehan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Spirit Bound...For as far back as she can remember, Airiana Ridell has always been aware of her extraordinary gift...
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    alpha-mc  dark  magic  paranormal  psychics  steamy  abuse  adult
  • Chosen by the Bear by Milly Taiden

    Chosen by the Bear by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to the world of the Alpha Claimed. Each story features a strong woman and the man or men that love her. Every book is standalone, but once you read one you'll want to read the others. Piper Rain is a romance author that stopped believing in love. She’s been unable to write about it since her divorce and having her heart broken...
    Categorized as:
    angels  demons  ghosts  paranormal  psychics  steamy  adult  aliens
  • Evernight Unleashed by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Evernight Unleashed by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the dramatic conclusion to the Ravenwood Coven series by NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan, this sleeping magical paranormal town knows that war can be a beginning…and an ending.Rowen Ravenwood is the final witch of her line—the only one standing in the way of Oriel, the dark necromancer who wants the core of the town’s magic for his own...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  steamy  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fae
  • Thunder with a Chance of Lovestruck by Mandy M. Roth

    Thunder with a Chance of Lovestruck by Mandy M. Roth

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Detective Drest Bright meets his newest charge, sparks literally fly. There is no denying the instant attraction he feels for Rachael Frankenstein. But she’s off-limits, and he knows as much. Her family has been a thorn in the side of the Nightshade Fae Hunters for over a hundred years, and they aren’t about to let him run off into the sunset with her without a fight...
  • River on Fire by Leanne Davis

    River on Fire by Leanne Davis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The ranch was their life. It was supposed to last forever.It wasn’t supposed to end this way.Hailey Starr seeks refuge at the Rydell River Resort in the wake of her bitter divorce and from the ensuing hatred she receives from her daughter and her confused, hurt son. While her ex honeymoons with his new wife, Hailey decides not to care...
  • The One I Stood Beside by Piper Rayne

    The One I Stood Beside by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s the classic story— best friends since childhood agree to a fake marriage, thinking they can pretend to love each other without their relationship changing.Jude would do anything for me. He’s stood by my side since we were six, and I’ve done the same for him...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  steamy  demons  angels  psychics  magic  paranormal  ghosts
  • The Sinner by Dannika Dark

    The Sinner by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “She had wrecked him, body and soul.” An addictive page-turner in the Black Arrowhead series. Cecilia is an introvert who rarely leaves the house, but she must overcome her fears in order to sell her late father’s extensive book collection. When she encounters a handsome wolf from her past, her world turns upside down. She can’t seem to escape him, and the secret they share could destroy her life...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  magic  dark  steamy  angels  demons  ghosts  romance
  • Dangerous Tides by Christine Feehan

    Dangerous Tides by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    With her sensual blend of paranormal romance and breathless suspense, New York Times bestselling author “Christine Feehan boldly goes where no writer has ever gone”*. Now she introduces Libby Drake, of the magical Drake sisters—each mysterious, gifted, and enchanted by prophecies of love…Dr. Libby Drake is sensible and practical. To her more adventurous sisters, she’s always been the “good girl”...
  • Fractured Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Fractured Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Talon Pack continues with a dark secret that could shatter the future of the Packs, or save them all. Parker Jamenson is the son of three Packs, the sole mediator between every Pack in the United States and Europe, and…he’s dying. He knows he doesn’t have much left in him and is in desperate need of a mate...
  • Rebel Mate by Ariana Hawkes

    Rebel Mate by Ariana Hawkes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A brand new mail-order bride series from the author of Shiftr: Swipe Left For Love. Aidan has been on the run for too long. From his psychopathic family; from the mountain of secrets he’s been hiding from everyone; and from himself. He wears his heart on his sleeve—that’s what everyone thinks anyways—always full of pranks and jokes. But deep down, his heart is tortured and dark...
    Categorized as:
    angels  demons  paranormal  psychics  adult  book  contemporary  family
  • A Covert Affair by Kennedy L. Mitchell

    A Covert Affair by Kennedy L. Mitchell

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A SEAL Romance NovelWOW! This book was crazy suspenseful and insanely sexy! From the first page I was hooked and immediately loved this story…” He wants her off his base . . . and in his bed...
    Categorized as:
    demons  ghosts  angels  psychics  gothic  magic  paranormal  romance
  • Sway by Jessica Gadziala

    Sway by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s an arms-dealing biker tasked with finding a weapon designer who is late on a deal with his organization.He never expected that the designer would be one of the hottest women he’d ever seen.She’s a weapon designer who has real problems...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  magic  demons  angels  paranormal  ghosts  gothic  psychics
  • Wolf Roulette by Kelly St. Clare

    Wolf Roulette by Kelly St. Clare

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Deception Valley is living up to its name.Exiled from my tribe.Living with a pack who hates me.In bed with a werewolf I can’t ignore.Things were simple when I just had to win the game. Yet now, even winning means I’ll end up the loser. Big time.The mysteries surrounding my mother might be solved, but I’m haunted by her lies and sorry end...
  • Crave by Grace McGinty

    Crave by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “Susannah is a b*tch.”If you asked any of the residents of Maxton what they thought of me, it would basically boil down to that.In reality, I have a huge secret. One that I’ve been keeping for nearly a decade to protect someone I love. If I had to wear a mask to keep people at arm's length and away from the truth, then so be it. At least I had my best friend and lover, Quinn, to fortify me...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  magic  ghosts  alpha-mc  steamy  dark  romance  omegaverse
  • Oceans of Fire by Christine Feehan

    Oceans of Fire by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Called “the reigning queen of paranormal romance” by Publishers Weekly, New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan offers an imaginative blend of sensual romance, fast-paced adventure and the paranormal that has thrilled countless readers...
  • Charmed by His Love by Janet Chapman

    Charmed by His Love by Janet Chapman

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Janet Chapman takes you back to the magical town of Spellbound Falls, where Duncan MacKeage is about to uncover great love with hidden dangers…All Duncan MacKeage wants is to keep his crew building roads and bridges up the mountain to the fancy resort overlooking Spellbound Falls’ new inland sea...
  • Born in Fire by Nora Roberts

    Born in Fire by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 57 ratings
    Three modern sisters bound by the timeless beauty of Ireland...The eldest Concannon sister, Maggie, is a reclusive, stubborn and free-spirited glassmaker—with a heart worth winning.Margaret Mary is a glass artist with an independent streak as fierce as her volatile temper...
  • Earth Bound by Christine Feehan

    Earth Bound by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Air Bound returns to the mysterious coastal town of Sea Haven where six sisters of the heart are bound by the elements, and one is stalked by an inescapable past… After escaping from a cult, Lexi found refuge with her sisters on the farm that more than sustained her body—it nurtured her soul as well...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  magic  paranormal  psychics  revenge  steamy  abuse
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