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Neanderthal Seeks Duchess by Laney Hatcher
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere are three things you need to know about Lady Jane Morrison:1. She frequently finds herself the talk of the ton and for all the wrong reasons.2. A dashingly mysterious gentleman has caught her attention and even more dangerous...she has caught his. 3. She’s rubbish at embroidery. After scandalous events during the London season, Lady Jane is attracting the wrong kind of attention... -
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The Hathaways Complete Series by Lisa Kleypas
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHere together for the first time in a convenient ebook bundle, the five books from The Hathaways series by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas: Mine Til Midnight , Seduce Me at Sunrise , Tempt Me at Twilight , Married by Morning , and Love in the Afternoon...Categorized as:
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Dare to Be Wild by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir mothers dared all for love.Just imagine what their daughters will do...A serious dilemma...Miss Elspeth Cadogan is a cuckoo in a very lively nest. Her parents, Jerome and Bonnie Cadogan, are notorious for their wild parties and practical jokes. Elspeth is sensible, bookish, and just wants a quiet life... -
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The Devil's Deception by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHiding in plain sightWhen your life is destroyed by a faceless villain and the grief cuts so deep it could destroy you, there are two choices. Give up or fight. Lord Montgomery chose the latter. Society sees him as a bumbling fool, but in fact Theo is far from it. With the return of his childhood friend, Lady Iris Challoner, everything suddenly changes...Categorized as:
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![Unmasked By A Devil by Wendy Vella]()
Unmasked By A Devil by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe man who was loved by everyone… except herZachariel Deville knew what people thought of him. The youngest brother, all charm, and no substance. He knew better. His serious side came out when he performed his duties for the king or protected his family. He cared nothing about how others perceived him. Except her, of course. He cared very much about that...Categorized as:
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Sutton's Scoundrel by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this deliciously steamy Regency romance from USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott, a lady determined to restore her reputation meets her match in a seductive East End rogue she can't deny.Dubbed Lady Scandal thanks to her gossip-stirring past, Portia Fairhaven, the widowed Countess of Blakewell, is no stranger to rumors and innuendos... -
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Sinfully Wanton by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA seductive virgin. An experienced older rake. Lady Aurora Sinclair is no stranger to scandalous behavior, after all, she is a Deadly Sin. Now that she’s survived two Seasons, Aurora is bored. Far more curious about things of a physical nature than she should be, her interests will soon lead her down the path to ruin. A solution presents itself, in the form of Mr...Categorized as:
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Falling for the Marquess by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA war hero who returns to a title. A lady making her debut into Polite Society. Two people drawn together, yet others think them better apart . . . Second son August Holt is serving as a captain in the Peninsular Wars when he is gravely injured. August loses an eye and also bears a hideous scar running from his brow to his cheek from a saber wound...Categorized as:
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The Wicked Wallflower by Tracy Sumner
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA slow-burn battle of wills leads to love.Their biggest secret? Their infatuation with each other.Independent, impulsive Lady Philippa Darlington guarantees her freedom by playing the role of a wallflower. After two miserable seasons in the ton, she’s vowed to never marry with the help of the most dreaded female enterprise in London—the Duchess Society... -
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The Earl’s Promised Bride by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA chance-meeting of soulmates? Or is everything a lie?Betrothed since birth to some stuffy earl she has never met, Lucy is torn between family duty and a longing for love and fun. Naturally, she determines to enjoy her last days of freedom - and her first Blackhaven ball - to the full...Categorized as:
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![Portrait of the Duke by Alexa Aston]()
Portrait of the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA fun-loving man who has become a staid duke . . .An independent lady who wishes to pursue her artistic bent . . .A long-ago meeting which left a lasting impression on them both . . .Daniel Judson, the Duke of Westfield, changed from a carefree young rogue into a sober duke once faced with a mountain of responsibilities after he assumed his grandfather’s title...Categorized as:
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![The Goodbye Governess by Scarlett Scott]()
The Goodbye Governess by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's not truly a governess. He doesn't want to be a dutiful lord. They're about to collide in this deliciously steamy conclusion to the Unexpected Lords series from USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott.Oliver “Knight” Knightly, newly inherited Earl of Stoneleigh, has been summoned home to England after the sudden death of his brother...Categorized as:
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![One Night to Remember by Erica Ridley]()
One Night to Remember by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet the unforgettable men of London's most notorious tavern, The Wicked Duke... -
![The Scent of Love by Meara Platt]()
The Scent of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill The Book of Love work its magic on Belle and Finn?Belle Farthingale knows something is wrong in the family business and is worried her father has gotten in over his head. She needs Finn Brayden’s help to get him out of trouble, but after their humiliating encounter at Lady Dayne’s tea party, will he ever speak to her again?Finn Brayden has one rule: never mix business with pleasure...Categorized as:
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![The Dance of Love by Meara Platt]()
The Dance of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was ballrooms and glitter. He was grit and brawn. They should have been wrong for each other, but they weren’t. This blazing hot Brayden cousin has no idea what the beautiful, obviously refined young woman is doing in his office, but he has no intention of ever letting her go...Categorized as:
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![Duke of Decadence: Regency Romance by Tammy Andresen]()
Duke of Decadence: Regency Romance by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Duke of Decadence has a secret...Well, to be honest, Bash has several. His father, the Demon Duke, might have been the cruelest man in all of England. Bash hates his own title, the very one he inherited, and all the trappings that come with it. And most secret of all, he hopes never to marry and carry on that family legacy. Which is downright scandalous for a duke to even think... -
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A Wager too Wicked by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove becomes the ultimate gamble when a wager turns into a passionate affair.Lady Victoria Knightly is determined to prevent her cousin from being trapped in a loveless marriage. To achieve this, she decides to spy on Ethan Darlington, the formidable Earl of Townsend, hoping to uncover secrets to thwart his courtship intentions...Categorized as:
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![Moonlight and the Duke: A Regency Historical Romance by Meara Platt]()
Moonlight and the Duke: A Regency Historical Romance by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHandsome widower. Shy spinster. Will he be the one to give her a first kiss? Connor Fieldstone, the Duke of Lynton, renowned as a Silver Duke, has no intention of ever marrying again...Categorized as:
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![The Moonstone Pirate: A Regency Historical Romance by Meara Platt]()
The Moonstone Pirate: A Regency Historical Romance by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Moonstone Landing, where moonstones shimmer beneath the sea and a pirate’s heart is about to be captured with true love’s kiss. Lady Imogen Stockwell is convinced her handsome new neighbor, Draco Waring, Earl of Woodley is a pirate...Categorized as:
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![Duke Takes All by Eva Devon]()
Duke Takes All by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Duke With A Thousand Secrets: The Duke of Raventon has sworn to never reveal his entire heart and soul to anyone. He has known loss and pain and failure.So much so, that the only way he can make up for the past is in saving everyone he can. When the wild, beautiful Highland lass shows up on his doorstep, he can't turn her away... -
![Derriford: Confirmed Bachelors Book 5 by Jenny Hambly]()
Derriford: Confirmed Bachelors Book 5 by Jenny Hambly
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsViscount Derriford likes to keep a low profile. He avoids ton parties and the ladies who frequent them whenever possible, preferring to spend time with his fellow bachelors. A predictable, undemanding existence suits him perfectly. Marriage has never been part of his plans; he is convinced he could never make any woman happy... -
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Carteret by Jenny Hambly
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDignified, reserved, and every inch the gentleman, Laurence Westerby, the fifth Viscount Carteret, finds his ordered and predictable world turned on its head when a mysterious lady steps into his private parlour. He thinks her spirited, reckless, and undoubtedly in need of his protection...Categorized as:
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![The Wayward One by Danelle Harmon]()
The Wayward One by Danelle Harmon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe bluest of blood; the boldest of hearts; the de Montfortes will take your breath away." Irish Captain Ruaidri O' Devir has no love for the English. Taken from his family and pressed into the Royal Navy at a young age, he is now a commander for the fledgling American Continental Navy, hand-picked by John Adams himself to steal a potent new explosive from the British... -
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Diana by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA woman whose reputation was destroyed. A powerful earl who longs for children. Can they ignore the raging gossip and find happiness together? Lady Diana de Wolfe's curiosity about kissing led to her ruin before she ever made her come-out in London... -
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![The Spitfire by Christi Caldwell]()
The Spitfire by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHer dream is to open a music hall. Only one thing stands in her way—the man she loves. The final Wicked Wallflowers novel from USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell. Leaving behind her life as a courtesan and madam, Clara Winters is moving far from the sinful life to which she was accustomed in the gaming hell the Devil’s Den...Categorized as:
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![The Devilish Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Charlotte Wren]()
The Devilish Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Charlotte Wren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves.Mrs... -
![The Devil and the Debutante by Christi Caldwell]()
The Devil and the Debutante by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dastardly VillainRex DuMond, the Marquess of Rutherford, rules over London’s most wicked gaming hell Forbidden Pleasures. His black-hearted peers might spend their evenings in polite society, but they spend their nights gambling their wealth, land, and secrets away at his tables...Categorized as:
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![The Miracle of Love by Meara Platt]()
The Miracle of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was only assigned to protect her for the week, but his heart wanted to protect her forever.Enjoy this next installment in the humorous and heartwarming, bestselling Regency romance Book of Love series.Deklan Quinton is a blazing hot hero who has more than earned his reputation as the Crown’s top agent... -
![Lady of Providence by Ellie St. Clair, Dragonblade Publishing]()
Lady of Providence by Ellie St. Clair, Dragonblade Publishing
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMuch-anticipated Book 3 has arrived in "The Unconventional Ladies" series. Pick up "Lady of Providence" by Ellie St. Clair today, or read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited!! A rocky past. An uncertain future. Can love prevail? Elizabeth Moreland is seen as the perfect lady... -
![The Dream of Love by Meara Platt]()
The Dream of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGorgeous as sin Vicar Adam Carstairs is running from his past. Lady Remington Hartfield is running from her future. What will happen when their paths collide? Love is the one thing Lady Remington Hartfield has never had in her life and the one thing she dreams of finding... -
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Healing the Viscount's Heart by Trisha Messmer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA viscount whose life is governed by rules. A bluestocking who circumvents them. What will break first... his principles or her heart?Laurence Townsend, Viscount Montgomery, enjoys his well-ordered, structured life. Yet he craves a love match like those of his closest friends. And after encountering a scientifically minded woman at a masquerade, his hope soars... if only he knew her identity... -
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Dear Mr. Fairbanks by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOpposites Attract, Older Brother Best Friend, Secret IdentityLady Persephone Blagrove owns a secret tendre for Mr. Richard Fairbanks, a man society has labeled a rogue. Often unnoticed and called a wallflower by the ton, she dares to break the bounds of propriety by writing an anonymous letter to him, sparking correspondences that lead to passionate and scandalous encounters. Despite knowing Mr... -
![Winning A Wallflower by Wendy Vella]()
Winning A Wallflower by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRead Bram and Ivy’s story before they became guardians to the Notorious Nightingales.Their course was set, but the game of love changes everything. Can a well placed arrow bring them what their hearts desire?Bram was a vastly different man than the spoiled indolent one who walked out on society. He’s learned control and will no longer willingly follow the dictates of his family... -
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One Night of Passion by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet the unforgettable men of London's most notorious tavern, The Wicked Duke. Seductively handsome, with charm and wit to spare, one night with these rakes and rogues will never be enough… Lifelong romantic Thaddeus Middleton is on the hunt for a wife. He hopes to find a woman more attracted to him than to money... -
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![The Broken Heart by Mary Lancaster]()
The Broken Heart by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDanger, loyalty and loving the enemy… Book 4 in The Unmarriageable Series is now available! Read for Free with Kindle Unlimited! Shunned by society and even by her own family after the treachery of her late husband, Isabelle de Renarde has long given up any thought of love or remarriage...Categorized as:
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![The Kiss of Love by Meara Platt]()
The Kiss of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill The Book of Love find a way to bring these two souls together?Honey Farthingale has a devastating secret that could destroy her chance of ever finding love. For this reason, she has sworn off marriage... -
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The Vulgar Heart by Mary Lancaster, Dragonblade Publishing
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGet Book Three in the bestselling The Unmarriageable Series - read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited! When convention clashes with love… Eager to outshine her older sisters, Henrietta Maybury is disappointed to discover the first man to make her heart race is the scion of a banking family, and therefore quite ineligible as a husband to a viscount’s daughter...Categorized as:
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![The Song of Love by Meara Platt]()
The Song of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to more Regency fun and frolic in the romantic, bestselling Book of Love series. Now Violet Farthingale must put The Book of Love to the test to capture Romulus Brayden’s heart.What makes a man fall in love? Violet Farthingale is desperate to know, because she has just been caught in Captain Romulus Brayden’s home with her gown unlaced and his hands too far up her legs to explain away...Categorized as:
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![The Chance of Love by Meara Platt]()
The Chance of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow could someone so buttoned up shoot fire through his blood the way she did? Holly Farthingale is a young widow who hardly knew her husband before he went off to war and met his untimely end. She does not want to go through the pain of that loss again and intends never to marry... -
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Crown of Dreams by Kimberly Cates
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe award-winning author of Only Forever takes readers on a passionate and irresistible adventure set in 18th-century Scotland. Only weeks before she's to wed, lovely Devlin Chastain falls under the spell of a hotheaded Scottish rebel, who's willing to die for Bonnie Prince Charlie, Young Pretender to the British throne... -
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Forever Yours Series Bundle by Stacy Reid
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE MARQUESS AND I Lady Willow Arlington, hauntingly lovely, is blind and known by the ton as the dowry-less daughter. Alasdair Morley, the Marquess of Westcliffe, is in need of an heiress, but Lady Willow should be the last person he craves after she was persuaded to reject his offer of marriage when he was a mere third son...Categorized as:
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![Lady of Charade by Ellie St. Clair]()
Lady of Charade by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn illegitimate daughter. The son of an earl. A connection they cannot deny. Raised in a small American village after her mother passes away, Sarah Jones is sent a cryptic letter about the true identity of her father, an English nobleman. She travels to London in search of the man while she passes herself off as a family member of the aristocracy... -
![Duke of Dishonor by Tammy Andresen]()
Duke of Dishonor by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA hero in disguise...When a mystery man saves her from bandits, Emily Carrington cannot deny that she’s intrigued. Perhaps infatuated is the better word. But she’s got no time for such fancies. She has to marry quickly before her family’s secrets are exposed and she is ruined... -
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Dare to Risk It All by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Magnet for Trouble... When Greer Cadogan goes to her sister’s Christmas House party, she is all agog to meet the wicked Raphe Coote, Baron de Ligne. Raphe is her brother-in-law, the Viscount Roxborough’s best friend. The sinfully handsome baron is rusticating in the countryside at Rowsley Hall after sinking into a pit of vice so deep he nearly didn’t climb out again... -
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![How the Hoyden Won the Duke by Eva Devon]()
How the Hoyden Won the Duke by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom glittering ballroom to stunning castles, join four Hoydens as they turn London and the ton upside down in their pursuit of dreams, passion, and love! A Lady Like No OtherLady Thomasina Kent is determined to study science. Raised with benevolent neglect by parents who adore their own studies, she has been able to pursue things that other ladies have not... -
![The Forgotten Daughter by Caroline Warfield]()
The Forgotten Daughter by Caroline Warfield
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFanny’s worthless father forgot her entirely. The earl’s steward plans to make it right; if only he can avoid falling in love with her while he does... -
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Dare to Be Brazen by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTheir mothers dared all for love.Just imagine what their daughters will do...Dare to be BrazenThe perfect lady…Lady Elizabeth Adolphus, eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Bedwin is the most sought-after young lady of the ton. Seen as the perfect debutante, beautiful, sweet-natured, and demure, she is besieged by offers from eligible gentlemen. And she doesn’t want any of them... -
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The Doctor and the Libertine by Callie Hutton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDr. Rayne Stevens has spent her entire life working toward following in her father’s footsteps and standing by his side in his medical clinic. Now that he has retired, she is the sole practitioner and is proud of what she’s accomplished, especially with the disdain she’s had to deal with due to being a woman in her chosen profession...Categorized as:
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![The Brothers Sinister: The Complete Boxed Set by Courtney Milan]()
The Brothers Sinister: The Complete Boxed Set by Courtney Milan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the complete boxed set of Courtney Milan’s acclaimed Brothers Sinister Series – four full length books, three novellas – together, almost half a million words. The Governess Affair Miss Serena Barton intends to hold the petty, selfish duke who had her sacked responsible for his crimes...Categorized as:
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![Sophia and the Duke by Stacy Reid, AuthorsDesigns]()
Sophia and the Duke by Stacy Reid, AuthorsDesigns
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnother witty, sensual, and smart romance in the Forever Yours series!After losing the family she loved, Miss SophiaKnightly lives a carefree and unrestricted life; her tomorrows are promised tono one. The last thing she expected was William Astor, the Duke of Wycliffe, tocreate the scandal of the Season by chasing after her at a ball...
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