Books like 'Love, Lies and Valentines'
Readers who enjoyed Love, Lies and Valentines by D.E. Malone also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Christmas on the Island by Maggie Miller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFive former sorority sisters, all in their 50's, undertake the adventure of a lifetime when a mysterious invite reunites them at an exclusive resort set on a private island... -
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Sealed by Laura Pavlov
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA sexy-as-sin single dad. A sassy, hotheaded diva. Two players. One game. What could possibly go wrong?Roman Amato is perfect on paper.Sexy and broody and arrogant.He’s a divorced single father, so he’s completely off-limits.I’m not looking for anything other than a hot date to take to my sister’s wedding.I have something he needs, and he has something I need...Categorized as:
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![Mutts & Magnolias by Rachel Hanna]()
Mutts & Magnolias by Rachel Hanna
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn book 9 of the USA Today bestselling South Carolina Sunsets series...A new resident moves to town to take over his late grandfather's veterinary business. Will he find the love of his life or a woman who drives him nuts?Meanwhile, Dawson and Julie find out some disturbing news about their son.Janine and William anxiously wait for a birthmother to choose them... -
![Singe by Chelle Bliss]()
Singe by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHOW DOES A FAKE RELATIONSHIP TURNS INTO SOMETHING REAL?While everyone around Carmello Caldo found love, he was busy losing himself in pleasure and pain. But when his cousin Lily wants to help him find true love, he doesn’t hesitate to accept her offer.Arlo King is not Carmello’s usual type. She’s a bookworm who doesn’t give herself away easy... -
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![A Nanny for the Grumpy Cowboy by Hanna Hart]()
A Nanny for the Grumpy Cowboy by Hanna Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDrake Rolston is a grumpy single dad with a chip on his shoulder larger than Texas.When his long-time nanny quits, he is in desperate need of a new one.Carefree dreamer Freddie Dover seems like the last girl on earth that he would pick.But when there is slim pickings in a small town, desperate times call for desperate measures…and Drakedecides to take a chance with Freddie and his heart... -
![The Art of Rivers by Janet W. Ferguson]()
The Art of Rivers by Janet W. Ferguson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRivers Sullivan bears both visible and invisible scars—those on her shoulder from a bullet wound and those on her heart from the loss of her fiancé during the same brutal attack. Not even her background as an art therapist can help her regain her faith in humanity. Still, she scrapes together the courage to travel to St... -
![A Fake Marriage for the Grumpy Cowboy by Hanna Hart]()
A Fake Marriage for the Grumpy Cowboy by Hanna Hart
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAugust Rolston wanted to escape his small town Texas lifestyle when a gorgeous enemy complicated his reality even more.The arrogant overachiever, Belle Danson, was the hydroponics expert that he needed for his organic greenhouse.She was annoyingly driven and also had a special talent for driving August crazy...Categorized as:
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![Winning the Cowboy Billionaire by Emmy Eugene]()
Winning the Cowboy Billionaire by Emmy Eugene
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe'll do anything to secure the funding she needs to take her perfumery to the next level...even date the boy next door.Except Spur Chappell is no boy.He's six-feet-two-inches of pure muscle, devilish grins, big hands, and loud laughter. Oh, and did Olivia Hudson mention his money?He's got a ton of that too...Categorized as:
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![Runaway to Romance by Cathryn Brown]()
Runaway to Romance by Cathryn Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Southern ladies didn’t make a scene. Her mother would tell her to march her hiney back into that church and marry the man.”Cassie’s in her wedding dress and ready to walk down the aisle. Minutes later, she’s a runaway bride on her way to nowhere. Two Hearts, Tennessee, fits that description perfectly.She’s also a wedding planner... -
![Married by Monday by Cathryn Brown]()
Married by Monday by Cathryn Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNeither of them wants to get married, especially not to each other.Isabella visits her friend Cassie in Two Hearts, Tennessee. Bella’s ready to go back to the city almost as soon as she arrives. And she has a situation to take care of when she gets home.Micah may want to stay in his small town, but his family has other plans for him. He has two choices to solve his problem... -
![The Amish Teacher's Gift by Rachel J. Good]()
The Amish Teacher's Gift by Rachel J. Good
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Teacher's Love Widower Josiah Yoder wants to be a good father. But it's not easy with a deaf young son who doesn't understand why his mamm isn't coming home. At a loss, Josiah enrolls Nathan in a special-needs school and is relieved to see his son immediately comforted by his new teacher, a woman whose sweet charm and gentle smile just might be the balm they both need...Categorized as:
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![Secrets of Shame: The Colsons by Christy Barritt]()
Secrets of Shame: The Colsons by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA killer’s rampage has just begun . . .Attorney Isaac Colson only wants to put his past in Fog Log behind him and return to his life in Memphis. He thought the trauma involving the infamous The Good Samaritan Killer was behind him—until an ominous letter beckons him back home.Isaac Colson is the only man Rebecca Moreno has ever loved... -
![SEAL's RESOLVE by Rebecca Deel]()
SEAL's RESOLVE by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWedding dress designer Kristi Stewart handles bridezillas and sewing machines with equal finesse. But when she’s kidnapped, Kristi’s only hope for survival lies in the lethal skills of a black ops warrior. After a harrowing escape, the danger continues to escalate until Kristi must confront an opponent with a fatal agenda... -
![A Seaside Wonder by Melissa Tagg]()
A Seaside Wonder by Melissa Tagg
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn one evening, Indi's world falls apart. Enter the shy professor her family mistakes for her fiancé...make that ex-fiancé.Professor Philip West never wanted to return to Maine . . . or his grandfather’s miserable old house. But after his mother’s death, he’s now the guardian of a teenage half sister he barely knows—one who doesn’t want anything to do with him...Categorized as:
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![Ever Caring by Carolyne Aarsen]()
Ever Caring by Carolyne Aarsen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe lost his wife. She gave up her baby. Can these troubled souls find true love beneath their secrets? Attorney Zach Truscott is ready for a fresh start with his grief-stricken daughter. After the widower and his eight-year-old move to a new town, he hopes creating a commemorative photo album will help ease the girl’s suffering... -
![For the Love of Grace: A Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan]()
For the Love of Grace: A Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis Christian romance novel of 80,000 words is the second book in The Callaghans & McFaddens series from author Kimberly Rae Jordan. A HANDFUL OF FLOWERS (ASIN: B01APAIXM6) is the prequel to this series. When Bennett McFadden fell in love with Grace Moore as a nineteen-year-old, he'd thought they had a future together... -
![Cowboys & Wedding Woes by Natalie Dean]()
Cowboys & Wedding Woes by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s from the rival ranch next door. He’s trying to save his family legacy. Will his secret ruin their chance at happiness?Adeline Callahan is hardworking, beautiful, speaks her mind, and desperately needs a husband. None of her sisters can even date until there’s a ring on her finger. But the local boys are scared of her headstrong nature and her tough, ranch-owning father... -
![Daisies & Devin by Kelsey Kingsley]()
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... -
![Romancing the Grump by Jenny Proctor]()
Romancing the Grump by Jenny Proctor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a grump and happy to stay that way. But can her sunshine melt the ice around his heart? Nathan Sanders didn't earn his reputation as the grouchiest player on the Appies minor league hockey team by chance. So when Summer Callahan breezes into his life with her flirtatious smiles and endless charm, he responds like he always he completely ignores her...Categorized as:
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![Show Me a Marriage of Convenience by Alexa Verde]()
Show Me a Marriage of Convenience by Alexa Verde
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn ex-player cowboy with a little son, the boy's shy plus-size aunt, and a reluctant modern marriage of convenience only the boy is excited about… A sweet, clean, wholesome romance with a happily-ever-after!After three near-death experiences in one day-okay, maybe burning dinner and falling from a tree shouldn't count-Kade Clark worries about his son's future if he's not around to protect him... -
![How to Kiss a Movie Star by Jenny Proctor]()
How to Kiss a Movie Star by Jenny Proctor
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s Hollywood’s biggest star. She wouldn’t know him from the pizza delivery guy.I’m a wildlife biologist in a tiny mountain town, not some kind of law-breaking celebrity stalker. At least not on purpose.It was an accident when I wandered onto the property of one of Hollywood’s hottest movie stars. Five minutes ago, I'd never even heard of Flint Hawthorne...Categorized as:
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![My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh]()
My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA chance meeting. A hunky hockey player. A fake romance.Hardly an ordinary day in the life of Poppy Hart.My days usually consist of agonizing over my failing restaurant, worrying about my mountain of debt and nursing my broken heart.Everything changes when I bump into a man in the coffee shop and claim him as my new boyfriend... -
![Dragonfly Summer by Inglath Cooper]()
Dragonfly Summer by Inglath Cooper
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen she realizes she's to blame for her nineteen-year-old daughter's disappearance, Keegan Monroe leaves behind a successful career in L.A. for a quieter life on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia. Raised in the foster care system, Keegan had been determined that her children would live a different life... -
![Wedding at Lakeside Resort by Susan Schild]()
Wedding at Lakeside Resort by Susan Schild
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author, Susan SchildWhen it comes to love, forty-four year old Jenny Beckett's track record isn't great, but she's finally found Luke Hammond, a kind, down to earth man who adores her. And she's marrying him!But Jenny has no time to moon about the big day... -
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![When I Come Home Again by Jennifer Rodewald]()
When I Come Home Again by Jennifer Rodewald
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a family crisis calls him back to Big Prairie, will Craig Erikson be able to work through past mistakes and the tragedy that had sent him searching for a new place to call home? Brenna Blaum had been sure of three things in her life—her brother, her running, and her dad’s star receiver. But in a matter of a year’s time, everything she’d counted on fell apart, leaving her devastated... -
![Her Hidden Falls Ex Military Billionaire Cowboy by Taylor Hart]()
Her Hidden Falls Ex Military Billionaire Cowboy by Taylor Hart
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA cowboy avoiding his hometown. The woman from ten years ago. When he stumbles upon a man proposing to her, all he knows is that he has to get her back!Kane Hardman, ex-soldier turned computer programmer billionaire, only wanted to hang out with his business partner and grow their Forbes top 100 company. When he sees the woman he never stopped loving being proposed to, he takes swift action...Categorized as:
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![Holding Out For Love by Debra Clopton]()
Holding Out For Love by Debra Clopton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJillian Sinclair needs a man and she needs him now. She dreams of being a mother-but the doctor just gave her the news that if she plans to carry a baby herself then her time is running out. She also wants true love like her sisters but will she have to settle for something less than that in order to get her baby?The last thing she needs is the only man she's loved and lost coming back to town... -
![Country Stars in Maple Bay by Brittney Joy]()
Country Stars in Maple Bay by Brittney Joy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMyra despises liars. And the biggest fake just stole her coffee shop.Skyler Ridge, the famous country music star, is a fake. At least that’s what the tabloids say—that he doesn’t have a country bone in his body. Running from a scandal and the relentless paparazzi, Skyler lands in the small town of Maple Bay where he buys a failing coffee shop... -
![Back to the Bayou by Brooke St. James]()
Back to the Bayou by Brooke St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBack to the Bayou is the fifth and final installment in the Martin Family Series, but it can also be read as a standalone. Amelia Martin was the youngest of three girls. Both of her older sisters had already found their soul mates, and Amelia felt like she was well on her way to that with Hank Marksberry. Hank seemed to have everything she was looking for... -
![Resorting to Romance by Savannah Scott]()
Resorting to Romance by Savannah Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy plate is full enough being a single mom and business owner. I don’t have time to date, not even to fake it.I’m the only child to three “fairy godmothers.” Yes. You heard me right. My somewhat-crazy, definitely over-the-top aunts all raised me. And now, I’m running the bed and breakfast I inherited from my grandmother, while I raise my seven-year-old son, Noah, single-handedly... -
![Wrangled by Lilith by Remi Carrington]()
Wrangled by Lilith by Remi Carrington
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy plan is to start over without a man. But car woes and a cowboy are making it difficult.LilithI don’t need a man. And I definitely don’t need his money. After spending twenty-five years as a trophy wife, I’m single again and on my own. Well, not completely alone. I have my cat.My fresh start isn’t going well...Categorized as:
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![Traces of Virtue by Robin Patchen]()
Traces of Virtue by Robin Patchen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDon't miss this plot-twisting thriller, the latest in the addictive Coventry Saga from a USA Today bestselling author.When doing what's right goes terribly wrong...From her deathbed, Carly Garcia's mother asked Carly to look after her stepfather and stepsisters. Carly is trying to keep that promise, but now she has a new life to protect, this one innocent and vulnerable... -
![Remember to Forget by Deborah Raney]()
Remember to Forget by Deborah Raney
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne morning changed everything about her life But could it also set her free?Graphic designer Maggie Anderson has lived under her boyfriend's tyranny for nearly two years...until she's carjacked in New York... -
![Aaron by Dale Mayer]()
Aaron by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFormer Navy SEAL Aaron Hammond has no idea how he wound up at Hathaway House, Texas. Nor does he particularly care. All he can see is his anger. Anger at the betrayal that destroyed his physical body and at the loss of the future he wanted but that he’ll never have now. He’s a cripple, less than half a man, and all he can look forward to is a half life, alone with himself and his pain...Categorized as:
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![No Marriage of Convenience for a Cowboy by Alexa Verde]()
No Marriage of Convenience for a Cowboy by Alexa Verde
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSmall-town romance with faith, humor, and more than a dash of danger!An elusive woman with secrets, a quiet cowboy, a precocious child and a rebellious teenager, and a marriage of convenience that hides real feelings...Arianna Montemayor is so far from her comfort zone that it’s not even on the same planet when this eternal nomad and former runaway considers becoming an instant mom...Categorized as:
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![Rising Fury by Edie James]()
Rising Fury by Edie James
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHaunted by their pasts, two damaged souls seek redemption, but they’re running out of time. A killer waits in the shadows, ready to stop them dead. Firefighter Dante MacKenzie carries a burden not even his close-knit family could guess. But after years of running, payment is due... -
![Her Billionaire Cowboy's Secret Baby Surprise by Hope Moore]()
Her Billionaire Cowboy's Secret Baby Surprise by Hope Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo Billionaire Brothers determined to marry off their grandsons...one is going to do it even from the grave using his last will and testament...can the other do it before it’s too late! Veterinarian Ash McCoy is a billionaire had his heartbroken and now he’s working long hours at the new animal clinic, he’s opened in his small hometown of Stonewall, Texas... -
![The Carpenter's Daughter by Jennifer Rodewald]()
The Carpenter's Daughter by Jennifer Rodewald
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne word can change a life. Sarah Sharpe has grown up as a carpenter’s daughter, knowing only the rough and work-heavy world of her father’s blue-collar profession. Abandoned by her mother as a baby, she’s lived twenty-one years content to drive nails at her dad’s side. Following her father into the world of construction was a natural path, and she took it without a second thought... -
![A Heartwarming Holiday by Anna Adams, Melinda Curtis]()
A Heartwarming Holiday by Anna Adams, Melinda Curtis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis holiday season, warm your heart with 15 connected sweet, clean & wholesome holiday romances set in Christmas Town from 15 Harlequin Heartwarming authors who are USA Today, national bestselling, and award-winning authors. There are five connected books in A Heartwarming Holiday... -
![Since You've Been Gone by Tari Faris]()
Since You've Been Gone by Tari Faris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeah Williams is back in the quaint town of Heritage, Michigan, and ready to try again to make her business a success. But blank slates are hard to come by, and a piece of her past is waiting for her there. Heir to the Heritage Fruits company, Jonathan Kensington is the guy who not only made Leah's past difficult, he also seems determined to complicate her present as well... -
![The Bridesmaid by Jess Mastorakos]()
The Bridesmaid by Jess Mastorakos
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve heard she’s always a bridesmaid and never a bride. But I’d make her mine, if she’d let me.Three years ago, I left South Carolina and the woman I loved without looking back. Okay, that’s a lie. I’ve spent a fair amount of time imagining myself lounging under that Spanish moss with her.Back then, we didn’t have a care in the world. It was simple. Easy. Right. In fact, I’d been about to propose... -
![The Billionaire's (Not So) Fake Engagement by Kimberly Krey]()
The Billionaire's (Not So) Fake Engagement by Kimberly Krey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne little nod.Just one simple nod under pressure and Burke found himself fake-engaged to a gorgeous country girl who needed a lift.She cries about cats dying that aren't even hers.She turns old furniture into beautiful pieces of art.And she tells her aging grandpa that she's engaged so he'll stop hooking her up with odd guys who come through town...Categorized as:
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![Montana Miracle by Debra Salonen]()
Montana Miracle by Debra Salonen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes, it takes a village to create a Montana miracle. Gage Monroe has given himself until Christmas Day to wrap up the unpleasant bits and pieces of his old life in Paradise, Montana, before starting fresh in much warmer climes. And the last thing a loner like Gage needs is a beautiful, passionate pastor's misguided attempt to draw him into her flock... -
![Going Up South by Janet W. Ferguson]()
Going Up South by Janet W. Ferguson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo one told him he had a son. Actor Dylan Conner is furious. Not only has he been left out of his child's life, the baby boy has been given another man's last name. Determined to be a better father than the sorry guy who'd left him and his mother, Dylan fights to ensure a significant place in his son's life. Unfortunately, his bad-boy reputation overshadows his good intentions... -
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![Blown Together by Janet W. Ferguson]()
Blown Together by Janet W. Ferguson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen love storms in… Wealth manager Sam Conrad is accustomed to his domineering father ordering him around, especially at the bank where they both work. But when his father demands that Sam manage the inheritance of his bossy ex-fiancée, Sam has finally had enough... -
![Forever and For Always by Debra Clopton]()
Forever and For Always by Debra Clopton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFOREVER AND FOR ALWAYS Book 4 in the Windswept Bay series. Publicist Olivia Sinclair has been away from Windswept Bay for years, busy helping the Hollywood elite get out of one scandal after another. But now, she’s in the middle of her own scandal and splashed all over the gossip tabloids. Suddenly, coming home to lay low in Windswept Bay is her own best advice to herself... -
![Ordinary Snowflakes by Jennifer Rodewald]()
Ordinary Snowflakes by Jennifer Rodewald
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA single mom, a snowy Christmas, and a Secret Santa gift. Perhaps her romance days aren't over after all. Someone has noticed me. A secret admirer? A man with a good heart, who sees how much I actually need help, even though I never admit it? Maybe this is the beginning of a beautiful story—a romance full of hope and second chances and love... -
![The Cupcake Dilemma (Rock Creek) by Jennifer Rodewald]()
The Cupcake Dilemma (Rock Creek) by Jennifer Rodewald
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Kirstin Hill. I'm a simple girl trying to figure out life in a small town. There are a few things you should know about me before we begin. I grew up in the city. I'm a teacher--a first year teacher, (some of you understand that significance). And, finally, when it comes to cooking, I'm a disaster. Maybe none of those things seem story-worthy, but trust me, I have a story... -
![The Marriage Sham: A Lover's Landing Novella (A Lover's Landing Novella) by Marika Ray]()
The Marriage Sham: A Lover's Landing Novella (A Lover's Landing Novella) by Marika Ray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes pretending to be married is the only way to make your family happy...even when it means faking it with the guy that broke your heart in high school. Fen When the girl that got away ten years ago comes back to town and needs help, sometimes you have to throw yourself in her path in order to be seen. Even if it means pretending not to have any feelings for her...Categorized as:
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![Refuge: A Small Town Cowboy Romance by Jill Burrell]()
Refuge: A Small Town Cowboy Romance by Jill Burrell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling in love with a stranger can be dangerous.Rancher Jake Winters is comfortable with his quiet, predictable life. He’s not interested in love, especially if it comes at the expense of his ranch. His life is turned upside down, however, after he rescues a beautiful woman from a car crash.Fingerprints identify the lone survivor of the wreck and the victim of an abduction as Emily Anderson...
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