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  • A Haven in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    A Haven in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After the storm, life, love, and the concept of home has to be reimagined…A new life begins on Coconut Key when Beck and her family and friends are blessed with a beachfront sanctuary after the hurricane damages their side of the island. Although it is a haven where life and love carries on in an unforeseen way, they face a new set of challenges...
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    spirituality  adult  book  christian  family  fiction
  • A Season in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    A Season in the Keys by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The winds of change are blowing over Coconut Key…and nothing will ever be the same.When tourist season ends, the next one begins…and hurricane season is never easy in the Keys. Especially when the winds have blown in a man who threatens everything Beck has built over the last few months in Coconut Key...
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    spirituality  adult  book  christian  family  fiction
  • The Death Watcher by Chris Carter

    The Death Watcher by Chris Carter

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Pre-order the 13th chilling and adrenaline-packed Robert Hunter thriller, from the #1 Sunday Times and multi-million-copy bestselling author, Chris Carter...
  • Not Until This Day by Valerie M. Bodden

    Not Until This Day by Valerie M. Bodden

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three kids. Two broken hearts. One chance to become a family.Isabel has three simple rules: Keep moving. No friends. No men. It's the only way to keep herself and her daughter safe. But when she arrives in the small town of Hope Springs, she finds that she suddenly wants to break all the rules. Especially when it comes to a certain sweet single dad...
  • Rising Seas by Edie James

    Rising Seas by Edie James

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fleeing his old life gave him hope.Will his deadly secrets kill their only chance at love?Detective Will Natchez isn't who he seems. On the run from a ruthless gang of dirty cops, he's hiding in plain sight. Getting hired by the tiny MacKenzie Cove PD was his first stroke of luck since escaping witness protection. The second? Meeting gorgeous psychologist Viv MacKenzie...
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    spirituality  adult  book  christian  fiction  religion
  • Descent by Ashton Blackthorne, Drew Sera

    Descent by Ashton Blackthorne, Drew Sera

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Darkness had surrounded Colt his whole life dragging him down into a black abyss. He needed an angel, someone to save him from his worst enemy. Himself. Leda was a beautiful, but broken doll looking for her own dark angel. She longed for the darkness to envelop her...
  • Cowgirl Fallin' for the Neighbor by Natalie Dean

    Cowgirl Fallin' for the Neighbor by Natalie Dean

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’s the beauty with a smile that won’t quit and a heart of gold. He’s the cranky, prideful rancher who wants help from no one. Trouble is… she won’t take no for an answer.Quirky, six-foot-tall Clara Miller has it all. And although she’s on the bigger side, she’s gorgeous from head to toe...
  • Oceans Apart/Between Sundays by Karen Kingsbury

    Oceans Apart/Between Sundays by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Oceans ApartIn a riveting story of secret sin and the healing power of forgiveness, Airline pilot Connor Evans and his wife, Michele, seem to be the perfect couple living a perfect life. Then a plane goes down in the Pacific Ocean. One of the casualties is Kiahna Siefert, a flight attendant Connor knew well. Too well...
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    spirituality  adult  book  christian  fiction
  • Seagrass Secrets by Christy Barritt

    Seagrass Secrets by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s her best friend. She’s the woman of his dreams.Firefighter Colby Morris needs answers. After discovering a dead body, he then learns his best friend’s address was in the man’s pocket. He’ll do anything to keep Emmy safe—yet he wants to keep his heart safe also. That’s why he’s never told Emmy he’s in love with her...
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    spirituality  adult  book  christian  fiction  religion
  • The Red Gloves Collection by Karen Kingsbury

    The Red Gloves Collection by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Compiled in this collector edition are Gideon's Gift, Sarah's Song, Maggie's Miracle, and Hannah's Hope. Readers worldwide have been touched by these heart-warming tales of hope, inspiration, and joyous miracles by bestselling author Karen Kingsbury...
  • Twister's Survival by E.C. Land, Cosmic Letterz Design

    Twister's Survival by E.C. Land, Cosmic Letterz Design

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Izzy For as long as I can remember, I've only felt one thing - pain. It consumes every part of me and I just want it to end. Enough has happened over the years and I'm ready to make it all stop. The night I lay out my plan and am fully prepared to end my life - he stops me. His act is simple, offering me his hand but in that, he gave me so much hope...
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    dark  angst  romance  suspense  contemporary  fiction  steamy  biker
  • Getting Rowdy  (A Club Irons Novel) by Drew Sera

    Getting Rowdy (A Club Irons Novel) by Drew Sera

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blake Eriksson has it all. Money, power, sex appeal and control. Yeah. He has control in spades. But not in a bad way. He’s a nurturer, a protector, a mentor – all good qualities for a Daddy Dom. Kelsie has natural submissive tendencies with a fun lean toward bratty. She’s not disrespectful, but she likes to be a bit of a challenge. She likes to be…rowdy...
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    dark  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • Tex by Liz Isaacson

    Tex by Liz Isaacson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He's back in town after a successful country music career. She owns a bordering farm to the family land he wants to buy...and she outbids him at the auction. Can Tex and Abigail rekindle their old flame, or will the issue of land ownership come between them?Tex Young has spent the last two decades traveling around the world with his brothers as part of Country Quad, a successful cowboy boy band...
  • Breaking Dawn by Elle James

    Breaking Dawn by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lance Rankin never wanted to marry. He loved his career in Delta Force and knew it wouldn’t be conducive to a relationship. Until he met the woman of his dreams on a secret mission. Paired with a female Israeli Special Forces operator, he infiltrates a Palestinian stronghold to rescue a captured diplomat...
  • The Long Road Home: A Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    The Long Road Home: A Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    LIMITED TIME new release price - $.99 Book 4 in the bestselling Christian Romance series, Home To Collingsworth, The Long Road Home brings to a close the stories of Jessa, Violet, Laurel and Cami...
  • Heart & Soul by Brooke St. James

    Heart & Soul by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I honestly thought I was set for life—at least where love was concerned. I was dating the man of my dreams and assumed we would live happily ever after. But then he left me with a broken heart. I was embarrassed and hurt, and picking up the pieces seemed impossible. I hadn't sworn off men completely, but getting into another relationship was something I just didn't care about...
  • Seek Me with All Your Heart by Beth Wiseman

    Seek Me with All Your Heart by Beth Wiseman

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What would cause the Amish to move to Colorado, leaving family and friends behind? Some Amish are making the trek to Colorado for cheaper land. Others are fleeing strict bishops with long memories. For Emily Detweiler and her family, the move is more personal. Tragedy struck Emily in Ohio, shaking loose everything she believed was firm, including her faith...
  • Letting Go by B.A. Wolfe

    Letting Go by B.A. Wolfe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book # 1.5 of The Keaton Series The much anticipated companion novel to Away -- the heart gripping romance about first loves and unforgettable moments. Now experience it all from Jason's point of view in Letting Go. Jason Bradley is a simple, country guy thrust into a life most wouldn't consider normal...
  • A Wedding to Cherish by Evangeline Kelly

    A Wedding to Cherish by Evangeline Kelly

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s about to marry the wrong woman until he meets the wedding planner, and now he has a decision to make.Always the wedding planner and never the bride. That’s what Daisy Ray is afraid her future holds. Things never seem to go well for her in the love department, but her mom says God must be saving her for that special man...
  • The Other Brother by Dyan Layne

    The Other Brother by Dyan Layne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Things happen as they’re meant to.There’s no avoiding your destiny…Dillon Byrne always believed in fate.He would meet someone. Fall in love. Be a family.All in that order.Sometimes fate has other plans…Life changes in an instant. Love is lost.But how do you let go of the life you once had?To appreciate the magic of a brand new beginning, you have to make peace with the ending first...
  • Make You Mine by Shantel Tessier

    Make You Mine by Shantel Tessier

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dax's story from Make You Beg: A Dark High School Bully...
  • The Empathy series Box set by Ker Dukey

    The Empathy series Box set by Ker Dukey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is the entire Empathy series including, Empathy, Desolate, Vacant and Deadly. This is a dark romance series...read with caution. Blake: I am a brother I am a police detective I am a contract killer I don’t want to love I don’t want to feel I don’t want … EMPATHY...
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    angst  dark  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  suspense
  • Faith Hope and Love by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Faith Hope and Love by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Six years after Colombian rebels took her missionary husband hostage, Cassie MacIntyre gets word that Quinn has been released and is on his way home. While initially excited to have her husband back, it isn’t long before joy turns to heartache as Cassie realizes that his time in captivity have robbed Quinn of his faith in God and apparently, his love for her...
  • MAXWELL 3: Love's Conviction by C.J. Bishop

    MAXWELL 3: Love's Conviction by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MAXWELL, Part 3 A tender romance begins to blossom between Savannah and Maddy as darker issues arise when Cole, Gabe and Dane are clued in to Brock Coulson’s intentions to drag Caleb through a vicious court battle. Clint and Cochise return to lend a “helping” hand and Clint finds himself unexpectedly drawn to a least likely candidate for romance...
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    angst  dark  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  lgbtq  mlm
  • My Cowboy Best Man Bachelor by Hanna Hart

    My Cowboy Best Man Bachelor by Hanna Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Violet Kirschner never would have thought that she’d have to pick between her family and her ultimate childhood crush, Holden.Cowboy Billionaire Holden Hayes seems to be nothing but trouble. As the owner of a wildly successful ranch in Little Valley, Texas, he has the reputation of being a heartbreaker. But there’s more to him than what meets the eye...
  • Daughters of Lancaster County by Wanda E. Brunstetter

    Daughters of Lancaster County by Wanda E. Brunstetter

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The riveting story of a kidnapped Amish child is told through three bestselling novels set in Lancaster, Pennsylvania's Amish country. From the beginning, Naomi Fisher blames herself for the family's tragedy and journeys away from home to find a purpose for living...
  • White Locks by Rose B. Mashal

    White Locks by Rose B. Mashal

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When love knocked on Marie's door, she had a hard time denying her heart what it wanted. Especially after she'd found her black keys. Now Marie finally realizes that home is not where she was born, or where she'd lived all of her life. Home is where her Love is. It's time for her to follow her heart...
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    angst  dark  spirituality  adult  book  contemporary  drama  family
  • A Heart Revealed by Julie Lessman

    A Heart Revealed by Julie Lessman

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ten years ago, Emma Malloy fled Dublin for Boston as a battered woman, escaping the husband who scarred her beautiful face. The physical and emotional wounds have faded with time, and her life is finally full of purpose and free from the pain of her past. But when she falls for her friend Charity's handsome and charming brother, Sean O'Connor, fear and shame threaten to destroy her...
  • After All by Jennifer Rodewald

    After All by Jennifer Rodewald

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One choice changed everything, setting them on a path to devastation. Is there any way to redeem what might be the worst decision either of them has ever made?Brayden Murphy has one simple goal: to live his dream life...
  • Phoenix Rising by C.J. Bishop

    Phoenix Rising by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From an outsider’s perspective, the Phoenix Club might be just another high-end gay strip club, catering to the taboo desires and fetishes of wealthy men who wish to remain discreet about their preferences. But the Phoenix is so much more than a “workplace” to the owner, Maxwell Raines, and the young men who dance there. Max’s bond with his boys reaches far beyond that of employer and employee...
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    angst  dark  abuse  adult  anthologies  contemporary  fiction  lgbtq
  • Valley of Chaya by Tracey Hoffmann

    Valley of Chaya by Tracey Hoffmann

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Available at: www.amazon.com/author/traceyhoffmann This first book in the Valley of Chaya series sets a new benchmark in Christian fiction excellence. The book is best described as an action adventure, suspense, love story. It is set in the world of human trafficking but has been written with sensitivity and care to ensure a quality read...
  • Falling for the Cowgirl by Jody Hedlund

    Falling for the Cowgirl by Jody Hedlund

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the only girl in her family, and with four older brothers, Ivy McQuaid can rope and ride with the roughest of ranchers. She's ready to have what she's always longed for--a home of her own. She's set her heart on a parcel of land south of Fairplay and is saving for it with her winnings from the cowhand competitions she sneaks into...
  • Bait by Angel Devlin, Tracy Lorraine

    Bait by Angel Devlin, Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mine to possess. Mine to control. Mine to protect. She thinks I’m a hero. She’s wrong. I may have rescued her but that doesn’t mean I’m a saint. Truth is, I’m broken. Ruined from a tender age, hiding dark secrets, the truth behind my twisted past. But my biggest secret is about to be exposed. My daughter...
    Categorized as:
    angst  dark  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  cruel-mc  fiction
  • War, Unjust by Veronica Lancet

    War, Unjust by Veronica Lancet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Continuation of book 1. Not a standalone. "You should have never been born." Getting told that daily has a way of messing with one's head.But I didn't let it.I had my siblings. I had a secret best friend who understood me.I had hope.Until I didn't.One by one they all left. Abandoned me. Betrayed me.One by one they turned me into who I am today.The monster bearing the stench of death, blood—rot...
    Categorized as:
    angst  dark  abuse  age-gap  organized-crime  revenge
  • Summer Romance Box Set: Weightless, Revelry, and On the Way to You by Kandi Steiner

    Summer Romance Box Set: Weightless, Revelry, and On the Way to You by Kandi Steiner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Heat things up just in time for summer with this box set from bestselling author Kandi Steiner -- available for a limited time only. The Summer Romance Box Set includes 3 bestselling stand-alones: Weightless Revelry On the Way to You PLUS: brand new, never-before-released bonus epilogues for each book. Nearly 30,000 words of brand new content...
  • Prosper by Paula Marinaro

    Prosper by Paula Marinaro

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Prosper Worthington is a decorated war hero, a convicted felon, and the ex-cellmate and road companion of his best friend, Jack Winston. Different as two men can be, Prosper is rough, hot-headed, focused, and driven. He’s also had more than enough of Jack’s spur-of-the-moment decisions, faulty reasoning, and Peter Pan-like existence...
  • Ambition by K.V. Rose

    Ambition by K.V. Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Isadora & Von are both born to Writhe, a clandestine organization based out of Alexandria, a city cloaked in the illicit.They have loved each other their entire lives, but even love has limits. When Isadora is tasked with an assignment laced with danger, Von is torn between accepting her cold ambition, and sabotaging her career...
  • Stranger on the Shore by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Stranger on the Shore by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Quinn Harper is living the life she always wanted. She’s well-liked and respected by everyone and has been a success in life with awards to prove it. She spends her free time running along the shore, returning to her quiet home on the beach.It was almost the perfect life, but there was one thing missing: Love...
    Categorized as:
    dark  angst  romance  wlw  lesbian-mc  lgbtq  contemporary  fiction
  • Filthy by H.J. Bellus

    Filthy by H.J. Bellus

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the USA Today and AMAZON best seller of The Reckless Series, HJ Bellus, comes a sexy romance: FILTHY.It was just a summer fling.He taught me his bad boy ways.And now I'm beyond being saved.At first it was fun, but now it's an addiction my skin craves.All sense of reality disappears and there's no boundaries holding me in.My name is Darby and this is FILTHY...
    Categorized as:
    angst  dark  adult  book  contemporary  drama  fiction  new-adult
  • Seamless by R.L. Griffin

    Seamless by R.L. Griffin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Professional, successful, survivor Stella has mastered the art of appearances and conquering what life throws at her. Time after time, she chooses to fight even though she's consistently poised to break. It's that fight to get her life back, to make things right, to survive that defines who she is. She's been loved, left, lost, blown up, shot, and exploited...
    Categorized as:
    angst  dark  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult
  • MAXWELL 1: Not Without Guilt by C.J. Bishop

    MAXWELL 1: Not Without Guilt by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MAXWELL, Part 1 While Abel faces trial for the death of Devlin’s brother – Craig Grant – Max and Horatio struggle with memories of the past, and what they still mean to one another. Holding the key that will free their hearts from the chains that have bound them for two decades, Horatio must hide it away and keep it secret now that “new” hearts are involved...
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    angst  dark  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  lgbtq  mlm
  • My Cowboy's Secret Baby: A Sweet Clean Cowboy Billionaire Romance by Hanna Hart

    My Cowboy's Secret Baby: A Sweet Clean Cowboy Billionaire Romance by Hanna Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cowboy Billionaire Wilder Haven ran into his ex from ten years ago… only to discover a secret that would change his life forever. Jade Harlow moved back to Wildwood to care for her mother. She isn’t happy when she runs into her ex. She also knows that sooner or later he’ll figure out what she’s been hiding. Wilder is the youngest of six brothers who run luxury dude ranches...
  • You Said You Wouldn't! by Brianna Jean

    You Said You Wouldn't! by Brianna Jean

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    TWO BROKEN HEARTS, SEPARATED BY DISTANCE.SHATTERED DREAMS AND TERRIFYING TRUTHS.A CHOICE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. When I met Judah Colt, I knew it would be a whirlwind.Swept up into his intoxicating presence, I fell hard for the man behind the music, only to discover there were skeletons hidden in his designer closet. Together, we were madness and ruin, loud beauty and vibrant chaos...
  • The Ranger's Peace by Bree Livingston

    The Ranger's Peace by Bree Livingston

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A rich celebrity with a stalker, the bodyguard hired to protect her, and a plane crash that strands them in the Cascade Mountains. Ivy Manning never expected her small advice column to turn into a national radio show. Over the last year, she's gone from blending in with the crowd to book tours and daytime show appearances...
  • A Bond of Briars by Erin Phillips

    A Bond of Briars by Erin Phillips

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She is bonded to a spirit who demands her blood.She follows a mother-in-law who resents her power.She meets a man who challenges everything she’s ever believed.After a fatal illness takes newlywed Caitrin’s husband, she finds herself obligated by duty and oath to care for her mother-in-law, Meara, at any cost…even if it means traveling to Croìthe, where magic of any kind is outlawed...
  • Forget the Stars by Kelsey Kingsley

    Forget the Stars by Kelsey Kingsley

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "You're my best friend.""You're mine.""I'm yours." Guitarist Chad Wilcox's life isn't going according to plan. At thirty, he never thought he'd still be unmarried and living with his parents. And with the added stress of his poor health, he's convinced the only thing within his control is the success he's found as a rock star...
  • Black Light: Rocked by Livia Grant

    Black Light: Rocked by Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They had unfinished business.         She went there for closure, but he deserved his revenge.           They both learned to be careful what you wish for. When Samantha Stone hears the popular rock band Crushing Stones created by her childhood sweetheart is headlining at a new dance club nearby, she considers it fate...
  • Surviving Love by M.S. Brannon

    Surviving Love by M.S. Brannon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “She is my heart and the other half of my life, and now, that life no longer exists." ~Drake Evans, Surviving LoveFor Drake Evans, life was once happy. He was living the kind of existence that any man would envy. By his side was the woman he loved and a daughter he cherished...
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    angst  dark  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  new-adult
  • Collide Vol. 4  (Club Prive): Alpha Billionaire Romance (Club Prive) by M.S. Parker

    Collide Vol. 4 (Club Prive): Alpha Billionaire Romance (Club Prive) by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Dax Prevot shows up at Bryne Dawkins' place covered in blood, she doesn't know what to think, but she does what she knows she has to do. She helps him. Instead of trusting her with his secrets, however, he leaves and takes his answers with him. Torn, she doesn't know if she wants to go after him, or forget him completely...or if she'd even be able to...
  • Shadow of Vengeance by Kristine Mason

    Shadow of Vengeance by Kristine Mason

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Pub date: TBA Welcome to Hell Week. You have seven days to find him… At Wexman University, male students will do anything to get into a top fraternity. They’ll prove their worth during Hell Week by participating in various physical, psychological and even juvenile pranks. But those shenanigans aren’t so funny when pledges start disappearing...
    Categorized as:
    angst  dark  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  mystery
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