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The Order of Blood and Ruin by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey used to be enemies. Now they’re partners.I never imagined Considine Maledictus—one of the most powerful vampires alive—would go from ruling the streets at night to joining the supernatural task force just to become my partner, but here we are.Considine claims he “fancies” me. He also used to hide his identity and pose as my charming next-door neighbor, so forgive me if I don’t believe him... -
![Becoming Hank by Maggie M. Lily]()
Becoming Hank by Maggie M. Lily
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHank & Darla Trellis have nine adult children that are just a smidge different. But, long before parenthood, they were in love.Take a step back in time to meet a young Henry "Trip" Trellis before he met Darla and changed the course of his destiny.Haven't read the Building the Circle series? No worries...Categorized as:
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![Hell Hath No Fury: A Romance Anthology for Reproductive Rights by India R. Adams, Serena Akeroyd]()
Hell Hath No Fury: A Romance Anthology for Reproductive Rights by India R. Adams, Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe will not be silent.We will not stand down.We are furious.We are the storm.More than forty of your favorite authors have gotten together to create an anthology where 100% of the proceeds go toward charities fighting for our reproductive rights.Participating AuthorsAlexandria Bishop :: :: Karina Halle:: Amelia Wilde :: Amie Knight :: Anna B... -
![Blizzards and Bastards by C.M. Stunich]()
Blizzards and Bastards by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI did not intentionally get my butt stuck to a frozen toilet seat.I did not mean to spray my favorite singer in the face with pepper spray. I’m just a fangirl, not a stalker.Pop-rock band, Inked Pages, has just rescued this failed bookshop owner from a desolate rest stop.These four spicy rockstars plan to drop me off at home and skedaddle to their ultra-viral holiday concert...Categorized as:
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![Hunted by Suzanne Wright]()
Hunted by Suzanne Wright
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLarkin is tired of her friends constantly trying to play Cupid. Just because they are all happily mated doesn't mean she needs to be. And she definitely doesn't need the over-protective men in her life vetting potential partners for her. In a bid to get them off her back, the harpy turns to the one person she knows they would never approve of . . .Teague Sullivan...Categorized as:
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![Tarian Silver Lion by T.S. Joyce]()
Tarian Silver Lion by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTalon Lawson is a runner. He’s been on the move to keep his daughter safe for years, and now it’s a habit he isn’t capable of breaking. Too long in one place, and his inner lion pushes him to move on. He’s sworn to himself he will only make sure his daughter, Emerald, is settled in her new home with her mate, and then he’ll leave, but something more is anchoring him to the New Tarian Pride... -
![Operation Fit-ish by Shannon Myers]()
Operation Fit-ish by Shannon Myers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDakota has spent her whole life dreaming about finding a superhero to call her own. She thought she’d found him—well, maybe not a superhero, exactly, but someone. Then Jackson unceremoniously dumps her four weeks before their wedding, and Dakota decides the time is right to get in shape and take control of her life... -
![Racing Hard by P. Jameson]()
Racing Hard by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Paranormal Shifter Romance In the south, things get real dirty. Especially on Saturdays. Mud on your jeans. Grit in your beer. Your tan washes off in the shower. That's how you know it's racing day. Or as the Dirt Track Dogs like to put it, winning day. Because they aren't racing unless they're winning.Surge, the wildest of all the Dirt Track Dogs, is finally ready to settle down... -
![Sinful Beasts by Stephanie Brother]()
Sinful Beasts by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing wrong has never felt so right. But my journey from innocence to ecstasy comes at a price …Growing up, I spent a lot of time in church learning how to be a good girl.But now I’m an adult, and lately, it seems all my thoughts are sinful. Especially my thoughts about three gorgeous, huge, forbidden men.There’s Brax, who works as security at a tattoo shop and is covered in ink...Categorized as:
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![Three of a Kind by Jillian West]()
Three of a Kind by Jillian West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrooklyn Summers doesn't belong in the mob world, but she's all tangled up in it anyway. Sharing a daughter with one of the most notorious criminals on the East Coast isn't easy, but she's doing everything she can to protect her child and put distance between her and her ex.Maverick and Gunner make up the K-9 team for Assurance Security...Categorized as:
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![A Pride Christmas in Brooklyn by Shelly Laurenston]()
A Pride Christmas in Brooklyn by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis story is also in The Mane Event (Pride, #1) and is named Christmas Pride.Mason “Mace” Llewellyn has just gotten out of the Navy after a 14 year career as a SEAL. He is also a lion shape shifter. Mace has one thing – one woman – on his mind. Desiree “Dez” MacDermot, his childhood crush and good buddy, has been on his mind since they were both 14... -
![Knot Guaranteed by Jillian West]()
Knot Guaranteed by Jillian West
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTinley Rhodes is an anomaly. Despite her anatomy and pheromones, she still hasn’t had a heat, meaning the law says she’s technically not an omega. She’s stuck between designations, but even omegas have to financially provide for themselves. When a friend’s older brother offers to help her get a job using her skills as a photographer, she knows she can’t say no...Categorized as:
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![Red Havoc Rogue by T.S. Joyce]()
Red Havoc Rogue by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAnnalise Sutter is a newly Turned shifter determined to get her life back on track. The problem? Her inner panther is a monster that attacks anything that breathes. She’s had to let go of her old life completely to protect the people she loves, and the one thing that has kept her steady through this transition is Jaxon Barns... -
![My New Year Fling by Serenity Woods]()
My New Year Fling by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove Comes Later: Book 2A ‘holiday fling’ romanceJessI’ve made so many mistakes in my life, I’m sure I’m in the book of Guinness World Records, and unfortunately, this year has proved no exception. Telling my boss’s wife that we were having an affair was probably the biggest mistake, but the lying bastard broke my heart, so I don’t regret it... -
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![Total Surrender by Opal Carew]()
Total Surrender by Opal Carew
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Erotic Romance Collection From New York Times Bestselling Author Opal Carew whose books have won numerous awards, comes this collection of sizzling erotic romances tales. Surrender to your deepest desires in Total Surrender. PLAYED BY THE MASTER Jacqueline will do anything she can to save her brother-in-law. Race Danner is the only one with the power to help... -
![Ridgeville Series Volume Two by Celia Kyle]()
Ridgeville Series Volume Two by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBooks 3, 4, & 5 in the Ridgeville series are now bundled together for one great price! (108,000 words) This book contains the following novellas in the Ridgeville series: "Head Over Tail", "Fierce in Fur", and "Deuces Wild". If you already own these books, please do not purchase this title. *** "Head Over Tail" - Being kidnapped sucks...but then you find your mate.. -
![The Heat of Us by Eliana Lee]()
The Heat of Us by Eliana Lee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI have no desire for a pack.I don’t need to be taken care of. I earn my own money as an OmegaFans creator. The National Omega Commission's heat services has all the alpha knots I’ll ever need.As for love? That ship sailed a long time ago.So why is it so hard to keep these three men at arm’s length?Ben, my best friend’s brother, who was only meant to be an uncomplicated party hook-up...Categorized as:
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![Pucking Revenge by Brittanee Nicole]()
Pucking Revenge by Brittanee Nicole
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA fake dating, friends to lovers, hockey...Categorized as:
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![Demise by Katelyn Taylor]()
Demise by Katelyn Taylor
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe end is near, I can feel it in my bones.Secrets are practically seeping from the seams of this fabricated society.Deceiving you with the pretty allure of all that is promised.Descending you into the inky black reality of this world’s past, present and future.If we can all survive, what kind of future awaits us...Categorized as:
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![How It's Supposed to Be by T.S. Joyce]()
How It's Supposed to Be by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAuxor Bane has made a pact. He and his brothers made a promise to each other that they would let their bear shifter lineage die off with them, for the betterment of mankind. They aren’t fluffy, and they aren’t cute. As one of the three remaining bear shifters alive, Aux struggles daily with the predator inside of him... -
![Doms of Dark Haven by Sierra Cartwright, Cherise Sinclair]()
Doms of Dark Haven by Sierra Cartwright, Cherise Sinclair
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThree women, three Doms. One extraordinary night. Welcome to Dark Haven, and may all of your darkest wishes come true...Met Her Match (A Hawkeye Story) by Sierra CartwrightGenre: BDSM Erotic ContemporarySeries: Hawkeye; Previous Book: Bend Me OverHighly trained Mira Araceli can hold her own in the toughest parts of the world, but not, it seems, against her secret crush, Torin Carter... -
![Not So Silent Nights: A Four Book Christmas Collection by Olivia T. Turner]()
Not So Silent Nights: A Four Book Christmas Collection by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Four Book Christmas Collection by Olivia T. TurnerA Holly For ChristmasChristmas magic is in the air.So is my truck.Because some insane driver has driven me off the road and I’ve jumped the curb.Just great.I’m stuck in the snow on the side of the road on Christmas Eve. Lovely.I’m about to give her a piece of my mind, but she takes a piece of my heart instead.She’s perfect... -
![Summoning my Grumpy Demon Boss by Ami Wright]()
Summoning my Grumpy Demon Boss by Ami Wright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOops, I just summoned my grumpy demon boss!In my defense, I need revenge on my cheating ex after he announced his engagement to the woman he left me for. And yeah, I might have been drunk... -
![Tangling With Trolls by Hazel Mack]()
Tangling With Trolls by Hazel Mack
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWRENA month ago, I had no idea that monsters lived in hidden towns. Surprise! The tiny New-England town of Ever is a haven for them. Vampire brothers run the coffee shop. Werewolf bikers will fix your car. I can sort of wrap my mind around that.But then I meet Ohken Stonesmith, bridge troll and all-around badass. He’s way older than me, crazy confident, and he owns the town’s only flower shop... -
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![A Chase Christmas by Layla Nash]()
A Chase Christmas by Layla Nash
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNatalia Chase just wants the first family Christmas with her husband and his pride of unruly lion shifter brothers to be perfect. But a simple trip to pick out a Christmas tree turns into a rescue mission when they discover three shifter wolf cubs abandoned in the forest... -
![Racing Destiny by P. Jameson]()
Racing Destiny by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Paranormal Shifter RomanceThe Dirt Track Dogs have never been better. Their pack is growing, but one wolf remains without a mate. Diz has waited patiently while the rest of his packmates found love, now he’s ready to start a family of his own. He’s never kept quiet about his desire to find his intended mate, but three years later, his true mate remains a mystery... -
![Fated to Be Family by Alanea Alder]()
Fated to Be Family by Alanea Alder
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKate Edwards and Bran McGregor have been mated almost two years and things are going great. So Kate is shocked at her body’s reaction to Caleb Donovan, one of the newest members of their Pack and father to twin boys Landon and Lucas. When she realizes that he is her second mate she must figure out a way for them to come together as a family... -
![Bearly Healed by Moxie North]()
Bearly Healed by Moxie North
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeware of shifters bearing cheese puffs...they might be about to steal your heart and make you whole again.What do you get when you mix one feisty sprite of a woman ... Cassidy Hackett knows all about life’s hard knocks. After growing up in foster care, her only family is her friend Effie, who sees past Cassie’s sarcasm to the heart she shields so carefully... -
![Escaping the Friendzone by Emily Antoinette]()
Escaping the Friendzone by Emily Antoinette
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA woman trapped with her crush…When I agreed to go to an escape room with friends, I didn’t expect everyone to bail and leave me locked in a room with the hottest, most unattainable person I’ve ever met—my brother’s minotaur best friend. Tension from the tight quarters and frustrating puzzles leads to heated confessions, and the wildest night of my life.He says he wants more...Categorized as:
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![Forbidden Hunger by Teresa Gabelman]()
Forbidden Hunger by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA shifter without a pack, Janna Lawson goes in search of the man who her mother died trying to protect. What she finds is Garrett Foster, a man who has the power to decide her fate and causes a hunger inside her that is forbidden to them both... -
![Sealed with a Purr by Celia Kyle]()
Sealed with a Purr by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGoing to Georgia in order to watch over a handful of women is not Harding’s idea of a good time. With the death of Alistair McCain¬—ex-leader of Freedom—there’s a lot of clean up going on. That includes helping Freedom’s released captives recover in a safe environment. Hence, Harding having to make the trip down south. Really…how hard could it be to keep five women safe? Harder than he thinks... -
![Michael & Shyne by R.E. Butler]()
Michael & Shyne by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMichael Gerrick was beginning to wonder if he would ever find his truemate. Fate seemed to smile on him, when he fell hard for the delectable fitness instructor, Shyne. The only problem: three were-hyenas want her for their clan and are willing to do anything to get him out of the way.Shyne Jackson was smitten with Michael from the moment they met... -
![Vicious Luna by C.J. Primer]()
Vicious Luna by C.J. Primer
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI usually dance on bars, not find myself waking up behind them.I’m in a cell, captured by the enemy that has been hunting my kind for the past decade. They’re holding me hostage to use for leverage in their sick extermination effort, forcing me to live through my worst nightmare and subjecting me to unspeakable horrors...Categorized as:
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![Reckless Beta by C.J. Primer]()
Reckless Beta by C.J. Primer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy life has never been perfect, but up until four years ago, I had a pretty good thing going.I held rank as an enforcer for the Stillwater pack. I was close with the pack’s Alpha and Luna, having been practically raised by them in place of my dead mother and absentee father. I was in line to become the pack’s lead enforcer, a prestigious position that others would kill for...Categorized as:
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![The Fastball by Emily Childs]()
The Fastball by Emily Childs
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's the coach's aggravating daughter. He's the shy guy on first base. And they have no idea they're keeping the same secret.After a devastating accident that leaves his throwing hand in shambles, MLB first baseman, Dax Sage, finds out the woman handling the PR for his recovery is none other than the gorgeous, frigid daughter of his head coach...Categorized as:
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![Just Drive: A Formula 1 Omegaverse by Devyn Sinclair]()
Just Drive: A Formula 1 Omegaverse by Devyn Sinclair
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeing the first female Formula 1 driver in the sport’s history is like being struck by lightning. Powerful, electrifying, and dangerous. Don’t get me wrong, it’s incredible. Plenty of racing fans are celebrating. Plenty more are enraged, hoping I either quit or crash. They can hope all they want. I’ll never quit. But there’s more than Formula 1 fans to worry about... -
![Signed, Sealed, and Smitten by Melanie Jacobson]()
Signed, Sealed, and Smitten by Melanie Jacobson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe last thing she needs is another off-limits work romance. He’s fine playing the friendly flirt . . . until he falls for real.Embarrassing breakups at work cost you promotions. Phoebe learned that the hard way. So when a patron’s will names her as the director of a new museum in Serendipity Springs, she jumps at the chance to prove her professionalism.Her new plan: focus on work...Categorized as:
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![The Escape Plan by Katie Bailey]()
The Escape Plan by Katie Bailey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen there’s no escaping the plans life has for you…Beckett McCarthy’s beloved Gran always taught him to find magic in mundane, everyday things. But since she died, he no longer feels any magic.In fact, he feels nothing at all.So, when he has an opportunity to spend a summer abroad in Serendipity Springs, he’s expecting little more than a change in scenery...Categorized as:
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![My Werewolf Professor 2 by Marian Tee]()
My Werewolf Professor 2 by Marian Tee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Billionaire New Adult BBW College Shifter RomanceWhat I know about Alessandro Moretti: he’s the sexiest man I’ve ever seen, he’s the most mysterious, sought-after professor in my university, and he’s not the type to fall in love with me, his plainest-looking student. What I didn’t know about Alessandro Moretti: he’s a werewolf…and he may just want me, too... -
![Tiger's Tease by Kate Kent]()
Tiger's Tease by Kate Kent
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTiger’s Tease - STANDALONE Mail Order Bride Romance Pretty and pierced BBW has rough and ready tiger shifter burning with need! Ava Adams has had her share of troubles; a rough childhood, drug addiction and even a stint in jail. Her last boyfriend was a jerk and the prospects of finding a hot and caring man to love aren’t very good... -
![Alpha Rogue, Volume 2 by Terry Bolryder]()
Alpha Rogue, Volume 2 by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsImportant! "Alpha Rogue, Volume 2" is the second in the 2nd segment in this serial. (Please read volume 1 FIRST!)Alpha females are super rare in Hawthorne's world... -
![Omega's Vampire Bodyguard by Hawke Oakley]()
Omega's Vampire Bodyguard by Hawke Oakley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForced to protect a human omega. Adriel isn’t looking for love. He’d rather be writing his newest novel about vampires - a topic he’s intimately familiar with as an alpha vampire himself. Instead, he has to guard to a young human omega named Caleb, who is the target of the coven’s crazy matriarch. One wrong move and Caleb’s life will be lost - but Adriel isn’t going to let that happen... -
![Build-A-Daddy by Maren Smith]()
Build-A-Daddy by Maren Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen an impromptu trip to Build-A-Bear leads to getting caught in a snowstorm, Aubrey knows she’s in trouble. Stranded at a rest stop, who should come to her unexpected rescue but the cowboy Daddy-Dom of her dreams. Is it just her Little desires talking or is her deepest, most secret wish about to come true? Sometimes it’s a Little bit of magic. Sometimes, it’s a whole lot more... -
![Hands Off His Dudette by May Sage]()
Hands Off His Dudette by May Sage
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnna loves living with her best friend, but a girl has to find a pair of hands to regularly tickle her button at some point. She’s entered the single scene, with all its online dating adventures, and blind date nightmares... -
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![Sweet Summer Secrets by Jarica James, Chloe Gunter]()
Sweet Summer Secrets by Jarica James, Chloe Gunter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say that first loves never last, but in Holiday Hollow there’s always time for a second chance.The mark on my neck signifies that I’m a bonded omega, but I haven’t seen my mate or his new pack in years. All of that changes when the secret I’ve been keeping is desperate to come to light and sends me back home to where it all started...Categorized as:
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![Blizzards and Brews: A Holiday Hollow Omegaverse Standalone by Jarica James, Chloe Gunter]()
Blizzards and Brews: A Holiday Hollow Omegaverse Standalone by Jarica James, Chloe Gunter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMixing business with pleasure is always a bad idea, especially with your bosses that are also your best friends. Add in the fact that they're triplets and it’s a recipe for disaster.They say they want me, that they want more, but I can’t give them what they want. What they need.I’ve never been ashamed of being a beta, but I wish they would understand that I’m doing this for their own good...Categorized as:
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![Royal Romance by Flora Ferrari]()
Royal Romance by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFAITH I was only here to walk the dogs. Just hired help for the palace. But to me it was so much more. I longed for Prince Alistair. The more the papers bashed him, the more I cried for him...because I knew the truth. He didn't have to tell me. I knew because the pain that ailed him ailed me too. But no matter my silly wishes there was no way I'd ever be more than just another royal servant... -
![Into the Woods: A Mad World Novel by Hannah McBride]()
Into the Woods: A Mad World Novel by Hannah McBride
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI became BexAfter being abandoned in my darkest hour by the boy I thought I loved, I tried to rebuild my life. When that didn’t work, I did what any other sane girl would do—moved to the other side of the world. I’ll always be his BeccaWhen Court Woods shows up in Paris, all bets are off...Categorized as:
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![Heart of a Wolf by Jennifer Snyder]()
Heart of a Wolf by Jennifer Snyder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s a jokester. She’s serious. They’re exact opposites, but his wolf knows she’s the one. Will their differences stand in the way of love?Jameson Lawrence might be young and come off as slightly immature sometimes, but he’s a dang good carpenter. When he’s asked to do a repair job for the older sister of his alpha’s mate, he doesn’t turn it down... -
![Sacrificed by Alisa Woods]()
Sacrificed by Alisa Woods
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew Adult Paranormal Romance Series - Wolf Shifters in Seattle PART5: Sacrificed (True Alpha 5) Shifters live in the shadows of Seattle, just under the skin of the alpha male, dot-com billionaires who are building a new Silicon Valley in the Emerald City. Even with Jak’s help, Mia finds escaping Mace’s grasp isn’t easy..
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