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If faced with your worst fear, what would you do? Would you run or would you fight?

Camryn Hamilton will fight.

A thirty-something mother of two, Camryn appears to have it all: a husband, plenty of money, and children she adores. When she returns home to spend Christmas with her family, her perfect world she has created begins to crumble, thrusting her face to face with the only man who truly knows her.

Holden Patrick will fight harder.

A powerful, handsome attorney, Holden left town after his adoptive parents’ death. In his time away he almost managed to forget the girl who ran away with his heart. At least until a turn of fate brought him back to Mantoloking, and back to Camryn.

But are they willing to fight for each other?

Faced with a tragic past that they both wanted to forget, they struggle to protect their hearts from being broken again. Will their love be enough to get them through another tragedy, or will they close themselves off and run away again?

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Imagine that you were married to the love of your life and had a happy family. Now imagine everything was destroyed in an instant, making you question who you are and how you can possibly go on once the one person you truly love is gone.

It is a rare thing to find your soul mate, but Jess found true love in Dave when they were only teenagers. They’ve built a happy life together in a small shore town, becoming pillars of the community and making everyone around them envious of the seemingly perfect life they have built together. Jess has always been the life of the party, and Dave was always there to reel her in and keep her safe. But one night, while on duty as the town Sherriff, the unimaginable happens, altering the directions of their lives forever.

This is a story about finding love, having it all taken away, and discovering that moving on doesn’t mean forgetting the past.

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Joey McMillian is man that everyone loves. Women fall at his feet everywhere he goes, and men want to be him. Working at the fire department in the small shore town where he grew up, staying close to the only constant in his life, his best friends, has been all Joey thought he wanted in life. While his friends have all found love and started families, Joey bounces from woman to woman, never opening himself up to the opportunity of loving someone and being truly loved in return.

Kat Pierce is a fiercely independent thirty something who knows Joey’s womanizing ways far too well. When she lands a teaching job and moves into her cousin’s house at the shore, she finds herself with Joey more than she would like. There’s always been an attraction between the two of them, but Kat knows better than to act on her feelings. Her heart has been broken before, and she knows Joey is a one way ticket to having it broken again.

Will Joey and Kat find the love they are looking for?

S.P Cervantes lives in Orange County, California with her husband and three children, where she is a teacher. She enjoys spending time with her family, writing, reading, and running, but is always thinking of an idea for her next novel.

S.P. Cervantes is the author of the contemporary romance, A Broken Fairy Tale series. Dust to Dust, Wished Away, and His Jar of Hearts are available now.

S.P. Cervantes is also the author of the highly rated New Adult Romantic Fantasy series Secrets of Shadow Hill. Always and Forever, The Prophecy and War of Wizards.

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Book Promo: Review & Giveaway! After The Fire, Through Hell and Back by Felice Stevens

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Genre: Adult, Gay Romance

A single bullet destroyed the dreams of Dr. Jordan Peterson. With the man he loved dead, Jordan descends into an endless spiral of pain that nearly costs him his friends, his career and his life. When Jordan meets the aloof Lucas Conover, the investment banker’s mysterious past and unexpected kindness shocks Jordan back to a life he thought was lost forever.

Betrayal and abandonment by the foster brother he’d worshiped as a child taught Lucas Conover never to trust or believe in anyone. Living a solitary life did little to free him of the nightmare of his past; it reinforces his belief he wasn’t meant to fall in love. Working closely with Dr. Jordan Peterson forces him to meet another person whose suffering equals his own and Lucas can’t shake the unexpected the first man to ever get under his skin.

Mutual respect and rising desire bring Jordan and Luke closer than they ever imagined, and each man must come to terms with their past as they struggle to create a future together. And learning to trust in themselves and love again after tragedy and a lifetime of pain, may be the only thing that saves them in the end.

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“Damn, you look like shit.” Ash’s sharp gaze raked him up and down. “Ow.” He rubbed his arm when Drew elbowed him. “Don’t get mad at me, baby. You know he does. Look at him.” 

“Can we come in, Jordy?” Drew’s kind smile strangely made him feel worse, not better. 

He said nothing and pulled the front door wider for his friends, leaving them to trail behind him back through the house and into the spacious kitchen. Sunlight poured onto the terra-cotta floors and glinted off the glass-fronted maple cabinets. The kitchen was his pride and joy, and when he and Keith bought the brownstone, it had been the only room he cared about decorating. Jordan had always loved staring out of the large bay window as he relaxed with his cup of coffee in the morning. 

“Did you have a party?” Drew tipped his head to the table, still cluttered with vodka bottles. 

“Party of one, more likely.” 

Jordan heard Ash’s muttered remark, and despite a throbbing head and a roiling stomach, he lashed out. 

“Shut up, Davis.” He and Ash had never had the easiest of relationships, and even though Jordan knew how happy Drew was, the man still irritated the hell out of him. 

“Why, Jordan? The truth hurts?” Ash’s voice, oddly enough, neither condemned nor derided him. Instead, it held an overall note of sadness, mixed with empathy that pulled Jordan up short. “You sit here, night after night, refusing our dinner invitations, as well as any social contact with Rachel, Mike, or even Esther. Don’t think we don’t know what you’re doing and why.” 

Jordan winced. Shit. A kindhearted, sympathetic Ash Davis was almost worse than the usual sarcastic attitude he dished out to everyone. “I’m not in the mood for company; that’s all.” 

“And I call bullshit on that. You’re still mourning Keith, and I get that, but that doesn’t mean you don’t go on living. When your only company since he died has been vodka or whiskey, you’re heading for disaster.” 

“Jordy.” Drew slung an arm around his shoulder. “I’m worried about you. You’ve lost weight, skipped days at the hospital, and I was told that during surgery last week—” 

“Are you checking up on me?” He pulled away from Drew, shaking with anger. “What the fuck, man? You’re not my goddamn keeper.” Humiliation, shame, and a sense of despair tore through him as he turned away from his two friends to go back and sit at the kitchen table. He ran his hands over the battered wood of the long farmhouse table. He remembered how happy he and Keith had been to find it in the small Pennsylvania town they’d stumbled upon oneSaturday. Making love on top of it after lugging it up the stairs of the brownstone was a memory etched forever in his mind. He gripped the edge of the table to steady himself. 

A few deep breaths settled him, yet he couldn’t face his friends. 

For over thirty years he and Drew had been friends; the man knew him better than anyone else. People might think Drew Klein was sweet and easygoing, but Jordan knew the core of steel within his friend. Drew refused to back down if he thought he could help. True to form, Drew dropped into the chair right next to him, challenging and direct. 

“Jordan. Look at me.” 

It took an effort to tear his gaze away from the tabletop, but he inhaled a deep breath and smiled into Drew’s face. “What is it?” 

Drew seemed taken aback that Jordan was smiling and not lashing out with his usual anger. “I’m not checking up on you. It’s common knowledge that you showed up to your first surgery since Keith died and had to wait an extra hour to start because you had the shakes.” Drew’s mouth thinned to a hard line. “Are you crazy showing up drunk for surgery? You could lose your fucking license, for God’s sake.” 

“I wasn’t drunk. I was overtired and hadn’t eaten since lunchtime the day before.” 

Behind him he heard Ash snort with laughter. “Are you fucking kidding me, Jordan? You can come up with a better one than that.” 

“Fuck off, Ash,” he shot back. “I couldn’t care less about your opinion.” 

“Do you care about mine, Jordy? Don’t lie to me.” Drew’s stare remained unflinching, his eyes soft and knowing. “I know you’re still having a hard time moving on from Keith’s death, but it’s going to be a year soon.” 

“It’s only been nine months. God almighty, did you expect me to forget him already?” Horrified, Jordan swept his hand across the table, sending the empty bottles and food containers crashing to the floor. “Could you forget Ash so quickly? Keith and I were together for almost four years. Stop pressuring me to move on with my life. It’s over for me. There will never be anyone else.” 

I’m so happy Felice decided to make the second installment in this series Jordan’s story. The way A Walk through Fire ended left me heartbroken for him.

Losing someone you care about is never easy but losing your lover, the person you were planning to spend the rest of your life with it’s devastating. 

Jordan is spiraling out of control and no one is able to pull him out of that vicious circle.

Lucas “Luke” has shut himself out from all kind of feelings since the day his older brother abandoned him and their younger brother and never came back. He doesn’t believe in relationships and doesn’t want one either.

Him and Jordan so different but perhaps their differences will bring them together.

A lot of new details emerge and secrets are unveiled. 

The writing is good and you’ll be hooked from the beginning but something didn’t worked out for me with this book.

It’s not that I didn’t liked the characters or their story but is just couldn’t connect with either of them. 

I wasn’t expecting this since I fell in love so fast with Drew and Ash. 

Yes, I felt sorry for Jordan and there were moments when I wanted to hug him and hold him tight until all the pain went away but it didn’t went further than that. 

Nonetheless I enjoyed this novel and I can’t wait to read the next one. 

Happy Reading!!

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I have always been a romantic at heart. I believe that while life is tough, there is always a happy ending just around the corner. I started reading traditional historical romances when I was a teenager, then life and law school got in the way. It wasn’t until I picked up a copy of Bertrice Small and became swept away to Queen Elizabeth’s court that my interest in romance novels became renewed.
But somewhere along the way, my tastes shifted. While I still enjoys a juicy Historical romance, I began experimenting with newer, more cutting edge genres and discovered the world of Male/Male romance. Once I picked up her first, I became so enamored of the authors, the character-driven stories and the overwhelming emotion of the books, I knew I wanted to write my own.
I live in New York City with my husband and two children and hopefully soon a cat of my own. My day begins with a lot of caffeine and ends with a glass or two of red wine. I practice law but daydream of a time when I can sit by a beach somewhere and write beautiful stories of men falling in love. Although there is bound to be angst along the way, a Happily Ever After is always guaranteed.

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Double Review! The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller by L.B. Simmons

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Death.

For some, it's simply one of life's certainties, nothing more. For others, it's merely a fleeting thought, one often overshadowed by the reckless delusion that they have been blessed with the gift of immortality.

For Aubrey Miller, death is the definition of her very existence. Overcome with the guilt resulting from the loss of her beloved family, she alters her appearance from the once beautiful, blonde-haired, blue-eyed little girl to that of one shrouded in complete darkness, enveloping herself in her own unbreakable fortress of solitude as a form of protection for others.

As she enters her first year of college, her goal is simple: Earn a degree with the least amount of social interaction as possible. What she never anticipates is the formation of very unlikely relationships with two people who will change her life in ways she never believed possible: Quinn Matthews, the boisterous former pageant queen, and Kaeleb McMadden, a childhood friend from her past who never really let her go.

Over the years, as their connections intertwine and grow, a seemingly indestructible bond is formed between the three...

But when death painfully reemerges, Aubrey is lost once again, burying herself deeper than ever before inside the familiar fortification of her fears.

Will the refuge of friendship, the solidarity of life-long bonds, and the power of unconditional love be enough to do the impossible?

Will they be enough to finally bring about...

The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller?

****Standalone NA Contemporary Romance/HEA****

****WARNING - Due to the graphic nature of some scenes, this book is intended for mature audiences only. Contains adult language and themes.****

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The Ressurection of Aubrey Miller is a book that teaches us that even if we think we’re surrounded by darkness, there is always a span of light showing us the right way.

Aubrey has had a hard life. After she lost her parents and little sister, it became easy for her to think that everyone she loves will eventually leave her because of her simple presence. She keeps people as far as possible. 

Everything is about to change when she goes to the University. There she meets Quinn, her roommate, and Kaeleb - the one person she never thought she’ll see again. This friendship is unexpected since she doesn’t want to get attached to anyone. The three of them have a strong connection and soon, Aubrey doesn’t want to be alone anymore. 

As the story unfolds, we see how she develops, how she returns to old Aubrey who was once a happy child full of life and dreams, learns how to fall in love and hopes for a better tomorrow. But when a painful loss emerges, it threatens to bring Raven back and cancel Aubrey’s existence forever. Will Kaeleb and Quinn’s support be enough for her?

In the beginning I didn’t know what could possibly make a girl like Aubrey this way. She’s afraid to trust. She has so many insecurities and she isn’t close even to the woman who has taken care of her since she was eight. There were moments when I thought she gave up too easily, but I didn’t know what I would have done being in her place. 

Her story isn’t beautiful. It’s tragic how she made her own mind about not allowing others to get too close to her even if, deep down, she loves them.

The other characters made this book even better. There were situations where I found myself laughing, when I stood awake until 3 a.m. to see what will happen next and others when I cried so hard I thought I won’t be able to finish this book. 

The story is written beautifully. My only complaint is that it ended, because I became very attached to the characters.

I learned so many lessons from this book. The most important one is to never lose our hope even in our darkest times.

L.B. Simmons did a great job and I can’t wait to read another book written by her!

Mikky's Review

The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller is the story of a girl with an incredibly amount of bad luck. Ever since she was a child she’s suffered one loss after another until she finally started to believe that she herself is the source of misfortune for everyone else.

This is the story of a broken girl who lost herself in guilt and sadness.

The book was captivating. From the very first pages I found myself caught in the story of Raven and her journey from darkness back to light.

The characters are well defined with strong, interesting personalities. There’s a fair amount of humor also and the writing style is great making it easy to keep up with everything that’s happening.

I think you’ll find Aubrey’s story very interesting. All of us, at one point or another felt like giving up, like there was no reason to keep fighting when the result is always the same. I can’t say I blame her for the choices she makes. 

Also, this book proves how important it is to surround yourself with people that are capable of lifting you up and keeping you floating whenever you feel like you’re drowning. 

The ties between Aubrey, Kaeleb and Quinn are unique and they hold strong through good and bad. What they have is the definition of true and lasting friendship.

Let me tell you what ruined the book for me and made lower the rating. The last 30 % of the book. That was just useless, senseless drama and that could have totally been avoided. At that point I just wanted it to be over so I could move on to something else. 

Pity. It managed to ruin an otherwise very interesting book.

I’m not say you shouldn’t read it. It just didn’t worked out for me unfortunately.

Happy reading!

L.B. Simmons is a graduate of Texas A&M University and holds a degree in Biomedical Science. She has been a practicing Chemist for the last 11 years. She lives with her husband and three daughters in Texas and writes every chance she gets.

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Release Day Launch: Excerpt & Giveaway! The Way We Fall, The Story of Us #1 by Cassia Leo

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From New York Times bestselling author Cassia Leo comes a twisted and passionate love story that pushes the boundaries of loyalty. 

Maybe we shouldn’t have fallen so fast and so willingly. Maybe we shouldn’t have moved in together before we went on our first date. Maybe we should have given our wounds time to heal before we tore each other to shreds. Maybe we should have never been together. Houston has kept a devastating secret from Rory since the day he took her into his home. But the tragic circumstances that brought them together left wounds too deep to heal. Five years after the breakup, Houston and Rory are thrust together by forces beyond their control. And all the resentments and passion return with more intensity than ever. Once again, Houston is left with a choice between the truth and the only girl he’s ever loved.

 The Way We Fall is the first book in The Story of Us series, which follows the tumultuous love story of Rory and Houston. The sequel, The Way We Break, will be released Spring 2015.

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Houston Cavanaugh. 

The first boy I ever loved. And boy, did I love him a long time. I loved him until he was a man. I loved him 

until he loved me back. At least, I thought he loved me. 

His eyes narrow and he appears confused for a 

moment. “Jamie?” 

My heart drops to my feet. 

He doesn’t even remember me. 

“No,” I say with far too much emotion. 

“Oh, my God. I’m sorry. I... I know you.” 

I clutch my chest, unable to breathe. Then his eyes widen with what can only be described as pure terror. 

“Rory? Aurora?” 

I let out a sharp puff of air. “Yeah.” 

His lips are still moving. I want to hear what he’s saying, but my thoughts are pounding in time with my heart. Images flash in my mind: our bodies tangled in his sheets; the breakfast bar littered with sticky shot glasses and empty beer bottles; my empty dorm. 

“Rory?” 

I blink a few times to focus on his face and he looks at the floor, as if the weight of our history is pulling his head down. 

“I’m sorry. Maybe I should come back later.” 

“What? No!” 

He looks up, startled by my outburst. 

“I mean, you came to talk about the contract, so... let’s talk. I’m...” I nod toward the chair for him to sit down, then I close the office door behind him. “I’m sorry for spacing out. I was just a little surprised to see you.” I take a seat in Jamie’s chair and yelp as it begins to tip backward. “Shit!” 

Houston laughs as I scoot forward and lean my elbows on the desk, hoping he doesn’t notice how the sound of his laughter makes the hairs on my arms stand up. 

“Sorry. Obviously, I don’t sit on this side of the desk very often, but Jamie didn’t want to reschedule this appointment. She should be here shortly.” 

“You don’t need to apologize.” The left corner of his mouth pulls up in his signature half smile and I grit my teeth against the surge of emotions welling up inside me. “I’m actually kind of glad we ran into each other.” 

“Really? You hardly remembered me a minute ago.” 

He chuckles again. “Yeah, sorry about that. I was just surprised.” 

I can’t argue with this when I just used the same excuse. But it’s no more true coming from his lips than it is from mine. We’re not surprised to see each other. We’re terrified.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cassia Leo loves her coffee, chocolate, and margaritas with salt. When she’s not writing, she spends way too much time watching old reruns of Friends and Sex and the City. When she’s not watching reruns, she’s usually enjoying the California sunshine or reading – sometimes both.

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Review! Bully, Fall Away #1 by Penelope Douglas

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My name is Tate. He doesn't call me that, though. He would never refer to me so informally, if he referred to me at all. No, he'll barely even speak to me.

But he still won't leave me alone.

We were best friends once. Then he turned on me and made it his mission to ruin my life. I've been humiliated, shut out, and gossiped about all through high school. His pranks and rumors got more sadistic as time wore on, and I made myself sick trying to stay out of his way. I even went to France for a year, just to avoid him.

But I'm done hiding from him now, and there's no way in hell I'll allow him to ruin my senior year. He might not have changed, but I have. It's time to fight back. 

I'm not going to let him bully me anymore.

***This novel contains adult/mature young adult situations. It is only suitable for ages 18+ due to language, violence, and sexual situations.

I started this book expecting it to be mind blowing since everyone and their brother is singing it’s praise. I was just disappointed.

I never really understood what the story was.

Jared hates Tate and he shows it by bullying her in high school.

Tate just takes it until she has to go away for one year.

When she returns, suddenly the bulling stops and they’re friends again. Huh. Just like that.

All the crap she got from him, forgotten and forgiven.

And the reason behind his behavior? Could it be any more childish than that?

The writing style didn’t impress me either nor did any of the characters at this point.

The only thing that kept it from being a total waste of time were some really funny scenes and a few other things.

I was debating between 3.5 and 3 stars but I think I’ll settle for 3.

A shame, really since everyone else seems to love it.

Review! What Happens Tomorrow by Elle Michaels

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No one knows what happens tomorrow...

When Brooke Adams suffers the unimaginable, she knows her heart will never be whole again. Faced with the choice of giving in to her grief, or fighting to regain a resemblance to the life she once knew, she chooses to fight.

Not ready to give up, Brooke starts a new life where no one knows her past. As she slowly puts the pieces of her life back together, Brooke meets her neighbor, Tyler Reynolds. Soon, he becomes her friend, her rock...

and her complicated constant.

Despite her best efforts, she finds herself falling for him, but what will happen if Tyler learns the truth about her past and realizes just how deep the damage is?

The risk might be too much...

There is a reason why I often refuse to review an author’s debut novel because I know there is always room for improvement and you can’t really decide said author’s worth by the first book. Thing that might happen if the review is not carefully written.

Instead of giving you my usual rant about what I didn’t liked and what I think could have been better described, I’m going to tell you only what I liked.

This book is about a woman who has suffered an immense loss and who’s trying really hard to get on

with her life.

I think it was the first time when my heart really hurt for a character in a book. I am aware it’s just a story but this could be anyone’s reality.

I am a mother and I tried to picture myself in Brooke’s place. A young woman who has lost, in one second, her husband - the love of her life, and her sweet, innocent baby girl.

How can you move on from like this? How can others pretend that you just get over it?

Healing doesn’t occur over night, if ever. 

Brooke has to deal with the pain and also with her family’s constant hovering which, at times, made her also feel guilty for causing them worry and, by doing so, only adding another burden on her bruised and battered soul.

I have dealt with loss myself, not like her but still, and I didn’t blamed her for packing her bags and moving far away from them. There are times when dealing with your hurt by yourself is the best choice.

Moving away also meant a new beginning for Brooke in a place where no one knows her and where she doesn’t get stared at with pity every time she steps out.

And moving away meant finding two friends who will, once again, change her life and show her that taking chances doesn’t always end up badly.

This isn’t an easy read. At least it wasn’t for me. I found myself crying every once in a while and it made me realize that I am so, so very lucky to have my husband and my baby by my side where I can touch them and hold them in my arms. It is not something I take for granted and I don’t even want to imagine what my life would be like without them. Once again a book has reminded me that I have to cherish every second I get to spend with my loved ones because you never know What Happens Tomorrow.

You should definitely give it a chance.

Elle, thank you for this book. In this case, I’m glad I accepted to give it a try and I cannot wait to read your next novel. You have an amazing talent, lady.

Happy Reading!!

Elle Michaels is a professional in the tech sector, residing with her family in the Pacific Northwest. Having spent years acting in and directing stage productions, she dreamed of writing a screenplay, but at the suggestion of a friend, she decided to write a novel instead.

She has always had a passion for reading and romance. There is nothing she loves more than to get lost in a sexy romance story.

When not working or writing, she can be found spending time with the love of her life, her two young children and Yorkshire Terrier.

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Happy release Day! Bayonet Scars Box Set by J.C. Emery

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The only thing stronger than the bond of Forsaken's brotherhood is the strength of the women who fight for their hearts.

In Ride we fell in love with Ryan despite our better judgment and cheered Alex on in her relentless pursuit of his heart. In Thrash we hurt for Nic as she struggled to trust Duke and let him love her. In Rev we saw Grady as both an intense lover and a flawed man trying to be a good father. In Crush we were consumed by the volatility of first love with Jeremy and Cheyenne.

Now, in Vow we see the product of Ryan's love as he searches for something that Alex may not be ready to give-- yet.

For a limited time the first half of the Bayonet Scars series is together with Ride, Thrash, Rev, Crush, and Vow plus Where Souls Spoil & Hearts Rot, an exclusive guide to the Forsaken Motorcycle Club and the Bayonet Scars universe.

Love is never more riveting than when it's Forsaken.

As a child, JC was fascinated by things that went bump in the night. As they say, some things never change. Now, as an adult, she divides her time between the sexy law men, mythical creatures, and kick-ass heroines that live inside her head and pursuing her bachelor's degree in English. JC is a San Francisco Bay Area native, but has also called both Texas and Louisiana home. These days she rocks her flip flops year round in Northern California and can't imagine a climate more beautiful.

JC writes adult, new adult, and young adult fiction. She dabbles in many different genres including science fiction, horror, chick lit, and murder mysteries, yet she is most enthralled by supernatural stories-- and everything has at least a splash of romance.

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