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Lauren Roberts

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3.92 · 137 ratings

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Erik J. Brown

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3.96 · 107 ratings

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Katja Millay

4.27 · 106 ratings

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3.65 · 106 ratings

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Julie Belfield

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Jessamine Rue

4.09 · 65 ratings

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Stephanie Fisher

4.32 · 59 ratings

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Jonathan Davis

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Laura Jordan

4.03 · 36 ratings

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Kathryn Colvin

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London Snow

3.89 · 35 ratings

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S.F. Williamson

3.83 · 34 ratings

A Language of Dragons by S.F. Williamson

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A. Rae Dunlap

3.98 · 27 ratings

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Mia Darling

3.69 · 21 ratings

Kiss a Villain by Mia Darling

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