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Phoenix by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 24 ratings365 days in exchange for $200 million dollars. That’s all it takes to save my family’s legacy. I just have to say two words, ‘I do.’I’m across the country when I find out my father hired a big-time publicist to announce my upcoming wedding to one of the most powerful billionaire moguls in the country. A king in the hotel industry. The problem is, it’s news to me. I’ve never even met this man... -
![Skies Over Caledonia by Samantha Young]()
Skies Over Caledonia by Samantha Young
He’s a down-to-earth highland farmer. She’s the rebellious daughter of Hollywood royalty. They might seem like they’re from different worlds, but that won’t stop them from engaging in a marriage of convenience…It’s been five years since Jared McCulloch’s grandfather Collum passed away and he inherited his farm in the Scottish Highlands... -
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![Whispers of Truth by Valerie M. Bodden]()
Whispers of Truth by Valerie M. Bodden
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSummer broke his heart once. But when she needs his help, how can Benjamin refuse? The youngest Calvano brother may be goofy, but he's also tender and big-hearted, and there's nothing he wouldn't do for the woman he loves—even when his love is the last thing she wants... -
![Making Whoopie by Erin Nicholas]()
Making Whoopie by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThis marriage of convenience is about to get sticky. Getting hitched for the health insurance is not Jocelyn Asher’s idea of romance.But the hospital quote has really frosted her cookies, and suddenly, “I’m rich. We should just get married,” sounds a whole lot more swoony.Especially when the man proposing is this gorgeous. And takes her to parties featuring champagne and petit fours... -
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![Braveheart by Randall Wallace]()
Braveheart by Randall Wallace
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFor love of country, for love of maiden, for love of freedom...he became the hammer and scourge of England. In one of history's darkest hours there arose from humble beginnings a man of courage and honor -- the likes of whom the world may never see again... -
![Beneath the Desert Sun by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black]()
Beneath the Desert Sun by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFaithGraduating from college is bittersweet. I’ve accomplished my dreams, obtained my teaching degree, and am ready to find my dream job. However, I never realized how difficult or stressful it would be to find a position.That’s why I jump at the chance to visit Chad, one of my best friends, on base in California...Categorized as:
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![The Hate Vow by Nicole French]()
The Hate Vow by Nicole French
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEric der Vries. Looks like millions. Worth billions. A body like the David with a mind to match. Unfortunately for this wayward heir, to keep his money, he needs a wife. And of all the women in the world, he chooses me. Too bad I’ve hated him for five years, since he took all my tears and tossed me away... -
![My Unexpected Vow: California Billionaires Book 2 by Harlow James]()
My Unexpected Vow: California Billionaires Book 2 by Harlow James
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHave you ever thought there was a spider crawling on you only to discover it was a piece of hair?But it’s not your hair—it’s your wife’s—a woman who just happens to be your best friend’s little sister that hates your guts as well... -
![Broken Bridge by Nana Malone]()
Broken Bridge by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne miscalculation.One misstep had cost me everything. I lost my sister and my wife.I will burn down the world to get them back. Even if I have to become someone they fear.Forget vows, forget brotherhood. All I have left is rage. I have made promises I intend to keep.I will right the wrongs of The Elite, ensure vengeance for Emma, even if it cost me my soul... -
![Britta & the Beach Boy: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Brittany Larsen]()
Britta & the Beach Boy: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Brittany Larsen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo flirting. No kissing. And absolutely, positively, NO falling in love.Those are Britta’s top three conditions (there are a few dozen more) when she agrees to marry Liam “Dex” Dexter, aka the top surfer in the world.He needs American citizenship to achieve his goal of surfing in the Olympics... -
![The Fake Script by Marion De Ré]()
The Fake Script by Marion De Ré
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a plot twist turn the scars of the past into a second chance at love?My high-school crush is shooting a movie in our bookstore and I am not ready to stir up the past.Not even a little bit. Auston Buckley is the only guy I’ve ever kissed. He ditched me on the worst possible day of my life to live his dream and now he's starring in the adaptation of my favorite romance novel... -
![Bram Baxter Marries the Wrong Sister by Latisha Sexton]()
Bram Baxter Marries the Wrong Sister by Latisha Sexton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst comes a lifelong crush, then comes . . . a marriage of convenience to her sister?Marrying Lois Jones was the only future Bram Baxter ever planned for. Until she returns home from Europe with another man’s ring on her finger. Devastated, Bram struggles to envision a different future for himself... -
![Happy Marriage?!, Vol. 1 by Maki Enjoji]()
Happy Marriage?!, Vol. 1 by Maki Enjoji
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIn order to help her father, Chiwa Takanashi agrees to an arranged marriage with the company president, Hokuto Mamiya—a man she doesn’t know—at the request of Hokuto’s grandfather. Maki Chiwa believes the arrangement isn’t binding, but her new partner seems to think otherwise... -
![아기가 생겼어요 2 by Jung Lee]()
아기가 생겼어요 2 by Jung Lee
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratings2권 11~20화 『아기가 생겼어요』는 12개월 연속 월요연재 1위를 차지한 레전드 웹툰으로, 결혼하자며 성큼성큼 다가오는 강두준과 사랑이 먼저인 장희원의 아슬아슬 밀당 로맨스를 그리고 있다. 윤리적, 교육적으로 완벽한 선생님을 꿈꾸며 혼전순결을 지켜오는 중인 장희원은 오래된 첫사랑이 절친과 커플이 되는 걸 보고 큰 결심을 하며 회원제 고급 바로 향한다. 그곳에서 이뤄진 만남은 황홀한 원나잇으로 이어지고, 이후 산부인과에서 다시 마주친 그 ‘강두준’! 두준은 희원이 임신한 걸 알아채고 책임을 지겠다며 급작스레 청혼을 한다. 첫사랑에게 좋아한다는 말 한마디도 조심스러운 희원은 두준의 어이없는 청혼에 의문을 던지느라 몸과 마음 모두 바쁜 나날이 시작되는데…... -
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![The MacGregors: Alan & Grant by Nora Roberts]()
The MacGregors: Alan & Grant by Nora Roberts
#1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Nora Roberts enchants again with two more beloved classics about the passionate and headstrong MacGregor family.All the PossibilitiesCreative, compelling, unconventional—Shelby Campbell was unlike any woman Senator Alan MacGregor had ever known... -
![Attached At Heart by Amelie Rhys]()
Attached At Heart by Amelie Rhys
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWhen best friends Delaney and Blake get married in order to satisfy a clause in Delaney’s inheritance, their long-ignored chemistry is suddenly so much harder to deny, especially when they travel abroad for a steamy fake honeymoon. Blake London, after finishing his cardiology fellowship, moves to Boston with a single hope: fix as many hearts as he possibly can…including his own... -
![To Defy a King by Elizabeth Chadwick]()
To Defy a King by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA story of huge emotional power set against the road to Magna Carta and the fight to bring a tyrant king to heel. The privileged daughter of one of the most powerful men in England, Mahelt Marshal's life changes dramatically when her father is suspected by King John. Her brothers become hostages and Mahelt is married to Hugh Bigod, heir to the earldom of Norfolk... -
![The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick]()
The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsEleanor of Aquitaine is a 12th century icon who has fascinated readers for 800 years. But the real Eleanor remains elusive. This stunning novel introduces an Eleanor that all other writers have missed. Based on the most up-to-date research, it is the first novel to show Eleanor beginning her married life at 13... -
![In Name Only by Jennifer Peel]()
In Name Only by Jennifer Peel
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe gave his name to protect her. All she wanted was his heart. Dani Kramer used to think growing up in foster homes was the most difficult thing she would ever have to do until all her dreams come true. Married to the love of her life, Dr. Brock Holland, and running a foundation that specializes in finding jobs for kids out of foster care, Dani seems to have it all... -
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Listed: Volume VI by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis is Volume VI of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help... -
![Listed: Volume III by Noelle Adams]()
Listed: Volume III by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is Volume III of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help...Categorized as:
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![Serpent by Kathryn Le Veque, Scott Moreland]()
Serpent by Kathryn Le Veque, Scott Moreland
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratings1283 A.D. - Edward I is in the midst of his campaign to tame the Welsh, but rising from the chaos is a Welsh knight known as the Serpent. Bhrodi ap Gaerwen de Shera is a warrior of tremendous range and power. Descended from the kings of Anglesey on his mother's side and the earls of Coventry on his father's, Bhrodi is in the unique position of having Welsh royalty and English nobility... -
![Lords Of The White Castle by Elizabeth Chadwick]()
Lords Of The White Castle by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWestminster, 1184-- in the court of King Henry, playful competition is about to turn into something far more serious. Young courtier Fulke FitzWarin would not be an obvious companion for Prince John, but the boy from the Welsh Marches is there as a reward for his family's loyalty to the crown... -
![Born of the Sun by Joan Wolf]()
Born of the Sun by Joan Wolf
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn this beautifully executed continuation of The Road to Avalon , her earlier depiction of sixth-century Britain, Wolf tells the story of Niniane, a Celtic princess, and Ceawlin, bastard son of the King of the West Saxons. Eighty years after the death of Arthur, the Celts are disorganized, drifting away from the cities built by the Romans... -
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![It Takes a Woman by Piper Sheldon]()
It Takes a Woman by Piper Sheldon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust because she’s getting married doesn’t mean she’ll fall in love.Unapologetic bombshell Gretchen LaRoe is happy to play matchmaker to everyone else content in knowing she once had true love. When the best friends of the Scorned Women’s Society take it upon themselves to interfere in Gretchen’s love life, they shouldn't be shocked to learn Gretchen already has a plan of her own...Categorized as:
marriage of convenience contemporary friends to lovers strong heroine humor length-medium -
![Baby For The Playboy Prince by Holly Rayner]()
Baby For The Playboy Prince by Holly Rayner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s the playboy prince, who needs a bride in name only,She’s the old friend, the most convenient candidate…The relationship might be fake,But things are about to get very, very real… Lily Campbell is American royalty. Born into a life of expectation, she was willing to honor her parents’ wishes, even if it meant marrying a man she didn’t love... -
![Elfking's Lady by Hannah Howell]()
Elfking's Lady by Hannah Howell
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAmong the feuding Scottish clans of the HIghlands, tales of fierce Parlan MacGuin were legendary. So when lovely young Aimil was taken captive while riding the moors, she feared for her virtue and her life--until Parlan's gentle touch awakened a raging passion within her... -
![Red Adam's Lady by Grace Ingram]()
Red Adam's Lady by Grace Ingram
The redhead hooted gleefully and grappled Julitta to him, spinning her round adroitly so that she could only kick back at his legs. He heaved her from her feet and slung her over his shoulder. He tried to kiss her, but she ducked her head into the cloak so that her crown caught his chin and made his teeth clack. "Let me go!" she gasped... -
![Ride With Whiskey by Nat Logan]()
Ride With Whiskey by Nat Logan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter Whiskey and his brothers are all hurt by women, they vow to not let their hearts be involved ever again. They should have learned the lesson their dad did -that women can’t be trusted. A late-night poker game at their bar and too much to drink have he and his brothers deciding to make dating a game. No feelings, just good times... -
![Love to Hate You by Whitley Cox]()
Love to Hate You by Whitley Cox
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe needs arm candy, he needs her insurance, but first, they need to drive across the country without killing each other.EliSince the first day of kindergarten, I have hated Alexandra Hartford.And twenty-something years later that hasn’t changed.But she has.She’s still a tomboy with a chip on her shoulder, but now she’s a hot tomboy with a chip on her tattooed shoulder who can fight like a badass...Categorized as:
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![Waking Innis Bree: Highland Legacy Romance by Linda Hughes]()
Waking Innis Bree: Highland Legacy Romance by Linda Hughes
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhich one should she choose?A Debonair American Billionaire.A Grumpy Scottish Sheep Farmer.A Swarthy Jacobite Ghost.When Innis Bree MacIntyre finds herself alone in Scotland on her honeymoon after being dumped at the altar, she's flattered when three men vie for her affections. (Never mind that one of them is dead... -
![More Than Promises: A Small Town, Billionaire Romance by Loren Beeson]()
More Than Promises: A Small Town, Billionaire Romance by Loren Beeson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAs if broody billionaire, Rowan Kendrick, wasn't causing enough chaos in my small town, now he's on the hunt for a wife, and I just became his top candidate.Here's the catch: I'll play fake fiancée to a rich, downright sexy CEO for a couple of months...Categorized as:
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![The Strangled Queen by Maurice Druon]()
The Strangled Queen by Maurice Druon
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe King is dead. Long live the King. With King Philip IV dead, and the Kingdom left in disarray, as the fatal curse of the Templars plagues the royal house of France. Imprisoned in Chateau Gaillard, Marguerite of Burgundy has fallen into disgrace. Her infidelity has left her estranged husband, Louis X King of France, with neither heir nor wife... -
![Listed: Volume IV by Noelle Adams]()
Listed: Volume IV by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThis is Volume IV of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help... -
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![In Pursuit of the Green Lion by Judith Merkle Riley]()
In Pursuit of the Green Lion by Judith Merkle Riley
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe unforgettable Margaret of Ashbury returns in the second book of the trilogy that began with A Vision of Light . Margaret, a resourceful midwife, is living with the insufferable relatives of her third husband, Gilbert de Vilers, known as Gregory. She is carving out a life for herself and her daughters despite the hostility and greed of her in-laws... -
![The Golden Cross by Angela Elwell Hunt]()
The Golden Cross by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTHE HEIRS OF CAHIRA O’CONNOR SERIESBOOK TWOA line of women who would be warriors for truth“It is said that as Cahira, daughter of the great Irish king Rory O’Connor, lay dying of a wound from a Norman blade, she lifted her hand toward heaven and beseeched God that others would follow after her, bright stars who would break forth from the courses to which they are bound and restore right in this... -
![A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick]()
A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe early twelfth century is a time for ambitious men to prosper, and royal servant John FitzGilbert is one of them. But when the old king dies and his successor is appointed, John faces a terrible choice: he must join the rival faction-his enemies- or risk losing everything. His new wife helps him carry his burden, but his final choice will seal not only her fate, but those of his young children... -
![Anna of Kleve, The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir]()
Anna of Kleve, The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsBestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir tells the little-known story of Henry VIII's fourth wife, as a grieving king chooses a bride sight unseen in the fourth novel in the epic and intrigue-filled Six Tudor Queens series. Newly widowed and the father of an infant son, Henry VIII realizes he must marry again to insure the royal succession... -
![The Hawk and the Dove by Virginia Henley]()
The Hawk and the Dove by Virginia Henley
The Dove... She'd been bought for a strip of land, then abandoned: a bartered bride, married by proxy, determined to wreak revenge. As innocent Sara Bishop she'd paid dearly for freedom from her cruel, mocking family. As flame-haired, jade-eyed Sabre Wilde, she would scandalize Queen Elizabeth's court as she set out to seduce her unknown husband, become his mistress--and make him her slave... -
![The Last MacKlenna by Katherine Lowry Logan]()
The Last MacKlenna by Katherine Lowry Logan
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAlternate cover edition for 9780615880501 Let an eclectic group of friends and family keep you spellbound in this eye-misting romantic suspense and mystery with shades of chick lit (with an edge) set in the Napa Wine Country, Scotland and a Thoroughbred farm in Lexington, Kentucky... -
![The Golden Cross by Angela Elwell Hunt]()
The Golden Cross by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"It is said that as Cahira, daughter of the great Irish king Rory O'Connor, lay dying of a wound from a Norman blade, she lifted her hand toward heaven and beseeched God that others would follow after her, bright stars who would break forth from the courses to which they are bound and restore right in this murderous world.. -
![아기가 생겼어요 1 by Jung Lee]()
아기가 생겼어요 1 by Jung Lee
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratings1권 1~10화 『아기가 생겼어요』는 12개월 연속 월요연재 1위를 차지한 레전드 웹툰으로, 결혼하자며 성큼성큼 다가오는 강두준과 사랑이 먼저인 장희원의 아슬아슬 밀당 로맨스를 그리고 있다. 윤리적, 교육적으로 완벽한 선생님을 꿈꾸며 혼전순결을 지켜오는 중인 장희원은 오래된 첫사랑이 절친과 커플이 되는 걸 보고 큰 결심을 하며 회원제 고급 바로 향한다. 그곳에서 이뤄진 만남은 황홀한 원나잇으로 이어지고, 이후 산부인과에서 다시 마주친 그 ‘강두준’! 두준은 희원이 임신한 걸 알아채고 책임을 지겠다며 급작스레 청혼을 한다. 첫사랑에게 좋아한다는 말 한마디도 조심스러운 희원은 두준의 어이없는 청혼에 의문을 던지느라 몸과 마음 모두 바쁜 나날이 시작되는데…... -
![Listed: Volume II by Noelle Adams]()
Listed: Volume II by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThis is Volume II of a six-volume serial novel. A marriage of convenience has never been like this. Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help... -
![The Complete Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Keach]()
The Complete Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Keach
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 30 ratings‘O pure of heart! thou need’st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!’ One of the major figures of English Romanticism, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) created works of remarkable diversity and imaginative genius... -
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![Wee William's Woman, Book Three of The Clan MacDougall Series by Suzan Tisdale]()
Wee William's Woman, Book Three of The Clan MacDougall Series by Suzan Tisdale
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsScotland, 1345 They call him Wee William. Though he stands nearly seven feet tall, with arms and legs the size of tree trunks and hands as big as buckets, there is nothing wee about him. His scowl alone is enough to make most men's bones rattle with fear. And women, rather than swooning, tend to run in the opposite direction... -
![Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chadwick]()
Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsTwo very different women are linked by destiny and the struggle for the English crown. Matilda, daughter of Henry I, is determined to win back her crown from Stephen, the usurper king. Adeliza, Henry's widowed queen and Matilda's stepmother, is now married to William D'Albini, a warrior of the opposition. Both women are strong and prepared to stand firm for what they know is right... -
![Conveniently Yours by Anise Storm]()
Conveniently Yours by Anise Storm
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCaspian ArcherClothes, cars, property, women; none of life’s luxuries are out of Caspian's grasp until the splendor he’s accustomed to threatens to come crashing down around him if he fails to fulfill his uncle’s dying wish.- Find true love.- Stay married for a year.Only by accomplishing those two paramount tasks will he secure his inheritance... -
![Year's Happy Ending by Betty Neels]()
Year's Happy Ending by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCould she settle for less than love?Professor Gideon Beaufort tried Deborah's good nature severely. He reviled her future as a trained nanny, destined to settle for a permanent post caring for other people's children.But was his proposal any more enticing, when all he wanted was a substitute for his young daughter and nothing more? "I won't pretend," he told her candidly... -
![Dearest Eulalia by Betty Neels]()
Dearest Eulalia by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsConvenient bride…loving wife?Eulalia cannot bear the thought of losing her home, especially at Christmas! But with money running out she knows there’s no hope…until handsome surgeon Aderik van der Leurs show up on her doorstep – with a very convenient proposal!Though Aderik appears to want her simply as his convenient bride, he’s yearned for beautiful Eulalia from afar...Categorized as:
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![Joanna by Roberta Gellis]()
Joanna by Roberta Gellis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeautiful, iron-willed heiress to power, Joanna secretly burns with an explosive inner passion as wild and-- radiant as her flaming red hair. But her deepest emotions are tragically frozen by the cold fear of a man's tender love...
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