Books like '8 Hearts Beat As One'

Readers who enjoyed 8 Hearts Beat As One by Ben Hopkin, Amber Scott, Ann Charles, Kelli McCracken, Elena Gray, Taylor Lee, Jonathan Gould & Carolyn McCray also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.

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  • Hide and Seek by Kathi Daley

    Hide and Seek by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Sydney Whitmore, a forensic psychologist working for the FBI, moves to Shipwreck Island and renews her relationship with Ezra Reinhold, a reclusive billionaire who enjoys poking around in cold cases and has the means to hire the best people to find the answers no one else has been able to...
  • 8 Bodies is Enough by Stephanie Bond

    8 Bodies is Enough by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When you gamble with the truth... Carlotta Wren is off on another adventure--this time following a lead from her jailbird father to Las Vegas to find out what happened to her long-lost mother. Unaware of Carlotta's mission, her brother Wesley tags along with grandiose designs of winning big with a secret bag of cash he found. But as soon as the Wren siblings hit Sin City, their luck runs cold...
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  • The Duties of Parents (Annotated) by J.C. Ryle

    The Duties of Parents (Annotated) by J.C. Ryle

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    ▶ DESCRIPTIONTrain up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Proverbs 23: 6.I suppose that most professing Christians are acquainted with the text at the head of this page. The sound of it is probably familiar to your ears, like an old tune. It is likely you have heard it, or read it, talked of it, or quoted it, many a time...
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    mystery  length-novella  christian
  • Cottage on Gooseberry Bay: Thanksgiving Past by Kathi Daley

    Cottage on Gooseberry Bay: Thanksgiving Past by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling author Kathi Daley brings you a heartwarming mystery series about finding answers and fostering hope while building friendships and embracing the magic of life by the sea and small town holidays.Ainsley Holloway came to Gooseberry Bay to find answers about her past...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  length-novella  suspense
  • The Inn at Holiday Bay: Details in the Document by Kathi Daley

    The Inn at Holiday Bay: Details in the Document by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again...
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    mystery  length-novella  suspense
  • The Inn at Holiday Bay: Cookies in the Cottage by Kathi Daley

    The Inn at Holiday Bay: Cookies in the Cottage by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again...
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    mystery  length-novella  suspense
  • Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den by Chasity Bowlin

    Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den by Chasity Bowlin

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Enter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves...
  • 'Til Death by Kathi Daley

    'Til Death by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling author Kathi Daley brings you a heartwarming mystery series about finding answers and fostering hope while building friendships and embracing the magic of life by the sea and small town holidays.Ainsley Holloway had come to Gooseberry Bay to find answers about her past...
  • Memories on the Lake by Sage Parker

    Memories on the Lake by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She's uncovering the past. One letter at a time. Bonnie Wilkins has always put her family first, pouring her heart into her roles as a wife and mother. But when her husband Pete's sudden and mysterious passing leaves her a widow at 60, Bonnie's world turns upside down. With her kids grown and out of the house, she's facing a new phase of life. Alone...
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    mystery  length-novella  mature couple
  • Picking Up the Pieces by Denise Grover Swank

    Picking Up the Pieces by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    While Rose might be reeling from the news that Joe’s ex-girlfriend is pregnant, she’s got bigger issues to deal with. One, putting her business back together albeit with a new partner and into two separate entities; and two, trying to keep the Fenton County Sheriff’s Department from figuring out the true identity of the Lady in Black. Includes POVs from Violet, Bruce Wayne, Joe, and Mason...
  • River's End / Remember When / Angels Fall by Nora Roberts, J.D. Robb

    River's End / Remember When / Angels Fall by Nora Roberts, J.D. Robb

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    River's End Olivia's parents had been one of Hollywood's glittering golden couples...until the night the monster came. The monster who destroyed their beautiful home and took her mother away from her forever. The monster with the face of her father... Now a young woman, Olivia still yearns to recall those horrifying events, to know the truth about her childhood...
  • Buried Bones by Melinda Leigh

    Buried Bones by Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    A college student’s murder shines light on community secrets left in the dark in the seventh Widow’s Island novella by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.All communities have their secrets…but on Widow’s Island, there’s a skeleton in every closet, as Deputy Tessa Black knows all too well...
  • Tied Bond by Emma Hart

    Tied Bond by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Holly Woods is going to hell in a handbasket—but this time, Satanists aren’t to blame. Halloween is. Nonna doesn’t understand why there are skeletons and demons everywhere. Mom is threatening to stitch a devil into Nonna’s pillowcase if she doesn’t shut up. Bek is bumbling over a date with Jason, the handsome FBI agent who conveniently got himself relocated to Austin, and I… Well...
  • Clue in the Clam by Kathi Daley

    Clue in the Clam by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  length-novella  suspense
  • Sins of the Father by Denise Grover Swank

    Sins of the Father by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Sins of the Father As the fallout from J.R. Simmons death begins to settle, some of the victims are still dealing with the results of that deadly night. Rose mourns the changes in her life and struggles to move on. Neely Kate is devastated when Joe leaves Henryetta two weeks after his father’s death and refuses to speak to her...
  • Falling to Pieces by Denise Grover Swank

    Falling to Pieces by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    When Joe walks out of Rose’s life, she can’t imagine life without him. But with support from her friends—and an unexpected person—Rose finds her way to climb out of her despair. After his father’s blackmail forces him to leave the love of his life to protect her, Joe is thrown into the race for Arkansas State Senate...
  • Island Chaptal and The Ancient Aliens' Treasure by Camilla Monk

    Island Chaptal and The Ancient Aliens' Treasure by Camilla Monk

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Okay, so it starts kind of like Hart to Hart. He’s March November, a self-made millionaire and former legendary hitman, who now runs Struthio Security, a wholly legitimate business catering to high-end clients in serious trouble—think being in the cross-hairs of a Nigerian warlord.He works with Island Chaptal, his girlfriend and partner...
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    mystery  length-novella  humor  suspense
  • Halloween Moon by Kathi Daley

    Halloween Moon by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A new series by USA Today Bestselling author Kathi Daley.Ainsley Holloway had come to Gooseberry Bay to find answers about her past. She’d come to find an explanation for the dreams that haunted her after the death of the cop who’d both rescued and raised her. And she’d come to identify the family she couldn’t remember but knew in her heart she’d once belonged to...
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    mystery  length-novella  suspense
  • Cottage on Gooseberry Bay: Gooseberry Christmas by Kathi Daley

    Cottage on Gooseberry Bay: Gooseberry Christmas by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling author Kathi Daley brings you a heartwarming mystery series about finding answers and fostering hope while building friendships and embracing the magic of life by the sea and small town holidays.Ainsley Holloway had come to Gooseberry Bay to find answers about her past...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  length-novella  suspense
  • Below the Bones by Kendra Elliot

    Below the Bones by Kendra Elliot

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    A former FBI special agent must come out of retirement to solve a murder in the fifth novella in the Widow’s Island series from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kendra Elliot.Former FBI special agent Cate Wilde is a new bakery and bookstore owner—and retirement is now complete with a doctor boyfriend...
  • A Broken Bone by Melinda Leigh

    A Broken Bone by Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The mysterious death of a local teen leads to a hunt for a killer in the sixth Widow’s Island novella by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.On Widow’s Island, the secrets are dark…and everybody has one. So when Deputy Tessa Black responds to a call about an explosion in a quiet neighborhood, she gets more than she bargained for: the body of a teen who went missing weeks ago...
  • The Final Reveal by Dale Mayer

    The Final Reveal by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is a novella tying up the SEALs of Steel series. A prosthetic design engineer, Kat Greenwald is in love with Badger Horley. The former SEALs team leader is the love of her life. But she's seen and heard firsthand of the fears and commitment issues Badger and his closest friends--once part of Navy special operations teams--struggle with on a daily basis...
  • The Baby Plan: A Cozy Mystery by Kathi Daley

    The Baby Plan: A Cozy Mystery by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this mystery series set in the small town of White Eagle Montana.In book 11 in the series, Tess fills in at the post office after the woman who took over her route broke her leg...
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    mystery  length-novella  suspense
  • The Sleuthing Game: A Cozy Mystery by Kathi Daley

    The Sleuthing Game: A Cozy Mystery by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this mystery series set in the small town of White Eagle Montana. Tess, Tony, and Tilly head to Lake Tahoe where they join Shaggy for a video game convention...
  • The Forgotten Summer by Sage Parker

    The Forgotten Summer by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It was a summer to remember…so why did she forget everything? Summer of ‘99 - At her family’s holiday beach cabin, Abigail Clement spent her days falling in love with a local boy, Jacob Givens. It was a whirlwind romance, until the two of them saw something they shouldn’t. The next day, Jacob disappeared. A mystery that shook the town to its core. Abigail hasn’t been back to the cabin since...
  • The Forgotten Summer by Sage Parker

    The Forgotten Summer by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It was a summer to remember…so why did she forget everything? Summer of ‘99 - At her family’s holiday beach cabin, Abigail Clement spent her days falling in love with a local boy, Jacob Givens. It was a whirlwind romance, until the two of them saw something they shouldn’t. The next day, Jacob disappeared. A mystery that shook the town to its core. Abigail hasn’t been back to the cabin since...
  • Memories on the Lake by Sage Parker

    Memories on the Lake by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She's uncovering the past. One letter at a time. Bonnie Wilkins has always put her family first, pouring her heart into her roles as a wife and mother. But when her husband Pete's sudden and mysterious passing leaves her a widow at 60, Bonnie's world turns upside down. With her kids grown and out of the house, she's facing a new phase of life. Alone...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  length-novella  mature couple
  • My Christmas Biker: A Saint's Outlaws MC Prequel (Saint's Outlaws MC: Las Vegas, NV) by Nikki Landis

    My Christmas Biker: A Saint's Outlaws MC Prequel (Saint's Outlaws MC: Las Vegas, NV) by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ginger(snap):Stranded in an airport on Christmas Eve, I have zero options and no available flights to reach home.The weather decides to dump a snowstorm on my holiday plans when the layover leaves me stuck in Denver, Colorado.In tears, exhausted, and losing hope, I never expected to receive an offer I couldn't refuse...
  • The Inn at Holiday Bay: Proof in the Photo by Kathi Daley

    The Inn at Holiday Bay: Proof in the Photo by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  length-novella  christian  suspense
  • A Deeper Fear by Allison Brennan

    A Deeper Fear by Allison Brennan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid is back in the new e-Novella, A Deeper Fear, from New York Times bestselling author Allison BrennanFBI Agent Lucy Kincaid’s husband, Sean Rogan, is in a dark place after being held captive. He won’t talk about it with anyone, not even Lucy...
  • Sarah's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Sarah's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sarah Clarkson's dream vacation has turned into a nightmare.The widowed mother of a high school senior is giving the empty-nest life a test drive with a solo vacation to Key West. The resort is pure luxury, as is the sexy silver fox who makes her feel beautiful on her first night in town.Finding out he’s a former Navy SEAL? Even better...
  • The Lost Bones by Kendra Elliot

    The Lost Bones by Kendra Elliot

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kendra Elliot comes the story of a former FBI agent who tackles an unsolved kidnapping in the eighth installment of the Widow’s Island Novella series.When former FBI agent Cate Wilde moves back to Widow’s Island, she envisions a simpler life than the one she had in law enforcement. But Cate’s past has a habit of catching up with her...
  • The Wedding Plan: A Cozy Mystery by Kathi Daley

    The Wedding Plan: A Cozy Mystery by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this mystery series set in the small town of White Eagle Montana. In book 10 in the series, Tess and Tony plan a secret wedding ceremony, Nona plans a visit, and Tess and Mike plan a face to face meeting with their father. Of course you know what they say about the best laid plans...
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    mystery  length-novella  suspense
  • Soul Surrender by Kathi Daley

    Soul Surrender by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Now that Zak and Zoe have their house, their lives, and their wedding back, things seem to be on track once again, until a man is found dead and Zoe is once again pulled into a murder investigation. The victim is a well known and liked member of the community who didn't appear to have any enemies until his secret past caught up with him...
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    mystery  length-novella  suspense
  • Cottage on Gooseberry Bay: Kiss 'N Tell by Kathi Daley

    Cottage on Gooseberry Bay: Kiss 'N Tell by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling author Kathi Daley brings you a heartwarming mystery series about finding answers and fostering hope while building friendships and embracing the magic of life by the sea and small town holidays.Ainsley Holloway had come to Gooseberry Bay to find answers about her past...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  length-novella  suspense
  • ESCORT GIRL: part 6 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    ESCORT GIRL: part 6 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An Amazon exclusive!In this romantic mystery, a young woman who works for a PR firm is chaperone, babysitter, and therapist to VIPS who come to Atlanta to promote their movies, music, books, TV shows, politics, and products..
  • Jem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild by Gregory Ashe

    Jem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild is a collection of short stories. It includes the following:“First Dates”A prequel to The Lamb and the Lion books, this short story shows Jem and Tean as they are set up on blind dates—with disastrous results.“Cheap Seats”Jem and Tean go to the movies. Jem insists it’s an epic bromance date. Tean insists they’re just casual acquaintances...
  • ESCORT GIRL: part 4 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    ESCORT GIRL: part 4 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An Amazon exclusive!In this romantic mystery, a young woman who works for a PR firm is chaperone, babysitter, and therapist to VIPS who come to Atlanta to promote their movies, music, books, TV shows, politics, and products..
  • HOLIDAY GIRL: part 6 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    HOLIDAY GIRL: part 6 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An Amazon exclusive!In the romantic mystery HOLIDAY GIRL, a city woman inherits a Christmas-year-round shop in a small southern town from an eccentric aunt. The wrinkle? She doesn't even LIKE the holidays! But as she's drawn into the lives of the shop's quirky customers, she begins to realize that southern men have a certain charm..
  • The Getaway Cabin by Sage Parker

    The Getaway Cabin by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Her greatest fear came true. Now what? 53-year-old Valerie Schuster was a great mother and wife for over 30 years…until she wasn’t.When her husband decides to leave her days before their anniversary, and their kids move across the country, her sister suggests it’s time for a change. So, Valerie decides to hide away in her parent’s old run-down cabin...
  • Last Chance in the Keys by Sage Parker

    Last Chance in the Keys by Sage Parker

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s searching for her missing best friend…and longing for a change.Before Molly went missing, April thought her life was simply ordinary. Her days were spent dealing with ungrateful customers at the café and laughing about her string of disastrous dates with her best friend. But with weeks passing and no leads from the police, April decides to take matters into her own hands...
  • The Wild Turkey Tango by Ann Charles

    The Wild Turkey Tango by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    One gun + two turkeys + three Morgan sisters = One helluva Jeep ride! It's Thanksgiving Day in Jackrabbit Junction and the feathers are flying before the food even hits the table. What starts out as a quick trip to pick up a turkey turns into another messy Morgan sisters' mystery filled with hijinks and adventure. Never has Thanksgiving been so wild! ( This is volume 4...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  length-novella  humor  contemporary
  • Velvet, Vol. 2: The Secret Lives of Dead Men by Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting

    Velvet, Vol. 2: The Secret Lives of Dead Men by Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The white-hot spy series from the creators of Captain America: The Winter Soldier is back!Everything Velvet Templeton ever believed about the worst night of her life has turned out to be a lie, and now she's coming back to London, taking the hunt back to the hunters, to find the truth or die trying...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  length-novella  historical  suspense
  • One Night with You by Marie Force

    One Night with You by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Since the debut of Fatal Affair in 2010, Fatal Series readers have been wondering about that “memorable” one-night stand between Sam Holland and Nick Cappuano that took place six years before Fatal Affair opens...
  • The Marriage of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King

    The Marriage of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Laurie R. King takes readers way back in her bestselling series with this exclusive ebook short story, as Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes embark upon the riskiest adventure of their their wedding.   Includes a special preview of the highly anticipated new mystery from Laurie R...
  • Coma Girl by Stephanie Bond

    Coma Girl by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From the international bestselling author of STOP THE WEDDING! and the BODY MOVERS mystery series comes a new story of family drama, suspense, comedy, and romance. In COMA GIRL , a victim of a tragic event lies in a hospital bed, at the mercy of friends and relatives who think she can't hear them. But she SO can...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  length-novella  humor  suspense
  • Snow is not the Time by Wendy Meadows

    Snow is not the Time by Wendy Meadows

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    After solving numerous murders in the generally cozy town of Snow Falls, Alaska, Sarah Garland and Detective Conrad Spencer are ready for life to return to normal. Struggling with writer’s block and dealing with personal pain from her divorce, Sarah knows that a storm is raging inside of her heart, capable of capturing everyone she cares about...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  length-novella  suspense
  • No Way Back by Santana Knox

    No Way Back by Santana Knox

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    THERE’S NO WAY BACK FROM WHAT WE’VE BECOME. There is no way back. There is no way. No way back. Not from what we’ve become; Bloodthirsty, vengeful, vile. Some women strive to make their men better, I VOW TO MAKE HIM WORSE. With each life we take, we fall deeper into our own sinister desires. We were never looking for a way out, but in this prison? There is no way back from what we’ve become...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  length-novella  horror  suspense
  • Scared Money by Jenna Bennett

    Scared Money by Jenna Bennett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Savannah’s real estate company, Lamont, Briggs, and Associates, finds itself embroiled in a closing scam, broker Timothy Briggs asks Savannah’s help in figuring out what happened and who’s behind it. The task is a welcome distraction for Savannah, whose private life is rocky. Carmen Arroyo is in prison in Nashville, nine months pregnant, and no one knows whether the baby is Rafe’s or not...
  • Armor: A Firsts and Forever Series Novella by Alexa Land

    Armor: A Firsts and Forever Series Novella by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dante Dombruso has always been his family’s armor. It’s his job to keep them safe. But he feels he failed them eighteen months ago, when a mysterious arsonist set a fire intended to wipe the Dombrusos off the map. Now Dante is driven to make things right, yet with each day that passes, the trail grows colder and his frustration increases...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  length-novella  m-m  contemporary  queer
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