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Beck Bear by T.S. Joyce
Juno Beck is trying to step out from the long shadow of her father and make her place in the music industry. But this bear shifter’s days are numbered and she’s running out of time to make her mark on the world. When she stops for a day trip to visit an old friend, she discovers the hiding place of one of country music’s bad-boys-who-got-away...Categorized as:
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Origins by Kresley Cole, Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 21 ratingseBook box set of paranormal romance novels by Kresley Cole, Gena Showalter, and Sharie Kohler plus teasers from the latest books in their series. A Hunger Like No Other, Awaken Me Darkly & Marked by Moonlight. -
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![Tiger Summer by Zoe Chant, Helen Kestrel]()
Tiger Summer by Zoe Chant, Helen Kestrel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe doesn’t know they’re mates. He’s desperate to keep it that way. Laughter, s’mores, and the occasional surprise weasel (don’t ask) – that’s summer at shifter cub camp, and head counselor Leonie MacCormick wouldn’t have it any other way. She loves her job. She loves her campers. She even loves the pranks and mayhem... -
![Paranormal Dating Agency, Volume 3 by Milly Taiden]()
Paranormal Dating Agency, Volume 3 by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsScaling her Dragon. Vikter Dragos is dying. His dragon couldn’t find a mate and he’s at the end of his time. He’s fighting the attraction for a sassy, curvy human, but it’s near impossible to stay away from her. If only she’d been his mate, everything would be smoother. He’s losing control of his dragon and his emotions. With Becca around, he didn’t know what to expect. In the Roar... -
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![G.A. Aiken Dragon Bundle: The Dragon Who Loved Me, What a Dragon Should Know, Last Dragon Standing & How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G.A. Aiken]()
G.A. Aiken Dragon Bundle: The Dragon Who Loved Me, What a Dragon Should Know, Last Dragon Standing & How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G.A. Aiken
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOnly for those I love would I traipse into the merciless Northlands to risk life, limb, and my exquisite beauty. But do they appreciate it? Do they say, "Gwenvael the Handsome, you are the best among us--the most loved of all dragons? " No! For centuries my family has refused to acknowledge my magnificence as well as my innate humility... -
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Christmas Chimera by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeaving his family’s cheerful-but-very-noisy Christmas getaway is chimera shifter Colton’s favorite time of year, and this time he has an excellent excuse: his job as a lawyer is pulling him back to New York—unless the Montana winter snowstorms have anything to say about it... -
![Winged Wolf Vet by Zoe Chant]()
Winged Wolf Vet by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWho do you call when a winged wolf crashes through the roof of your chicken coop? Shifter Vets! Leslie’s house was already falling apart before mythical animals started plummeting out of the sky. Now she’s got a hole in her chicken coop, an adorable (and impossible) cub hiding in her kitchen, and her nosy neighbor barging in to search for cryptids...Categorized as:
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Defender Chimera by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen your worst enemy turns out to be your fated mate. .. Carter doesn't want a mate, thank you very much. He's got no time for love--he's too busy trying to hide the monstrous shift form he was cursed with. Not to mention trying to stop his annoyingly hot business rival Fenella Kim from doing a hostile takeover of his company... -
![A Very Meowy Christmas by Zoe Chant]()
A Very Meowy Christmas by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBeing cool as a cat is harder than it looks when unexpected love strikes! Single dad and bobcat shifter Mason has moved to Virtue to raise his toddler in the safety of a shifter community. But minor catastrophe strikes when his daughter escapes to play in the woods, and the last thing Mason expects when she's found is to meet his mate...Categorized as:
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![Defender Raptor by Zoe Chant]()
Defender Raptor by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNot my circus, not my monkeys. The problem is, it is his circus. Literally. Merlin grew up in a traveling circus where all the performing animals are shifters. Not to mention that it's a front for an international crime ring. (It's a long story. ) And that's just the beginning of his secrets. .Categorized as:
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![Wildfire Pegasus by Zoe Chant]()
Wildfire Pegasus by Zoe Chant
The baby isn’t the biggest secret…. Diana never even knew his name. One impulsive, out-of-character night with a smoking hot firefighter, and now she’s a struggling single mom. She may have had to give up her dreams, but she’s determined to give her precious baby Beth everything. .. including a chance to know her biological father... -
![Pegasus Summer by Zoe Chant, Helen Kestrel]()
Pegasus Summer by Zoe Chant, Helen Kestrel
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe's the only human counselor at a summer camp for shifters. .. Paige isn’t looking forward to spending her summer trying to wrangle kids who can turn into animals. But no matter her own feelings, family comes first. This job is the only way she can afford to send her little brother Archie back to camp this year - and now, more than ever, he has to get better control of his bear... -
![De Waterspuwer Krijgt Zijn Meisje: Nocturne Falls by Kristen Painter]()
De Waterspuwer Krijgt Zijn Meisje: Nocturne Falls by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWelkom in Nocturne Falls, de stad die 365 dagen per jaar Halloween viert. De toeristen denken dat het allemaal show de vampiers, de weerwolven, de heksen, de incidentele waterspuwer die door de lucht vliegt. Maar de bovennatuurlijke wezens die de stad bevolken weten wel beter. Leven in Nocturne Falls betekent jezelf zijn. Hoektanden, vacht en al... -
![Paranormal Dating Agency Volume 1 by Milly Taiden]()
Paranormal Dating Agency Volume 1 by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTalia Barca needs a date. Badly. She uses the services of the Paranormal Dating Agency hoping for a decent guy to take to a family wedding. A wedding her ex-husband has wormed his way into as a guest. Connor and Theron want Tally to complete their Alpha triad. She's sexy, curvy and funny. But she's human. And they're not sure she'll go for a relationship with two men at the same time... -
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![Paranormal Dating Agency Volume 2 by Milly Taiden]()
Paranormal Dating Agency Volume 2 by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTall, Dark and Panther. Maya Zara is a curvy woman sick and tired of men who think she should settle. She loves her curves and wants to find someone who will love them too. When she meets Gerri Wilder and signs up for a date with a shifter, Maya has no idea what’s in store for her. The Alion King... -
![The Gargoyle Beguiles The Beauty: A Light Funny Paranormal Romance by Kristen Painter]()
The Gargoyle Beguiles The Beauty: A Light Funny Paranormal Romance by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWelcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all. Sydney Marlowe is making big changes to her life... -
![Bear and Square by Milly Taiden]()
Bear and Square by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFamous Hollywood actress, Paige Kirby, is sick of the limelight. Can’t a woman eat a donut without the tabloids snapping her picture? No matter how hard she tries, Paige can’t outrun the paparazzi. They always find her. After a narrow escape, Paige meets Gerri Wilder, who recommends Bear Paw Protection. A vacation with a well-paid bodyguard might be just the ticket to happiness... -
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Salvation by Elle Lincoln
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhelp, I didn’t see that coming. No pun intended—well, maybe a little pun with special sauce. Somehow I’ve landed in a weird space where I’m not quite dead but not quite alive either, standing on the edge of something incredible—if only I take the chance and dive into the unknown. My mates taught me to jump on in without hesitation. I hope the water is warm... -
![Somebunny to Love by Zoe Chant]()
Somebunny to Love by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s having a bad hare day. .. Rabbit shifter Emmy didn’t mean to get caught in a quick-release trap. Luckily, the hiker who rescued her is purely hop stuff—and Emmy is sure he’s her fated mate, too. But he’s clearly a through-hiker, probably not even stopping in her home town, so even if he’s hare today, Emmy is afraid he’ll be gone tomorrow! He finds her ear-resistible. . -
![Holly Jolly Lycan Christmas by Alicia Montgomery]()
Holly Jolly Lycan Christmas by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDante Muccino’s wolf is restless. After watching all his friends and family pair up with their True Mates, the animal inside him wants what they have. Children. Family. And a woman to call his own. When he runs into rival Holly Taylor, his wolf is intrigued, but the frosty chef won’t give him the time of day... -
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Defended by Darkness by Terry Bolryder
One kiss is all it takes for the Commander of Darkness to know that he's found true love. Now he just needs to survive his new job. There isn't much that scares Tynan (Tanner) Shadeson. But now that the warrior prince of darkness has found his soul match in an overworked, frustrated human woman, he'll do whatever it takes to awaken her latent fae powers and protect her from all evil... -
![Dragon with Benefits by Terry Bolryder]()
Dragon with Benefits by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEverything can change in a moment. .. Trevor didn't think that a single outburst directed at his takeout would come back to haunt him. After all, as an immortal dragon, being in the public eye isn't supposed to happen. But the thing haunting him is actually an audaciously persistent reporter who's determined to get her next story at any cost... -
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River Wolf by Heather Long
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBrett Dalton, Alpha of Hudson River, isolated himself from his pack mates after one betrayed him. The once, easygoing Alpha has become taciturn, remote and unforgiving. His pack worries for him, but they too have suffered a devastating blow... -
![Bear's Midlife Bridesmaid by Meg Ripley]()
Bear's Midlife Bridesmaid by Meg Ripley
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI didn’t catch the bouquet, but at forty, I caught something better—. My fated mate. When my childhood best friend asked me to be her bridesmaid,. I didn’t realize that meant spending a week on a yacht. With her obnoxious, conceited new friends. Sounds like a trip from hell for a 40-year-old shifter witch—. Until my inner bobcat zeroes in on her mate on board...Categorized as:
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![Firebird of Glass by Zoe Chant]()
Firebird of Glass by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer first Christmas might be the last Christmas. Tadra has known her entire life that she was meant for a great destiny. But she never expected it to happen like this: trapped in a strange new world, her magic broken and her voice silenced, unable to shift to anything other than a tiny shadow of her firebird's glory. Ansel's kiss releases Tadra from her glass prison. . -
![The Dragon Prince's Magic by Elva Birch]()
The Dragon Prince's Magic by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPractically perfect in every way…. A teacher. A prince. And eleven magical children. Raval knows that Katy is the missing piece of his soul the moment he sees her, thanks to the fate-finding magic of the Compact. He’ll just have to learn to trust her with his out-of-step heart…and the keys to his car...Categorized as:
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![Silver Chimera by Zoe Chant]()
Silver Chimera by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn SILVER SHIFTERS, Godiva Hidalgo opened her home to women with nowhere to go. Godiva's House is a place to stop running, a place to rest and heal—and a place to fall in love. Wendy just met the man of her dreams. Too bad she's wearing a chicken suit. .. At fifty-two, Wendy is a single mom with a shy son and a terrible ex-husband, working as caretaker for Godiva’s House... -
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Pack Alpha's Redemption by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWolf alpha Wilder Wolverton is known for two things – being CEO of Blood Moon Agency and his grumpiness. He runs the pack and the protection agency with an iron fist, but his hardened exterior hides a secret. Five years ago, Wilder met his mate but she couldn’t be his. At least, until she walks back into his life. Amelia Sunderland didn’t choose her husband...Categorized as:
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Firefighter Midlife Wolf by Meg Ripley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA midlife career switch just ignited a new chapter—With a single dad wolf as hot as the flames he fights. After my divorce, working in the same ER as my arrogant ex was off the table, so I decided to try visiting nursing instead...Categorized as:
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![Demonic Disasters and Afterlife Adventures Collection 1 by Shannon Mae]()
Demonic Disasters and Afterlife Adventures Collection 1 by Shannon Mae
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDemonic Disasters and Afterlife Adventures. features human men learning to deal with troublesome angels, meddlesome grandmothers, or awful exes while finding love with the demons who are destined to be their soulmates... -
![Savage Kiss by Milly Taiden]()
Savage Kiss by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSage Primrose dreams of the day she meets the man who will sweep her off her feet. She didn't expect him to abduct her while she wore nothing but a towel. Why did bad men have to look oh, so good? Feral Kincaid will do anything to protect his family. When a human female supposedly kidnaps his niece, he goes to get her, claws blazing... -
![The Sea Dragon's Lion (Fire & Rescue Shifters: Friends and Family) by Zoe Chant]()
The Sea Dragon's Lion (Fire & Rescue Shifters: Friends and Family) by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo find her mate, she must brave a perilous, magical realm. .. Dry land. Sea dragon Jane Doe has never given up hope of finding her mate. Now, there’s only one place left to search. An enigmatic, intimidating place filled with baffling wonders like flowers and ice cream. Only the bravest sea dragons have ever dared to venture into the human world... -
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Euan by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe’s a rough, tough Outback shifter bodyguard, protecting his mate on his hardest assignment yet. -
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Wolf's Midlife Runaway Bride by Meg Ripley
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs if being a 40-year-old runaway bride wasn’t bad enough,I had to shift at the altar and become a runaway wolf. My human fiancé may not be my fated mate,But we share a child, so I thought I could make it work. I never understood how a wealthy real estate mogulCould be interested in a meager seamstress like me anyway,But he was persistent on making me his bride...Categorized as:
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![Joy to the Squirrel by Lauren Esker]()
Joy to the Squirrel by Lauren Esker
Joy isn't exactly living up to her name lately. This stressed-out squirrel shifter is on a constant treadmill, struggling to pay the bills and raise her younger sister. Christmas at a beautiful mountain lodge sounds like exactly the medicine to cure her winter blues. But Fated Mountain Lodge isn't having a merry Christmas either... -
![Miss Behaved: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance by Milly Taiden]()
Miss Behaved: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsToni Lys is not looking for a relationship. She just climbed out of a dark hole her ex-beau left her in, and she doesn't want to dig into another. But when she sees sexy Garrett in need of saving, her kindness overrules to give the poor guy a hand. He’s exactly what she doesn’t need, but her heart has other ideas. Garrett has finally found his mate. She’s feisty... -
![Real Men Bite by Celia Kyle, Marina Maddix]()
Real Men Bite by Celia Kyle, Marina Maddix
His wolf wants her to submit. She wants him to heel. After years of kicking ass in the Army, Captain Valerie Logan needs a break. And she can’t think of a better place for some R&R than her best friend’s small mountain hometown. Except her sister from another mister no longer lives in Tremble, Georgia. Who does? Her BFF’s frustrating, domineering, sex-on-two-legs older brother...Categorized as:
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![Sassy Mates, Volume 2 by Milly Taiden]()
Sassy Mates, Volume 2 by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA collection of 2 short stories and 2 full books, from the popular Sassy Mates series! Book 3. 7:. A Sassy Wedding. (A short story). [Time to revisit Jordan & Aric from Scent of a Mate, book 1]. With everyone in Vegas for a girl's week, Jordan's stress level goes through the roof with wedding plans, until Aric decides to take matters into his own hands... -
![Federal Paranormal Unit, Volume 1 by Milly Taiden]()
Federal Paranormal Unit, Volume 1 by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis Bundle Contains Books 1-3 of the FPU Series. Contains: Wolf Protector, Dangerous Protector and Unwanted Protector. Wolf Protector. A woman with a secret…. The Federal Paranormal Unit is an elite squad of supernaturals dedicated to solving missing persons cases... -
![Bigfoot's Wife: Fated Mates Monster Romance by Candace Ayers]()
Bigfoot's Wife: Fated Mates Monster Romance by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBestselling author Candace Ayers brings you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours! Love is blind. .. and apparently pretty hairy. Love robbed me of everything. The public scandal stole my pride, my joy, and my self-worth. Grotto offers me a fresh start...Categorized as:
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![Stone Bear: Phoenix by Amelia Jade]()
Stone Bear: Phoenix by Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA horrific injury has left bear shifter Uriel traumatized and unable to speak to his bear. With the growing evil in Genesis Valley making him desperate to heal, Uriel will do anything to return to active duty. After finally seeking aid, Uriel realizes the intelligent and confident woman who has agreed to help him may just be the key to his problem... -
![Stone Bear: Guardian by Amelia Jade]()
Stone Bear: Guardian by Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the oldest dragon shifter in the world needed someone to rescue his granddaughter, bear shifter Raphael stood up and volunteered. He was sure it was a fool’s quest. She had been kidnapped months ago, and it was unlikely she was still alive. By the end of it, he may end up the same. That doesn't stop him from agreeing to go, however, for one simple reason: It’s the right thing to do... -
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Snow Wolf by Heather Long
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon't miss the highly anticipated installment in the Wolves of Willow Bend as we travel north to one of the most secretive packs in the U. S. Ranae is the youngest of the Buckleys— the only girl among three powerful male siblings. Her restlessness and dominant nature affected her every relationship within Willow Bend, not to mention testing the patience of her Alpha... -
![Black Market Bear by Amelia Jade]()
Black Market Bear by Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAjax is the Alpha of his crew. Big, strong, intelligent and highly trained. There are few things in the physical world that bother him. But he's alone, and though it is by choice, the happiness of those around him as they find mates has taken a heavy toll. Unwilling to burden his makeshift family with his problems, he sets out on a long delayed vacation. His plan was to see the world and relax... -
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![Silver Bullet Bear by Amelia Jade]()
Silver Bullet Bear by Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThings have been relatively peaceful lately for bear shifter Josh Horne, a member of the Sentinels, Genesis Valley’s elite protection squad. The Underground is in a tentative cease-fire with the Agency. So when he’s given orders from the very top to act as a bodyguard to someone coming to King City for a few days, he expects it to be a walk in the park... -
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Fire Dragon by Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen word reaches Top Scale Academy that the borders of Cadia have been breached, Ezequiel “Zeke” Hawthorn and his fellow dragon cadets are dispatched to look for any intruders. Ready for just about anything, Zeke is caught off guard when he finds that the “intruder” is a lost human who has no idea how she got there... -
![Bound to the Dragon by Zoe Chant]()
Bound to the Dragon by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe needs a protector. He needs a second chance. The town of Hainesville might not be anyone’s idea of paradise, but curvy nurse-turned-restaurant-owner Mercy Reynolds would do anything to protect it...Categorized as:
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![Flame it Up by Milly Taiden]()
Flame it Up by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMazie Kettler left home to make the world a better place. She’d heard things about Gerri Wilder she wasn’t sure she believed. Until she meets Pyrus. Big, strong, handsome, and fiery Pyrus is so much more than she ever expected in a man…erm shifter. The dragon came flying into their camp to save the day and made Mazie’s heart go pitter-patter... -
![One and the Flame by Milly Taiden]()
One and the Flame by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s on his planet to help him, but can he convince her to fall in love? Deimos Uannsvo is the leader of the Zehvrd dragon clutch on Nova Aurora. To provide for his planet’s new influx of Earthlings, he’s established a cattle ranch on his territory, but the once-thriving cows are becoming sick... -
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Stripe Left by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAllie Varga, a tiger shifter, left the luxuries of her parents’ home to make it on her own. No one was going to tell her how to live her life. So when she met her fated mate, her decision to solidify the bond thrilled her. But her parents weren’t so happy, and they were powerful people in the community. Powerful enough to wipe away her entire life...
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