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The Fallen Crest Series by Tijan
Mason Kade is not known to be nice. He is ruthless, manipulative, and unforgiving. Most will say that he is a jerk and he is to those that cross him or cross his loved ones. However, he does not want to be who he is. He does not enjoy hurting others, but there is no limit to the lengths he will go to protect himself and his brother... -
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Finding You by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIf Grace Johnson knew one thing at all, it was that all men were dirt bags. All men … except Noah. “I was lost in his eyes. Lost in his tears. My goal was to pull him out of the darkness … if even if it dragged me in as well. ”. If Noah Bennet knew one thing at all, it was he needed Grace Johnson. Needed her … desperately. “My pain was pulling me under … she was my only saving grace. ”... -
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![Fame by Jillian Dodd]()
Fame by Jillian Dodd
From USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the eighth book in the addictive Keatyn Chronicles series. Discover a breathless fairy-tale romance with swoon-worthy characters set in a glittering celebrity world. Fans of reality TV will devour this pulse-pounding, sexy Hollywood drama. Follow the lives and loves of those who work at Captive Films:... -
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Raveling You by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAyden Gregory may want to keep running from his nightmares, but he no longer has a choice. His past is catching up with him. And fast. He relies on one person to keep him from crumbling. His best friend Lyric Scott. Lyric feels helpless watching her best friend’s world turn upside down. But she does her best to remain positive and upbeat... -
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![Crew Princess by Tijan]()
Crew Princess by Tijan
Being crew is walking between two worlds. One world is normal: Prom. Parties. College. Those are the concerns they worry about. In our world, we deal with other situations. Cops. Drugs. Brawling. That’s a typical day for us... -
![Pyxis by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke]()
Pyxis by Autumn Reed, Julia Clarke
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsHaley Jones already thought her life was complicated, but after the events of the gala, she is in desperate need of direction—if only there was a compass for locating her missing dad or navigating relationships. Despite her efforts to gain independence and forge her own identity, she still feels adrift in her new life... -
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Catching Lucy by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLucy. Everyone has ups and downs. I’m no different. I’ve had some really amazing ups, but I’ve also had some crap-tastic downs. When I was four, my biological mother died. I don’t remember crying for her. She’d never been the type to cuddle me, tuck me in, and read bedtime stories. That job was pushed off onto my sister Lana. She did her best to take care of me until Mom died...Categorized as:
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![Broken Empire by Callie Rose]()
Broken Empire by Callie Rose
Truths will be uncovered. Alliances will shift. And nothing will ever be the same. The final book in the Boys of Oak Park Prep series is coming soon. **The release date will be moved forward. **.Categorized as:
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Reject by Bea Paige
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat’s the saying: keep your friends close and your enemies closer? Guess I’m about to find out just how difficult that really is. I might have my best friend back but his safety and that of my chosen family depends on me doing something I vowed never to do. Join Camden’s crew... -
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Broken Hill Hurt by Sheridan Anne
We had it all until we didn’t. Nate Ryder has been the center of my world for the past few months. He’s cared for me, cherished me, and shown me a love I never even imagined could be real. He was my rock when my father left and my voice when I didn’t have one. He was once my bully but now holds my heart in the palm of his hands, along with it, the power to destroy me... -
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Dead Serious by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"You ever see one of those old western movies where the sheriff and the outlaw face each other in a dusty street? Revolvers at the ready? Good versus evil and all. Well, this is kind of like that. Only more f***ed. ". Naomi Knox is on her way to becoming the world's most worshipped Rock Goddess. I'm so in love with this chick that I could be the King to her Queen, the Devil to her Angel... -
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Eden High Boxed Set by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis ebook contains the following works. Eden High Book 1. Sian Claiborne is not a happy camper. Just when she was getting into the groove of high school hijinks, her parents decides to pick up stakes. Now the popular cheerleader is off to the ritz and glamor of the Hollywood Hills, where her new school is home to the offspring of Hollywood's elite... -
![Low Over High by J.A. DeRouen]()
Low Over High by J.A. DeRouen
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI fancy myself a purveyor of truth, a sifter of lies, a cutter of bullshit. It’s not a gift, but rather, all skill, honed to a razor’s edge after one too many trips down the rabbit hole. Some may dismiss my talent as misplaced and misguided cynicism, but they’d be wrong. Cliches about hope and faith in mankind are concocted unicorn farts, an effort to keep the dreamers dreaming... -
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The Truth About Air & Water by Katherine Owen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Truth In Lies Series. READ This Much Is True, book 1 first, although it's been written as a standalone. Readers say, don't do that. “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. ” -Ernest Hemingway ~ A Farewell To Arms. They share an epic love but one moment changes everything. A life together that seemed certain is shattered...Categorized as:
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![On the Way to You by Kandi Steiner]()
On the Way to You by Kandi Steiner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Weightless, A Love Letter to Whiskey, and Revelry. What makes you happy? That was the question Emery Reed asked me the day we met, and I couldn’t give him a single answer. I could have said my dog, or my books, or yoga — but I just stared. And then, I got in his car...Categorized as:
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Broken Hill Hearts by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsI have never been at such a low. School work? Stuff it. Manners? Get screwed. Being a decent human being? Over my dead body. And it’s all because of him. Nate was supposed to be the reason I wake up in the morning until he took that reason away. Now, I’m left feeling like an empty shell of the girl I used to be. He’s the love of my life. Always has been and always will be...Categorized as:
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The Wishes Series Box Set by G.J. Walker-Smith
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first three books in the iBooks #1 bestselling Wishes Series. Bonus inclusion: Sand Jewels (novella) and first 11 chapters of Secret North (book 4). Over 350 000 words, 162 chapters! ! SAVING WISHES: For Charli Blake, being seventeen is a tough gig. She's been branded a troublemaker, her reputation is in tatters and she's stuck in Pipers Cove, a speck of a town on the coast of Tasmania... -
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Awakening You by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLately, life has been going well for Ayden. His relationship with Lyric is starting to heat up and his career in music is taking off. But the disappearance of his sister still weighs heavily on his mind. Desperate to find out where his sister is, Ayden decides to take drastic measures... -
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#MNGirl by A.M. Brooks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy family’s scandal is my fall from grace. The night of my seventeenth birthday leads to the final event that catapults my future in a different direction. One call for help turns into my only chance of survival. Now, the only way to stay safe is to keep hidden...Categorized as:
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Delinquent by Bea Paige
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI’m the kid your parents warned you about…. Eighteen months in prison or three years at Oceanside Academy. Reform school has met its match in me, even if it is full of young offenders. Thieves, graffiti writers, drug runners and other petty criminals reside within the walls, and I'm just like them...Categorized as:
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![Losing Kyler by Siobhan Davis]()
Losing Kyler by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCondemned to repeat the sins of the past. .. Faye thought losing her parents was the most devastating thing to happen to her, but she was wrong. Her uncle’s scandalous revelation has sent her into a tailspin, leaving her questioning her entire existence. Everything she believed is built on a lie. And the one person she shares a passionate, soul-deep connection with can’t be there for her...Categorized as:
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![Eden High Series 2 #4 by Jordan Silver]()
Eden High Series 2 #4 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJace knows Sian is up to something. He suspects her sleepover is just a cover for her to get up to no good, so he stakes out her driveway to catch her at it. He'd no sooner pulled her out of her car when she did indeed try to sneak out of the house when there is an explosion. Track is miles away from home when he gets the sense that something is wrong and puts a call out to Valerie and Jace... -
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Liam by Jay McLean
Hatred comes in waves. But love? Love is a tsunami. —. Liam Preston was five the first time he laid eyes on Adelaide Baker. Eight by the time he found the courage to actually speak to her. By ten, she’d ruined his entire existence. And at fourteen, he got his revenge—a single decision that drove her out of town for good. Or so he thought. Five years later, she’s back... -
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Deposed by Sofia Daniel
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEdward, Henry and Blake used to rule the school. Now they just rule me. They know my secret. Something that will get me into a world of hurt. And now they own me, body, mind, and soul. These days, I play their dangerous games. And I’m helpless to their seductive kisses. I’m in the biggest trouble in my life. But I’m not sure I want to be free... -
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Numb by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsJust when Logan Kellar was finally ready to make some changes in his life, his entire world was flipped upside down. Now the pain he is used to burying is fighting back. Refusing to let him slip into his old ways, refusing to let him hide from his mistakes, and refusing to let him become numb.Categorized as:
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![Eden High Series 2 Book 2 by Jordan Silver]()
Eden High Series 2 Book 2 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMandy has decided to up the stakes now that Jace seems to be getting farther out of her reach. From the safety of her hospital bed, she has devised a scheme to get Jace just where she wants him, but everything and everyone keeps getting in her way. Jace is hell bent on proving that Mandy had something to do with the attack on Sian but can’t seem to get a bead on just what is going on...Categorized as:
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![Shopping for a Billionaire 4 by Julia Kent]()
Shopping for a Billionaire 4 by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsA confusing fight, a garbage-covered car, and a mom who shares her past as a stripper all drive Shannon to the edge of madness. When her big shot at mystery shopping luxury properties leads to another crazy toilet incident, it’s Declan to the rescue. .Categorized as:
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![Unspoken Rules by Eliah Greenwood]()
Unspoken Rules by Eliah Greenwood
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 22 ratings"I lost the fight. I lost her. But I don't care about my promise. I'm chasing that girl. .. again. ". Haze Adams and Winter Kingston were supposed to be a done deal. A onetime thing. The notorious street fighter had one goal and one goal only: make the girl fall in love, break her heart to hurt his enemies, and move on to the next best thing. Easy, right? Wrong... -
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Rock On by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRockstars live by their own set of rules…and these guys are no different. Cruel. Privileged. Sexy. The summer alone with four rockstars in a beach house sounds like a dream come true. Wrong. What I thought was going to be my big break ends up being my own personal nightmare. I’m not learning about music. I’m not making music. I’m a glorified babysitter for one of the hottest bands around...Categorized as:
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![No Regrets Book 1 by Aimee Noalane]()
No Regrets Book 1 by Aimee Noalane
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe left you. He's gone. And so are you. If life ever taught me anything, it's that nothing should be taken for granted. One moment. .. is all it takes to break a promise. Friendship becomes love. One second. .. is all takes to end a life. Love becomes pain. One distraction. .. is all it took to change our destiny. Pain becomes hate. One moment, one second, one distraction... -
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When Our Worlds Collide by Lindsey Iler
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGraham Black has the world at his fingertips. He's an all-star baseball player who manages to slide by with his devilish good looks. It's his uncanny charm that leads him into the beds and hearts of most of the girls at school. One night his poor choices collide him into the world of Kennedy Conrad. She's quiet and reserved. Everything he's not... -
![Broken Hill Halo by Sheridan Anne]()
Broken Hill Halo by Sheridan Anne
I never expected Nate Ryder to change my life the way he did. Hell, I never expected to fall in love with the one guy who made my life a living hell for five years, but here I am. He’s the perfect example of something I never knew I needed. He’s my rock. My salvation. He’s exactly what I need when my life goes up in flames. I thought the worst was over...Categorized as:
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More Jade by Laura Pavlov
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnd then I met Cruz Winslow…. He’s everything I’m not, and then some —a budding musician, he’s cocky and. arrogant. He’s at ease in every situation and treats me like I’m the only person who. exists. Together we’re in sync with everything we do and I’m falling hard and fast for. him. He’s also a complicated boy and although I can’t begin to understand the life he’s...Categorized as:
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![Eden High Series 2 #3 by Jordan Silver]()
Eden High Series 2 #3 by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere's something brewing in the halls of Eden High. Mandy's last scheme to keep Jace and Sian apart has failed, now the cops can't go within ten feet of him without being sued. Not satisfied with her limited efforts from her hospital bed, Mandy makes her way back home where her reign of manipulation and deceit will continue unfettered.Categorized as:
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![Chasing Allie by Meli Raine]()
Chasing Allie by Meli Raine
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt turns out my stepfather has plans for me. Plans that make dying look like a walk in the park. He’s selling my virginity to a Mexican drug lord to get out of debt. Chase just found out and is here to take me away to safety. To the ocean. To my dreams. But while I’m gone, a murder takes place back home. I receive a phone call. It’s the police. I’m the prime suspect... -
![At the Buzzer by E.M. Moore]()
At the Buzzer by E.M. Moore
Senior year. My last chance…. The Ballers took everything away from me last year. Riding the bench wasn’t what I’d planned, and I don’t want a repeat of that this season. I can’t have a repeat of that, not if I want to accomplish all those goals I set for myself when I first came to RHS. There’s one problem though. One Baller is determined to keep me on the sidelines. I’m broken because of him...Categorized as:
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![Devious Kisses by Thandiwe Mpofu]()
Devious Kisses by Thandiwe Mpofu
𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕. .. 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍. ⠀. ⠀. Here’s the 411 about high school—well, at least for my high school, Clintwood Academy. ⠀. ⠀. 💋It’s a fucking warzone. ⠀. 💋Everyone has a grudge against someone else. ⠀...Categorized as:
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![Eden High by Jordan Silver]()
Eden High by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsSian Claiborne is not a happy camper. Just when she was getting into the groove of high school hijinks, her parents decides to pick up stakes. Now the popular cheerleader is off to the ritz and glamor of the Hollywood Hills, where her new school is home to the offspring of Hollywood's elite...Categorized as:
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![Falling for Fate by Caisey Quinn]()
Falling for Fate by Caisey Quinn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFate Buchanan just wants to escape the constraints of her old life. After checking her mother into rehab and catching her fiancé with her maid of honor the night before their wedding, she ran. Angry and hurt, she’s aching to do something reckless. Dean Maxwell is having one last summer of freedom before taking over his family’s multi-billion dollar medical conglomerate...Categorized as:
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![Wild at Heart by Jinsey Reese, Victoria Green]()
Wild at Heart by Jinsey Reese, Victoria Green
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWith his dad hell-bent on destroying him, Dare's life hangs in the balance. Fearing the worst, Reagan rushes from Paris to New York, hoping to get to him in time, only to find their entire world collapsing around them. The threat is too real, risk too high, death too possible. Unfair doesn't even begin to cover it... -
![Unbroken Rules by Eliah Greenwood]()
Unbroken Rules by Eliah Greenwood
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLies, passion, betrayal. Discover the last book of the teen sensation that captured 30,000,000 hearts across the globe today! Haze and Winter’s relationship has been a fight from day one. From crazy exes, to psycho families, to heart-wrenching betrayal, the couple has been through hell and back and lived to tell the tale...Categorized as:
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![The Same Side by C.M. Doporto]()
The Same Side by C.M. Doporto
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe engagement's off and with Collin behind her, Lexi has decided that the temptations of Raven Davenport are too strong to be ignored. It doesn't take long for Lexi and Raven to find themselves wrapped in each other's affection, but not without the challenges that life poses... -
![Damaged by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins]()
Damaged by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNine days have passed since Hayden got into an accident and fell into a coma. Nine days of hoping for a miracle that would allow him to wake up. Nine long, endless days. Half of me is conquered by despair, while the other half clings to the hope that he will recover soon. I refuse to let fear and doubt overcome me... -
![Brutal Callous Heir by Caitlyn Dare]()
Brutal Callous Heir by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBestselling author Caitlyn Dare brings you a new dark high school romance story in the Heirs of All Hallows' series. He’s brutal. He’s callous… and he’s dead set on uncovering her secrets. Raine Storm knows boys like the Heirs of All Hallows’. Wicked. Arrogant. Entitled. They think they’re better than everyone else. Especially girls like her. Girls who don’t belong...Categorized as:
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![Thirty-Eight Days by Len Webster]()
Thirty-Eight Days by Len Webster
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAsk yourself, how many days does it take to fall in love? Nolan Parker and Clara Lawrence never saw eye to eye. In fact, if you asked Clara she would tell you that Nolan hated every thing about her. They never shared any form of connection besides Alex Lawrence. She was Alex’s bratty sister and he was Alex’s best friend, they never stood a chance... -
![SOUTHSIDE HIGH by Michelle Mankin]()
SOUTHSIDE HIGH by Michelle Mankin
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy best friend and I want the same girl. But Lace Lowell is mine. She was mine first. She’ll be mine forever. Sure, she was his friend when they were kids, long before I ever met her. But that’s in the past. This is now. I’m Warren Jinkins. War. My name is my battle cry. I take what I want. I don’t ask, and I want her. I’m in love with two men...Categorized as:
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![Becoming His by Mariah Dietz]()
Becoming His by Mariah Dietz
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSometimes life’s unforeseen paths lead us to discovering sides of ourselves we never knew existed. Home has always been Ace Bosse’s place of solace, but returning home for the summer from college, she finds herself building an unexpected relationship with Max Miller, who’s recently returned home from Alaska... -
![ONE by Heidi McLaughlin, Jillian Dodd]()
ONE by Heidi McLaughlin, Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlind Date by Emma Hart ~ Blind Dates are the work of the devil… especially when your date could be the devil. My name is Bee Donnelly, and I’m a serial one-nighter. Carter Hughes is tonight’s Kryptonite. One Night with Harrison by Heidi McLaughlin ~ Alicia Tucker has had her eyes set on Harrison James from the beginning and all she wants is one night to prove she’s the one for him... -
![The Lonely Girl by Gracie Wilson]()
The Lonely Girl by Gracie Wilson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if one day you woke up and found your heart had been shattered? You lost the one person you loved more than anything. What happens when you learn to move on even though you thought you'd never be able to again? Is it worth the risk to try and let someone in? Is it better to be left alone then take the chance of more heartache? This time will be different... -
![Somewhere to Belong by Maya William]()
Somewhere to Belong by Maya William
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen one fateful accident ruins Samantha's dreams of dancing in Barcelona, she finds herself kicked out of the only home she's known for the last twelve years and sent back to live with her family. But her return comes with a devastating shock when she's faced with hatred from her siblings and the discovery they've kept more than one secret from her...Categorized as:
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