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The Innkeeper Chronicles, Volume 1 by Ilona Andrews, Doris Mantair
Dust jacket and interior illustrations by Doris Mantair. Subterranean Press is pleased to present, from NYT #1 bestselling author Ilona Andrews, an omnibus of the first three novels in the Innkeeper series. Our edition will be huge (over 760 pages), with an original full-color wraparound dust jacket, as well as full-color and black-and-white interior illustrations by Doris Mantair...Categorized as:
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![Saving Time by Jodi Taylor]()
Saving Time by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsLife is good for Team Weird, now heroes and fully fledged Time Police officers. Luke can't wait to bear arms. Jane has a date. And Matthew still hasn't had his hair cut. But Time waits for no one and neither do criminal masterminds. A major threat to the Timeline is looming, one far deadlier than mere idiots who want to change history...Categorized as:
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![Dark-Hunter 3 Book Box Set by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Dark-Hunter 3 Book Box Set by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsCategorized as:
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![Bear by Audrey Faye]()
Bear by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA note from Audrey: Some series can be read out of order - this isn’t one of them. Start with Alpha and welcome to Ghost Mountain! That day when a polar bear shifter arrives in a plane full of purple yarn and all hell breaks loose. .. Ronan is coming. He’s a big bear—an enormous bear—and arriving at Ghost Mountain is going to change the shape of who he is forever... -
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![About Time by Jodi Taylor]()
About Time by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsPatience is not a virtue known to the Time Police. And Commander Hay is facing the longest day of her life. .. After their heroic efforts to safeguard the Acropolis and prevent the Paris Time-Stop, the Time Police have gone from zero to hero. Then one fateful mission to apprehend a minor criminal selling dodgy historical artefacts blows up in all their faces. An officer is attacked within TPHQ... -
![The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison]()
The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison
At long last. .. The final book in the New York Times bestselling Hollows series by Kim Harrison! Rachel Morgan's come a long way from the clutzy runner of Dead Witch Walking . She's faced vampires and werewolves, banshees, witches, and soul-eating demons. She's crossed worlds, channeled gods, and accepted her place as a day-walking demon... -
![We Have Contact by Michael Anderle]()
We Have Contact by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen you least expect it, expect it. Bethany Anne has been notified there is a spaceship inside the system. .. but they can't find it. Is it Kurtherian, someone else? The governments have to be told about aliens, which sparks a worldwide effort by Governments to find what TQB has. .. Oh, and Eric wants to date Gabrielle but he wants her to know he can protect her if need be...Categorized as:
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![Dark Alliance Perfect Storm by I. T. Lucas]()
Dark Alliance Perfect Storm by I. T. Lucas
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAfter two decades in captivity, Jade is finally free, her quest for revenge within grasp, but danger still looms large. A storm is brewing on the horizon, gathering momentum and threatening to obliterate Jade’s tenuous hold on hope for a better future.Categorized as:
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![Dark Healing Blind Curve by i. T. Lucas]()
Dark Healing Blind Curve by i. T. Lucas
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsKian is still reeling from the shocking revelations about the twins when a new threat manifests, eclipsing everything he had to deal with until now. In light of the new developments, Igor, the other Kra-ell prisoners, and the pending trial are no longer at the forefront of his mind, but the opposite is true for Vanessa...Categorized as:
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![Ghostly Game by Christine Feehan]()
Ghostly Game by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsGideon "Eagle" Carpenter is used to rolling with the punches life has thrown at him. It's the only thing that's kept him alive. He and his team of GhostWalkers have seen and experienced it all. He does his best to live with all the sins written on his soul. Then he hears the laughter of a woman with the ability to erase--even for a few previous moments--the darkness of his past...Categorized as:
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![Breath by Audrey Faye]()
Breath by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA note from Audrey: Some series can be read out of order - this isn’t one of them. Start with Alpha and welcome to Ghost Mountain! Shelley Martins thinks she needs sensible and practical and steady—but that isn’t what the big truck from HomeWild is about to deliver. Ghost Mountain is getting their school, the first building of their new den...Categorized as:
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![Dawn's Awakening by Lora Leigh]()
Dawn's Awakening by Lora Leigh
New in the sexy paranormal series that put Lora Leigh on the bestseller lists. "Leigh draws readers into her stories and takes them on a sensual roller coaster. ". An erotic thrill ride about genetically altered Breeds with feline DNA-and the humans who arouse their lust...Categorized as:
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![The Psy-Changeling Collection by Nalini Singh]()
The Psy-Changeling Collection by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA collection of the first ten books in the Psy-Changeling series by NYT-bestselling author Nalini Singh. Slave to Sensation (Book 1). Visions of Heat (Book 2). Caressed by Ice (Book 3). Mine to Possess (Book 4). Hostage to Pleasure (Book 5). Branded by Fire (Book 6). Blaze of Memory (Book 7). Bonds of Justice (Book 8). Play of Passion (Book 9). Kiss of Snow (Book 10). -
![Be Of Good Cheer by Jan Stryvant]()
Be Of Good Cheer by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHaving taken the Auction House in Bartertown, Mihalis must now keep it. Thankfully, five of his sisters who recently unlocked their 'cubi aspects have come to help. As all of them are members of the self-styled 'Sisters of Steel' and Alska their leader is with them, he's feeling good about the situation as they're all experienced warriors... -
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![Dane's Mark by Lora Leigh]()
Dane's Mark by Lora Leigh
A new kind of Breed is faced with what happens when destiny and desire collide in the latest novel in the highly charged series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh. A decade ago Katy Chavos was a proud misfit who had her heart broken, crushed by a man who drew her close with one breath and pulled away the next. He left a mark she’s done everything in her power to erase...Categorized as:
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![Harmony's Way by Lora Leigh]()
Harmony's Way by Lora Leigh
Sink your fangs into Lora Leigh's series about genetically altered humans with feline DNA. When the Breeds desire the passions of the flesh, they can't help but get frisky. .. Harmony Lancaster is of the Lion Breed, created to be a huntress with a thirst to kill. But the way she seeks justice outside the law makes her a liability to her own kind...Categorized as:
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![Gone But Not Forgotten by Charlie Cochet]()
Gone But Not Forgotten by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCodename: Chaos. Former THIRDS agent turned TIN operative Dexter J. Daley is a legend. Just ask him, he’ll tell you. Chaos isn’t so much a codename as it is Dex’s state of being. As a spy for the Therian Intelligence Network, Dex has spent the last four years bringing down the bad guys. Hell, his middle name is literally Justice... -
![Redefined Commitments by Erin R. Flynn]()
Redefined Commitments by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy name is Inez Garner. I’m a vampire princess, champion of our Goddess, Aether, and savior for those who have endured the apocalypse so far. I’ve accepted that. It even sounds impressive… Until you add the rest. Three of my four marriages have failed. I’m in love with a fifth man who doesn’t know if I’m worth loving...Categorized as:
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![Chaos Choreography by Seanan McGuire]()
Chaos Choreography by Seanan McGuire
Fifth book in Seanan McGuire’s funny and fast-paced urban fantasy InCryptid series featuring ballroom dancer and monster expert Verity Price. Verity Price is back on the West Coast and getting back into the swing of the family business: cryptozoology... -
![THIRDS Beyond the Books Volume 2 (THIRDS) by Charlie Cochet]()
THIRDS Beyond the Books Volume 2 (THIRDS) by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFlash Fiction Stories in the THIRDS Universe. Return to the THIRDS universe with another collection of flash fiction stories inspired by prompts submitted by fans...Categorized as:
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![Christmas in the Kitchen by Nalini Singh]()
Christmas in the Kitchen by Nalini Singh
This story slots in before Bonds of Justice and features several members of the DarkRiver leopard pack, including two sentinels (the most senior members of the pack aside from the alpha). *Found in Nalini Singh's 12/21/12 newsletter.Categorized as:
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![Dan's Inferno, Book II: BeDeviled by Jan Stryvant]()
Dan's Inferno, Book II: BeDeviled by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTwo down and three to go! If Dan was keeping score, and he is, that's about where his life sits right now. Of course there's still a nasty curse that's taking every opportunity to mess with his life causing him problems, but Wrath, one of the sexier aspects of his curse seems to know how to keep all of that under control... -
![Darkness Revealed by Alexandra Ivy]()
Darkness Revealed by Alexandra Ivy
Two hundred years have passed since Anna Randal gave herself to Conde Cezar in a night of relentless passion. Since then, Anna has become filled with unearthly power she can't begin to comprehend. And the sexy, charming vampire responsible has eluded all of her efforts to track him down, until now. .. Cezar's blissful encounter with Anna cost him two centuries of penance... -
![Stygian's Honor by Lora Leigh]()
Stygian's Honor by Lora Leigh
Window Rock, Arizona, is the last known location of Honor Roberts, who vanished when she was just thirteen. It was her only sanctuary from the Breed research that would surely have ended in her death—one such insidious experiment should, indeed, have killed her. That she lived is both a miracle—and a great mystery. Stygian’s mission is to find Honor Roberts, no matter the cost...Categorized as:
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![Shadows of Betrayal by Brenda K. Davies]()
Shadows of Betrayal by Brenda K. Davies
As Cole plunges into war against the rebellion in the Gloaming, his enemies aren’t the only things to fear on the battlefield. The Shadow Realms hold more monstrous secrets than Cole or Lexi ever knew, and some of them are about to break free. When allies become enemies and betrayals unfold, Lexi and Cole will learn who they can trust and who wants them dead...Categorized as:
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![Dan's Inferno, Book III: Heritage by Jan Stryvant]()
Dan's Inferno, Book III: Heritage by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDan's freed the remaining three girls from their prisons, but thereis still the little matter of the curse binding them to him, and ofcourse binding him to an early grave. But if nothing else, he's kept his word, and thankfully they really do want to keep him because the onlyplace they've been abusing him is in bed... -
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Dan's Inferno, Book IV: Vengeance by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFree of the curse that killed his family and cured of the condition that was slowly draining the life from him, Dan's life would be perfect except for one last problem that he needs to take care of once and for all: The Mage Weson who is still trying to kill Dan, his women, and take over Sacramento. The city that Dan and his girls all agree now rightfully belongs to him... -
![Ginger's Grizzlies: A Curvy Girl Paranormal Romance by September Knight]()
Ginger's Grizzlies: A Curvy Girl Paranormal Romance by September Knight
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGinger thought she was powerless. Born a witch without magic, she was cast aside by her coven and trapped in a loveless, abusive marriage. But the night she finally decided she had enough, something deep inside her awakened. With it, she unleashed a power unlike anything she had ever known... -
![First Touch by Teyla Branton]()
First Touch by Teyla Branton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan she find the missing girl before it’s too late? Detective Shannon Martin believes Autumn Rain’s gift is a hoax. But he is desperate to find the missing little girl. Can they put aside their differences and find her before it’s too late? Autumn Rain didn’t always possess the ability to read emotions imprinted on objects...Categorized as:
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![Dahlia by Tabitha Barret]()
Dahlia by Tabitha Barret
Little girls are supposed to draw pictures of rainbows and unicorns, so when I started drawing monsters in the shadows, people acted as if something was wrong with me. They didn't know I could predict the future. As I got older, I adapted and became a tattoo artist who gave helpful advice to skeptics... -
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The Turn by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsKim Harrison returns to her beloved Hollows series with The Turn, the official prequel to the series that will introduce fans and readers to a whole new side of Rachel Morgan's world as they've never seen it before! Can science save us when all else fails? Trisk and her hated rival, Kalamack, have the same goal: save their species from extinction... -
![Darkness Everlasting by Alexandra Ivy]()
Darkness Everlasting by Alexandra Ivy
Two Men-- Darcy Smith always sensed she was different from everyone else--if only she knew how different. Possessing a secret strong enough to end an entire race of demons, Darcy unwittingly becomes a pawn in an epic battle between the vampires and the weres as she discovers a new world filled with ecstasy--and dark passions. . . One Desires Her Love. .Categorized as:
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![The Prime of My Magical Life by Brenda Trim, Tia Didmon]()
The Prime of My Magical Life by Brenda Trim, Tia Didmon
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was forced into a life I didn't choose. He's falling for the thing he hates the most. When my husband of twenty-five years leaves me to expedite his political agenda, and his new girlfriend ensures I have no place within the shadow council, I am starting over with a new business and no financial security... -
![The Breed Next Door by Lora Leigh]()
The Breed Next Door by Lora Leigh
Lyra’s neighbor can’t be for real. A man who makes her hormones stand up and scream every time she sees him. And he’s breaking through her reserve to invade her dreams at night. But Tarek Jordan is even more than he seems. A Breed Enforcer with a plan. First, find the Council Trainer he’s tracked to Fayetteville, Arkansas, and second, claim the woman next door as his own...Categorized as:
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![Lawe's Justice by Lora Leigh]()
Lawe's Justice by Lora Leigh
In Lora Leigh's scorching new Breed novel, two adversaries are destined to explore the only thing they have in common: an irresistible mating heat. .. Diane Broen's lived to protect her younger sister Rachel from harm...Categorized as:
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![Malakai by Faith Gibson]()
Malakai by Faith Gibson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a larger than life MMA fighter. She's a quiet paralegal. The world they live in is under attack. Will they survive long enough to get their HEA? Malakai Palamo is the seventh son of a seventh son. He left his Samoan island home in search of his mate. Almost one hundred years later, he faintly catches her scent. Kai doesn’t give up until he finds her...Categorized as:
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![Hearts Unleashed by C.D. Gorri, Gina Kincade]()
Hearts Unleashed by C.D. Gorri, Gina Kincade
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLose yourself in the magic. .. Hearts Unleashed brings you 20+ BRAND NEW tantalizing tales of paranormal romance and urban fantasy in this thrilling collection of heart-pounding books featuring Shifters, Vampires, Witches, and more...Categorized as:
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![Call of Magic by Becca Blake, Avery Song]()
Call of Magic by Becca Blake, Avery Song
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen power beckons, anyone can answer. Let the call of magic charm you! Curses and hexes haunt the worlds of the witches, werewolves, dragons, vampires and the hunters who stalk them in the night. Fall under the spell of these fantasy, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance stories by New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors... -
![Rejected Gambit by Avery Stone]()
Rejected Gambit by Avery Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe stares into your eyes with nothing but hate, forced to acknowledge the truth of your brilliant strategy. Your first move puts you in the lead, but will you achieve checkmate? Being appointed leader of the Grandmasters should be another check in your column of wins, but instead, the news triggers something dangerous, because those who surround you want nothing but bloodshed...Categorized as:
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![Semi-Broken by Isabel Jordan]()
Semi-Broken by Isabel Jordan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWolf shifter Lucas Cooper is usually up for any wild mission Harper Hall throws his way. But impersonating a doctor and breaking a woman out of the psych ward at a supernatural prison? That’s a little crazy even for him. Until he sees her. One look into her haunted blue eyes and every protective instinct he has flares to life. He’ll do anything to save her. Not that it’ll be easy... -
![Fighting to Survive by Rhiannon Frater]()
Fighting to Survive by Rhiannon Frater
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsPicking up where The First Days ends, Fighting to Survive features the further zombie-killing, civilization-saving adventures of a pair of sexy, kick butt heroines and the men who love them. A hundred or so survivors of the zombie plague have found tenuous safety in the walled off center of a small Texas town...Categorized as:
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![Siege by Rhiannon Frater]()
Siege by Rhiannon Frater
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAs the survivors continue to seek stability in their lives,. forces both inside and outside the fort walls move. them toward a final, climactic conflict between. the living and the dead. Jenni, Katie and the others. discover that they are not alone, that there is another. enclave of survivors whose leaders plan to take over the fort...Categorized as:
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![Wilder: The Chosen Ones by Christina Dodd]()
Wilder: The Chosen Ones by Christina Dodd
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOnly beloved author Christina Dodd could bring you the explosive paranormal excitement of the Chosen Ones combined with Aleksandr Wilder's story . .. and redemption. .. As a young man, Aleksandr Wilder abandoned his duty--and for that lapse, he was tortured, tormented . .. and transformed...Categorized as:
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![Always After Dark The Boxed Set Books 1 - 4: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance by Elle Thorne]()
Always After Dark The Boxed Set Books 1 - 4: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance by Elle Thorne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlways After Dark is a spinoff with the white tiger from Shifters Forever: Vax, born Vittorio Tiero. He’s the one that helped Kane out during a shifter battle. Always After Dark takes place in Dallas, Texas. The Tiero family, a group of white tiger shifters is bringing some of its business interests from Europe into the United States. CONTROVERSY... -
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![Elemental's Curse: A Witch Detective Urban Fantasy by Taylor Aston White]()
Elemental's Curse: A Witch Detective Urban Fantasy by Taylor Aston White
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn untamed witch. A forgotten past. An unknown legacy. The nightmares might have stopped, but it's just the beginning for Alice Skye. Newly Independent Paladin Agent Alice Skye is just starting to get her life together. She’s survived a cult, taken down a corrupt druid and things are just starting to heat up with London’s finest bachelor, Riley Storm...Categorized as:
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![Out of Chances by V.M. Black]()
Out of Chances by V.M. Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Second Installment of the Hit Serial Featuring a Sexy SEAL Shifter and a Tough, Curvy Heroine. Chay Bane’s years of experience tell him that Tara Morland is doomed, destined to lose against the panther that took over her mind and transformed her body...Categorized as:
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![Fury Calling by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Fury Calling by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Kaeleen Donovan. I’m a Theosian—a minor goddess. They call me Fury. By day, I run the Crossroads Cleaning Company, and I also read fortunes and cast hexes at Dream Wardens, a magical consulting shop. But by night, I'm oath-bound to Hecate, goddess of the Crossroads...Categorized as:
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![Berserker by K.J. Carr]()
Berserker by K.J. Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe story continues…. Then Comes the Fighter who also become a Mother. Berserker. Why do they need a fighter who will fight until their last breath unless they are pulled back from the brink? Tessa Montgomery knew she had to leave her sister’s Pack. So she went back home to recover. Think about her next steps. Except trouble followed her there...Categorized as:
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![Feral Prince by Michelle M. Pillow]()
Feral Prince by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFrom NY Times & USA TODAY Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow, the much anticipated dragon shapeshifter romance, Qurilixen Lords! Prince Roderic hates the diplomacy demanded of his position as a cat-shifter royal. As the son of a diplomat, he’s all too familiar with the treaty surrounding the Federation military occupation, Shelter City...Categorized as:
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![Adrian's Eagles by Angela White]()
Adrian's Eagles by Angela White
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 20 ratings"The Slavers are coming. .. I can almost feel their hate. ". Adrian’s hand rested lightly on his gun. "The Eagles want them to. After all the hell they've caused, my Army can't wait to make them pay. ". Eagles are men and women who care about the future of their country, so much, that they are willing to make any sacrifice...Categorized as:
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