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Dawson Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDalton Dawson is reeling on the anniversary of an event that changed his life forever. All he wants to do is hide from his past for a few days, but in walks trouble in the form of a timid human who has his heart thawing for the first time in years. He’s not looking for a mate, but Kate Hawke is a fascinating and complicated woman that his wolf is desperate to figure out... -
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Wine & Warlocks by T.M. Cromer
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRonan & Dubheasa's story will be the epic conclusion to the Unlucky Charms Series. Full blurb coming very soon... -
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![Wolf Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce]()
Wolf Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsLike every other McCall werewolf in history, Link is headed down a short road to insanity, but he’s determined to go out on his own terms. Those terms? Repay the people the broken McCall pack has hurt before Ian Silver has to put him down. Hope is a dangerous thing for a doomed man like him, but when he meets Nicole, an instant and undeniable connection sparks between them... -
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Betrayed: The Road to Redemption by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHow do you love again when your heart is dead? How do you know when it’s time to let go? Damien’s kicked about the country these past three years. No pack. No purpose. No reason to keep on living. When an old friend, Kane Sinclair, asks for his help, he agrees and heads to Chicago. After all, what does he have to lose? Sam’s grown up on the streets... -
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![Savage Hunger by Milly Taiden]()
Savage Hunger by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIsaline Primrose doesn’t let anyone cut the line at her mom’s bakery, no matter how tall or sexy he his. His custom suit, expensive haircut, and deep brown eyes are making her want things. Very dirty things. It’s totally fine to look even if he is a bossy jerk... -
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Silver by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA dragon as a coworker? Complicated. Adrien the silver dragon has everything most humans could want. But as a dragon awakened in the modern world he misses his old life, his powers (which have been temporarily restrained) and the way he used to lord his status over others... -
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Jerrik by Janice M. Whiteaker
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSpirit is fine.Living a life she didn't chose, keeping secrets she never wanted, on a mountain covered in darkness.But everything's fine.She can handle it all.Including the deputy making her life harder than it has to be.In more ways than one.****Jerrik used to be good at his job.That was before he had to fight something he couldn't see.Chase someone who was always two steps ahead of him...Categorized as:
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Citrine by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCitrine, the last unmated gemstone dragon and mentor to the metal dragons, has finally gotten his story! Citrine Vanderguard has searched tirelessly for his mate. And now, hundreds of miles later, he's found her. She's on the brink of mating someone she can't possibly love, all for the sake of responsibility... -
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Holiday Surprise by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLuke Larken gets the surprise of his life when his howl is returned while out on a run. He knows immediately it’s his one true mate, and it’s coming from Collier territory. His once rival and now friend, Thomas Collier and his mate Lily are more than happy to help him with the hunt to find her...Categorized as:
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Sam by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSam’s used to keeping secrets.From hiding who she and her sisters really are, to downplaying how much she’s still struggling to move forward, there’s plenty she’s holding close.And plenty she pushes away.Tate should fall into the latter category. He’s at least partially responsible for the incident she can’t quite manage to put behind her, and there’s no denying he’s one-hundred percent male...Categorized as:
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Bear Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLena Rhodes is a professional runner. Life is a lot easier when she is throwing everything she has into being a nature photographer for an elite outdoor magazine. And now, she is on her biggest assignment yet: Alaskan brown bears. She’s been training for years for this opportunity, but the growly, sexy outdoor guide charged with taking her to the bears is turning her world on its axis... -
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Pinch of Sass by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan this stoic Dire Wolf admit the sassy feline is his fated mate and stake his claim?Ariella Golden needs to persuade sexy Dire Wolf Beta, and the amazingly talented chef at Serious Moonlight, Brock Laurent, to use her Pride’s corporation, Eat Well Live Proud, for all the roadhouse’s needs in order to win the coveted quarterly prize at her company...Categorized as:
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![An Inconvenient Mate by Lora Leigh, Briana Bronte]()
An Inconvenient Mate by Lora Leigh, Briana Bronte
Isabelle Martinez was instantly fascinated by the sexy Coyote Breed she met at the bar, but her sensual flirtation with him was cut short when she saw the man who'd attacked her arrive at the bar. Breed enforcer Malachi Morgan was entranced by Isabelle's mix of shyness and boldness, and he was determined to chase and play with his sensual prey... -
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Kane by Callie Rhodes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomething strange is happening in the woods…If there’s one thing Tabitha Dunn’s followers love, it’s a mystery. For years, she’s built a loyal fan base chasing down answers others have been too afraid to search for. But this time, as she enters the wilderness surrounding alpha territory, the only thing she discovers is trouble... -
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The Alpha's Daughter by Jacqueline Rhoades
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThere is a balm in Gilead, to heal the wounded soul… Jazz Phillips is on the run, fleeing from a fate most females in her pack accept as their lot in life; an arranged mating, something Jazz thought wasn't in her future as the Alpha's daughter and only child. She doesn't want to be the next Alpha's Mate. She doesn't want to be anyone's mate... -
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Gold by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA dragon as a fake fiance? Risky... Dante Gildenstern, leader of the noble metal dragons, used to have it all. Wealth, privilege, women fawning all over his beauty. Now, newly awakened in the modern world, his powers are restrained and he's forced to work at a dating club with the other noble metal dragons in an effort to acquaint them with humanity and hopefully help them find mates... -
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Fated Surrender by Alanea Alder
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 16 ratings**Alanea's Note** This is a re-release of a previously published title. It has been re-edited and a bit more content has been added, but nothing that would change the story dramatically. As always thank you for your support! Enjoy!Upon moving to Arkadia, Madison Claybourne, a high-power New York lawyer, discovers that she is mated to the diner’s cook... -
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Home for the Holidays by P. Jameson
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRacing season is over, but the Dirt Track Dogs are ready to celebrate. Someone’s been naughty, and now the pack is expecting a new addition just in time for the holidays. Scarred up wolf shifter, Blister, has come a long ways since his days of sleeping in a tent in the woods. He’s made a real home with his mate, staked his claim on her bed and heart, and now he’s going to be a father... -
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Bo & Reika by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsShe's on the run for her life ... As a child, she-wolf healer Reika Snow was promised as a mate to three were-lynxes to prevent a war between her pack and the lynx clan. Her freedom is coming to an end as her twenty-third birthday arrives. With her bleak future as the subjugated bride of the three males looms near, she does the only thing she can think of ... she runs... -
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Her Second Chance Wolf by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe fifth book in the Obsessed Mates series!Find out what happens when a flighty little crow shifter runs into her nemesis from high school. He's hotter than ever, and this time he doesn't want to mock her for her differences--he wants to make her his...Categorized as:
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Wolver's Rescue by Jacqueline Rhoades
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes it’s not the wolves that pose the danger... There’s a downside to living in a secret society. Someone has to ensure it remains that way. ‘Bull’ Bulworth is that someone. His current assignment: track a young man who has an unrecognized wolf inside him and eliminate the problem before the truth about Wolvers is exposed to the human world... -
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Initiation by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsClementine Townes is running from a nightmare no one should ever have to endure, a horror of glowing eyes, unspeakable violation…and death.Her father only ever asked one thing of her—that she attend his alma mater, Appalachia University, fondly known as Wolfpack U. With nothing left to lose, she decides to honor her father the only way she knows how... -
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Wolf Destinies by Lucia Ashta
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy whole life is one tangled lie. A horrible deception. All my past choices steered by the woman who hunts me without pause.She’s powerful, vicious, and cruel, feared by the entire supernatural community. She’s also an immortal. Yeah, she can’t be killed—supposedly...Categorized as:
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The Dragon's Pledge by Marie Johnston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRonanThe next time my brother says “Hey, I’ve got an idea,” I need to run, not walk away. I might be from a dragon shifter ruling family, but I’m not demanding a female mate with me. Yet taking my time and winning her over is going nowhere. So far, I’ve punched my card as the older neighbor who’s way too nosy about the young female next door. Then I hear about what she’s got planned... -
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![The Alpha's Return by Reece Barden]()
The Alpha's Return by Reece Barden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKillian Kennedy never wanted to return. He was happy to hide his royal roots and enjoy an anonymous life, somewhere nobody would ever suspect what he truly was. When his niece gets outed as a white wolf, the sign of a royal descendent, on her first shift, duty calls, and he returns to formally renounce the throne, ensuring their safety and his freedom... -
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ALPHA ZEUS : The Alpha Chronicles by Paulina Vasquez
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsElemental wolves descended from a single Goddess, and Zeus descended from the strongest of shifter lines. An Alpha of the Moon Realm Kingdom, Zeus finally finds what he has always wanted. Unable to control his wolf, he's forced to hide a dark secret that drives her away. She belongs to him, and this possessive Alpha will claim what's his... -
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Lindy & The Wulfen by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter a devastating blow to her already fragile self esteem, werewolf Lindy Vincent has decided to stop being the pack whore and change her life for the better. With the help of her two best friends, her alpha female, and a feisty she-wolf named Eula, Lindy starts down the road of self-improvement, happy for the first time in years...Categorized as:
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The Return by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRachel Fortier is a much sought-after expert when it comes to exotic planets — especially the deadly kind. So when she’s hired by Earth Fleet’s most respected scientist to join a mission to the tightly closed planet Harp, it’s a dream come true. Until she discovers their mission is to capture shifters and sell them to the Military...Categorized as:
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Fighter by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFirst she was an Outsider. Then she became an Insider. And now… she’s going to have to be a Fighter. Nothing goes as planned for Sophie Beaumont. She thought that Travis had been defeated. She believed that they would all finally be safe. But Travis never left. He has a plan and it's one that no one could have ever guessed... -
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Ruthless Alpha by C.J. Primer
When our parents were young, our world looked a lot different than it does now. Their shifter packs kept to their own territories, but at least they were able to live freely among the human world.Not anymore.Somehow, the secret of our kind's existence got out, and now we're being hunted.We're the alphas of our packs...Categorized as:
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Claiming His Family by Rosa Mink
When Tawni finds an abandoned child in the woods, she’ll do anything to protect it, find where he belongs. After running away from her own pack, she’s hesitant to leave the boy with just anyone, she wants to find his family, and perhaps, find somewhere she can belong herself. As the years pass by, she doesn’t give up hope that they’ll find it...Categorized as:
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The Protector's Heart by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNila Caruthers doesn’t want anything to do with wolves. Her werewolf ex-husband continues to stalk her and their son, terrifying her to no end. The last thing she wants to do is acknowledge her attraction to the very sexy Malachi Slattery, who has been watching her for weeks. She’s not about to forget that Malachi is a wolf, and she’s learned the hard way that wolves are not to be trusted... -
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Craving His Virgin Mate by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll of her life, Agatha Preston never felt like she belonged. Her parents made her keep secrets about herself and what she was capable of. After their death, there's nothing for her in the city. She doesn't know what she's looking for until she finds it in a small town called Poison. The locals are awful and rude, but she loves the town and there's no way she's leaving...Categorized as:
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Wolver's Gold by Jacqueline Rhoades
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ISBN13 9781311443755. Finding gold where you least expect it… Lone wolf and Special Investigator for the ubiquitous Eugene Begley, Challenger McCall is sent to the town of Gold Gulch to take care of a problem that might involve the exposure of the wolver community. For McCall, it’s like stepping back in time - a hundred and fifty years back in time... -
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Her Werewolf Protector by Jodi Vaughn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’ll stop at nothing to protect her…even if it means hunting a killer. Werewolf Braxton Devereaux is on the run. Accused of a murder he didn’t commit, he is forced to flee Pack Law, and the death sentence waiting for him. On the run from deadly assassins, he is nearly out of their reach when an assassin’s bullet hits its mark... -
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Stay With Me by Sarah Spade
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe other female gets her happily-ever-after…For as long as I could remember, I’ve been in love with a male that wasn’t mine. I knew I wasn’t his fated mate, either. I just thought… Ryker Wolfson would one day be the Alpha. He couldn’t take a mate until then, and maybe I could get him to choose me.I was wrong.It's no excuse, but love can make you do some terrible things...Categorized as:
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Passion's Prey by A.C. Arthur
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey live in the shadows—half human, half beast—a powerful breed of shape-shifters who protect the civilized world from the deadliest of their kind… Caprise is tall, beautiful, exotic. A goddess in the flesh. A dancer, when Caprise takes the stage, she feels the power she holds over men—especially the man known as X. He watches her night after night. He follows her with hungry eyes... -
![The Billionaire Shifter's Second Chance by Diana Seere]()
The Billionaire Shifter's Second Chance by Diana Seere
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA wildland firefighter--and mountain lion shifter--Edward is the youngest of the Stanton siblings, and hasn't touched a woman in a decade, not since his late fiancee was killed in a violent tragedy. But when he meets the sweet, adorable Molly Sloan, a friend of his new sister-in-law, Lilah... his determination to remain celibate begins to unravel. Something about Molly is irresistible... -
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Her Scent by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve lived a long time alone.Hunted. Hiding what I really am.But then Ruby moves to my city, and I can’t hide anymore.She’s twenty, a curvy, gorgeous virgin who’s all the more beautiful for not knowing how perfect she is.She’s shy. She’s smart.And, even if she doesn’t know it yet, she’s mine.I’m forty-two and as muscular as most wolves are that doesn’t mean she’ll want me as badly as I want her...Categorized as:
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Fate Promised by Jocelyn Montana
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFOR HER HE WILL BREAK ALL THE RULES …Juri lives to protect Ulterra. No mate. No family. It’s the werewolf way. Yet deep inside, he yearns for the girl he vowed to marry at age ten. And as danger threatens her, he won’t stay away any longer...Categorized as:
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Forced Wolf Bride by Ruby Knoxx
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Alpha took me hostage to force me into marriage. His next step? Get me pregnant.He’s much older than me and the Alpha of the enemy pack.He needs a mate to help his pack re-gain strength. So he kidnapped me to this small town.And even though I despised him, my growing belly speaks its own language.His mansion is an upgrade from the foster homes I bounced around in my youth...Categorized as:
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The Omega's Heart by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJeremiah Kincaid has spent most of his life on the outside looking in. Unable to shift even though he is a full-blooded wolf, he is forced to be an omega in his pack, looked down upon by his fellow pack members. No male wants him at his back in a fight; no female wants him in her bed. He finds himself reaching the limit of what he can tolerate and makes plans to leave the pack... -
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Claiming Beauty by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWho chooses to fall in love with a beast?That's the question that Thatcher has been asking himself for years.It's why he doesn't date, has never tried to find his fated mate, and rarely leaves his home.He knows what he is and he can't bear to see the looks he gets whenever he goes out.He's content with his life of solitude.Until she shows up.Clara Young...Categorized as:
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Bloodrunners Bundle by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the world of the Bloodrunners, a fierce band of hunters and protectors, half-human, half-Lycan. Only through the act of Bloodrunning, the hunting and assassination of rogue werewolves, may these extraordinary warriors gain full acceptance within their respective packs...Categorized as:
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![Her UnBearable Protector by Reina Torres]()
Her UnBearable Protector by Reina Torres
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe head of Orsino Security was hired to protect her for a week. Instead, his bear wants to claim her forever. It takes one look for bear shifter Salvatore Orsino to know that Natale Durante isn't just his client… she’s his mate. His first instinct is to lay Natale’s curvaceous body over his shoulder, find a den, and claim her with his bite... -
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Pure Surrender by Aja James
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAella Alexander: An Amazon warrior in her human life, Aella has always taken and fought for what she wanted, and what Aella wanted, she got. Until him. Cloud Drako: The mysterious new recruit to the Pure Ones’ team of Elite soldiers is not what he seems. He has a critical role to fulfill to maintain Balance in the universe… He cannot afford to be distracted by her...Categorized as:
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Nauti Siren by Lora Leigh, Manxie Hardy
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLora Leigh, the New York Times best-selling author of Nauti Intentions and Nauti Dreams revisits that sultry and ¿sinfully good¿ (Joyfully Reviewed) Southern landscape with a story of a young woman whose desire for a Boston attorney draws them both into a dangerous undercover investigation, and an adversary as lethal as he is relentless... -
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The Alpha Meets The Rogue by xXdemolitionloverXx
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLeila lived with her pack all her life. It was until she was forced into an arranged marriage that she ran away from home. She turned into a rogue and while running away from an Alpha, she ends up kidnapped by another one. The exception for this was one: this Alpha was her mate... -
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Forever Bound by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFOREVER BOUND includes the following four best-selling titles by Cynthia Eden: BOUND BY BLOOD BOUND IN DARKNESS BOUND IN SIN BOUND BY THE NIGHT Word Count: 90,000 The BOUND stories are dark and sexy tales of paranormal romance. Vampires and werewolves must trust each other in these stories--their lives are on the line, and so are their hearts...Categorized as:
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The Alpha's Heart by R.E. Butler
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAlpha wolf Acksel wakes up one morning in the bed of the one human who was kind to him in school. Now, ten years later, Brynn Mara is snuggled up at his side, smelling like passion and sweet dreams. Even though Acksel has declared that his pack members can mate with humans from now on, he knows that any woman he takes as his mate will have a target on her back. Especially if she’s a fragile human...Categorized as:
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