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Dark Overlord New Horizon by I. T. Lucas
Jacki has two talents that set her apart from the rest of the human race. She has unpredictable glimpses of other people’s futures, and she is immune to mind manipulation. Unfortunately, both talents are pretty useless for finding a job other than the one she had in the government’s paranormal division...Categorized as:
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![Dark Overlord’s Wife by I.T. Lucas]()
Dark Overlord’s Wife by I.T. Lucas
Jacki is still clinging to her all-or-nothing policy, but Kalugal is chipping away at her resistance. Perhaps it's time to ease up on her convictions. A little less than all is still much better than nothing, and a couple of decades with a demigod is probably worth more than a lifetime with a mere mortal...Categorized as:
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![A Time to Change by Callie Langridge]()
A Time to Change by Callie Langridge
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 24 ratings“I would rather love passionately for an hour than benignly for a lifetime.”In a house full of history and secrets, the past will not stay where it belongs…Lou has always loved Hill House, the derelict manor on the abandoned land near her home. As a child, the tragic history of its owners, the Mandevilles, inspired her dream to become a history teacher...Categorized as:
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![More of Us to the West by Trinity Dunn]()
More of Us to the West by Trinity Dunn
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI wanted to disappear...and then I did. On a trip to reignite the spark in her marriage, Alaina Grace’s upgraded first-class ticket places her far from her husband and next to the notorious Jack Volmer, a former teen actor who’d previously hung on posters in her childhood bedroom...Categorized as:
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![Hunter's Promise by Lynnea Lee]()
Hunter's Promise by Lynnea Lee
GABBYA good girl gone awolI knew when I Ex-Laxed our leader’s food that they’d send me to the arena if they caught me. It was worth it to get some of my friends out of this dump. What I didn't expect was the seven-foot-tall Xarc’n hunter who has come to my rescue.My horned and fanged savior isn’t like any other alien warrior I’ve heard about...Categorized as:
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![Salvage Right by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Salvage Right by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA NEW NOVEL IN THE NATIONALLY BEST-SELLING LIADEN UNIVERSE® SERIESA door never closes, but a window opens . . . With origins in the Old Universe, the malevolent, acquisitive intelligence of Tinsori Light sought to infect others with itself, and send those agents out into the wide new universe to infect even more... -
![Ribbon Dance by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Ribbon Dance by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNEW ENTRY IN THE BEST-SELLING LIADEN UNIVERSE® SERIESOn a world where cake is a necessity, it takes the Grid to protect the civilized and the deaf from the dire influences of the ambient and to keep the chaotic Haosa at bay... -
![Daeos by Hattie Jacks]()
Daeos by Hattie Jacks
He's a warrior of mayhem, a broken alien dragon shifter, and he needs to claim me to be whole again.Taken from everything I knew and dropped in the middle of an alien prison maze, what's a girl to do?Get stuck in of course! My assistance is needed everywhere and I love to help...Categorized as:
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![The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin]()
The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIn this omnibus edition of N.K. Jemisin's brilliantly original award-winning fantasy series, a young woman becomes entangled in a power struggle of mythic proportions.A REALM OF GODS AND MORTALS.Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky... -
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High Bet by Delta James
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt night he invades my dreams… during the day I can’t forget the way he made me feel during those dreams.LaurenI am the leader of a rogue band of vixens, who left our origin skulk to live our dream—owning a catering company. The problem is our dream costs money, and we don’t have any. The solution is doing what foxes do best… steal. Now I’m way in way over my head...Categorized as:
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![Blackstone Ranger Hero by Alicia Montgomery]()
Blackstone Ranger Hero by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA night he can’t remember.Three months ago, bear shifter Daniel Rogers woke up in a motel room with no memory of what happened the night before. Since then, his bear’s been unmanageable and unruly, while a mysterious woman keeps invading his dreams.When an unwitting heroic act pushes him into the national spotlight, his mystery woman appears and his bear recognizes who she is: his fated mate...Categorized as:
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![Hunter's Wish by Lynnea Lee]()
Hunter's Wish by Lynnea Lee
SARAHIt’s not you. It’s me.Fen’k is a total cinnamon roll of a Xarc’n hunter who makes me want what I’ll never have: to live happily ever after. He deserves someone who isn’t afraid to love him back.After the last person I trusted stomped on my heart and stole all that I cared about , I stopped believing in love. I’m sure it still exists; just not for me... -
![Corrupted Mate by Trish Heinrich]()
Corrupted Mate by Trish Heinrich
"If I can’t have her love, I'll take her hate."PRINCE ZIRETHOnce, we’d promised each other forever. But then I destroyed her world and scattered her people across the galaxy. It’s no surprise she tried to kill me. Twice. For the past seven years, every action I have taken, every lie I have lived has been to earn her forgiveness. Now I’m with her again, fighting by her side... -
![Defiant Vow by Delta James]()
Defiant Vow by Delta James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe had long ago given up on finding her hero. He would make her believe in happy-ever-after again.SerenaThere was a time, a very long time ago when I believed in fairytales and happily-ever-afters. Those dreams died a painful death the night my parents were murdered. I need to get close to Aries Borgia in order to get information about my parents' murderer...Categorized as:
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![Kiss of Luck (Syndicate Masters: Midwest) by Delta James]()
Kiss of Luck (Syndicate Masters: Midwest) by Delta James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDifferent Vices.Different Beasts.Different Mafias.The need to claim their mate's heart is the same...Categorized as:
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![Crave by Victoria Danann]()
Crave by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCRAVE WAS OFFERED HEAVENBUT LOST HIS WAY.TO GET BACK HE MUST VOLUNTARILY WALK THROUGH HELL. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Victoria Danann, continues the paranormal romance series about a genetically altered new species. Besides being heart-stopping beautiful to look at, the hybrids are bigger, faster, stronger and smarter. Crave is the second son of Exiled's first family... -
![Despair by Lana Pecherczyk]()
Despair by Lana Pecherczyk
Do villains deserve their happy ever after?Daisy Lazarus is the genetically modified warrior of the forgotten deadly sin despair. After spending most of her life as the villain, she has finally been brought back into the fold and wants nothing more than to fit in, to find herself, and to prove she was worth saving...Categorized as:
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![Taken in Death by J.D. Robb]()
Taken in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsTwo young children disappear from their East Side home in New York City, their nanny killed in cold blood. As Lieutenant Eve Dallas begins to unravel the crime scene and search for Henry and Gala MacDermit, she’s drawn into the twisted mind of a kidnapper who will stop at nothing to take revenge...Categorized as:
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![The Naga Shaman's Pregnant Mate by Robin O'Connor]()
The Naga Shaman's Pregnant Mate by Robin O'Connor
Stranded. Pregnant. Hunted. Falling for a deadly alien shaman was not in my birth plan.NalaI woke in a glowing coffin, belly heavy, panic clawing at my throat. Then he appeared—white scales, golden eyes, and a voice like velvet over steel. He saved me… but I don’t know if I can trust anyone, not after what the Krektar did.I just want to protect my baby. That’s it...Categorized as:
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![Stroke of Fortune (Syndicate Masters: Midwest) by Delta James]()
Stroke of Fortune (Syndicate Masters: Midwest) by Delta James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dark mafia fated mates paranormal romanceDifferent Vices.Different Beasts.Different Mafias.The need to claim their mates hearts is the same... -
![Odium VII by Claire C. Riley]()
Odium VII by Claire C. Riley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAbout the book:Book 7 in the bestselling post-apocalyptic romance series.How can we love in a world full of death?A year has gone by and Nina is filled with rage and grief for her many losses. Only one thing remains the same: her hate for the Savages and the desire for their death. More bitter and broken than she’s ever been before, she wonders if she can ever find her way back to the light again...Categorized as:
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![Hydrous by Amara Rae]()
Hydrous by Amara Rae
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA witch with the gift of water. A fae bred in duty. An immortal world on the brink.NaiyaI’m supposed to lead my coven… but I don’t think there’s anything I can do to stop the vicious wave from crashing down on us. We have enemies on all fronts, including among our own kind, because our mothers mated with other immortals...Categorized as:
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![Claiming His Virgin by Grace Goodwin]()
Claiming His Virgin by Grace Goodwin
Elite Hunter Zee is scarred from his time in the Hive war leaving him too much of a monster to seduce a beautiful, innocent virgin. Even if his Mark calls to hers, connecting them body and soul, he knows that after just one look at him and she will never surrender the three sacred virginities. Never accept him as a mate...Categorized as:
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![Vampire Hunter by Victoria Danann]()
Vampire Hunter by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"Author Victoria Danann has a surefire hit!" - Night Owl Reviews TOP PICK "...it’s so good that I could read over and over again. - Bitten by Love"I wish I could give this more than 5 stars, it's that good...Categorized as:
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![Savage Giant: A Fantasy Monster Romance by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon]()
Savage Giant: A Fantasy Monster Romance by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon
The huge sasquatch says I belong to him.When I need a place to lie low for a while, my late grandfather’s mountain cabin seems like the perfect solution. That is, until I discover there are actual Sasquatches living in the forest. And my solar truck just broke down. Awesome.My plans to hike back to civilization are thwarted by a huge man-beast named Gorran...Categorized as:
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![Alien Alpha's Desire by Presley Hall]()
Alien Alpha's Desire by Presley Hall
I’m in a fake relationship with a massive alien warrior.Falling in love was never part of the plan.After seeing one of the women I was captured with carried off by a massive alien barbarian, and another one led up into the mountains to be traded away, I’m done waiting to see what my fate will be...Categorized as:
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![Fair Trade by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Fair Trade by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNEW ENTRY IN THE LANDMARK LIADEN UNIVERSE® SERIES Jethri Gobelyn has risen far: from despised youngest on a Terran family Loop ship to second trader on premier Liaden tradeship Elthoria under the guidance of his unlikely foster-mother Norn ven'Deelin Clan Ixin. Master Trader ven'Deelin has taught Jethri much, and she expects great things from him. Indeed, one might say she demands them... -
![Alien Warrior Unclaimed by Ava Ross]()
Alien Warrior Unclaimed by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe means everything to me. Can I protect her from a vicious game?I was stolen by invaders when I was three seasons old and taken to Lord Vunne’s chamber. There, he tried to mold me into a monster. I became fast friends with other youngling males who I soon called my brothers...Categorized as:
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![The Naga's Pet by Celeste King]()
The Naga's Pet by Celeste King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI am human bedsport. Death would be a mercy at this point.As a human woman on Protheka, my life is miserable.So it’s no surprise when the dark elves put me up on a market in Nagaland.That’s when Kazhir sees me.At first I don’t know what he sees in me – a frail girl in irons.But he brings me to his home.Gives me food and rest until I am healthy and comfortable for the first time in my life... -
![Reaver's Hunt by Elin Wyn, Starr Huntress]()
Reaver's Hunt by Elin Wyn, Starr Huntress
She sings as she dances, her long golden hair glistening in the sun, the only brightness I can see.From a distance I have watched her, guarded her.Slain any dangers.I should have brought her back to the aerie long before this, but a burning in my blood has stopped me.She is mine. Mine alone.A new threat has arisen, enemies unknown.I can keep my distance no longer...Categorized as:
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![Troy by Tasha Black]()
Troy by Tasha Black
Is his heart the mirror she needs to finally see her true beauty?A terrible accident left Eliza with a troubled heart and an unsightly scar. No Terran man wants a woman with a disfigured face, no matter how kind or hardworking. So when Eliza receives the opportunity to adopt a baby and move to a remote frontier moon, she jumps at the chance...Categorized as:
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![The Blackstone Bear by Alicia Montgomery]()
The Blackstone Bear by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBen Walker’s bear is out of control and he can’t let anyone know, not even his family and closest friends. The darkness inside is threatening to consume him, but when he meets Penny, he knows she’s the one: his mate, the one who can calm his bear. And for once in his life, he feels he has a bright future ahead. Even though she’s human, Blackstone has become a sanctuary for Penny Bennet...Categorized as:
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![Fated by Jessica Grayson, Aria Winter]()
Fated by Jessica Grayson, Aria Winter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen I'm rescued from captivity by a fierce Dragon warrior, I am both grateful and wary.Ronin is a Commander in the Mosauran Empire, and his species is one of the most feared in thegalaxy.When we crash on an Ice World, he detects a faint signal, on the surface, from another Mosauran ship. As we search for his people, I cannot deny that I'm drawn to him.He vows he will protect me and keep me safe...Categorized as:
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![Nikol's Surrender by Michelle Howard]()
Nikol's Surrender by Michelle Howard
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes doing the wrong thing is the only answerNikol Wulven has spent his entire life as the son of the most hated criminal around. Heir to an illegal empire he had no desire to run, his life wasn’t his own. But in his world, there were no choices.Or was there?The new slave delivered to Nikol’s harem was unexpected. He was fascinated by her Earth ways and bold manner... -
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![Claimed by the Krijese by Erin Hale]()
Claimed by the Krijese by Erin Hale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKalaAll Krijese have known is war. Between battles and the disease that ravaged our population, we have almost ceased to exist. Which is why when newcomers—humans—arrived on our planet, my people stole many of their females to breed. None survived. I crave nothing for my kit but to live in peace... -
![Legion : Skin Walkers book 20 by Susan Bliler]()
Legion : Skin Walkers book 20 by Susan Bliler
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShe’s his hostage…and his mate!Brooklyn Ami is shocked to learn that she’s sick. Not just sick, she’s terminal. Dominant Skin Walker, Monroe StoneCrow, has devised a plan to save her. Monroe claims to have found her Skin Walker mate, and he intends to pair them in the hopes that the Walker DNA that spares Skin Walkers from illness and disease will provide Brooklyn the same protections...Categorized as:
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![Valeris A Sweet and Spicy Alien Cinderella Retelling by Alana Khan]()
Valeris A Sweet and Spicy Alien Cinderella Retelling by Alana Khan
How can a planet capable of interstellar spaceflight use such an outdated method to pick the queen? It leaves everything up to the whims of the Alagan River.AvaniaNo female in a hundred years has succeeded in plucking the red flower from the rushing water, a feat which guarantees her mating to the king... -
![Savage Seed by Ivy Sparks]()
Savage Seed by Ivy Sparks
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe silent savage wants to make me his.I've been in some tough situations before, but crash landing onto a desert planet crawling with sand beasts? Yeah, I'm as good as dead.But then Kade appears above the dunes. With his rippling muscles, long raven hair, and intricate tattoos, he should terrify me. Instead, he enthralls me.From the possessive look in his eyes, it seems the feelings are mutual...Categorized as:
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![Shatter by Joan Swan]()
Shatter by Joan Swan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor seven years, Halina Beloi has been in hiding. But she's never forgotten Mitch Foster, the long, lean man she had to leave behind. Until, that is, Mitch shows up with a list of questions and a 9mm in his hand. All Mitch knows is that Halina broke his heart and disappeared. But new information has surfaced implicating her as a player in the deadliest game of Mitch's life...Categorized as:
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![Mikhail by Lauren Smith]()
Mikhail by Lauren Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dragon never leaves his hoard unguarded. His heart is another matter. The second eldest in an ancient line of Russian dragon shifters, Mikhail Barinov had one job: protect one of the family hoard of jewels. Distracted by the English virgin queen Elizabeth, who was as dazzling as she was devious; he lost everything...Categorized as:
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![Strategic Vulnerability by Mandy M. Roth]()
Strategic Vulnerability by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHeld prisoner in remote testing facility in the middle of the Brazilian rainforest, subjected to torture and abuse, Wilson Rousseau has long since given up hope of being rescued. Days blend together until he can’t help but long for death. Saved from his isolated hell by a female’s distress call, he feels an instant connection to her... -
![Wolf Lover: Konochur by Victoria Danann]()
Wolf Lover: Konochur by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the middle of a war with dragon shifters, a human widow of a werewolf may get another chance at love, but feelings of guilt threaten a blossoming attraction to the one wolf everyone thought was untamable. Victoria Danann brings us a tale of second chance love sure to warm the fur of werewolf lovers...Categorized as:
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![Hunter’s Fate by Lynnea Lee]()
Hunter’s Fate by Lynnea Lee
SANDYI survived the first year of the bugpocalypse safety tucked away in my cabin in the mountains. But now, the raiders have found my home. Not only did they ransack my house, but they also left me an unexpected surprise. There’s an injured Xarc’n hunter passed out in my yard!A storm is brewing, and I can’t leave him outside. He’s bleeding and will lead the bugs right to me...Categorized as:
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![Three Months In Undead Shoes by Dee J. Holmes]()
Three Months In Undead Shoes by Dee J. Holmes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForced apart.Hunted by unseen danger.The only way to survive is together.After a harrowing journey through infected territory, Jane Finch, her loyal Great Dane, and her equally protective almost-zombie Grey have reached the military base in the mountains. It’s supposed to be safe. But the last thing they can do is drop their guard...Categorized as:
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![Kringl by Tana Stone]()
Kringl by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s worse than crash landing on an ice planet? Discovering that it’s controlled by a twisted alien posing as Santa and his crew of terrifying elves.Kringl wants nothing more than to return to his home world, but first he’ll have to escape from the frozen world that’s kept in a state of perpetual joyless celebration. Even worse, it’s always Christmas Eve, but never Christmas Day... -
![The Heir by Elin Peer]()
The Heir by Elin Peer
The strongest crush can turn into the deepest resentment.As a young girl, I had a massive crush on Thor Aurelius, the future ruler of the Northlands. That crush died nine years ago when he ridiculed and humiliated me to my very core. Now I resent his arrogant personality and avoid him at all costs...Categorized as:
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![Dark Elf's Devotion by Celeste King]()
Dark Elf's Devotion by Celeste King
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHis gaze promised to break me……but it was his touch that ruined me for all other men.I’ve always heard that my values and convictions are useless on Protheka.How they’d be ripped from me, like everything else.I just didn’t want to be used.All that changed when my sister fell ill.To save her, I sold my soul.Now I belong to a monster... -
![The Orc Soldier's Secret Baby by Celeste King]()
The Orc Soldier's Secret Baby by Celeste King
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI lost my orc. But he left me with something better.One year ago, Nevarth had to leave me. I never even got a chance to say goodbye. I thought I had lost him forever.Until I felt a kick in my belly.Now a part of him lives on in his son. When I look at his son, I feel that hope. And I feel sadness at having lost Nevarth.Until the day he returns.He tells me that our love put me in danger... -
![Wonderment in Death by J.D. Robb]()
Wonderment in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSomeone is hosting dangerous tea parties in 2061 New York... Thing aren't what they seem when Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates what appears to be a routine murder/suicide. When friends of Darlene and Marcus Fitzwilliams insist Darlene would never hurt her brother, Eve digs deeper...Categorized as:
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![The Alien's Reward by Ella Maven]()
The Alien's Reward by Ella Maven
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI don’t want to be a princess… I want to fight too. Bazel: All my life I’ve been treated with kid gloves, and I’m tired of it. I want to live up to the legacy of the proud Drixonian females with which I share half of my DNA. There’s one thing in my way—a young warrior who knows my secret and threatens to tell my father...
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