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Rise from the Embers by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe King has fallen!While Stavros moves to take over Lars’s throne, the war for the entire kingdom begins. However, this is no ordinary war against Seelie or Unseelie. The real enemy is the most powerful object in the world. The Stone of Fail.Lars isn’t the only one the stone wants. Zoey Daniels is next on its list. And the stone will do whatever it takes to finally get the girl... -
![Unholy Blood, Vol. 1 by Lina Lim]()
Unholy Blood, Vol. 1 by Lina Lim
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAll pure-blooded vampire Hayan Park wanted to do was live a normal life. But the rise of half-bloods ten years ago transformed the world into a dangerous and frightening place―robbing her of her one true wish. Determined to return Korea to how it used to be, Hayan teams up with local police captain Euntae Hwang to wipe out the bloodthirsty killers in a tale of hot-blooded romance and revenge...Categorized as:
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![The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter]()
The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA single wrong step could mean their end.Gavin Wallace has a problem, and her name is Chloe Reardon.For years, Gavin and Chloe have built a life together, skirting the vampire world as much as possible. Chloe has continued dancing, and Gavin has continued building a business empire.But for a vampire in love with a mortal, nothing about the future is certain...Categorized as:
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![Dragonsworn by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Dragonsworn by Sherrilyn Kenyon
There is nothing in the universe the cursed dragon, Falcyn, hates more than humanity . . . and in particular, Greek humans. In a war he wanted no part of, they systematically destroyed everything he’d ever cared for. Now he lies in seclusion, away from the world and waits for the day when evolution will finally rid him of the human vermin... -
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![Control of Five by A.K. Koonce, Aleera Anaya Ceres]()
Control of Five by A.K. Koonce, Aleera Anaya Ceres
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhat’s more dangerous than dark magic? Deadly secrets. And The Academy of Six is hiding both within its ancient walls. A History of Magic sends Izara on a literal trip down memory lane. She uncovers that there’s more than what the students think they know about the supernatural school in the middle of New York City... -
![Found by B.L. Brunnemer]()
Found by B.L. Brunnemer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsForget everything you know about the world. Vampires exist, Werewolves exist, monsters hide in the shadows, and it's my job to make sure they obey our laws. My name is Evelyn, and I'm a gargoyle. The last one or so I thought. A team of Gargoyles have found me. And for the first time in over a century, I'm not the only one of my kind around... -
![House of Demons and Bones by Meg Xuemei X]()
House of Demons and Bones by Meg Xuemei X
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSyI’m no longer a dirty little secret.Two powerful heirs now know about Barbie and me, but they intend to keep it that way to protect us.Killian has yet to decide which woman he’ll choose. He can’t have everything—he must choose love or the crown.While Barbie’s luck runs out, my star rises with three heirs courting me. It turns out I’m not just a monster that feeds on sex and violence... -
![A Song of Sky and Sacrifice by Lana Pecherczyk]()
A Song of Sky and Sacrifice by Lana Pecherczyk
When famous human musician Melody wakes two thousand years after a nuclear winter, she thinks she’s landed on the right side of a war. Fae are called the Tainted. They’re warped, mutated creatures who horde the bounty of the new magical land. It’s her job in the human city to sling propaganda in the form of daily songs performed to a select tower of elite... -
![Guardian of Darkness: Midnight Breed Hunter Legacy, Book 4 by Lara Adrian]()
Guardian of Darkness: Midnight Breed Hunter Legacy, Book 4 by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTo repay a debt to an old friend, Breed vampire and former Hunter, Razor, has been drone surveilling a remote Colorado cabin for nearly a year, never imagining the beautiful woman he's become obsessed with from afar is anyone but his friend's lover, Laurel Townsend... -
![Assassin's Match by Everly Frost]()
Assassin's Match by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy magic is broken. His heart is unreachable.Falling in love was never my intention. Especially not with the formidable Master Assassin, Alexei Mason.When Alexei stepped into my life, he tore through every defense around my heart... until the moment I discovered his bitter secret.Now I must risk everything for a love he can't return... -
![Mason's Impossible Prey by Raneem Hasan]()
Mason's Impossible Prey by Raneem Hasan
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"You're my prey. And when my prey runs away from me, I chase them." Tiana Spark’s life took a drastic turn when her pack was attacked. Using her half-angel powers, she escaped death by a hair’s breadth, but no amount of power could get her out of the trouble she’s in. She finds herself in Alpha Mason’s dungeons...Categorized as:
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![Wicked Hour by Chloe Neill]()
Wicked Hour by Chloe Neill
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the second pulse-pounding novel in the USA Today bestselling Heirs of Chicagoland series, vampire Elisa Sullivan gets drawn into the shifting sands of Pack politics. Vampires were made, not born -- until Elisa Sullivan came along. As the only vampire child in existence, she grew up with a heavy legacy, and tried to flee her past... -
![Shifting Loyalties by Patti Larsen]()
Shifting Loyalties by Patti Larsen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWeregirl Unbound I have news about Charlotte, Sunny sent. Instant perk. Is she okay? Where is she? The feeling from the vampire queen wasn’t positive. I don’t know, she sent. Not in detail. But what I’ve found out worries me. I was on my feet, already reaching for my coat. I’ll be right there. Because, no matter my boy troubles, my crazy life, I would drop everything in a heartbeat... -
![Enforcer by Patti Larsen]()
Enforcer by Patti Larsen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDifficult Choices Erica Plower’s eyes widened as she set her cup aside, glancing sideways at Mom. The former second of my coven, now my representative on Council, wasn’t exactly on my side. “The law is clear, Syd,” she said, blonde hair, once a cute bob, now grown out to rival my mother’s long, black locks. “And you’ve broken it... -
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![Immortal Throne by J.C. McKenzie, Harper A. Brooks]()
Immortal Throne by J.C. McKenzie, Harper A. Brooks
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome crowns are worth fighting for… This one is worth dying for. When I find out I have less than a year to live, the last thing I want to do is take up some birthright left by my estranged father. Or have anything to do with the jerk who delivered the message.But it looks like my bucket list will have to wait.Not only does Hell exist, but I’m half demon and the heir to the Immortal Throne...Categorized as:
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![Cackles and Cauldrons by Sarina Dorie]()
Cackles and Cauldrons by Sarina Dorie
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoses are red. Corpses are blue. I want you dead. And your boyfriend too.—Your Secret Enemy Clarissa Lawrence finally has broken through the emotional fortress of her magical mentor and proven her love to him—and he has reciprocated in return. She would like nothing more to bask in their new love. Yet mysterious forces are at work, trying to keep them apart... -
![The Dying: Episode 4 by Sarra Cannon]()
The Dying: Episode 4 by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEpisode 4 of Sarra Cannon's New Adult Paranormal Romance serial. Start with episode 1, The Demon, for FREE! When Franki first walked through the doors of Venom, she never imagined the dangers hidden inside. Least of all her growing attraction to the club’s owner, the sexy and mysterious Rend... -
![Vampish: The Hunt by G.K. DeRosa]()
Vampish: The Hunt by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMove over Buffy, there’s a new slayer in town…And I’m going to hunt down every bloodsucker until I find the bastard that murdered my parents.After spending three years as a recruit training to kill wayward vampires, it’s finally graduation day. Now I’ll be leading an elite team, assembled by the Royal vampire queen herself.Everything is going according to plan until I meet him...Categorized as:
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![Marcus: Grizzly Guardians by Kat Baxter]()
Marcus: Grizzly Guardians by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’ve never believed in fated mates.It’s not common among bear shifters, so I never gave it much thought. I do know one thing for sure, humans and bears do not mix.So when voluptuous and sassy Aspen Reeves moves to my small town, I do everything I can to ignore the pull I feel towards her. My bear is certain she belongs to us... -
![Phase of Hate by Coralee June]()
Phase of Hate by Coralee June
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was a prodigy. A grieving sister. A girl falling for him.I died, and now I’m reborn.Stronger. Deadlier.Angrier.I’m determined to punish those that turned me into a monster. The curse kept me alive, but at what cost?I’m at war with my nature.I refuse to ever accept my fate.Once a prodigy, now a curse.Once love, now hate... -
![Seduced by Death by Holly Roberds]()
Seduced by Death by Holly Roberds
Night after night, I meet Death He turns me inside out and makes me feel things I never knew possible. Day by day, his patience thins as I deprive the god of death the one thing he wants more than anything. My heart. But with my kind of childhood, one doesn’t just go dropping the L word unless it’s to a triple chocolate buttercream cupcake... -
![Scattered Ashes by Jessica Sorensen]()
Scattered Ashes by Jessica Sorensen
My name is Gemma Lucas and my life’s a wreck. Alex, the guy I just might be falling in love with, and the father of my unborn child, left me. Not to mention if I do admit I’m in love with him, it could potentially kill us both. My father’s trapped in his own mind and my mom’s working for the dark side... -
![Bloodlust Bites: An addictive and action-packed urban fantasy by Luanne Bennett]()
Bloodlust Bites: An addictive and action-packed urban fantasy by Luanne Bennett
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Crimson, Georgia. I’m Charley Underwood—witch, bar owner, and accidental demon hunter.Crimson isn’t a regular town. With vampires, shifters, and humans living side by side, tensions always run high. I try to keep the peace, and most of the time nobody gets hurt. Most of the time.Right now, Crimson is one bite away from all-out chaos.A dangerous new wolf is stirring up trouble...Categorized as:
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![A Sip of Eternity by Nalini Singh]()
A Sip of Eternity by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsShort story in the October Newsletter:Author’s Note: This short story began life as a scene in an early draft of Archangel’s Shadows. It focuses on Dmitri & Honor, so there are no spoilers for the Archangel’s Shadows storyline (however, if you haven’t yet read Archangel’s Blade (Honor and Dmitri’s story), then save this to read later)... -
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![To Seduce a Witch's Heart by Nadine Mutas]()
To Seduce a Witch's Heart by Nadine Mutas
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAlternate cover edition of ASIN B00WYKHE0SAn irreverent demon is her last hope of finding her sister. If she can control him...Desperate to save her demon-abducted sister, witch Merle MacKenna breaks the law when she summons Rhun, another demon, from the magical prison of the Shadows...Categorized as:
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![Corrigan Rage by Helen Harper]()
Corrigan Rage by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMack is, in theory, safely tucked away at the mages' academy. All seems calm amongst the Brethren. Taking advantage of the relative peace, Corrigan returns to his work on various initiatives for modernising the shifter world. Unfortunately when that work includes breaking into the Tower of London to steal back an ancient shapeshifter seal, he may be biting off more than he can chew...Categorized as:
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![The Darkness: Episode 3 by Sarra Cannon]()
The Darkness: Episode 3 by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEpisode 3 of Sarra Cannon’s New Adult Paranormal Serial. (*Intended for readers 16+*) Franki’s first night working at Venom hasn’t been easy, but things are about to get a lot more dangerous. When a mysterious, dark man approaches her and tells her he knows what happened to her mother, Franki can’t help but follow him into a forbidden section of the club... -
![The Doorway: Episode 6 by Sarra Cannon]()
The Doorway: Episode 6 by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFranki has been through hell since the day she walked into Venom, but she wouldn’t trade her experience for the world. And she’s not about to become someone’s blood sacrifice now. Not when things are looking up for her and Rend... -
![Sacrifice Me: Season One by Sarra Cannon]()
Sacrifice Me: Season One by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to world of the bestselling Peachville High Demons series, this time from the viewpoint of a brand new, kickass heroine. On her twenty-first birthday, Franki Smith receives a dozen black roses and an unsigned invitation to a nightclub. Two handwritten words near the top haunt her. "Little Bird." Her mother's nickname for her... -
![Blood Burden by Lexi C. Foss]()
Blood Burden by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Immortal Curse world, where angels and vampires live in secret… for now.Gabriel is a warrior. A Seraphim. An immortal of astute power and authority. He’s lived his life beneath a cloud of stoicism and practicality. Only to have his entire existence turned over on its head because of her.Clara...Categorized as:
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![The Shadows that Listen by Louisa Carmody, Rebecca Brewer]()
The Shadows that Listen by Louisa Carmody, Rebecca Brewer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's been five years since the world was brought to its knees by an immortal war.Anyone who survived the day the other worlds arrived remembers it clearly. The ground cracked open, and daemons crawled from the depths of hell. The sky bled the colour of a raging fire and angels arrived to stop them... -
![To Kiss A Wolf by Heather Hildenbrand]()
To Kiss A Wolf by Heather Hildenbrand
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetrayal is a wound that never heals.I lost my fated mate, the man who sets my heart racing with only a glance, due to one stupid mistake. Now, injured, weak, and drowning in my own guilt, I’m scrambling for a plan to get him back. But I know I can't rescue Levi on my own... -
![Supernatural Slayer by Devyn Jayse]()
Supernatural Slayer by Devyn Jayse
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSome people call me an assassin, personally, I prefer the term bounty hunter.In a world where magic is hidden from the general population, I'm hired to keep our secrets safe and take care of rogues by whatever means necessary.When I accidentally targeted the wrong person, the Supernatural Bureau of Investigation offered me a deal -- go to jail or work for them... -
![Dark Protectors Bundle: Teased / Tricked / Tangled by Rebecca Zanetti]()
Dark Protectors Bundle: Teased / Tricked / Tangled by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author, Rebecca Zanetti, comes three stories in her Dark Protectors-Reese Family series... TEASED For almost a century, the Realm’s most deadly assassin, Chalton Reese, has left war and death in the past, turning instead to strategy, reason, and technology. His fingers, still stained with blood, now protect with a keyboard instead of a weapon... -
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![Fate Touched by Becky Moynihan]()
Fate Touched by Becky Moynihan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe world’s fate rests in her hands . . .My soulmate has been taken from me, and I’ll do anything to get him back. Even kill. But finding him proves to be harder than I thought. And dangerous. Even with Lochlan’s brother by my side, rogues continue to target me.Despite the growing peril, the race is on to break the curse, and my only hope is to locate Lochlan before it becomes permanent... -
![A Bite of Sin by Kay Riley]()
A Bite of Sin by Kay Riley
On the run, I find myself in vampire territory. I'd planned to stay quiet. Hidden. Until I overhear a vampire's plan to overthrow humankind. Zan doesn't trust me. And he shouldn't. But for some reason, he keeps me alive.I need to stop him. The problem is, that the longer I'm stuck with him, the more I see we're not all that different. And with his plan looming closer, the truth becomes obvious... -
![Corrigan Lust by Helen Harper]()
Corrigan Lust by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThings aren't looking particularly rosy for Corrigan, Lord Alpha of the Brethren. Just when he'd thought that Mack was going to be his forever, she dumped him front of half the Otherworld leaders. With the growing threat of the necromancer, Endor, to deal with, not to mention his turbulent feelings concerning the fiery, red-headed dragon, Corrigan is going to have a lot on his plate...Categorized as:
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![The Passion of Hades by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson]()
The Passion of Hades by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson
I've been kidnapped by Zeus. Plucked from the streets of Manhattan and frightened half to death by a freaking Olympian god.And now I'm trapped in the Underworld, being forced to compete in a series of deadly trials for the position of Queen of the Underworld. Which would mean marrying Hades, the utterly terrifying Lord of the Dead...Categorized as:
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![House of Judges by Keary Taylor]()
House of Judges by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAlivia once led a House full of immortal vampires, but now everything has been stripped away. Her friends have turned their backs on her, convinced she betrayed them and their Born kind. Taken prisoner to the King’s Court, she awaits her trial. But the sins of her father threaten to blacken her chances of clearing her name. Alivia toyed with King Cyrus’ heart—and now, he’s going to make her pay... -
![Midnight Waters by Rosie Wylor-Owen]()
Midnight Waters by Rosie Wylor-Owen
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“In my family, when someone is born, another will die.”A symbiotic curse has plagued the Arrowood and Everhart households for generations. When a new baby is born, a member of the ancient clans die. Only a truce between the warring families can break the deadly hex once and for all.Upon hearing her cousin is in labour, Maeve Arrowood hurries home to find out which one of them will be next...Categorized as:
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![The Shadows that Listen by Louisa Carmody, Rebecca Brewer]()
The Shadows that Listen by Louisa Carmody, Rebecca Brewer
It's been five years since the world was brought to its knees by an immortal war.Anyone who survived the day the other worlds arrived remembers it clearly. The ground cracked open, and daemons crawled from the depths of hell. The sky bled the colour of a raging fire and angels arrived to stop them...Categorized as:
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![House of Pawns by Keary Taylor]()
House of Pawns by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe town of Silent Bend is about to explode into a war. Alivia swore to take the House from Jasmine after what she did, but it won’t happen without retaliation. The whole town is caught in the crosshairs of their manipulation and the body count is climbing. The explanation for Ian’s change is one he just can’t accept...Categorized as:
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![Corrigan Politics by Helen Harper]()
Corrigan Politics by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBetween dealing with reports of rogue shifters and untrustworthy Pack Alphas, not to mention negotiating his way into Mack's heart, Corrigan has his hands full. Unfortunately, just when it seems that things might be going his way, there's a new player in town - and he's got death magic at his fingertips...Categorized as:
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![A Void of Magic by Sandy Williams]()
A Void of Magic by Sandy Williams
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey trusted her to keep the peace between the paranorms. They made a mistake.Kennedy escaped the family business when she turned eighteen. Now, an ill-timed vacation pulls her back to The Rain Hotel, the only known null zone on the planet. It’s a place where vampires can see the sun rise and werewolves can avoid the lure of the full moon...Categorized as:
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![Stolen: A Vampire Blood Courtesans Romance by Marissa Farrar, Michelle Fox]()
Stolen: A Vampire Blood Courtesans Romance by Marissa Farrar, Michelle Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE OF ONLY $0.99! REGULAR PRICE WILL BE $2.99 UPON PUBLICATION*** Stolen A Blood Courtesans Romance As a child I was stolen, cornered into a life I never wanted. Now I’m eighteen and they’ve given me to a vampire. Roman Kovak is the most beautiful man I have ever seen. He stirs up feelings inside me that I didn’t know existed... -
![Top Secret Vampire: A Cozy Monster Romance by Ava Ross]()
Top Secret Vampire: A Cozy Monster Romance by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to Mystic Harbor where a vampire, Wolfram, & Ellie fall in love while solving another cozy mystery...Categorized as:
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![To Kiss a Dragon by Miranda Bridges]()
To Kiss a Dragon by Miranda Bridges
If I fail to seduce the dragon lord, the vampires will kill my sister.But if the dragon-shifter finds out about my plans, it will be my life that is forfeit. As the thrall of a vampire, I’m used to being subjected to another’s will. Until a chance of fate sets me free from his compulsion.Only it comes with strings that I can’t untie...Categorized as:
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![Death Games by Ariel Hunter]()
Death Games by Ariel Hunter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy name is Friday St. Salvatore and I’m what’s known as a living vampire . But just means I haven’t died yet. Once that happens… I become the real deal. Except, I’m not really sure if being undead is what I want. I like being human. Or well, humanish . Unfortunately for me, I was just kidnapped by hunters who are hell bent on playing their sick death games... -
![Even Angels fall by E.V. Sauvage]()
Even Angels fall by E.V. Sauvage
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratings300 years ago, my world collided with Earth.My kind has been ruling over the world ever since, passing as archangels.Doves, swans, cockatoo, their white wings in half shifted form are the sign of their power.I should have been the next in line.I should have been the new archangel Michaël.But my wings aren’t white.So instead I have to stay hidden. Instead, I’ve been trained my whole life... -
![All's Fair in Love and Magic by Lola Glass]()
All's Fair in Love and Magic by Lola Glass
I went to the Supernatural Resort for protection—and was immediately claimed by the shifter who owns the place.Because of what I am, everyone hates me. Humans and supernaturals alike.But the Resort needs magic like mine to protect it.So the owner makes me his.Which backfires, because now even more people want me dead, and we're going through an altered version of heat together...
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