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Expired Vows by Laura Conaway, Lisa Phillips
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFire. Family. Faith.Last Chance Fire and RescueShe sees the promise of freedom. He vowed to always be the hero.EMT Trace Bently came back to Last Chance County to escape his past. After the loss of his wife, he gave up a promising career as a police officer for the chance to save lives every day as part of the Fire Department...Categorized as:
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![The Consolation Duet Books 1-2 by Corinne Michaels]()
The Consolation Duet Books 1-2 by Corinne Michaels
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLiam wasn't supposed to be my happily ever after. He wasn't even on my radar. He was my husband's best friend-forbidden. But my husband died and I fell in love with Liam only to be left shattered into a million pieces. Again. I want him. I need him. I yearn for him, but he's gone. Now I have to decide if it's him I love or if he was just the consolation prize all along... -
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![Mountain Daddy's Fate: A Mountain Man's Baby, Second Chance Romance by K.C. Crowne]()
Mountain Daddy's Fate: A Mountain Man's Baby, Second Chance Romance by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 11 ratings"A secret this BIG is what broke us in the first place."Three things I know about Eli:1. I broke his heart over a decade ago.2. The reason I left him was unspeakable . A secret I've kept hidden all these years.3. Even though I'm engaged to another man I'm still madly in love with him . How is this my life!?!Eli's about to receive the biggest shock of his life... -
![A Hero's Chance by Maryann Jordan]()
A Hero's Chance by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRyan Coates does it all. Single dad with an ex who needs a reminder to spend time with their kids. Chief of the Baytown Station of the Virginia Marine Police. Sergeant at Arms for the local American Legion. Son. Brother. Coach. Friend.What he’s not doing is looking for a woman to add to his already busy life.Then he met her. Again.She’s the new doctor in town. And she remembers Ryan... -
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![Second Chance Love by Hope Ford]()
Second Chance Love by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI was his wife… but he left me.He broke my heart once, and if given the chance, he’d probably do it again.Which is why I’ve tried to get over him.I’ve dated, I’ve tried to let loose, but no matter how hard I try, my thoughts always return to Nash.Every guy I meet I compare to him.He was always overprotective and possessive... -
![Ugly Duckling by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Ugly Duckling by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt wasn’t easy being considered the ugly friend.She’s known since she was young that life wouldn’t be easy, and that she would have to work hard for everything she got. Life was tough when you had a face that only a mother could love.For years, Sutton Sway goes through life knowing that she’s never going to have a happily ever after that she’s always dreamed of. So she settles...Categorized as:
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![Ethan’s Obsession (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha]()
Ethan’s Obsession (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA former SEAL who wants what he can’t have. An artist who’s afraid to follow her heart. Danger lurking in the shadows, waiting for the perfect time to strike.Ethan “Apollo” McAllister’s world is filled with controlled chaos. As a former Navy SEAL and member of Tac-Ops, he’s used to running headfast into danger. He’s also damn good at keeping secrets... -
![Colorado Cold Case by Elle James]()
Colorado Cold Case by Elle James
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSole survivor of a mission gone wrong, Griff left the Navy to recover from his wounds and grief. The one person he’d loved had left San Diego while he'd been on a mission and hadn't returned or reached out. She’d said she was from Colorado... -
![Home Base by Abbie Zanders]()
Home Base by Abbie Zanders
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the third installment of the 2022 season of The Long Road Home series. No matter the road we travel, we're always heading for our Home Base.After fourteen years in the army, Dylan Grant is more than ready to come home, settle down, and seriously consider starting a family of his own.Thanks to one stolen, forbidden moment long ago, he might already have... -
![Saving Gavin: A Second Chance Military Romance by Kaci Rose]()
Saving Gavin: A Second Chance Military Romance by Kaci Rose
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI let her go before I enlisted. I left my heart with her. Now I’m home for good – my world has changed, my sight gone. Not only do I have to be with her every day as I learn to navigate the world around me, but I have to come face to face with my regrets.She deserves more than me.I need her.I want her... -
![Ethan’s Obsession by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha]()
Ethan’s Obsession by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA former SEAL who wants what he can’t have. An artist who’s afraid to follow her heart. Danger lurking in the shadows, waiting for the perfect time to strike. Ethan “Apollo” McAllister’s world is filled with controlled chaos. As a former Navy SEAL and member of Tac-Ops, he’s used to running headfast into danger. He’s also damn good at keeping secrets... -
![Holiday Heroes: by Janie Crouch, Regan Black]()
Holiday Heroes: by Janie Crouch, Regan Black
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThese heroes will protect their women from danger and won’t let them spend the holidays alone…Includes two full books for one great price!A Fairytale Hero — Jackson Prince thought love was done for him when his wife died five years ago. But the shy girl he never forgot from high school saving his life on Christmas Eve proves him wrong. Now they'll both learn it's never too late for love...Categorized as:
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![Swan Song by Katy Regnery]()
Swan Song by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Katy Regnery comes a beloved collection of breathtaking romances based on the world's most well-known fairytales!** SWAN SONG (The Ugly Duckling) **Once upon a time, a swan egg rolled into a duck nest…While visiting Washington, D.C...Categorized as:
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![Just One Chance by Carly Phillips]()
Just One Chance by Carly Phillips
He thought she was the one…until she walked away. Now she’s back and he wants her more than ever.As a former Marine, Xander Kingston’s writing keeps him sane. Bonus? His thrillers made him one of Hollywood’s most desired screenwriters—and also introduced him to a fledgling starlet who broke his heart. With his close-knit family in New York, Xander returned home and found peace... -
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![Protective Biker (Whiskey Run: Guardians MC) by Hope Ford]()
Protective Biker (Whiskey Run: Guardians MC) by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI thought she was the one…Until she left without a trace.Brandy wasn’t like the other club girls.I knew it the first time she walked into the clubhouse.There was something about her that forced me to let my guard down.And It took a while to earn her trust… but I knew she’d be worth it.I was planning the futureAnd she was living in the past... -
![See You Again by Heidi McLaughlin]()
See You Again by Heidi McLaughlin
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA powerful love story of second chances for two people who are both running from the past, by the New York Times bestselling author of Forever My Girl. It’s been fifteen years since Brooklyn Hewett has stepped foot in Southport. After the accident that took Austin—the love of her life—away from her, Brooklyn fled, hoping to leave the pain behind her for good... -
![Operation: Endurance by Christi Snow]()
Operation: Endurance by Christi Snow
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey had a single night of passion before he deployed on a risky mission. 18 hours on a mission gone very wrong was all it took to shatter all their hopes and dreams. The hero: He survived 6 months of captivity and torture, kept alive by dreams of her. The heroine: She thought he was dead and moved on only to have her world fall apart once again... -
![My One Desire by Claudia Y. Burgoa]()
My One Desire by Claudia Y. Burgoa
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOnce, they shared one soul. Can hope heal years of despair and broken dreams? Music is all I know. It saved me as a kid. It brings me fame and fortune now. But what am I, the famous Gage Rodin, doing at night when I’m on the road and can’t sleep Googling her. Tess Hades, the girl who still haunts my dreams and my lyrics. She arrived like a quiet storm, a wild thing with eyes guarded to the world...Categorized as:
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![Southern Sunrise by Natasha Madison]()
Southern Sunrise by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBuried secrets never stay hidden in the South. Emily I fell in love with him when I was fourteen. Under the stars, he told me he loved me, and under the stars we promised to love each other always. But under the stars, he broke my heart by walking away.He left me without a second glance. I was just an afterthought.Now he's back, but this time, I'm not falling for his Southern charm.Maybe... -
![Going Hard by Kelsey Browning]()
Going Hard by Kelsey Browning
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratings“Kelsey Browning spins a deeply emotional tale of intrigue and romance in a page-turning romantic suspense fans will gobble up.” - New York Times Bestseller Dianna LoveIn this first installment of the sexy and suspenseful Steele Ridge series, second chance love can be murder when a slick sports agent returns to his hometown and finds the secret baby he left behind... -
![The Best Is Yet to Come by Debbie Macomber]()
The Best Is Yet to Come by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWhen a woman alone in the world bravely chooses to open her heart, two lost souls have a new chance at belonging, in this intimate novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.A new beginning in charming Oceanside, Washington, is exactly what Hope Godwin needs after the death of her twin brother... -
![Enemy Chase by Alex Lidell]()
Enemy Chase by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAiden McDane. Brave. Loyal. More sexy than any one man has a right to be.Former Special Forces operative Aiden McDane has every reason to hate bombs expert Tara Northpoint. Problem is he can’t remember a single one - and not just because of the way she looks up at him with those big eyes and lush lips.Years ago Aiden was captured and interrogated by the enemy—an enemy Tara worked for...Categorized as:
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![My Mountain Man Returns by Sadie King]()
My Mountain Man Returns by Sadie King
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA secret baby and a second chance...Suzie gets a shock when her ex turns up all the way from England. But it's nothing compared to the shock he gets when he finds out what she's been keeping from him.My Mountain Man Returns is a secret baby, second chance romance featuring an ex-military hero and the curvy girl he tracks halfway across the world... -
![Playing Along: A Small Town Second Chance Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller]()
Playing Along: A Small Town Second Chance Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen I came back to Sin Valley, the mission was simple—avoid the ex-girlfriend who broke my heart. At all costs.Too bad I just (accidentally) moved in next door to her. And her battery-operated boyfriend(s). Plural.Crap! No matter how hard I try to steer clear of Desiree Grant, fate keeps tossing us together.And, so far? It’s not going too well for me...Categorized as:
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![A Wild Heart by Amie Knight]()
A Wild Heart by Amie Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI lost a huge piece of myself the day my husband was killed in action. In the months that followed, I felt like my grief would swallow me whole.My only solace was my daughter, whose bright light guided me through the darkest of times.I never wanted to meet someone else.I vowed to never fall in love again, especially with a marine.It was supposed to be no strings attached and for a while it was...Categorized as:
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![Brutal Sinner by Stella Andrews]()
Brutal Sinner by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am a brutal sinner. A label I carry on my back with pride. A sinner who kills the bad guys. A sinner who defends the innocent and slays their demons. A sinner with no emotion and no heart. Ex special forces soldier turned renegade. I have my principles that are stamped on my soul and I live by them and one day I will die by them. Then I met a woman who changed everything...Categorized as:
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![The SEAL’s Surprise Baby by Leslie North]()
The SEAL’s Surprise Baby by Leslie North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNavy SEAL Anderson Park and agency operative Violet DiPaula didn’t like each other, but that didn’t diminish the spark between them. On a mission together in Russia, they gave in to the red-hot chemistry between them... -
![Breaker by Jules Ford]()
Breaker by Jules Ford
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWelcome back to Hambleton, Wyoming, home of the Speed Demons MC.BreakerYears ago, while on leave from the military, I went to the city of sin and unknowingly left two things behind. Twins!Now they’re back in my life, along with their mother, the woman that I’ve never forgotten, and I have big decisions to make...Categorized as:
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![Knocked Up by Sadie King]()
Knocked Up by Sadie King
An ex-soldier bent on destruction and a curvy girl with a secret that will change his life...A year ago, I met Hope, the perfect woman, and lost her, all within 24 hours. Now she’s back and harboring a secret. The kind of secret that makes a man want to change his life. But I destroy things, that’s what I do. I’m a demolition man, an ex-soldier who knows nothing but destruction...Categorized as:
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![The Story of Us by Tara Sivec]()
The Story of Us by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Tara Sivec comes an emotional, breathtakingly romantic new book about the power of first love and the promise of second chances. How much can a man take before he breaks? 1,843 days. That's how long I survived in that hellhole. They tried to break me, but I resisted... -
![The Beat of My Heart by Avery Maxwell]()
The Beat of My Heart by Avery Maxwell
One week. No strings. Sexy stranger. What could go wrong?My name is Julia McDowell. I’m not the pretty girl next door, I’m the boss at work who solves all your problems. I’m an awkward genius with the worst taste in boyfriends; the last one left me with a 6-figure debt to prove it...Categorized as:
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![Taking Fire by Cindy Gerard]()
Taking Fire by Cindy Gerard
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBetrayal. Retribution. Redemption? Six years ago, tough-as-nails military contractor Bobby Taggart met the woman of his dreams in war-torn Kabul—a sexy, whip-smart war correspondent who approached him at a local bar, took him to bed, made him fall in love…and then mysteriously disappeared... -
![Simple Ride by Chelsea Camaron]()
Simple Ride by Chelsea Camaron
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAfter surviving the heat, the torture, and making it out of the sandbox one mission at a time, I have spent years on the ride, going mile after mile to escape the past. I thought I had left hell behind. Only, it is hard to run from the demons inside you. It all changed when I found the Hellions brotherhood. My nightmares were chased away with the daylight of my new purpose in the club... -
![A Friendly Wager by Ajme Williams]()
A Friendly Wager by Ajme Williams
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy next-door neighbor is wifey material .Calm down... I’m not proposing to her.A fake engagement will do for now.My mother won’t get off my back.As a star hockey player love isn’t on the cards for me.Not now, not ever.I had a one-night stand with Ruby a decade ago.But that shouldn’t come in the way of our ruse.I doubt she misses the way I made her shake when I took her v-card...Categorized as:
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![Someday Never Came by Autumn Lawrence-Barnette]()
Someday Never Came by Autumn Lawrence-Barnette
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt only took one text.One nickname flashing across my screen to drag me back into his tangled web.That one text sent me back to my hometown.A town full of heartache, secrets, and abandonment.Straight into the arms of the man I’ve always known was meant to be mine.Our story wasn’t over…The man who was standing in front of me now was a far cry from the boy I once knew... -
![Red, White, & Bayou by Erin Nicholas]()
Red, White, & Bayou by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWyatt Landry is back in town...for one night only. At least, that's the plan. In spite of the big Fourth of July party, and his cousin’s plan to set him up with a friend of hers, and how much he wishes things could be the way they used to be.But they're not. And he's hitting the road as soon as the sun sets.Until he sees her. The woman in the red dress...Categorized as:
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![It's Always Been You by Jacob Parker]()
It's Always Been You by Jacob Parker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove is quickly becoming my least favorite four-letter word.I let a girl into my heart once, and she nearly destroyed me.The last time I saw her she was in the back seat of her father’s car, leaving me forever.No goodbye.No mercy.That was ten years ago.Now the sexy vixen from my past is back in town looking to hire a consultant.This is my way back in.But not for redemption or a second chance... -
![His Protector: a First Love, M/M Romance by Sue Brown]()
His Protector: a First Love, M/M Romance by Sue Brown
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat kind of courage does it take to travel two thousand miles just to say hello to a man who doesn’t know you exist? At thirty years old and never been kissed, Walker is about to find out. After a rocky start to his life in the agency, newly trained operative Walker takes the biggest chance of his life before his first mission. He returns to J.T... -
![SEAL's Christmas Daughter by Katie Knight, Leslie North]()
SEAL's Christmas Daughter by Katie Knight, Leslie North
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Navy SEAL makes for a sexy Christmas surprise…Former Navy SEAL Zach Walker could never get Marissa off his mind. Of all the women in his life, she’s the one he just can’t forget—even though it’s been ten years since they spent an unforgettable night together.So when he’s assigned to stake out a house in a quiet residential neighborhood, he’s shocked to discover Marissa living right next door... -
![Coff by Danielle Pays]()
Coff by Danielle Pays
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFormer Navy SEAL Logan "Coff" Folger is haunted by one regret - not fighting hard enough for the woman he loved. When he discovered his FBI agent brother was working to take down her father, he tried to convince her to leave with him, but she didn't believe him. That fateful night shattered Logan's world... -
![Against the Wind by Harper Jackson, Kait Nolan]()
Against the Wind by Harper Jackson, Kait Nolan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe last person I expect—or want—to take shelter with as a hurricane bears down on Hatterwick Island is Daniel LaRue—the man who broke my heart barely three months ago. I’m not looking for distractions. The clinic’s been targeted by thieves. The island’s locked down tight against the storm...Categorized as:
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![Remember When by R.C. Boldt]()
Remember When by R.C. Boldt
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRemember When is the third book in the Teach Me series, but can be enjoyed as a full-length, standalone romance. The third installment of RC Boldt’s Teach Me series returns with two people who once had it all… Over a decade ago, fourth grade teacher Tate Donnelly was attending college with the love of her life by her side... -
![Tommy's Baby (SEAL Daddies) by Annie J. Rose]()
Tommy's Baby (SEAL Daddies) by Annie J. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTommy O’Shea. The love of my life. The one that got away.Correction, the one I let get away.Now, a decade later, it’s still the biggest mistake I’ve ever made.Even bigger than the one that’s got me on the run for my life.I need to get out of town, change my name, start over. But where?Then a picture in a magazine draws me in.It’s him. My Tommy. He’s living and thriving in paradise... -
![Saving Jennifer: Seal Team Tango Book 5 by Nicole Flockton]()
Saving Jennifer: Seal Team Tango Book 5 by Nicole Flockton
Jennifer Balldock is merely existing. Her life is not her own and she sees no way out, until she’s pushed to her limit and takes that first step to gain her freedom from a nightmare situation. Navy SEAL Robert ‘Hank’ Zadock answers her call like the knight in shining armour he is.The first time Hank met Jennifer he was drawn to her, but he could see the shadows in her eyes…and the fear... -
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![Barefoot with a Bad Boy by Roxanne St. Claire]()
Barefoot with a Bad Boy by Roxanne St. Claire
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA man who trusts no one is forced to believe the unbelievable... For years, former spy Gabriel Rossi has been secretly searching for CIA linguist Isadora Winter, a woman he loved and lost long ago. But recently, he learned of her untimely death in an accident...and death of her son named Gabe... -
![The Boss's Unexpected Surprise by Ava Gray]()
The Boss's Unexpected Surprise by Ava Gray
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy new boss had no idea that I was the same girl that grew up in his house as the hired help’s daughter…Well, surprise surprise.Our mothers hated each other.But that didn’t stop me from accepting the new job offer and working for his family.The big paycheck justified the same bad decision that my mother had made years ago.Aaron, with his piercing blue eyes, would never recognize me...Categorized as:
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![Code Name: Heist by Sawyer Bennett]()
Code Name: Heist by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsI am a world-class thief. Or I was, before I got pinched and landed in prison. After I served my time, I decided to get on the right side of the law, or as much as my job at Jameson Force Security allows. The lines sometimes blur, which suits me just fine. My name might be Saint, but I’m a devil to most... -
![Thrill Me to Death by Roxanne St. Claire]()
Thrill Me to Death by Roxanne St. Claire
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA hot-blooded bodyguard. An heiress worth a cool billion. And one dangerous attraction.... Roxanne St. Claire delivers a heart-pounding thrill ride in the second Bullet Catchers novel! HE KNOWS ALL HER SECRETS... Max Roper never lets emotion get in the way of his job -- not since the tragic shooting that killed his fiancée's father...Categorized as:
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![Four Times A Daddy by Layla Valentine]()
Four Times A Daddy by Layla Valentine
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe broke her heart, and her four babies never got a chance to know him,Now he’s back and keen to pick up where they left off,But how will he react to learning he’s a daddy, times four?HIM:Everyone I’ve ever loved, I’ve let down,Molly was the best person I ever knew, and when things got tough I ran,But ever since then, I’ve done everything in my power to make myself a man worthy of her love... -
![4 SEAL Daddies by Sofia T Summers]()
4 SEAL Daddies by Sofia T Summers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOne night in Vegas, and four tough Navy SEALs led to a secret that no one can find out about.Seven years have passed since the night that changed everything.I was their princess -- The girl they pleasured until the wee hours of the morning.Today, their princess has her own princess to protect.My daughter.Enter my ex-Navy SEALs once again...
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