Books like 'Home for Christmas'

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  • The Asheville Christmas Wedding by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    The Asheville Christmas Wedding by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The conclusion of a charming, heartwarming holiday trilogy that will whisk you away to a dreamy winter in the mountains...
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    m-f  christmas  contemporary  audiobook
  • A Ruthless Christmas by K.L. Savage

    A Ruthless Christmas by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Jingle Hells, Jingle Hells, Jingle all the way...They think they are safe.Isn’t that sickening?They are decorating for Christmas.Twinkling lights. Wreaths. Mistletoe.Laughter.All that is missing is snow.They are the idea of a perfect family, aren’t they?I wonder how many of them are wishing for a Christmas miracle.How many of them only want peace?A night full of magic and wonder...Well...
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    christmas  m-f  suspense  length-novella  audiobook
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  • Christmas Luvin by Diamond D. Johnson

    Christmas Luvin by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    We all fell in love with Bria and Pee-Wee in the Who Do You Luv? series. They were complete opposites, but that’s what made their love so unique. The love birds are back for Christmas, and they brought your favorite members of the Jackson clan along for the ride. Share the joy of the holiday season with this beautiful couple and witness some real beautiful Christmas Lovin’...
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    christmas  m-f  urban  contemporary  length-novella
  • A Cosy Countryside Christmas by Eliza J. Scott

    A Cosy Countryside Christmas by Eliza J. Scott

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Ella Welford’s done with love. After having her fingers burnt, she’s been resolutely single for the last year and has sworn to stay that way.Joss Campion’s still reeling from a messy divorce and has vowed never to open his heart to love again.Growing up in the picturesque village of Lytell Stangdale, with the North Yorkshire Moors as their playground, Joss and Ella were best friends...
  • Not Until Christmas Morning by Valerie M. Bodden

    Not Until Christmas Morning by Valerie M. Bodden

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’s a fixer… He’s about as broken as they come… Can they learn to turn to God for healing and hope this Christmas? Leah has always been a fixer. That’s why she decided to foster a troubled teen. And it’s why she’s determined to give him the perfect Christmas. It might also be why she feels compelled to reach out to her grinchy, reclusive neighbor Austin...
  • The Asheville Christmas Cabin by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    The Asheville Christmas Cabin by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The first of a charming, heartwarming holiday trilogy that will whisk you away to a dreamy winter in the mountains...
  • Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Wolfe Emerson is notorious for two things: being an absolute beast in a boxing ring and being a voluntary mute. His story remains unspoken and he prefers to live his life in silence. That is, until, his world is turned upside down when he meets someone who is louder than life...
  • Sweet Noel by Melody Anne

    Sweet Noel by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The Andersons are a family we all want to be a part of. What could make them even better . . . a lost family member they didn’t know about until right now . . . Dive into this new romance in the Anderson Series.Noel’s world has been flipped upside down, sideways, and backwards all at the same time. She loses her sister and mother within a year . .
  • A Song in Her Heart: A Christian Christmas Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    A Song in Her Heart: A Christian Christmas Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Welcome to Christmas in Serenity Point, Idaho.Running out of money is no fun, and for Zoe Wright, it’s especially frustrating since there’s trust fund money there for her, she just can’t access it until January. So, with an eviction pending and friends vanishing as quickly as her money, Zoe has no choice but to return to Serenity Point for the holidays...
  • A Star in the Sky: A Christian Christmas Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    A Star in the Sky: A Christian Christmas Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Welcome to Christmas in Serenity Point, Idaho.A year ago, Roman Wright had returned to Serenity Point with a purpose, but it wasn’t to stay.Now, he’s back, but once again, he has no intention of making his home in the town where his sisters live and where his worst nightmare had unfolded...
  • Blush by Anne Mercier

    Blush by Anne Mercier

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    You know how people say they woke up in Vegas married and you're like, how the hell could that possibly happen? Who does that? Well, us apparently… and the press is having a field day. Let's not even get started on the topic of my mother. Then there's my grandpa wanting to meet my new husband--that's not scary at all...
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    bad boys  m-f  rockstars  reverse harem  poly  audiobook
  • The Midwife's Winter Wish by Jo Bartlett

    The Midwife's Winter Wish by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Brand new from the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife. Perfect for fans of Call The MidwifeA secret love…As winter descends on the coastal town of Port Agnes, midwife Toni Samuels’ mood is as dark as the winter clouds that roll in. Toni loves her job as a midwife, but her private life is falling apart...
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    christmas  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • A Steele for Christmas by Brenda Jackson

    A Steele for Christmas by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    After being dumped by her fiance, Stacy Carlson has no illusions about love. That doesn't stop the Phoenix gift shop owner from harboring hot fantasies about her sexier-than-sin landlord. Major player Eli Steele is a heartbreaker in tailor-made designer duds...
  • Hot SEAL, Silent Knight by Kris Michaels

    Hot SEAL, Silent Knight by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Forced to take his 'Use or Lose' vacation days, Romeo Platoon Leader Ted (Bear) Black begrudgingly heads home to Hope City and all the nonsense surrounding Christmas. He'd rather stay in San Diego and spend his downtime working, especially when he's unexpectantly reunited with the woman who was the star of the worst date he'd ever experienced.Noel Laurent is heading home for Christmas...
  • With Love, This Christmas by Kimberly Brown

    With Love, This Christmas by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Noelle Ackerman loves Christmas and plans to make this Christmas the most special of all. After five years of living in Paris, she has returned home to Grand Hills, the place where love has always dwelled for her. Love for Noelle is not only her family but with the man who stole her heart at the tender age of five.Kane Weston aka Noelle’s tall, dark, and handsome best friend...
  • Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Asher Pryce hides behind a wall of secrets he's spent most of his life building up. How else is the adopted child whose birth parents run a drug cartel supposed to fit in? He's notorious for his overconfident swagger and total lack of patience for bullshit - a master of masks. The one thing in his life he can't fake? His feelings for his best friend's twin sister...
  • Sleighed It by Max Monroe

    Sleighed It by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of TAPPING THE BILLIONAIRE comes a Billionaire Bad Boys Holiday Novella. Question: What would you do if every holiday you ever spent with your family ended in disaster? I’ll tell you: you’d cry. I know, because each and every celebration with my family ends in chaos—and I’ve had more than my share of mental breakdowns because of it...
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    m-f  christmas  humor  contemporary  length-novella
  • The Christmas Letters by Jenny Proctor

    The Christmas Letters by Jenny Proctor

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 22 ratings
    Can an old letter spark a new flame?When Tess Ravenel gets herself stuck inside a bathroom stall in one of Charleston’s most historic buildings, she isn’t exactly thinking about her dating life. But then the paramedic who comes to her rescue has a voice that sounds like butter and enough charm to make her forget she’s seconds from having a panic attack.If only he were interested...
  • A Candle in the Window: A Christmas Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    A Candle in the Window: A Christmas Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Christmas in Serenity Point, Idaho.Jocelyn Wright has celebrated most of her adult Christmases with only her son and her aunt. The traumatic event that took her parents fractured their family and led to both her siblings fleeing Serenity Point...
  • Winter Magic on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock

    Winter Magic on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Join the residents of Railway Lane for one last magical adventure… Globetrotting Libby Jacobs has lost her job but is looking forward to spending more time in her home village of Cranfield.She dreams of turning her chocolate making hobby into something more permanent. There’s only one problem - Ethan Connolly...
  • Untouchable Kate by Ruth Cardello

    Untouchable Kate by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    BrockUntouchable Kate has always been that to me, but I just found a bold letter she wrote to Santa. I’ve always been the good guy—successful, responsible, kind—but too easy to dismiss. And nice wasn’t what she asked Santa for. Kate is freshly divorced and mourning the death of her mother. She needs a friend, not a lover...
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    christmas  m-f  contemporary  length-short
  • One Enchanted Moment by Sarah Morgan

    One Enchanted Moment by Sarah Morgan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan will sweep you away with her Puffin Island series! Life has just thrown Skylar Tempest a serious curveball. So she’s returned home to Puffin Island to regroup among friends. Unfortunately, that means seeing Alec Hunter, who’s become a big-deal TV historian. Sky’s never liked the cynical Alec, and the feeling was mutual. But maybe that was then...
  • A Seagrove Christmas by Rachel Hanna

    A Seagrove Christmas by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It's time for Christmas in Seagrove!Are you ready to catch up with your favorite characters on the tiny lowcountry island of Seagrove, SC?When we last left off, there was a big wedding and an addition to the family...
  • A Forever Christmas by Sandi Lynn

    A Forever Christmas by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The Black family is back in this short Christmas holiday story! Join Connor, Ellery, Julia and Collin, as they prepare for and celebrate the holiday season with their family and closest friends...
  • Rent Yourself an Elf: A Sweet Christmas Romcom Novella by Savannah Scott

    Rent Yourself an Elf: A Sweet Christmas Romcom Novella by Savannah Scott

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    She’s not feeling the holiday spirit. Maybe all she needs is to rent herself an elf.It's Christmas, and I should be full of cheer, but I'm having a hard time mustering the holiday spirit. That was always Grams' role. She loved Christmas so much she talked my parents into naming me Noelle. Yeah, Noelle Furst. Picture the boys in elementary school having a heyday with my name. But I didn't care...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  m-f  humor  length-novella
  • Not Just for Christmas: A perfectly cosy festive romance by Hannah Ellis

    Not Just for Christmas: A perfectly cosy festive romance by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Can a kiss under the mistletoe lead to something more? Erin Grant has worked hard to build a life she loves. With a wonderfully quirky flat in London, a supportive group of friends and a fulfilling job, she has everything she needs.But a festive escape to the Cotswolds leaves her questioning what she’s been missing...
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    christmas  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • The Housekeeper: A Christmas Ghost Story by Leona Grace

    The Housekeeper: A Christmas Ghost Story by Leona Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With only a few days left before Christmas, Fiona Cameron prepares to leave Fitzwilliam Hall for the last time. All hope of staying in her childhood home are gone, as are the chances of finding the one man who could have saved the Hall...
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    m-f  christmas  contemporary  length-medium
  • Muffler's Mayhem by Elizabeth Knox, Charli Childs

    Muffler's Mayhem by Elizabeth Knox, Charli Childs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I lost her once, and I'll be damned if I lose her again.MufflerBeretta and I had a relationship many years ago, only, we were the only two who knew about it. Now she's been in an accident and is suffering from amnesia. The doctors tell us her memories will come back with time, but to go along with what she thinks. Only, she thinks it's the time period when we're still together...
  • The Christmas Dilemma by Sarah Vance-Tompkins

    The Christmas Dilemma by Sarah Vance-Tompkins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Skipping Christmas is easy. But it’s impossible to deny your heart… Eli Adair is the first call whenever his family and friends need a hand. But this Christmas, he has no obligations, so he’s taking a break from the stress of big family celebrations. No presents under the tree. No stockings by the fireplace. No twinkling lights. All he wants is to be home alone at Hillcrest House...
  • Wolf by Nicole James

    Wolf by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The Evil Dead Motorcycle Club gave Wolf his nickname. They said it was because women stood about as much chance with him as Little Red Riding Hood stood against The Big Bad Wolf. And maybe that was true. For Wolf, when it comes to his club, he’s all about loyalty. He loves his brothers, he loves the freedom of the road, and he loves his independence...
  • Maverick and Mistletoe: A Hell's Handlers Short Story by Lilly Atlas

    Maverick and Mistletoe: A Hell's Handlers Short Story by Lilly Atlas

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Maverick and Stephanie are riding to Florida for the holidays. Expect plenty of spice, Maverick's typical Christmas shenanigans, and bikers galore.Don’t expect their vacation to go according to plan...
  • A Navesink Bank Christmas by Jessica Gadziala

    A Navesink Bank Christmas by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What you have all been asking for! 5 short Christmas stories.Where we revisit couples of the past.Reign & Summer.Cash & Lo.Wolf & Janie.Breaker & Alex.Paine & Elsie...
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    christmas  m-f  anthologies  bikers  length-novella
  • Worth Fighting For by Kirsty Moseley

    Worth Fighting For by Kirsty Moseley

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Kirsty Moseley brings us the sequel to Fighting to be Free. Sometimes in life you have to walk away . . .Leaving Jamie Cole was the hardest thing Ellie Pearce ever had to do. Somehow, she moved on. She made a new life in a new city with a new man. So when a family tragedy calls Ellie back home, she believes all her old feelings for Jamie-the hunger, the heat, the heartbreak-are safely behind her...
  • One Wish in Manhattan by Mandy Baggot

    One Wish in Manhattan by Mandy Baggot

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s the most wonderful time of the year… to fall in love The temperature is dropping, snow is on its way and Hayley Walker is heading for New York with one wish on her mind…to start over. With her nine year-old daughter Angel, Hayley is ready for an adventure...
  • A Home For Christmas by Ann Vaughn

    A Home For Christmas by Ann Vaughn

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Single mom, Jenna Blackwell wasn't having a very good start to the Christmas season; her purse got stolen on Black Friday. She's cursing her luck and herself for even being out in the Black Friday madness when the store manager brings in Riley Stanton, a former Navy SEAL who chased down the thieves and recovered her purse...
  • Christmas at Butterfly Cove by Sarah Bennett

    Christmas at Butterfly Cove by Sarah Bennett

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    All she wants for Christmas…When talented artist Nee Sutherland returns to Butterfly Cove for her sister’s wedding, it’s only a matter of time before she has to face her own bridegroom – Luke Spenser – the man she impulsively married, then left in the middle of the night.Nee hasn’t picked up her paintbrushes in months, a part of her is broken...
  • A Christmas Dream by Lane Parker, J.S. Scott

    A Christmas Dream by Lane Parker, J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hayden: For the last decade, I’ve had the same crazy Christmas dream every holiday season. It’s lovely, happy, sensual, and it’s total bullsh*t because there is no man like my dream man out there for me. Luckily, the sexy dream only happens once a year, because if it happened more than that, it would be depressing, a constant reminder of what I have in reality...
  • Hot, Sexy & Bad: A Holiday Novella Collection by Melody Anne, Judy Angelo

    Hot, Sexy & Bad: A Holiday Novella Collection by Melody Anne, Judy Angelo

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    This Holiday Season grab the gift everyone wants. Eight BRAND NEW novellas by Eight Best Selling Authors that will light your fire and warm your heart...
  • Christmas Presents by Tarah Dewitt

    Christmas Presents by Tarah Dewitt

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    In Rootbound, Funny Feelings, and in The Co-op, we get to see pieces of these characters' pasts, along with glimpses of their futures. This is a book about their Christmas presents; each taking place the year following "The End." In Idaho, Tait and Henry make a last minute change of plans for the holiday, and scramble to get into the spirit...
  • Bones by the Wood by Catherine Johnson

    Bones by the Wood by Catherine Johnson

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Steve ‘Dizzy’ Disraeli has been the Sergeant at Arms of the Priests MC, Louisiana for fifteen years; he’s been a member for more than twenty. Now his president has a big task for him, Samuel Carter has asked him to travel to move back to his native Texas to head up a new charter of the Priests MC...
  • Surprise Package by Donna Alam

    Surprise Package by Donna Alam

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Technically, I might be breaking and entering, I didn't come down the chimney. And I'm no Ho (Ho Ho) But I did get my hands on his . . . Surprise Package. When I arrive at my remote holiday cottage, I don't expect to find a hot Scotsman in my bed. I also don't plan on being snowed in with him. He says I have the wrong address—that the cottage is his, But I think there's another story...
  • Rock Stars Do It by Jasinda Wilder

    Rock Stars Do It by Jasinda Wilder

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ***Enjoy all three of the Rock Stars Do It stories in one volume!*** Rock Stars Do It Harder Chase Delany is a rock star. Rock stars are expected to rock hard onstage and party even harder offstage. Chase is living up to those expectations, and then some. He leaves everything he's got onstage, and drowns the ache in his soul at the bottom of a tequila bottle. And then there are the girls..
  • Recipe for Love by Ruth Cardello

    Recipe for Love by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From NY Times & USA Today Bestselling author, Ruth Cardello: Recipe For Love (A Hot Andrade Christmas Novella) Before Abby met Dominic. Before Nicole and Stephan got back together. Confessed secrets drove Madison Andrade away from her family and into the arms of an arrogant, lusty Frenchman...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  m-f  contemporary  length-novella
  • Snow Angel Cove by RaeAnne Thayne

    Snow Angel Cove by RaeAnne Thayne

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne welcomes you to a small town full of big surprises that are both merry and bright... Nothing short of a miracle can restore Eliza Hayward's Christmas cheer. The job she pinned her dreams on has gone up in smoke—literally—and now she's stuck in an unfamiliar, if breathtaking, small town...
  • Naughty Noelle by Tory Baker

    Naughty Noelle by Tory Baker

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I needed a date, fast. My options were limited, so I hired Easton Bosa.Falling for him wasn’t in the cards. I only needed Easton to keep my Mama off my back and to have a peaceful Christmas without her asking me twenty-one questions. You know, when will you settle down, when will you have children, the list goes on and on. Those type of things.There’s only one problem. I want more...
  • Love Resolution by Michelle Mankin

    Love Resolution by Michelle Mankin

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    To forgive or not to forgive… There’s a storm brewing at Black Cat Records and lead singer Marcus Anthony and guitarist Avery Jones are at the center of it. Brutal Strength is leaving Vancouver and heading out on a big stadium tour with the reprobate rockers from Tempest as their opening act...
  • Twelve Days of Temptation by Ruth Cardello

    Twelve Days of Temptation by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    How far would you go if you were offered a chance to fulfill your secret fantasies?What would you ask someone to do, if you knew they’d do anything?After the death of her mother and the abrupt end of her marriage, Kate is desperately unhappy to be spending the upcoming holiday season alone. She vents her frustration in a letter to the one man her mother raised her to believe in—Santa Claus...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  m-f  contemporary  length-novella
  • One Christmas Kiss in Notting Hill by Mandy Baggot

    One Christmas Kiss in Notting Hill by Mandy Baggot

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Curl up by the fire with the ultimate seasonal romance, from the bestselling author Mandy Baggot! ‘I absolutely love Mandy’s books’ Milly Johnson Imagine the perfect Christmas Kiss… His strong arms around her waist, her hands on his face, the snow slowly starts to fall… It’s enough to make Isla Winters cringe! While her sister can’t get enough of this – increasingly common – sight on the...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  m-f  sports  humor  contemporary  length-long
  • Season of Wonder by RaeAnne Thayne

    Season of Wonder by RaeAnne Thayne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s giving her children a season of wonder… Dani Capelli seized a chance to start over in a small town with her daughters. Now, facing her first Christmas in Haven Point, she wonders if leaving New York was a mistake. Dani loves working alongside veterinarian Dr. Morales, but her two children aren’t adjusting to small-town life. And then there’s Dr...
  • A Gentleman for Christmas by Prescott Lane

    A Gentleman for Christmas by Prescott Lane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some say “chivalry is dead.” I don’t think so. Most women I know like a gentleman. Protective, opens doors, treats women with respect, typically follows the rules. But a gentleman doesn’t fall for his best friend’s woman. Current or ex. And that’s what I’ve done. During the Christmas season of all times — that magical time for decorations, gifts, family . .
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