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Crazy Heifer by Lani Lynn Vale
I fell in love with his rope skills. I stayed because somehow he took hold of my heart and made it his. Callum Valentine didn’t mean to eavesdrop. Then again? When a man is calling a woman fat right in front of your table, it’s kind of hard not to intervene. Especially when the town’s most beautiful creature ever is the one being called fat. Desi just wants to be left alone... -
![Sons of Chance Boxed Set Books 1 - 3 by Vicki Lewis Thompson]()
Sons of Chance Boxed Set Books 1 - 3 by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Last Chance Ranch, the family home of swoon-worthy cowboys Nick, Gabe and Jack! These brothers have no time for romance, but love finds them anyway. Chance men prefer strong women, so life on the ranch is about to get complicated! WHAT A COWBOY WANTS. He's her perfect cowboy fantasy. .. Fresh from a breakup, photographer Dominique Jeffries has sworn off commitment... -
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![Tempting Love by Kelly Elliott]()
Tempting Love by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCan a woman actually make you feel like you’re losing your damn mind? Yes. If she is Corina Miller. The only woman who has ever made me long for something more, and let me tell you, that has me all kinds of messed up. After months of ignoring my feelings, it’s clear to me I’ve fallen for those piercing blue eyes and sexy smile... -
![Montana Freedom by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch]()
Montana Freedom by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch
Daniel Clark is the leader. The one who ensures everyone makes it out alive. He took that responsibility seriously when he and his team served in the Navy SEALs together, and he takes it seriously now at the Resting Warrior Ranch. When he and his men broke up the Riders—the vicious dogfighting gang who also kept some human captives—they got everyone to safety... -
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![I'll See You In My Dreams - Sweeter Version by Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary]()
I'll See You In My Dreams - Sweeter Version by Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Hell Yeah! Sweeter Version Series continues with I'll See You in My Dreams. (Hell Yeah! Sweeter Version Book 8). Zane Saucier is handsome, brilliant, powerful, a practicing cowboy and a successful attorney, but he cannot see. Presley Love is smart, intrepid, and attractive, but she wants not to be seen... -
![Marrying a Cowgirl by Natalie Dean]()
Marrying a Cowgirl by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe has a mad crush on the local veterinarian. He’s scared to death of her father and his rules. Constance Callahan has had only one crush her whole life. And she’s still crushing. She thought she’d lost her chance forever when he left Copper Creek. But now he’s back in town and the most eligible bachelor. She realizes it’s now or never to get his attention... -
![Daring Enough by Kelly Elliott]()
Daring Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRose Shaw has no idea what she wants. She put aside passion for practicality, earning her degree in a subject she likes, but doesn’t love. Same for her job as an junior architect. And don’t even get started on her personal life…been there, done that, got betrayed for her effort... -
![Perfect Enough by Kelly Elliott]()
Perfect Enough by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOver the years, Joshua has watched most of his family fall in love. He and his cousin Nate are the last single Shaws standing, and while Nate’s seemingly content to stay that way, Josh wants the kind of love his sister, parents, and grandparents have found. In the meantime, he’s alone. And lonely...Categorized as:
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![Romancing the Cowboy (Galentine's Getaway) by Nichole Rose]()
Romancing the Cowboy (Galentine's Getaway) by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen this older cowboy rescues a hot mess author from a crazy bull, she learns a whole lot more than she anticipated. If growly cowboys, sassy heroines, and laugh-out-loud comedy make your heart pitter-patter, you'll love Cord and Cassia's steamy-sweet story! Spying on a bossy cowboy lands this hot mess romance author in hot water. Cassia Murphy. I'm used to getting fan mail from readers... -
![True North by Alexandra Banks]()
True North by Alexandra Banks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe last time Louisa saw Harry Rawlins was the night he proposed to her after prom. After ten years of living thousands of miles away from her small hometown, she runs right back after a humiliating ending to her career. Diner work and the odd shift at the Italian restaurant she lives above has her fighting up from rock bottom... -
![Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend]()
Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBook 3 in the Six Pack Ranch series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Vivian Arend. ---------. Nothing comes easy. You've gotta work for it. Six Pack Ranch, Book 3. Matt Coleman always figured at this point in his life, he'd be settled down with a family. Since his ex split for the big city, though, no way will he give anyone else the chance to drop-kick his heart... -
![Chaos by E.J. Blaise]()
Chaos by E.J. Blaise
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLottie Jackson is not a good person. Reckless, bad-tempered, and perpetually mad at the world, she’s no stranger to making bad decisions. When the worst of them gets her kicked off her family’s ranch, it takes one just as bad to get her back...Categorized as:
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Spurred On by Elle Jordan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. A girls’ weekend in Vegas to celebrate me finally passing my nursing boards—what could go wrong? A lot. Like accidentally marrying the star of bull riding, Maverick Ryder. I’m sure you’re wondering how someone gets accidentally married. Answer: a mechanical bull and way too many margaritas... -
![The Cowboy Rescues a Bride by Cora Seton]()
The Cowboy Rescues a Bride by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNed Matheson is sharing a house with the woman he loves, but he can’t kiss her, or even touch her. In fact, she can barely look him in the face. He knows he needs to be patient; Fila Sahar has been to hell and back as a captive of the Taliban for over a decade. Now she’s safely back on American soil, but her fears hem her in so tightly, she might as well be a prisoner again... -
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![Cowboys of Chance Creek Vol 0 - 2 by Cora Seton]()
Cowboys of Chance Creek Vol 0 - 2 by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThree fast-paced, full-length, sexy western romance novels in one set! Available for a limited time only. Including:. The Cowboy Inherits a Bride: When a big city chef and a hometown country boy go toe to toe to win an inheritance, the competition gets smoking hot... -
![The Baddest Virgin in Texas by Maggie Shayne]()
The Baddest Virgin in Texas by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJessi Brand decided she wanted Lash Monroe. He was the man she'd saved herself for. But this male was going to need some convincing - Lash had vowed never to settle down - but he couldn't get Jessi out of his mind. And he couldn't resist her tempting offer. But when he discovered Jessi was pregnant with his child, everything changed. -
![Redeem My Heart by Kat Baxter]()
Redeem My Heart by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShelby silently nursed a crush on Dane all through high school, despite the fact that he was way out of older, handsome, and dating the most popular girl in school. Years later when he returns, wounded, after serving abroad, Shelby accidentally starts a rumor that they’ve been secretly dating...Categorized as:
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![Cowboy Bikers MC #12 by Esther E. Schmidt]()
Cowboy Bikers MC #12 by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen eyes meet and make two hearts beat as one, there’s no holding the reins. Lust will take a turn and gallop toward love at full speed, taking on any danger it might face along the way. Nick - I’m the sheriff of this town as well as a member of an MC located at a huge ranch which breeds both longhorns and quarter horses... -
![Farraday Country: Sweet and Clean Contemporary Romance Boxed Set Books 1-3 by Chris Keniston]()
Farraday Country: Sweet and Clean Contemporary Romance Boxed Set Books 1-3 by Chris Keniston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Farraday Country, a sweet contemporary romance series set in cattle-ranching west Texas, with all the friends, family and fun that fans have come to expect from USA TODAY Bestselling author Chris Keniston. This collection includes books 1-3 of the series... -
![Virgin Cowboy by Kat Baxter]()
Virgin Cowboy by Kat Baxter
Can this runaway mail order bride find forever with the husky cowboy who saves her? Josie. What kind of woman answers an ad for a mail-order bride and then backs out of the deal? A desperate one. Like me. My dad just died, leaving me alone in the world. I'm penniless and orphaned, trying to find the twin I never knew I had...Categorized as:
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![The Rebel by Lena Hendrix]()
The Rebel by Lena Hendrix
I was supposed to lay low while my Hollywood drama blew over. Not fall for a man with golden retriever energy who isn’t afraid to take what he wants. I was supposed to lay low while my Hollywood drama blew over. Not fall for a man with golden retriever energy who isn’t afraid to take what he wants...Categorized as:
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![Buckhorn Beginnings by Lori Foster]()
Buckhorn Beginnings by Lori Foster
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSawyer. The only doctor in Buckhorn County, Kentucky, Sawyer Hudson knows a thing or two about saving lives. But when he rescues the beautiful Honey Malone from a car wreck and nurses her to health at his home, he finds himself dreading the day she's well enough to leave. Because now that he's met the woman of his dreams, he's not about to let her go…. Morgan... -
![Long, Tall Texans by Diana Palmer]()
Long, Tall Texans by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsETHAN. Arabella Craig was eighteen when Ethan Hardeman first opened her eyes to passion…and then turned around and married another woman. Four years later, tragedy brings Ethan, still just as tall and handsome, but newly divorced and bitter, back into her life. He runs his family's cattle empire with an iron hand, yet he refuses to loosen his grip on the reins holding back his heart...Categorized as:
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![Lone Star Sheriff by Kat Baxter]()
Lone Star Sheriff by Kat Baxter
Caleb. I’ve known Madison Crawford was mine since we were teenagers. Timing, circumstances, and my good manners have kept me from claiming her as my own. Now, the ex who left her at the altar is back asking for a second chance, and I’m done playing by the rules. She thinks I’m nothing more than a stick-in-the-mud, but she’s about to find out what happens when I’m not in uniform. No more Mr...Categorized as:
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![Lone Star Best Friend by Kat Baxter]()
Lone Star Best Friend by Kat Baxter
A Friends-to-lovers/Curvy Girl Romance. Johnny. Harper Rhodes and I were just kids when we promised to be each other’s first everything. I’m not sure if she thought I was kidding or lying. All I know is she’s left town because she thinks I got another woman pregnant. Little does she know I’ve been saving everything for her. Every kiss. Every touch. Every filthy-fueled fantasy...Categorized as:
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![Silver Tongued Devil by Lorelei James, Lori G. Armstrong]()
Silver Tongued Devil by Lorelei James, Lori G. Armstrong
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHistorical romance set in the Wild West from NY Times Bestselling author Lorelei James. Hot cowboy twins, a not-so-prim schoolteacher, and a madam with a heart of gold…the West doesn’t get much wilder than this. Wyoming – 1897 . Silas McKay earns his reputation as a brawling card sharp who’s short on cash but long on charm... -
![Taming the Mountain Man by Mila Crawford, Aria Cole]()
Taming the Mountain Man by Mila Crawford, Aria Cole
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsElliot Shephard has made the term “reclusive mountain man” into an art form. His job as sheriff of Thickwood is vital to his desire for law and order. Life growing up was no fairytale, but it shaped him into the man he is today. He didn’t think he needed anyone, completely content living in the fringes of the mountain town with just his trusted dog for company... -
![Hero for the Holidays by Maisey Yates]()
Hero for the Holidays by Maisey Yates
This Christmas, could the cowboy from her past unlock the key to her future? When Landry King shows up at Four Corners Ranch with Lila, the teenage daughter no one ever knew he had, it sets the gossip mill churning. Landry’s daughter has lost her adoptive parents and is in desperate need of a new family...Categorized as:
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![The Cowboy’s Christmas Miracle by Anne McAllister]()
The Cowboy’s Christmas Miracle by Anne McAllister
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe last present he expected – a nearly two-year-old son! Deke Malone never gave a thought to having kids – until the day Zack came into his life. Now he can’t imagine not being a dad. It’s not easy, but it’s the best thing he’s ever done. It’s the hardest, too, because it takes him back to Montana for the holidays – to give his son a family and make peace with his own father if he can... -
![Layton by Hadley Finn]()
Layton by Hadley Finn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWide receiver Layton Ranger is an NFL star. Rule number one in my job as the team’s physical therapist is not to fraternize with the players. I broke that rule, and, boy, was it worth it. But if the team finds out, heads will roll—namely mine. No way will a first-round draft pick and Rookie of the Year be cut for jumping between the sheets with someone replaceable like me...Categorized as:
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![Sticky-Sweet Christmas by Khloe Summers]()
Sticky-Sweet Christmas by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCan this older mountain man find love with his best friends daughter? Dee. Usually, I'd laugh off a drunken night that ended with a psychic's advice. Tonight, I'm elbow deep in a carton of ice cream wondering if maybe she's right. Tall, dark, handsome, and covered in tattoos. A rancher and a rodeo rider. There's only one guy I know that fits that bill and he's my father’s best friend... -
![Obsessed Cowboy (Whiskey Run: Cowboys Love Curves) by Hope Ford]()
Obsessed Cowboy (Whiskey Run: Cowboys Love Curves) by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s the preacher’s daughter and she’s off limits. I’m an over-the-top, obsessed cowboy. I can lasso wild horses, loose cows and the orneriest of bulls. .. but I can’t seem to catch the curvy Janie Bradshaw. She’s too young and she’s way too good for the likes of this ol’ cowboy, but I can’t stop thinking about her. She has more curves than some men would know what to do with. But not me...Categorized as:
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![Craved By The Cowboy (Roping Her Curves) by Hope Ford]()
Craved By The Cowboy (Roping Her Curves) by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI hate to lose and losing her is not an option. I’m a first place bull-riding legend and I’m about to take my last ride. Late nights, anything-goes-women, and broken bones has taken its toll and I’m wanting something more. I’m ready to retire, fix up my neglected ranch and then find a woman to cuddle next to me each night. But plans get hit by the horns when my last ride doesn’t go as expected...Categorized as:
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![Hot Cowboy Nights by Carolyn Brown]()
Hot Cowboy Nights by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLET'S GIVE 'EM SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT . . . If gossip is the lifeblood of a small town, then Lizzy Logan has been its beating heart. After being dumped by her fiancé for another woman, she could have decided to crawl under a rock. But no, she'd rather really set tongues wagging by "moving on" with one of the hottest cowboys in Texas, who happens to live next door at the Lucky Penny Ranch... -
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![Lone Star Boss by Kat Baxter]()
Lone Star Boss by Kat Baxter
An Age-Gap/Forced Proximity Curvy Girl Romance. Quinn. The minute I see Amber fending off handsy customers at the small-town diner, I know she needs protection. So I do the only logical thing, I bring her home to be my live-in housekeeper and cook. She’s too young and innocent for me, but every day is a battle not to claim her...Categorized as:
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![Shifting Calder Wind by Janet Dailey]()
Shifting Calder Wind by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChase Calder has no recollection of who he is, why he came to Fort Worth. .. or who tried to put a bullet in his head the night that a cowboy named Laredo Smith saved his life. Laredo recognizes him as the owner of Montana’s Triple C Ranch—but according to the local papers, Chase has just been declared dead, the victim of a fiery car crash. The only place Chase can find answers is at the Triple C... -
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Hooked by Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn all of her many years interviewing bull-riders as the sideline reporter for the pro tour, Annie Grant has never been tempted, until she learns Luke is back on the market. Veteran rider Luke Carpenter knows the time will come when he'll have to hang up his spurs as every year the rookies get younger, the bulls are ranker and he feels a little older . . -
![Roped by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart]()
Roped by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart
It started as a favor. I would do anything for my best friend so when she calls me up because her brother needs a date for a wedding, I say yes, even though I know that it’s a terrible idea. See, the thing is that I’ve been in love with Clara’s brother, Kai, for my entire life. I know that I can’t have him though... -
![Big Sky Mountain by Linda Lael Miller]()
Big Sky Mountain by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWith his rugged good looks, vast wealth and family name, hell-raiser Hutch Carmody is still the golden boy of Parable, Montana. But he's done some growing up—making peace with his illegitimate half brother and inheriting half of Whisper Creek Ranch, which should have been all his... -
![Testing Limits by Emma Creed]()
Testing Limits by Emma Creed
Join these dark, dirty, and corrupt cowboys on the Carson’s ranch. Where boundaries are pushed, laws are broken and limits get tested…. Life on the Carson Ranch is never boring. We have secrets to unearth and scores to settle. What I’m about to do is gonna cause us a whole heap of fresh trouble. The Masons are my family's biggest rivals. They play dirty and don’t like to lose...Categorized as:
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![A Christmas Nanny for the Cowboy by Mia Brody]()
A Christmas Nanny for the Cowboy by Mia Brody
Gruff cowboy seeks nanny for hire. Must love babies, flannel, and kissing under the mistletoe. Micah. I didn’t ask Santa for a baby for Christmas. But the precious bundle that was left on my doorstep needs me and I won’t let her down. Problem is I can’t run the Christmas tree ranch and care for a little one. So I ask Santa to send me a nanny for Christmas who can help me with my new daughter...Categorized as:
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![Calder Storm by Janet Dailey]()
Calder Storm by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Janet Dailey journeys to the Lone Star state and the Cee Bar Ranch, where the Calders face a new threat to their land and way of life. In order to protect his family, Quint Echohawk is prepared to take a stand against a ruthless cattle baron who is more determined than anyone knows and more dangerous than the Calders could possibly imagine. . -
![Tanner by Sarah Mayberry]()
Tanner by Sarah Mayberry
He’s used to risking it all in the ring, but nothing prepared him for love… After flying half-way around the world to surprise her boyfriend, Evie Forrester finds herself heartbroken and stranded in a strange city. What could be a total disaster becomes something else when a tall, dark bull rider turns out to be a white knight in disguise... -
![Irresistible Cowboy by Sarah Mayberry]()
Irresistible Cowboy by Sarah Mayberry
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHe’s used to risking it all in the ring, but nothing prepared him for love…. After flying half-way around the world to surprise her boyfriend, Evie Forrester finds herself heartbroken and stranded in a strange city. What could be a total disaster becomes something else when a tall, dark bull rider turns out to be a white knight in disguise...Categorized as:
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![Promise Canyon by Robyn Carr]()
Promise Canyon by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsAfter years spent on ranches around Los Angeles, Clay Tahoma is delighted to be Virgin River's new veterinary assistant. The secluded community's wild beauty tugs at his Navajo roots, and he's been welcomed with open arms by everyone in town—everyone except Lilly Yazhi... -
![Spurred by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart]()
Spurred by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsForget Prince Charming. I want my hero in plaid. I’ve always loved Beauty and the Beast. Maybe that’s why I’m so drawn to my new boss, Remington. He has the scars left over from a bad rodeo accident and the same bear with a thorn in his paw attitude. As I clean his home and help him out around the house, my attraction for him only grows...Categorized as:
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![Tobias by C.M. Steele]()
Tobias by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGrumpy, angry, a curmudgeon…. Who uses the word ‘curmudgeon’ anymore? Those are the words used to describe my new boss and some other less than flattering words. The new boss who doesn’t even know I’ve been hired to invade his private sanctum and run the show. I’m the new cook for Tobias Reynolds, a Montana Cowboy with a surly attitude... -
![Colt's Choice by Patrice Michelle]()
Colt's Choice by Patrice Michelle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCOLT'S CHOICE is novel length and is the third book in the Bad in Boots series. Elise has never really felt settled, be it in relationships or her career. Regardless of her nomadic ways, one constant has always held true--her love for horses and being outdoors. When she inherits half-ownership to a rodeo ranch, she realizes her path in life has finally been laid... -
![Wanted by Jane Henry]()
Wanted by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey call me Vigilante because I make my own laws. Because I get retribution when there’s none to be had. Because my name is Jace Mercy. .. but I show none. Stood up at the altar, I ran from everything familiar. .. and straight into trouble. Now I’m the lone witness to a backwoods execution. A wanted woman with a price on my head. I’m trapped in a cabin with the one man who can save me... -
![Meant to Be by Maggie McGinnis]()
Meant to Be by Maggie McGinnis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt twenty-eight, Shelby Quinn’s already a has-been. Scooped off a country stage at sixteen and remolded into glittery pop princess Tara Gibson, she toured the country for a decade, playing to sold-out stadiums while slowly losing her soul. Now her sales are waning, and when her beloved father dies in a fiery plane crash, she finally comes apart at the seams...
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