Mr. June by Bailey Bradford

July 5, 2018 By Leave a Comment


Mr. June by Bailey Bradford
Publisher: Pride Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal
Length: Short Story (100 pgs)
Other: M/M, Rimming, Anal Play
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

lias Hayes is coming to believe that there is truth to the saying ‘no good deed goes unpunished.’

Ilias Hayes was flattered when he was asked to pose in a charity calendar shoot. He was even more thrilled to participate when Perry invited his boyfriend, Terry, to pose with Ilias. Being one of the couples in the calendar would cement their relationship.

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But a call from dispatch about a fight at a doctor’s office brings a very interesting, opinionated man into Ilias’ life. He isn’t sure if Doctor Torres is flirting or not, but Ilias wants to find out—if he can get past his own fears and escape someone who wants Ilias for themselves.

Ilias is shocked when he discovers Terry – his boyfriend of four months – is an utter douche. Hurt and a little burned by the experience, Ilias focuses on his job as a police officer. When he meets Dr. Torres on the job, Ilias is pleasantly surprised by how the good doctor smells, and Ilias’ inner bear is more pleased that Dr Torres appears to be a shifter too. Despite a bit of initial clumsiness, can Ilias and Henry find their way together?

I found this to be a sweet and almost endearing story. I thought Henry and his silly/funny jokes were adorable and Ilias was also a strong but still sweet character. These two guys also contrasted very well with Terry – who was a borderline abusive, self-centered jerk and I was impressed that the author managed to walk a very fine line. Terry was a realistic character and not a cartoon-like villain but still clearly a nasty piece of work and a good source of conflict for the story.

I loved watching Henry and Ilias begin to date, I just found it so heart-warming and sweet. This is definitely the sort of story that I’d recommend to readers unsure about M/M romances, as there’s tons of emotion and a realistic connection between the two men. Add in some corny jokes and a goofiness on the part of both men and this made the whole experience a great story to my mind. I found the sex to be hot and intense – definitely explicit and erotic, but nothing that I would consider envelope-pushing for an erotic-romance reader.

While the sub-plot (both paranormal and drug-related) moved quite slowly through he first half of the book I was really pleased when it got moving in the latter half of the story. I completely understood the author setting up the romance between Henry and Ilias first, but it did make the end of the story feel like a lot of plot was crammed in. I have to be honest though, I thoroughly enjoyed it and found it quite interesting. I’d have loved to see more of it in the first part of the story, too and balanced a little better throughout the story.

With great characters, a solid plot and loads of romance and sex this was an interesting story that kept and held my attention all the way throughout. I think it’s a great story and will happily try another book by this author.

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Playing With Fire by Sam Crescent and Stacey Espino

July 2, 2018 By Leave a Comment


Playing With Fire by Sam Crescent and Stacey Espino
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (75 pgs)
Other: M/F
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Blue Collar. Filthy as Hell.

Are there any good men left in the world?

After her boyfriend dumps her for a younger, prettier, thinner woman, Eva decides to hit the road without looking back. She has no destination in mind, and she’s determined never to trust a man again.
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Dalton is a firefighter in Hope Springs. At thirty-nine, he’s settled in for a lifetime of bachelorhood—until Eva drives into their small town. She’s skittish, angry, and refuses to give him a chance. But he’s never been a man to give up easily.

Eva quickly learns that small town boys like to play dirty. She can’t seem to say no to Dalton’s strong body and wicked imagination. Giving him her heart is another story. The more she falls for him, the more she wants to run.

They both have demons to face. Can Dalton convince Eva to settle down and give them a chance at forever?

Eva couldn’t tell if she’d gone crazy or made the best choice of her life. Selling her apartment and most of her worldly belonging she was determined to leave her boring life – and heartbreak – behind and just drive until she found a new adventure. When Eva hears an advertisement for seasonal rodeo work it sounds like exactly what she needed. Dalton was a fire-fighter and despite the fact he was ready to be in a serious, long-term relationship he’d not yet found the right woman and he refused to settle. When they meet by chance each is instantly smitten. Will this just be a fling or can they each find what they’re looking for?

I could both sympathise and empathise with Eva’s dilemma – because who hasn’t wanted to sell everything and hit the open road once in a while? I thoroughly enjoyed the pacing of this story – both giving me as a reader enough time to get to know Eva and Dalton’s characters, but not dragging along slowly. I felt the co-authors did a great job letting Eva and Dalton’s relationship flourish and show me how they connected and grew together, but still kept the heat and sensual level high. Although they both fell in lust quickly, and the chemistry between them was intense, I was pleased to see they also connected on an emotional level and that made the story both more enjoyable and believable to me.

While I admit I found it somewhat unusual that Eva wanted to run *away* from the sexy, stacked and wanting-a-serious-commitment Dalton, the authors managed to convince me Eva was commitment-shy and not crazy. Once I got my head around that aspect of the plot, I found it actually quite intriguing that (for a change) it was the hero who wanted to settle down and start a family and the heroine who had itchy feet and wanted to travel and live a carefree life. Watching Dalton convince Eva that small-town living wasn’t a bad thing and that settling down wouldn’t be the end of the world was really quite interesting.

There’s a decent sub-plot of a fire-bug and a whole bunch of smoking hot sex between Eva and Dalton. Overall this story really ticked the boxes on all the stuff I love in my steamy romances. With interesting characters, a few plot twists and a lot of sexy fun this was a great short read.

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A Very MC Picnic by Sam Crescent

June 26, 2018 By Leave a Comment


A Very MC Picnic by Sam Crescent
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short story (93 pages)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

In a one-off special, six of Sam Crescent’s MCs come together in a family picnic that would be normal if it were for anyone else, but for The Skulls, Chaos Bleeds, Trojans MC, Dirty Fuckers MC, and Saints and Sinners MC, it is anything but.

By invitation only, the Billionaire Bikers MC wish for you to join them at a set location, to bring your family, your children, to enjoy a day of fun with no harm to come to anyone, providing all people can play nice.
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This is just a bit of fun. It features past and future couples, and though it should be read if you love any of the MC books above, it is not necessary to do so. If you want to see more of Angel and Lash, Devil and Lexie, Duke and Holly, Simon and Tabitha, Pie and Lindsey, then this story is for you.

This might just be one of the most unusual picnics ever to have occurred. Five different MC groups – with their women and children – all in the one large, grassy area. Would they come together and listen, or will this end in a blood bath?

I’ve found in the past that MC stories are quite hit and miss with me. I was deeply intrigued, however, by the thought of such a large number of different MC clubs not only coming together, but bringing their families for what would presumably be a greater cause. There were a bunch of interesting characters – many of them intense, alpha males – and a whole lot of stuff happening pretty much all at once. I really commend the author on juggling it all and writing it in such a way I could keep most of what was occurring straight.

I will admit I struggled a bit to remember each different character because there were a lot of them in quite a rush. This difficulty of mine was almost certainly in part because I’ve read very few – if any – of the individual books related to these characters and their MC’s. Readers who have followed along with the clubs likely will have a whole wealth of knowledge and back-story that I didn’t and find this caper far richer for it. But I have to say this certainly stands well alone as its own story. The plot was clear and the characters were all well introduced – there were just a *lot* of them in a short space of time. I strongly feel though that readers who haven’t followed the other clubs shouldn’t be put off by starting here at the large picnic.

There is no sex and not even really any romance – most of the members attending were in long term, committed relationships and the point of them all being there was representing their club, not starting a fling. Indeed, I was actually most interested in some of the teenaged children – they really stole the show for me and I’d definitely pick up any books related to the continuation of their stories.

With a good amount of plot, loads of characters and a really good weave of everything being drawn together this was a very different but quite enjoyable story. I think it would be a good introduction to readers who haven’t had much experience with MC stories (while there are intense moments it’s not graphic, or very violent) and could be a good way to get a taste of what MC stories can be like.

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Scarred Monster by Winter Sloane

June 25, 2018 By Leave a Comment


Scarred Monster by Winter Sloane
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (60 pages)
Other: M/F, Anal Play
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Liliana: The last time I saw Caleb, I was eighteen and he went off to join the army. We promised to see each other again but things change. Ten years later, I’m stuck in an arranged engagement with a cheating bastard.

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Caleb: Without my gun and uniform, all I am is a scarred monster, a killer who’s numb and empty on the inside. The one good thing in my life is her—the girl that got away, but she’s all woman now. Some things never change and Liliana was always meant to be mine.

Caleb and Liliana had both been in love with each other, but their lives had taken them down different paths, Caleb into the army and Liliana away to college. Years later, Caleb is scarred both in body and soul, but he’s never forgotten Liliana nor given up on the possibility of meeting her again. Liliana had allowed her parents to forge an engagement with a man she didn’t love. When Caleb and Liliana finally meet each other again, can they overcome the issues that life has handed them in the intervening years and can they once again recapture that first love that neither of them has ever been able to let go of?

I found this to be a lovely, deeply sexy story. Both Liliana and Caleb have scars and have struggled, but throughout it all their letters to each other have brought them both a measure of peace and hope that the future might be different. I loved that they held on to this connection when they went their separate ways as love-struck teenagers. The length of time that they’d stayed in touch helped convince me that the speed with which they reconnected wasn’t illogical or hard to believe. Indeed, I found it quite endearing that even though they’d both gone down different paths their hearts hadn’t strayed from one another. I was only a little disappointed that there was no real plot except for Liliana extracting herself from her fake fiancé and her parents, but the depth of emotion between Liliana and Caleb as they got to know each other again mostly made up for this.

I’m always a sucker for a story revolving around a wounded soldier and this story proved no exception. I loved Caleb’s character and was pleased that I found Liliana to be a good fit for him. The sex between them was hot, graphic and just a very little bit dirty – certainly I would think most readers of erotic romance should find the level of heat and explicitness enticing.

Spicy and well written, I found this to be a solid read and really enjoyed it.

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Beat Of His Heart by Victoria Vallo

June 22, 2018 By Leave a Comment


Beat Of His Heart by Victoria Vallo
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short story (72 pages)
Other: M/M
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

When Killian’s band gets its big break, he can’t contain his excitement. He assumes everyone is going to be thrilled, including the drummer, his boyfriend Malcolm. Killian can’t wait to get out of their small town so they won’t have to hide their relationship anymore. But Malcolm is skeptical and feels college is a safer bet than touring with the band, and he wants Killian to stick to their original plan and go to school with him. So they part ways, both feeling hurt and abandoned.

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Killian and Malcolm used to play together in a band and had needed to hide their love for each other in their small town. But when their band is offered a recording contract Malcolm just can’t reconcile blowing off college – and his scholarship. Angry and hurt, Killian pushes Malcolm away and the two break up on bad terms. Ten years later Malcolm’s band needs a new member and Killian is offered the opportunity. Can the two men come back together?

I was a little disappointed that the prologue to this story felt a bit disjointed to me. Despite their youth – both men were eighteen – it didn’t ring very true to me that Killian was immature enough to not be able to express himself, and his love for Malcolm in particular, or convey his real feelings. I could understand a teenager a few years younger lashing out angrily and being too confused to express themselves, but since Killian – and Malcolm – were both quite mature in most other respects this felt more like a plot device aimed at driving a wedge between the two men, rather than something that felt real and logical.

After this, however, the book really picked up and I enjoyed it a lot more. Despite the changes in the grown-up Killian I was actually impressed and glad that he could admit to his own part in the break up. I could understand if some readers aren’t immediately taken with the bitter, far more angry Killian than the head-in-the-clouds teenager he’s first presented at, but the character felt far more realistic, mature and understandable to me. And Killian admitting to himself almost immediately upon re-meeting Malcolm about his share of the blame for their breaking up appealed a lot to me.

I enjoyed the stalker sub-plot. While some readers might find it a bit intense I thought it added a good amount of conflict and drama while still being realistic. I also really appreciated how it made Killian see clearly how badly he’d treated people – and also how it opened Killian’s eyes to what Malcolm and Killian’s other band members/friends had been trying to convey to him for years.

Emotional and intense in areas, I found this to be an interesting and strongly erotic romance. There were quite a few issues that I felt were mostly well-handled and I feel this was a good read.

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Rock Hard by Sam Crescent

June 21, 2018 By Leave a Comment


Rock Hard by Sam Crescent
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short story (57 pages)
Other: M/F, Exhibitionism, Anal Play
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

When Kirk Allan, AKA Rock Hard, is given the opportunity to work with a plus-size porn star, he is more than ready for the chance. The woman he is working with is brand-new in the industry, and he sees that she’s nervous. He’s instantly struck by the need to protect her.

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When the cameras stop rolling, Kirk cannot turn his back on her. Can Bella find it in her heart to love him and be willing to have a future, regardless of his past?

Kirk had been in the porn business (as his alter-ego “Rock Hard”) for quite some time, but never had any of the actresses affected him quite like Bella. While waiting on set to start a new film Kirk talks to Bella and discovers that her ex had uploaded a home-made tape and, after being fired from her prestigious law firm, her options to earn money had dwindled to nothing. But can Kirk and Bella explore their attraction once the cameras have stopped rolling?

While I didn’t find the premise of the story very realistic, I was really impressed how lifelike and realistic both Kirk and Bella’s characters were. Despite the porn-star setting, both Kirk and Bella came across to me as fairly normal, relatable and interesting characters. While I doubt I’d think to turn to making a porn movie to make rent and put food on the table, Bella’s need to earn a wage and pay her bills was completely understandable to me and made me empathize with the difficult situation she found herself in due to her crappy ex. The extra details of her ex being slapped on the wrists while Bella’s life was pretty much destroyed also hit just a little too close to home for comfort’s sake. Sad as it is – it helped make the entire situation far more believable.

I also really enjoyed the easy camaraderie between Kirk and Bella. I loved how Kirk went out of his way not only to put Bella at ease, but to really connect with her as a person and not just look at her as “another actress”. A few times I was pulled out of the story because the whole situation of being on a porn movie set just felt a bit unrealistic and bizarre, but each time the banter and attraction between Kirk and Bella drew me back into the story. I think if readers can ignore the slightly surreal aspect of the plot the characters and interactions between Bella and Kirk in particular will help carry the reader away. I know I certainly enjoyed the story and particularly enjoyed watching these two completely different people not only find common ground but come together to build a beautiful relationship as well.

With plenty of heart and emotion, I really enjoyed this quick read. Bella and Kirk had some great chemistry and I particularly loved seeing their interactions as they got to know each other. A great read I really enjoyed.

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Fated Hearts by Andi Bremner

June 20, 2018 By Leave a Comment


Fated Hearts by Andi Bremner
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (52 pgs)
Other: M/F
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Lia Henley is escaping everything she has never known. Leaving behind a broken engagement and a disappointed family, she’s moved across country in search of the passion, desire, and romance she’s been missing. And she finds it all in one night, in the arms of Jacob McGaren.

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But sometimes even those that seem ill-fated have a way of finding love where they least expect it.

Lia had always been the good girl, following the rules and playing it safe. But when her fiancé cheats on her Lia finds the strength to not only walk away from him – but from her carefully set up, boring life. In a new town and new state, she meets Jacob, an ex-tattoo artist and everything she’d avoided in her carefully cultivated life. But unlike her ex-fiancé Jacob sets her heart on fire and makes Lia weak in the knees. Can she take a risk on Jacob?

This is a steamy hot, sexy story full of explosive chemistry. Jacob and Lia hit it off almost immediately and even though both of them expected to only have a one night stand, neither could deny the attraction that burned between them.

I was really impressed that Jacob didn’t come across to me as just another “tattoo artist bad boy”. I was thrilled to find he was a complex character with a number of different layers. I was also impressed that while Lia might at first appear to be just another good girl testing out her wild side, there was plenty of plot and characterization to make me feel like it wasn’t just a token effort. I thought the author did a great job weaving the story together with a number of different parts together, particularly given the shorter length of the story. I finished this book with a real feeling of having got a lot of bang for my buck (so to speak). The author put a good amount of plot, characterization and sex into the short length and I was really impressed with the good pacing and balance of all these aspects.

A fun and sexy quick read, this was a great story I thoroughly enjoyed and I’ll eagerly be looking for more by this author.

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Their Grizzly Hero by Dulce Dennison

June 15, 2018 By Leave a Comment


Their Grizzly Hero by Dulce Dennison
Publisher: Changeling Press
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal
Length: Short story (77 pages)
Other: M/M/M, Ménage, Anal Play
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Shifter Forces Agent Holt Rainmaker is beyond pissed that he was captured. It was supposed to be an easy mission. Draw out The Collector, then arrest his sorry ass. The last thing Holt expected was to end up in a cage, but things aren’t all bad. If he hadn’t gotten captured, he’d have never found Bastian, the quiet shifter he knows belongs to him. He thought he’d never find his mate, but nothing could surprise him more than the blast of need that fills him when a pissed off grizzly comes to their rescue.

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Forty-three and married to his job, Decker never expected to settle down. But once he scents Holt and Bastian, all bets are off. Not only is he claiming them, he’s going to bury the man who dared to cage his mates.

Agent Decker Stauder might be a shifter grizzly bear, but he firmly believed in his work with the Bureau of Paranormal Affairs, catching and incarcerating the worst criminals. Hot on the trail of a group kidnapping shifters for nefarious purposes Decker is surprised when he hears an agent of the Shifter Forces – Holt – has been kidnapped. Holt’s wolf is incensed at being locked up, but he’s even more shocked to find his fellow cell-mate, Bastian, is his mate. Decker, Holt and Bastian are all surprised to learn they belong to each other, and none of them are willing to give each other up.

I found this to be a fun and interesting ménage story. I was particularly pleased that while the romance aspect between Holt, Decker and Bastian is strong, the plot was more than just a token effort. The ring of criminals stealing shifters for various programs – breeding, entertainment, fighting etc – was intricate and very well thought out to my mind. Most of the first half of the book is centered around the criminal plot, with the bulk of the last half focusing on the ménage that grows between Decker, Holt and Bastian. Personally I felt that both aspects of the story were given a good amount of time and I was satisfied with the balance of the story. The pacing of the romance felt a little fast and unrealistic to me – particularly considering Bastian’s complicated personal history – but since the alternative would have been a lot of talking and very little chemistry and sexual action I could easily disconnect my brain, ignore reality and just go with the flow to enjoy the story.

My only real complaint was the “big bad guy” part of the plotline was mostly resolved off screen and in a very brief manner. Considering the good initial ground-work and the heaviness of the plot in the first half of the book I really felt that this quick wrapping up in the end didn’t do justice to the complexities and seriousness of the plot itself. I’m sure all readers won’t feel the same, but I did find this resolution disappointing. The romance and steamy sex scenes, however, were really well done and I enjoyed the ménage that grew and blossomed between the three men. Romantically this story ended on a lovely high note that I found deeply satisfying.

An interesting and well balanced story I overall enjoyed this book and will happily seek more out by this author.

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His To Cherish by Jessie Pinkham

June 13, 2018 By Leave a Comment


His To Cherish by Jessie Pinkham
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Short story (88 pages)
Other: M/M, Anal Play
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Love may be within his reach … if he is able to trust in it.

Gabe Thorne was disgusted by his sister’s plan to purchase an empath. She wanted someone who would be compelled to please her, and only her sudden death interrupted the plan. The empath she’d chosen, Ignacio, needs to bond with an anchor almost immediately, and Gabe volunteers to prevent him from being auctioned off to an abuser by his greedy parents.
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Gabe had never been close to his sister, but after her death he still felt guilty that his grief wasn’t stronger. Gabe wasn’t particularly close to any of his family, but he felt it was still a new low that they dealt in what amounted to human trafficking – buying empaths who would attach and become fully reliant on their “owner”. When Gabe meets Ignacio to inform him that Ignacio’s fiancée had died Gabe is rather upset to find Ignacio’s parents as money-hungry as he’d feared. Making the deal despite his original intentions, Gabe has to wonder what he’s going to do with an empath he never expected to have.

I found this to be an interesting and engrossing read. There’s a small reference early on to another book in the series – which I hadn’t read previous to this story – and I was pleased that I could easily read this as a stand alone novel. While set in an alternative/futuristic type of world I didn’t find that there was an over-abundance of weird slang/terms/world-building that I needed to grasp quickly. I actually prefer this sort of “easy understanding” in my sci-fi/futuristic style of stories so I was really pleased and quite relieved. It helped me focus on Ignacio and Gabe’s characters, their situation and the story itself and not have to constantly feel like I was catching up or trying to wrap my head around the world they lived in. Indeed, I felt comfortable enough with the author’s voice, the futuristic world-setting and adored both Gabe and Ignacio’s characters enough I hadn’t even finished the story before I made a note to check out the first book in the series. Personally, I can’t think of a stronger recommendation of any author or story to want to read more, new books before even completing the one I was already in the middle of.

I thought Gabe and Ignacio’s characters to be interesting and the entire situation they found themselves in to be a good storyline. A part of me felt a little like Gabe was “too good to be true”, but I think that’s a bit of cynicism on my behalf. I know I would have hated Gabe’s character had he wanted to take advantage of Ignacio or treat him poorly, so I feel a little unfair thinking the fact Gabe wanted Ignacio to be “free” and have his own life and choices was unrealistically good. The world and setting was certainly different enough that I didn’t feel anything outrageous needed to occur to add extra interest in the plot of characters. Simply the whole situation of what empaths were, and how their lives were structured was plenty of plot and world-building to keep my interest keen and as stated before I enjoyed both Gabe and Ignacio’s characters in and of themselves so that was a bonus.

Readers looking for an intensely erotic story might find the sex parts of this story a little lacking. While Gabe and Ignacio are sexually intimate toward the end of the story the focus was far more strongly upon their relationship and emotional/empathetic connections. While I was pleased they didn’t simply jump right into bed (Ignacio was both quite young and completely inexperienced to the point in my personal opinion of being borderline unable to knowingly give consent) I also would not have been opposed to the two men being intimate a little earlier than they were in the story. I can appreciate, however, that this was a fine line that the author had to walk. While explicit – and the eventual penetrative sex scene was certainly hotly written to my mind – there wasn’t an abundance of erotic, steamy sex in this story.

A surprisingly good, refreshingly different story I thoroughly enjoyed this read. I found the characters and world to be vibrant and engrossing and the relationship between Gabe and Ignacio to be extremely well written. A great new author and series and I am eagerly looking forward to reading more.

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