There’s a legend… men from our planet are banished, never to be seen again… Turns out it’s true, and now it’s my turn. Who knew a Star Reader couldn’t see their own future? I sure didn’t. One moment I’m walking home from work, doing my best to avoid people. Then, the next thing I know everything goes dark. I have to get back to Santos, back to what I know. However, the mountain is against me and violently shakes. Snow traps us, but it’s her scent that captures me. Now, I have a fight I may not be able to win. Every hundred years, a reindeer shifter can choose to retire, and a new one is called from the planet Santos. Who will be next?     AmazonKU

MATE HUNT DONDER by Anye Kelleye

There’s a legend… men from our planet are banished, never to be seen again…Turns out it’s true, and now it’s my turn. Don dedicated his life to uncovering why the men from Santos kept disappearing. The Elders offered no answers, and so he spent countless days in the bibliothèque, pouring over old manuscripts and firsthand accounts…stories from men who had watched their friends vanish in an instant, or who simply never saw them again. Frustration grew, but so did his certainty that he was close. Then one day, a strange tale appeared on his desk…a child’s story about flying reindeer. And then…everything went black. Juniper was the keeper of the archives. She understood what it meant when new men suddenly appeared in town, but the truth was not hers to share…at least, not with most people. Only her best friend knew part of it, bound as they were to the strange “magic” of the North Pole. Even so, Juniper carried secrets too heavy to hold forever, secrets she hadn’t told anyone. Until HE arrived. His presence set events in motion that would bring those hidden truths into the light…at least for those who needed to know. Two scholars, each chasing answers, found far more than they expected. And in the process, they began to discover one another. Every hundred years, a reindeer shifter can choose to retire, and a new one is called from the planet Santos. Who will be next?      AmazonKU

MATE HUNT: DANCER by M P Starkweather

There’s a legend… men from our planet are banished, never to be seen again…Turns out it’s true, and now it’s my turn. One minute, I’m fixing the fence on my family’s farm, the next I wake up on a strange planet. The mating urge hits me, and I know without a doubt the stories are all true. That doesn’t prepare me for scenting my mate on a man, violently shifting, and nearly killing him. I’m not sure which is worse, the fact that I don’t even remember it after, or learning that the man I attacked is my fated mate’s father. Can I get them to forgive me so she’ll accept the mate bond before Christmas Eve? Or am I doomed to life as a feral unmated reindeer? All I know is that I can’t fight the urge to claim her, but how can I claim her after what I’ve done? Every hundred years, a reindeer shifter can choose to retire, and a new one is called from the planet Santos. Who will be next?     AmazonKU

MATE HUNT: PRANCER by Eva Priest

There’s a legend…men from our planet are banished, never to be seen again…Turns out it’s true, and now it’s my turn. I was taken from Santos and dragged into a world of snow, magic, and monsters. The first shift shatters me—bones breaking, instincts rising, something feral clawing its way to the surface. They call me Prancer. They say I need a mate to survive. To keep the darkness from consuming me. Then she walks in. Senada smells like heat and life and everything my body recognizes as mine. The storm inside me goes still. The hunger sharpens. She doesn’t know what I am. She doesn’t recognize me when I find her again in human skin. She thinks I’m just a man offering her shelter for the night. I tell her the truth—I won’t touch her without permission. But she is welcome to my body whenever she wants it. She thinks she’s playing with fire. She doesn’t realize I was born to chase. Mating a reindeer shifter isn’t romance. It’s a hundred-year bond of service, possession, and survival. If she chooses me, she won’t age. She won’t walk away. And I won’t let her go. Every hundred years, a reindeer shifter can choose to retire, and a new one is called from the planet Santos. Who will be next?      AmazonKU

MATE HUNT: VIXEN by A Double

There’s a legend… men from our planet are banished, never to be seen again…Turns out it’s true, and now it’s my turn. Xin – I never believed the legend and have called BS on it so many times, knowing there has to be more to it. When I’m in the right place at the wrong time and hear more than I should, my biggest fears become a reality when it’s lights out for me. Zara – A rogue skiing trip to the North Pole sounded like a good idea in my head, but when my lack of finesse has me veering directly into danger, it can’t get any worse. Right? Enter Xin. Every hundred years, a reindeer shifter can choose to retire, and a new one is called from the planet Santos. Who will be next?     AmazonKU

MATE HUNT: COMET by Emily R Richards

There’s a legend… men from our planet are banished, never to be seen again…Turns out it’s true, and now it’s my turn. I am one of those men. I am taken from everything I know and placed in a world I don’t understand. I am bound by magic I don’t fully comprehend. To serve one man. To train until my lungs burn and my instincts claw their way to the surface, all for one special night. At first I refuse. I don’t want to be a part of this new life. But then I scent her. Noelle is human. Soft. Sharp-tongued. She looks at me like I’m a man instead of a monster, and it makes something inside me snap. My reindeer side knows her before my mind does. Marks her. Chooses her. Something inside me snarls awake, ready to claim what is destined to be… Mine. The closer Christmas Eve creeps, the thinner my control becomes. Instinct takes over. The bond tightens until resisting it feels like tearing myself apart. I’m supposed to help pull Santa’s sleigh across the world in a single night. But the only thing I truly want…is to keep my mate beneath me, breathing my name, safe from everyone else. She should run from me. But running isn’t an option. If I lose control… I lose her. And I won’t survive that. Every hundred years, a reindeer shifter can choose to retire, and a new one is called from the planet Santos. Who will be next?      AmazonKU

MATE HUNT: CUPID by Shalene Marie

There’s a legend… men from their planet are banished, never to be seen again… Turns out it’s true, and now it’s his turn. Waking naked in the parking lot of an adult club without any memories of his past life, Cupid is immersed in a completely new world. While everyone around him is getting laid, he’s keeping his own secret: he’s a virgin. He doesn’t know her name, but he dreams about her. He’s drawn to her, but he doesn’t know why. Who is this mystery woman? Perhaps she’s someone from his past life…the life he knows nothing about. Maybe if he can find her, he can also find out who he is? Every hundred years, a reindeer shifter can choose to retire, and a new one is called from the planet Santos. Who will be next?      AmazonKU

HELLHOUND AU by Shannon Mae

VS Note: MM PNR.

Rowan – I’m a hellhound who doesn’t love murdering evil people. Well, of course I’d like to see them dead, but I’d rather not deal with talking to them or getting messy. I like a nice, orderly existence. Milo (who I still think may be a chaos demon) is the opposite of orderly, yet I can’t seem to stay away from him. If he wants me to come on a few jobs with him, I’m happy to help. After all, he does all the awkward talking and stuff. I just get to be scary looking. Milo – I’m not sure how I ended up becoming an assassin, but I don’t mind the work. When I meet a sexy, redheaded man who may be the worst liar I ever met (he totally burned down that cabin), I decide maybe I’ll keep him around. Yeah, his cover stories suck, but he seems to be good at scaring people. Must be those colored contacts he wears, because no one actually has flames in their eyes. Right?      AmazonKU

IN THE EMBRACE OF DRAGONS by Lyonne Riley

VS Note: Why Choose with MM, MF, MMF content.

A grumpy dragon king, his new human queen, and their captain of the guard in an arranged marriage with a twist. Princess Nissia has always been destined to be married off to the king of the dragons, but she didn’t expect how grouchy and closed off her new husband would be. Alone in a new country, she finds herself turning to Ragnakor, the kind, protective captain of the guard. King Vizarios never wanted to marry, especially not a human. He’s always held a candle for Ragnakor, but they both know there can be no relationship between them as long as the king must fulfill his duty to the realm. Though Vizarios has pledged to feel nothing for his new wife, when he and Nissia must consummate the marriage publicly, sparks fly. Ragnakor believes that at last, his king has found happiness. But the stoic captain is developing feelings for Nissia, too, and Vizarios won’t let him go. Can the three lovers find a way when the dragon kingdom demands an heir?      Amazon

DEMON’S BEAUTY (CRESCENT COVEN BOOK FOUR) by Leigh Miller

A witch on the run. A demon to rescue her. Two worlds threatening to pull them apart. The Witch – I’ve always lived life according to the Crescent Coven’s rules. The star student, the diligent apprentice, the dutiful witch right on the cusp of Ascending to a coveted spot as a coven priestess. But I can’t do it anymore. I want to know what it’s like to choose my own fate for once. On a desperate whim, I flee the coven hall on the eve of my Ascension with no plan, running right through the Veil and into the arms of a tall, handsome demon who claims he’s my mate. The Demon – I’ve always lived life for my own amusement. The wayward son, the unrepentant rake, the constant disappointment to my high-achieving family. It’s always suited me well enough, and I’ve never really thought I was meant for anything more. Until I meet a witch with raven hair and emerald eyes and magick so powerful it takes my breath away. She’s running from something, with no one to hold her, support her, make sure she’s safe, and I intend to be the one to prove to her that she’ll never be alone again.     AmazonKU

VAMPIRES ARE SO YESTERDAY (NIBBLE DON’T BITE BOOK ONE) by Sam Cheever

I always thought I’d like to enter the pages of my favorite paranormal romance. Live the excitement. Embrace the heat. But paranormal creatures don’t exist, right? Right??? It started one night when my book club held a meeting at our favorite corner bar to talk about our latest book. It hasn’t ended yet. But I know one thing for sure. Witches, Fairies, Ghosts, Vampires and more are real. And I’m pretty sure they’re all coming for me. I just don’t know why. Hopefully I’ll survive to figure that out.      Amazon     Apple Books     Kobo

BEAR AND WOLF (SUGARPAW SPRINGS BPOOK TWO) by Fel Fern

VS Note: MM PNR.

A protective bear shifter. A desperate wolf with secrets. One fated bond that could ignite the whole town. Rafael Kingsley has rules. No mates. No second chances. No getting close to anyone who might rip open old scars. As Bear and Bun’s gruff second-in-command, he thrives on control. Then James walks into his life with sweet smiles, dangerous secrets, and a scent that wakes every instinct Rafael thought he buried. James is barely keeping his head above water. Crushed by debt from his brother’s mistakes, he has made deals he regrets. Getting tangled up with a possessive bear who sees straight through him should be the worst decision he has ever made. But Rafael’s steady presence and protective growl begin to feel like home. When James’s past comes back with teeth and threats, Rafael stops pretending he does not care. He will fight, bleed, and shift to protect the wolf who has become his everything. Loving James means more than saving him. It means trusting fate, facing his own buried wounds, and risking the one thing Rafael has never given anyone…his heart.     AmazonKU

GRIMOIRE OMENS (WITCHES BY FLUKE BOOK ONE) by Eve Langlais

Sorry, Ottawa. I didn’t mean to accidentally start a demonic invasion. Not entirely my fault. I definitely think the bottle of wine deserves some of the blame, and maybe I shouldn’t have smoked those joints, but still, who could have predicted Grams’ Grimoire of spells would actually work? My drunken butt just wanted to summon my one true love. Instead? I opened a doorway to another dimension, and a bunch of demons came through—along with a pair of uber sexy princes. Princes more interested in fighting each other than trying to impress me. Annoying. Even more irritating? They both have a plan to use me—and not for sex. Ulseere, with his laser-blue eyes, silky dark hair, and granite expression thinks I’d make great bait. Gryvak, of the blond locks and broad shoulders, wants me to open another portal to let in even more demons to take over the world, but at least he’s promising to make me his queen. What’s a girl to do? One, take charge of my life—and magic. Two, rid Ottawa of the demons causing havoc. Three, tame one of the princes from the alternate realm because, hello, at the ripe age of thirty-six, a woman can’t be too choosy. So what if they’re not entirely human? They make my toes curl, heart race, and have me feeling more alive than I ever imagined. However, is lust enough for a happily ever after?

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ADVERSARY TO THE VILLAIN (ASSISTANT TO THE VILLAIN BOOK FOUR) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

HR Update: The position of “adversary to the villain” has been filled. Evie Sage does not recall applying. Evie has always tried to be helpful, loyal, and only mildly involved in treason. But with a dangerous prophecy threatening the very magic of Rennedawn—not to mention the race to claim its necessary artifacts before King Benedict does—things are starting to feel…less like a career path and more like a serious problem. The prophecy won’t stop pointing in Evie’s direction. The Villain’s magic keeps choosing her. And honestly, if you’re going to be accused of evil anyway, you might as well commit. Unfortunately, the more Evie leans into her alleged villain era, the more her boss starts acting like the hero of a completely different story. Trystan is getting closer—closer than is wise, advisable, or even remotely professional—and looking at her like she’s already chosen a side. His. Which is deeply inconvenient, because if Evie can’t save the kingdom’s magic, she might just become its greatest threat.     Amazon     AB     Apple Books     Kobo

THE CASTLE AND THE CLOISTER (DAUGHTERS OF LIGHT BOOK ONE) by Laura E. Weymouth

Two centuries ago, the Inver clan conquered the nation of Honoria, ushering in an era of blood. Now, after a period of fragile peace, a king’s whims may reignite the engines of war. At the last stronghold of Honoria’s sun goddess, Fia, a young postulant, seeks safety for her child, but the price of the cloister’s protection will tear her from what she loves most and thrust her into a deadly game of deception. Within the Inver’s mountain fortress, Ariana is known as the apostate queen after abandoning her faith for a king. But old loyalties aren’t easily severed. Ariana treads a dangerous path, striving for peace in a court made for conquest. And deep in the heart of the mountain, the Inver Priest bides his time with small acts of rebellion. Blinded in the fight for the throne, he harbors a bitter grudge—one that could lead to Honoria’s ruin or renewal. Amid a landscape of enemies, allies, and intrigue, three lives intertwine. Each will have to risk the wrath of gods and kings to alter the course of nations.      Amazon     AB     Apple Books      Kobo

THE PLATINUM DRAGON’S COURAGEOUS MATE  (ORO ESCONDIDO BOOK FOUR) by Minerva Howe

VS Note: MM PNR.

Dragon shifter Kieran is hiding from the world. He’s been ill-used in the name of dragon politics, and he and his baby son are in Oro Escondido where it’s safe, staying in dragon guardian Lachlan’s home. He doesn’t want to leave the suite of rooms Lachlan provided for him, worried that if he does, someone will harm his little boy. Lachlan wants Kieran to rejoin the living. As an injured dragon who can’t look at all human, he knows what it’s like to have to keep himself away from the world outside Oro Escondido, but he also knows there’s far more Kieran can do than stay in his part of the house and hunker down. He’s also convinced Kieran is his mate. He wants to show Kieran his new home, and help him and his son come out of their shells. So little by little, they work on becoming the family both of them desperately need. But when the past shows up to haunt them again, will they be able to stand together and keep everyone safe?       AmazonKU

DEVOUR ME SERIES BOOK ONE by Emily Rath

Dáinn the Devourer has spent the last two hundred years of his undead life reluctantly bonded to a dark witch, doing her dirtiest work. Devouring corrupt souls may not be satisfying for a wraith, but it keeps him fed. Sent on a job to Burr Island, Dáinn is forced to devour the soul of a rival witch. But Jasper Prescott is no corrupt magical misfit. He’s powerful and beautiful, with a soul worth savoring. Dáinn is eagerly devouring the witch when he’s abruptly stopped. By a human no less. With one word, Birdie Rhodes does what no being has ever done: she takes his breath away. Now the witch, the wraith, and the human are set on a path that could lead to their destiny…or their ruin. Desperate for his freedom, Dáinn makes a deal with Jasper: kill my mistress, and I’ll let you keep living. But Jasper wants more than just to live. He has a coven to protect. Their secrets are being threatened by magical forces on and off the island. Bound together in this strange new deal, Jasper fights his growing attraction to the wraith, who is far more human than he appears. And Dáinn fights the urge to devour the delectable witch whole. The only one who can save them is Birdie Rhodes, hapless historian and sometimes shop girl. Birdie only came to Burr Island for summer work. She has no idea magic is even real. She certainly has no idea she’s now the only thing standing between her witch boss and the hungry wraith aching to devour them both. As magical forces of darkness loom at Burr Island’s shores, Jasper and Dáinn are both determined to keep Birdie close in Devour Me, book one in a dark, spicy paranormal romance trilogy.

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DRAGONLANCE: WAR WIZARD BOOK ONE by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Vinus Solamnus wrote: The practice of magic is secretive, inherently deceitful, and dishonorable. Those who practice magic are forbidden to enter the knighthood, nor should they be connected to the knighthood in any way. The boy with a rare gift for magic was born in Solamnia, a nation that despised and distrusted mages. His father tried to beat the magic out of him. The knights threatened him with imprisonment and exile. He endured tragedy and heartbreak. Yet he persisted with his magic, for the sake of the magic. One friend stood by him when others persecuted him, a young man who was studying for the knighthood. No one could understand this unlikely friendship. The knight was Huma. The boy took the name, Magius. The two would one day become famous in Solamnic history, fighting together to defeat the Queen of Darkness. But that future is distant, far down the River of Time. For now, this is the story of an unlikely friendship that would one day change the world.         Amazon      AB      Apple Books      Kobo

EYES OF KINGS (FLASH AND FALSE GODS BOOK THREE) by Chloe Gong

VS Note: From the blurb for book one (there’s a lot more going on in this trilogy): “Every year, thousands in the kingdom of Talin flock to its capital twin cities, San-Er, where the palace hosts a set of games. For those confident enough in their ability to jump between bodies, competitors across San-Er fight to the death to win unimaginable riches.”

The action-packed finale to Chloe Gong’s New York Times bestselling Flesh & False Gods trilogy—inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra—brings readers the ultimate showdown for power among gods and men.     Amazon     AB     Apple Books     Kobo

THE RUT IN THE ROAD: BEYOND THE VEIL: RAYN’S STORY BOOK TWO by KM Avery

VS Note: MM PNR Mystery.

I was finally getting my life together—I had a job, a boyfriend, was working on my college degree, and was learning to control both my magic and my psychic abilities. I’d reconnected with my sister and I was starting to think that I might actually be able to have something approaching a healthy adult life, even if it wasn’t going to be an even remotely normal one. And then I hit a rut in the road. Or, rather, people started hitting other people. What started as a single hit-and-run had become several of them, all targeting Arcanids, and I was being asked to get into the mind of the killer… although I’m starting to think that maybe there’s more than one. Tracking one killer is hard enough, but when you think there might be several, things get a lot messier. Especially when your boyfriend is a federal agent who just got called in to take over the case. It’s the first time we’ve worked together since we started dating, and it’s definitely taking a toll. I don’t want to have to choose between keeping him and solving the murders.       AmazonKU

THE IRON HEX by Victoria S Walsh

She doesn’t remember her past. But some memories come with a cost. Eira Eckhart has spent years building a quiet life in a small town at the edge of a recently overthrown kingdom. Her memory is fractured, her past a blur—but with her shop, her loyal rabbit familiar, and practicing only the potions magic still legal under the watchful eye of the Iron Empire, she’s managed to remain unnoticed by the empire’s witch hunters. Until Hugo Venton walks through her door. Brash, clever, and infuriatingly handsome, Hugo is searching for something…and seems to know more about Eira than she knows about herself. But when a terrifying encounter with an unnatural, deadly new breed of soldier puts a price on her head, she has no choice but to join Hugo on his quest. Their hunt for a missing princess pulls Eira across the continent—and deeper into a past she can’t recall. As buried memories, mysteries in the Iron Empire’s capital, forgotten feelings, and the truth behind her identity begin to surface, Eira realizes the forbidden magic simmering in her veins might be the very thing that could save them from the Iron Empire’s forces as they draw ever closer…if she can remember how to control it in time.

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THE LION AND THE DEATHLESS DARK (CROWNS OF NYAXIA BOOK FIVE) by Carissa Broadbent

Some blood tastes like vengeance. Some blood tastes like grief. Some blood tastes like nothing at all. Under an eternal night, the world has been ravaged by ten years of war between humans and vampires. Kyrene scrapes by as a bounty hunter, bearing a blessed sword from the goddess of justice. But in the wake of a devastating loss, Kyrene commits a crime that makes her a target for mortals and gods alike – and she is still desperate for vengeance. Her only chance at survival – and revenge – is making a deal with her enemy, the silver-tongue vampire prince, Septimus, who offers her one final job: to slay the gods themselves. Together, Kyrene and Septimus must hunt the ultimate marks, all while navigating a web of prophecies and curses. Septimus is calculating and mysterious, masking secrets bloodthirsty enough to consume them both. Yet, most dangerous of all, Kyrene finds an unexpected kinship in him. But their growing attraction is deadly in a world where the only currency is blood. And Kyrene will stop at nothing to fulfill her ultimate goal: to kill the goddess of vampires, even if it means sacrificing love for revenge.       AmazonKU      AB

QUEEN OF SHADOW: A NOVEL by P C Cast

Step into the mystical world of the Isle of Skye in 200 BCE, where legends come to life, goddess and gods walk the mortal earth, and the Queen of Shadow holds court. But Scáthach is no ordinary queen. Daughter of the Underworld goddess Bēfionn, golden-haired Scáthach is not just a brilliant trainer of warriors, her divine mother has gifted her with the ability to pass between the living world and the Underworld and has granted her dominion over shadows. Scáthach dedicates her life to training the most talented warriors from across the ancient world at Dunscaith Castle, her impenetrable fortress on the magical Isle of Skye. When Cuchulainn, the Hero of Ulster, son of the Irish god Lugh, arrives asking to become one of her students, Scáthach reluctantly agrees to train him—even though she has serious misgivings about his violent past and the mindless berserker who sleeps within him and whose rage, once awakened, has always been uncontrollable…until the Hero of Ulster meets the Queen of Shadow. Scáthach soon realizes Cuchulainn is much more than the brutal, emotionless warrior everyone expects him to be. And the Hero of Ulster begins to believe he might take control of and even change his foretold fate. As their growing attraction deepens, Cuchulainn’s father, the God of Light, forces him to retrieve a weapon that will seal Cuchulainn’s fate and forever take him away from the Queen of Shadow. But when Scáthach joins him on the quest through the most dangerous and disturbing parts of the Underworld, Scáthach discovers that her fate may lie in the Underworld and, perhaps, she might be able to forge a future for herself and Cuchulainn by tricking death herself.

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SALT IN THE WOUND (RENGARA BOOK ONE) by Atlas Jones

VS Note: MM Fantasy.

Indrie has spent five years keeping a dying king alive, and all it’s earned him is bruises – So when Rengaran barbarians storm the castle and Indrie is handed over to their king as a parting gift, he doesn’t fight it. He clutches his healer’s satchel to his chest and braces himself for a new kind of cruelty. King Eskil is, by every measure, the most dangerous man Indrie has ever met. He’s also the first person who has ever helped Indrie to his feet instead of putting him on the floor. But when a stolen aphrodisiac fruit from the pilfered stores leaves the king burning with a deadly fever only Indrie can break, the careful distance between them shatters in a single passionate night, and with it, a bond neither of them want to undo.      AmazonKU

STEELBORN (THE STEELBORN SAGA BOOK ONE) by Taylor J LaRue

Never run. Never bow. Never die. Reya Connery became the Crimson Dagger, the most notorious thief in Rhiterra, by following a strict set of rules. One: There is no honor among thieves. Two: A good blade is key to any negotiation. Three: Only the dead keep secrets. And Reya has a secret that must be kept at all costs. But when a heist goes wrong on the eve of paying off her debt to a ruthless crime lord, Reya may need a new set of rules. And lots of coin. Fast.  Enter Caelan Halcyon, an immortal warrior whose magic makes him a valuable target—if the curse inching closer to his heart doesn’t kill him first. There’s just one person who might be desperate enough to try and get their hands on the fabled cure in time to save his life, someone whose legend claims they can steal anything: the Crimson Dagger. A male of honor, Caelan loathes everything the beautiful, cocky thief represents, yet knows that Reya is his last hope for survival.  Their search takes them to the edge of the known world, where Reya discovers that there is far more at stake than her and Caelan’s own lives. Now, Reya must confront deadly foes, her growing attraction to the immortal who is as lethal as his jawline is perfect, and the rage she’s spent a lifetime trying to bury. This time, her daggers aren’t going to cut it, and the fate of all magic-born hangs in the balance.  Enter a world ruled by tyrants and thieves, where magic is outlawed, revolution brews, desire is dangerous, and an impossible cure may prove deadlier than the curse.      Amazon     AB      Apple Books     Kobo

SUNSPLITTER (BEASTS OF THE VOID BOOK TWO) by S A MacLean

Fi has toppled immortal beasts. Antal welcomes being conquered. After helping the Lord Daeyari reclaim his territory, semi-reformed smuggler Fi dons a daunting new role: rebuilding a city alongside her monstrous partner, a haven free from bloody sacrifice. So when Antal’s father unexpectedly summons him home, Fi’s first instinct is to ready her claws. Only, claws won’t be enough for this adversary. Antal faces his first homecoming in five decades, dreading two truths. From his father’s seat on the governing council, he could undo everything Antal has built. And their last argument ended with Antal’s lover dead on the floor. But a greater danger lurks: the appearance of a creature that even the daeyari fear, burning its way through the Planes. With Antal’s father leading the hunt, he and Fi must ally with a team of immortals who could turn fangs on them at any moment. Or worse, strain their still-fresh love until it snaps.

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TIME TRAVEL FOR BEGINNERS by Jaclyn Moriarty

On a bustling road in Sydney, Australia, lies a nondescript storefront known simply as the Time Travel Agency. Inside, you’ll be welcomed by the smell of fresh-brewed coffee, a selection of baked goods…and the question, Where in time do you wish to go? The guidelines are simple: you can go whenever you wish into the past, and there’s no fear of altering the present. Have tea with Jane Austen, scream at a Beatles concert, witness the Olympics in ancient Greece. Perhaps a more personal trip? Visit your long-lost grandmother, recapture the heady days of your youth, return to the idyllic time when your teen was a babbling baby—or watch yourself make the one decision that changed everything. Is it a hoax? And if it’s real, what’s the catch? When single mother Anna is offered a job at the agency, she glimpses the possibility of happiness. Meanwhile, Teddy’s a customer hoping to untangle his recently imploded marriage. And Jade, who has a deeply buried secret, despises the agency for offering false hope. In Jaclyn Moriarty’s incandescent novel, Anna, Teddy, and Jade leap headlong into time, hurtling on a crash course toward one another. At turns entertaining and illuminating, Time Travel for Beginners explores the moments, big and small, that shape our destiny.

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BEFORE I LOST YOU by Shae Ruby

VS Note: LGBTQ time travel romance.

Conrad Moore spent six months falling in love with Kenneth Dunn—the kind of love that rewires your bones, that makes everything before it feel like waiting. But on the night he finally says forever, a car crash takes it all away. And then… he wakes up. Six months in the past. In a hospital bed. With memories no one else believes ever happened. Kenneth doesn’t know him, the life they shared never existed, and Conrad is left holding nothing but a heartbeat full of grief and a name he refuses to forget. Now he has one impossible chance to find Kenneth again. To change the way they meet, the way they love, the way it ends. To do everything differently—and still find his way back. But fate isn’t so easily rewritten. And loving someone a second time doesn’t make losing them hurt any less.   AmazonKU

TO DANCE WITH DEATH (THE EDGE OF GLASS BOOK TWO) by Britney Arena

In the epic conclusion to the fantasy romance duology that began with A Dance of Lies, Vasalie must journey to the realms of the dead to restore the memories of her beloved king and stop a mounting war. Once a spy for the ruthless King Illian, Vasalie sacrificed herself to kill him and prevent a prophesied war. But Illian’s brother, Anton—the king she allied with and began to love—struck a deal with Moranya, the goddess of the underworld, to bring Vasalie back. The cost: his compassion, his memories of her, and all the events of the past six weeks. Now stripped of the truth, Anton believes his friends betrayed him and accepts Moranya’s offer to rule the kingdom of the dead. But with the kingdom he leaves behind on the brink of civil war, and her cruel father threatening to invade, Vasalie realizes only Anton can reunite a fractured realm. To save her world and the man she was coming to love, Vasalie must journey to the underworld and reclaim him. But the Anton she finds is the worst version of himself: the arrogant, debauched king she once thought he was. To restore him, she’ll have to restore his memories first… even if it means sacrificing her own heart.       Amazon     AB     Apple Books     Kobo

A TRADE OF BLOOD (ANA AND DIN MYSTERIES BOOK THREE) by Robert Jackson Bennett

The heir to one of the Empire’s most powerful families sits in jail, accused of murder. His hands are covered in the victim’s blood, and he can neither deny his guilt nor explain his actions. But if the great detective Ana Dolabra cannot save him from the noose, the farming canton of Sapirdad will explode into war, threatening to plunge the whole Empire into starvation and chaos. As Ana investigates—her assistant Dinios Kol, as ever, acting as her eyes and ears—she fears her task is even more daunting than it seemed. For this murder is just the latest in a deeper, subtler web of death, woven by a mastermind with an ancient weapon at his disposal. With their customary skill, Ana and Din pursue their adversary through the canton’s wild ranges, sprawling ranches, and reeking slaughterhouses. Yet even they are not prepared to learn the horrifying secret behind their opponent’s powers.       Amazon     AB     Apple Books     Kobo

MY ORC HAS BIG TUSKS (CREATURE RESCUE LEAGUE BOOK ONE) by Ava Ross

One small-town vet. One soft-hearted orc. Could he be her forever home? Laina: When I answered an emergency call in the middle of a storm, I expected to treat an injured bird, not fall for the seven-foot-tall orc who owns the Creature Rescue League. Brovish is all gentle hands and worried frowns, the kind of guy who names every animal and writes about them in a worn notebook like they’re family. He’s also jaw-droppingly gorgeous…but I’m not supposed to notice that about someone I’m working for. But when a tiny orange emberkit chooses me as her person and driftwhisps start decorating my hair, I realize this wild, messy, wonderful place might be exactly where I’m meant to be. If I’m brave enough to stay. Brovish: For two years, I’ve poured everything into the Creature Rescue League, creating a safe haven for orc kingdom animals in need of forever homes. Then Laina walks through my door in the middle of a rainstorm, fixes a bird’s broken wing like she’s been treating orc kingdom creatures her whole life, and talks to me like I matter. Even our grumpy snugglethorn adores her. I’m trying to stay professional, but when she smiles at me like she cares, I know I’m in trouble. Now I just have to convince her that this place—and me—are worth fighting for.       AmazonKU

ECHOES OF MAGICAL VENGEANCE (MIDLIFE WITCHERY BOOK 24) by Brenda Trim

The gods are dying in their sleep. The killer calls it retribution. It’s three in the morning when Artemis manifests at Pymm’s Pondside looking like death warmed over. With divine power flickering like a faulty light bulb and dark circles that shouldn’t exist on a goddess, she’s begging for help with nightmares that are literally killing her kind and Fiona Shakleton knows their hard-won week of peace is officially over. The goddess of the hunt has never asked for anything. She demands, expects, and occasionally threatens. But asks? Never. Which means things are properly buggered. The nightmares aren’t random—they’re echoes of magical vengeance from a mystery cult the Olympians destroyed centuries ago. A cult that discovered how to make gods mortal and paid for that knowledge with their lives. Now someone is channeling their collective rage into a weapon, systematically executing the divine beings responsible for their massacre. And with each god that dies screaming in their sleep, the vengeance spreads, infecting anyone with supernatural heritage and threatening to tear reality itself apart. As the Backside of Forty digs deeper, they expose an uncomfortable truth. The mystery …(more blurb on ebook seller’s page)      AmazonKU

DRAGON’S GUARDED MATE (DRAGON SECRETS OF PARKHURST COLLEGE) by Serena Meadows

Aaron Chen was supposed to be just another student. Quiet. Controlled. Forgettable. Until one touch made me feel like my entire body recognized him. Now I can’t stop thinking about the intense man hiding behind those dark eyes—or the dangerous secret he refuses to tell me. But the closer I get to Aaron, the stranger my world becomes. Students are disappearing, something deadly is stalking the campus, and Aaron watches me like he’d destroy anyone who tries to hurt me. Then I discover the truth. Aaron isn’t human. And the dragon inside him has already decided I belong to him.   AmazonKU

SOUL OF FIRE (CHAOSBORN BOOK TWO) by Madeleine Eliot

Only a soul of fire can stand against what comes next…The Rift is stirring, and the Darkness beyond it is no longer content to wait. As the human king prepares for a war driven by greed rather than survival, newly mated Arik and Eisa are pulled into a dangerous web of politics—one that threatens not only their fragile alliances, but the mate bond that ties their souls together. When the Darkness breaks free, only a soul of fire born once in a generation can stand against what comes next. And awakening that power may cost more than either of them is willing to lose.     AmazonKU

THE GLASS UNICORN PART 12 (QUEST WARS) by Yasmine Galenorn

When Erenye Green, an editor at a small publisher, and several of her gaming friends find themselves stuck within the fantasy world of Abarria, they must learn to navigate the realities of what it really means to battle monsters, zombies, and all manner of creatures, now that the stakes are life and death, and no longer a simple roll of the dice. Part 12: Erenye and her friends make it through the tunnels into the Summer Kingdom, but not without attracting the wrong sort of attention. Notes:
This is a LitRPG serial.      Amazon

FAT ENEMY MATE (SILVERCREEK LOTTERY MATES BOOK EIGHT) by Layla Silver

I was raised to hate his kind. The lottery chose him as my mate anyway. The wolves took everything from me: my family, my home, my safety. My entire human world. I escaped the rogues who hunted me, half-starved and ready to die. Then he found me. A wolf. The very monster I was taught to fear. He carried me to safety, dressed my wounds, and bolted the door against the storm. Now I’m trapped in his cabin, deep in pack territory, with no way out and nowhere to run. The lottery ritual flared for him and chose no mate. It was reaching for me all along, a human girl who wants nothing to do with him. He can’t stop watching me, can’t stay away. Refusing a fated bond isn’t supposed to be possible. My plus-size body lies bare and unguarded beneath his hungry wolf eyes. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to feel whole again, to find belonging. But it’s hard. It’s hard to want him this badly, knowing his kind already broke me once. Will my wolf mate heal my plus-size curves?     AmazonKU

A LABYRINTH OF HONEYBEES (MAGIC AND MYSTERY COLLECTION) by Heather Fawcett

New rulers meddle with the whims of the old gods in a lush and twisty short story of devotion, intrigue, and murder by the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Wilde series. At a remote mountain temple, an inquisitor arrives to question a priestess about a pair of murders. The keeper of the sacred garden, its bees, and its ever-changing hedge maze does have her secrets. But what will protecting them cost her as she uncovers layers of conspiracy on both sides? Heather Fawcett’s A Labyrinth of Honeybees is part of the Magic & Mystery collection, puzzle-box mysteries from top fantasy authors. They can be read or listened to in one enchanting sitting.

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BATTLE OF THE ROUND HOUSE (MAGIC AND MYSTERY COLLECTION) by Tannarive Due

This spellbinding short story from the award-winning author of The Reformatory reimagines the Wild West through the eyes of a young Black girl with a gift. 1871: Ten-year-old Lucy Freeman and her family flee threats in Kentucky for a new life in the post–Civil War frontier. Their refuge is Zipporah Ranch, a hidden settlement founded by Black women and children that thrives, if the folktales are true, on magic. But a mob of bounty hunters is bringing hell to paradise, and it’s Lucy’s own secret magical ability that may be the only defense. Tananarive Due’s Battle of the Round House is part of the Magic & Mystery collection, puzzle-box mysteries from top fantasy authors. They can be read or listened to in one enchanting sitting.       Amazon      AB

FIELDS OF ASPHODEL (UNDERWORLD MYTHS) by Callie Rowland

In this lush reimagining of Greek mythology, the daughter of Hades and Persephone defies the gods of the underworld to forge her own life amid war, curses, and unexpected romance. For Asphodel, the free-spirited daughter of Hades and Persephone, being cursed to never fall in love with a god is a blessing. Determined not to be trapped in a union like her mother, Del spends her life blissfully on the Isle of Flowers, far from her family in the underworld. But when Del’s parents ordain her marriage to Thanatos, the god of death, the freedom she’s long since guarded is at risk of being stolen for eternity. So Del takes fate into her own hands: She kidnaps her groom-to-be and traps him on her Isle. But defying the gods comes with a price. Without Thanatos to send mortals off to peaceful rest in the underworld, death will devolve into brutality and violence. The realms will be consumed by chaos. With time running out and her freedom on the line, Del must restore the balance she upended—even as she finds herself irrevocably drawn to the ever-charming and bashful Thanatos, who offers another way of saving the worlds by breaking her curse. Only then can Del choose to marry him.     AmazonKU    AB

RESCUED BY THE VAMPIRE OUTLAW (DARK WINE NOVELLA BOOK ONE) by Jenna Barwin

COLIN – Seeing her again tears me apart. Four years have passed, and I still love her as fiercely as the day she walked away. But my vampire community has given me one job: rescue her. A catastrophic typhoon is racing toward the California coast. To save her life, I have no choice but to abduct her—because she’ll never believe the truth in time. Then I bite her to restore the memories she lost. The fear in her eyes guts me. I’m doing my duty…but all I want is a second chance. Can I convince her I’m not the monster she thinks I am? NAMI – I wake screaming. There’s a man in my room. Then I realize who it is. My ex-boyfriend who believes he’s a vampire. Part of me still loves him. But I can’t build a life with someone who’s delusional. So I run. But when I try to escape, he shows a side of himself I’ve never seen before—an outlaw who refuses to let me go. Our desire still burns, but captivity changes everything. Every mile between us and freedom deepens my confusion. I still want him. I still care. Yet if I don’t find a way to escape, I may lose more than my freedom—because my very heart is at risk.       AmazonKU

SURVIVAL OF THE WITCHIEST (NIGHTSHADE DETECTIVE AGENCY COZY MYSTERY BOOK TWO) by Amanda M Lee

Life is going smoothly for Freya Holmes for a change. She has new partners—from the Legacy Foundation, no less—and the most pressing problem she’s facing is an infestation of ghouls in the Garden District. Hardly something to worry about. Then the unthinkable happens, and a couple is killed in their home. Right before their terrible deaths, somebody called on the phone and told them to play jazz if they didn’t want to die. The couple blew off the call, and paid the ultimate price.
It seems there’s a copycat in the Big Easy, only this killer is reenacting something that happened more than a century before. It’s not the original killer, of course, or is it? Freya is determined to find out, even as the murders start piling up. Between stories from the past and fears from the present, she has her hands full. Especially when local bounty hunter Knox Cullen joins the investigative team. The one thing Knox doesn’t want is to get too close to Freya. The one thing Freya doesn’t want is an unnecessary romantic entanglement. Unfortunately for both, the more time they spend together, the more obvious it becomes that they might not have a choice in the matter. Murder is afoot in New Orleans. Will Freya become a victim or the victor at the end?      AmazonKU      AB

A MODERN GIRL’S GUIDE TO TIME TRAVEL (A GIRL’S GUIDE TO TIME TRAVEL BOOK ONE) by Amber Reed

I didn’t know anything about time travel beyond what I learned from Back to the Future, which is unfortunate since I’ve found myself stuck in 1986. An intriguing polaroid caught my eye while browsing an antique store, and now, I’m surrounded by a sensory overload of acid wash, crimped side ponies, and neon everything that I assumed were Hollywood stereotypes. I have to figure out the rules real fast, or I’ll have no way back to the present. When I come face to face with the handsome stranger from the polaroid, I realize my problems go further than figuring out the secrets of time travel. The man, in my time, disappeared under mysterious circumstances. As I’m pulled deeper into his world, I’m caught between solving a disappearance that hasn’t happened yet, navigating a relationship with my 18-year-old mother, and determining whether getting back to the present is even what I want anymore. A Modern Girl’s Guide to Time Travel is the first in a time travel, romantic suspense mystery series with slow burn, steamy chemistry set in a small beach town.     AmazonKU

A FINE SCOTTISH HARMONY (THE MAGICAL MATCHMAKERS OF 7 CAIRNS BOOK FIVE) by Maeve Greyson

A lost voice. A dying dragon realm. A fated mate who may be his people’s last hope. Chief Magnus MacRaith has spent years watching dragonkind succumb to a mysterious sickness. Twice the Divine Weavers promised they had found the woman destined to save his people. Twice they were wrong. So when the magical matchmakers arrive with yet another fated mate, Magnus wants nothing to do with her. Until he sees Lyla Ibrams. The moment their eyes meet, Magnus knows she is the match destined for his soul. There’s only one problem. According to an ancient prophecy, his fated mate must possess a gift powerful enough to heal dragonkind through song. And Lyla can no longer sing. Once a world-renowned vocalist, Lyla lost everything when a botched surgery stole her voice. Betrayed by the man she trusted and stripped of the career she loved, she’s barely holding her shattered life together. A trip to the Scottish Highlands seems like the perfect chance to escape her heartbreak. Instead, she is swept through time and across worlds into the Thirteenth Realm—a land of dragons, magic, and destiny. As a deadly plague spreads among the dragons and dark forces threaten the mystical Highland Veil that protects countless realms, Magnus and Lyla must unravel the truth hidden within the prophecy. Because if they fail, an entire kingdom could perish. But the greatest secret of all may be that the power destined to save dragonkind was never meant to come from a voice alone. It may lie within a harmony strong enough to unite two wounded hearts, heal a dying realm, and forge a love powerful enough to transcend time, worlds, and fate itself.     AmazonKU

FITTED FOR DEATH (A KARA HILDER MYSTERY BOOK 20) by Jenna St James

A Valkyrie with Haphazard Magic – A Fallen Angel Seeking Redemption – An Unlikely Crime-Solving Duo***Cross-over series from the A Witch in the Woods series with Shayla Loci and Alex Stone! Zane and Kara are about to say, “I do!” All Kara has to do is survive the final dress fitting. Literally. Between the popcorn-worthy gossip flying through the boutique and an angry bridezilla storming in to confront the thread witch, staying out of the line of fire might be harder than Kara expected.
So when the thread witch turns up dead, Kara isn’t exactly surprised. Now, with a boutique full of secrets and suspects, Kara and Zane have one last thing to do before walking down the aisle…solve a murder.       AmazonKU

RED RUNS THE BLOOD (BRIGHT BURNS THE FLAME BOOK TWO) by Angelina J Steffort

Nobody expected Elory Vednis to survive Ashthorn’s trial—but survival was only the beginning. Despite having proven herself, she is far from having earned the Triad’s trust. As her deadly magic grows, so do the cracks in everything she thought was true. Secrets surface. Loyalties shift. Nothing is what it seemed. Once, Lory fought to stay alive. Now, she must learn to wield death itself to defend what matters most. WELCOME BACK TO ASHTHORN WARD: YOUR INSTRUCTORS AWAIT, AND THE STAKES ARE HIGHER THAN EVER.      AmazonKU

NYMPHS AND NEWSREELS (RAVENS HOLLOW INVESTIGATIONS BOOK FIVE) by Ella Stone 

I’m Elodie Evergreen, and I have questions that need answering. When my sunlight wards begin to fail, I’m forced to return to England and confront the truth I’ve spent years avoiding. With Chief Inspector Whip and my loyal dog, Pongo, at my side, I’m determined to uncover what was hidden from me. But the search quickly turns dangerous. Someone wants me dead. My family refuse to come to my aid. And the more time I spend with Whip, the more I realise just how far he’s willing to go to get the answers he wants—even if it means crossing lines I can’t. I should feel safe. I’m surrounded by allies. Instead, the closer I get to the truth, the more everything begins to unravel. And this time, it’s not just my past at risk. It’s my future.      AmazonKU

ORC TUSKS IN A WEDDING TUX by Zora Black

I hired a seven-foot orc mercenary to be my fake date for my sister’s perfect wedding. Not for love. For revenge. One terrifying green wall of muscle to make my ex sweat, shut my mother up, and give Petunia something to choke on besides her champagne. Three days of hand-holding, dirty looks, and zero feelings. Easy. Except Dash Roark doesn’t do “easy.” He carries shields for fun, backhands trolls like it’s Tuesday, and looks at me like I’m the only contract he’s ever wanted to break. One griffin attack, one sentient tuxedo that tried to fuse us together, and one very public fountain brawl later, I’m covered in mud, cake, and bad decisions… and this massive orc is still standing next to me like he has no intention of leaving. I paid for scary. I got something much worse. I got mine.      AmazonKU

VOID (BLACK ONYX ACADEMY BOOK FIVE) by Nikita Parmenter

Laikynn has the answers, some he can share and some he can’t, which is expected to be honest. Not everything is as it appears to be in the Void? Even Aldrastos’ understanding of his realm is slipping.
This is his realm if he doesn’t know what’s going on, then how are we supposed to? When it becomes clear that those who we thought we could trust, we can’t, we’re left trying to figure it out for ourselves and fast. Throw in a surprise visit from someone who definitely shouldn’t be in the realm, and a couple more surprises along the way, and I’m questioning my sanity again. The realm speaking to me doesn’t help to calm my fears that I’ve lost it. Nothing is as it seems, not even us.     AmazonKU

WARNING FOR A WEREWOLF (FOLK HAVEN BOOK SEVEN) by Lauren Connolly

Clementine is searching for a healer, her brother, and a way to protect her hometown. She is not searching for a grumpy werewolf bartender. Clem left the magical town of Folk Haven when she was eighteen and hasn’t been back since. As a mermaid, living among humans, building a new life was a lonely struggle, but she’s managed. That is until the night a hunter finds her and leaves her injured. Worried for herself and the mythical creatures she grew up with, Clem and her dog take a hasty road trip to the place she used to call home. Bleeding and desperate, she ends up at the local bar as she searches for her brother but finds his best friend instead: the friendly-with-everyone-but-her werewolf Griffith. Griffith was glad when Clem left after all the headaches and heartaches she caused his best friend. But the woman who shows up at his brewery is different from the selfish teenager he used to know, and Griffith finds himself offering not only his help, but his home. As the witches in town search for a way to heal Clem’s worsening wound, Griffith becomes her roommate, bodyguard, and maybe something more. But there’s a threat to the town as long as Clem stays, and she’ll have to decide between her safety and the ones that she loves.      AmazonKU

BURIED SINS (PSYCHIC OVERSIGHT BOOK THREE) by Kate Allenton

She hears every secret the living bury. The dead just want theirs uncovered. FBI agent Jenna Spencer hears every thought the living try to hide, and she has never once failed to see the dead. Ten years ago, someone tried to kill her and ran before he could finish the job. She turned that scar into a badge, built a life three hundred miles from the small Southern town that broke her, and buried the grief so deep she almost believed it was gone. A friend’s celebration drags all of it back. Days later, a woman turns up dead, and Jenna knows she’s looking at her own attack, finished the way it was always meant to end. The dead can’t name the man who did it, but they’re demanding answers, and they won’t rest until Jenna uncovers the truth and stops him from doing it again. This time she isn’t the victim. She’s the hunter, and she has her partner, Roger, beside her. He’s the one mind she’s never been able to read and the one person she can’t afford to lose. But the killer who walked away ten years ago left one job unfinished, and now he knows exactly where to find her.     AmazonKU

FALLEN RITES (EXILED LEGACY: SILVERGATE ACADEMY BOOK ONE) by Eve Newton

VS Note: From JULY 18.

She was made small, but she was never made harmless. For centuries, I ruled on blood and obedience. When my pantheon dragged me from my throne, they called it justice. I call it betrayal. Now I’m trapped in the body of a twenty-one-year-old, low-level witch with magic this realm refuses to understand, and I’m SilverGate Academy’s newest anomaly case. At SilverGate, anomalies are studied, contained, or erased. The Academy was built over old doors, and one of them leads home. I only need the right ritual to open it. Unfortunately, my search has drawn the attention of three of SilverGate’s most dangerous monsters. Hale: the hellhound who scents I’m not who everyone thinks I am. Tobin: the witch prodigy who knows my spells aren’t failing because I’m powerless. Leith: the reaper who looks at my soul and sees the goddess I used to be. They offer to help me reclaim my realm for a price. They want secrets. Blood. Truth. Maybe even me. But I wasn’t made to be owned. I was made to rule. And I didn’t lose my throne because I was weak. I lost it because it took an entire pantheon to make me kneel. It won’t happen again.      AmazonKU

KNOT AS IT SEEMS (TRASH HAVEN BOOK SIX) by Kelsey Soliz

My sister locked me away from the world for years, stealing my scent so she could steal my scent matches and live the life that should have been mine. It didn’t take long for me to start hating them, because every time she’d bring me something that smelled like them, it meant pain.
Eventually, my sister’s sins caught up to her, and her alphas find me barely surviving in the house she left them. They claim they didn’t know I existed, but trusting them doesn’t come easily. After being abused for so long, I refuse to be a pretty little docile omega. Now I have seven alphas to figure out what to do with, while one of them actively works against me. He thinks I’m lying about what I am, but he’s going to learn that things just are knot what they seem.     AmazonKU

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