Kindling The Flame

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Publication Date: March 29, 2013

When college senior Charlotte Morgan lands a job nanny-ing for single dad A.J. Mandal’s adorable daughter Gabby, she couldn’t be happier—for more reasons than one. Just coming off a heartbreaking split with her boyfriend of two years, Charlotte is astounded by her very real feelings of attraction to A.J. Mandal. His good looks, easygoing nature, and affection for his little girl spark Charlotte’s desire to know him better—despite her best efforts to discourage herself. Unwittingly, Charlotte finds herself being drawn into the Mandals’ lives, beginning the very first day on the job. As she gets to know Gabby and has the chance to talk further with A.J., Charlotte comes to the exciting yet shocking revelation that her feelings for A.J. may be mutual. It’s only the eighth day of January, but already this year is turning out to be much more than Charlotte ever bargained for!

 

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Breezes

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Publication Date: March 27, 2013

THE JEW-CATCHER – Becker is a Jewish man, once a professor at a local university, now living in war-torn, 1943 Berlin. He has been hiding for five years and he has had enough. Much to his girlfriend’s dismay, he leaves his self-imposed confinement and journeys to a park he and his family frequented when he was a child. While breathing in the fresh air and cool breezes, along with the memories of childhood, he encounters, Kreuger, who begins to question him in detail. Becker soon finds out that, though Krueger is very assertive in his style and manner, Krueger has a mysterious and ironic past. He also soon discovers that a man is watching both of them, in the shadows.

SOFT FOOTING – With great ambivalence, Marvin and Emily Estridge, are taking their first vacation since the horrific brutalization and death of their nine year old daughter, Callie. As they are driving on a remote road, in the middle of a severe thunderstorm, Marvin loses control of the car. It hits a telephone pole and both of them are momentarily knocked out. When they awaken the road they were on, disappears, but a new road, not on the map, is in full view. Initially confused, Marvin takes the new road. Within moments, the storm ends and bright, blue sunny skies are present. Beautiful, richly colored flowers adorn the highway, as they eventually enter the town of Hoccie, (an anagram) also not on the map. Over time they meet many of Hoccie’s residents who are exceptionally warm and friendly, all of whom strongly urge the Estridges to visit, “The Hill.” Stanley Menshick tells them that it is the most beautiful place in Hoccie. It is where all the children play. Marvin and Emily do visit “The Hill” and are quickly overwhelmed by the indescribable serenity they feel and the shocking decision they will soon have to make about their future.

CLOSURE – Brooke Jackman is parked in front of a dilapidated home in Lakota Springs, Minnesota. She has been there for a long time, trying to summon the courage to ring the doorbell. The home looks very familiar to her, but she has her doubts. She has been encouraged, by her psychotherapist, to drive from her home in New England to speak to the people inside this house. Her therapist has told her that, in so doing, this action will help her bring “Closure” to a very important and painful chapter in her life- and someone elses.

TAMING THUNDER - Sergeant Jackson Dandridge, head of a three man Confederate patrol, towards the end of the Civil War, is on a scouting mission. So is Sergeant Mason Caulfield, leading a three man Union patrol. Within a short time, they run into each other and shooting ensues. In the middle of this skirmish, a hysterical woman, tightly wrapped in a shawl, carrying something in her arms, dashes into the field of battle, shrieking that her infant son has been trapped in a cave one hundred yards away. She poignantly implores both sides to help her and, despite the terse commands of both Dandridge and Caulfield, refuses to move out of harm’s way. Eventually, the two sides cease they gunfire and, questioning her sanity, reluctantly, follow this hysterical lady into the cave. What they find inside, will test their loyalties and sense of personal honor and, forever alter their lives.

THE GRAVE TURN OF HIPPOCRATES - an absurdist, black comedic look at our nation's health care system from the point of view of the patient. An Orwellian look at where our health care may be in ten years.

 

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Journeys

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Publication Date: March 29, 2013

LOOKING FOR AMY - Nick Briscoe is frantically searching for his missing daughter, Amy. He enlists the help of the good people of Lankersville, Pennsylvania. In utter desperation, Nick sends his search party in several different directions, while he, alone, explores Alaquamish Creek. As he scouts the stagnant waters, a rolling fog billows towards him. Though it is August, a chill permeates the air. The expected sounds of nature, along Alaquamish Creek, are absent. Within minutes of his search, Briscoe encounters Joshua Cartwright who tells a story, all to familiar to Nick.

VOICES - Dr. Jonathan Nantz, is a psychologist of some renown, with a high-priced office in Manhattan. He receives a call from his friend, Dr Hobson, requesting that he begin treatment, on an outpatient basis, with James Marshall Hansen, who had been an inpatient at Kindervoort State Hospital. At the same time, prominent psychologists have been found murdered in their offices and the police have no clues as to the killer. In this story that deals with the dueling for psychological supremacy, Dr Nantz soon discovers that he needs all his considerable skills in treating Hansen, a man of many talents.

CHANGE-UP - written in realistic style, examines the impact of the sudden, unexpected and accidental death of a young man and how it touched the lives of two people, one of whom, was responsible for his death. It examines the emotional coming to terms of these two people confronted by a person “dying out of turn,” and the paralyzing guilt and the behavioral inertia as consequences borne out of this tragedy. It resolves through their excruciatingly painful acceptance of the unwanted results of choice.


HEART OF THE MATTER – Faye Klatner is an older woman, living with her daughter’s family, in the Midwest. This includes her unruly fourteen year old, granddaughter, Robin. Miriam, Faye’s daughter, asks her to see if Robin will talk to her about what is making her so irritable. In trying to reach Robin, Faye tells her a very private story that happened, to her, many years ago, during World War II, when she was in her early twenties, living alone, in their same house. Within a short distance, from the house, a German POW camp was situated. Captain Paul Gruber of the Wehrmacht, has escaped and forced his way into Faye’s home. Faye is initially very scared, but she has an odd feeling this intruder will not hurt her. Captain Gruber, though outwardly hardened and also frightened, feels the same way. When the local authorities come searching for him, Faye hides Gruber in a secret room in her basement. After the search party leaves, she goes down to find a shocked Gruber. He has just discovered that Faye is Jewish and that she, alone, was placed on a ship, before the war began, to come to America. The two of them had grown up in the same town in Germany. Major Quentin Josephs and Sheriff Dustin Dalton, head of the original search party, re-enter Faye’s home and find her standing next to Gruber. An interesting confrontation ensues between the characters. At its conclusion, the story returns to the present day. The moral of the story, does not escape Robin. But there is one more surprise and one more moral that Robin did not expect.

AND THE ROSE BUSH STILL HAS THORNS – written in absurdist style, pays homage to “1984,” but carries it a few steps further. The story focuses on a suburban family, getting ready for dinner, one evening, awaiting the arrival of Harold, husband and father of this family. He is stern and emotionless. He oversees the minutest of details of his family’s behavior as prescribed by “Compy.” Hannah Arendt’s phrase, “the banality of evil,” finds a warm home in this story of the horrific consequences of relinquishing the very human qualities of personal thought and standing forth behind one’s personal convictions and morality.

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The World We Live In

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Publication Date: March 27, 2013

This is the story of the lives of three people who have given up on life.

The pain and suffering they've been enduring their whole lives has torn them up inside, eating away at their very soul. The world is full of pain and hate, but also love and happiness; though it can be extremely difficult to see it through the clouds of shame and fear.

This story details those three lives as they are visited by a Man who loves them unconditionally. A Man who has all of the responsibility in the world. A Man who has, at times, been the most hated Man ever, as well as the most loved Man ever. A Man who asks nothing in return but Love…

This is The World We Live In.

 

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Chattanooga

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Publication Date: May 23, 2011

Set against the backdrop of World War II and growing racial tension in Tennessee, Chattanooga finds Mamie Buffon, her seven daughters, two son-in-laws, granddaughter, bed-ridden brother, and two black housekeepers packed together in a highly dysfunctional household fraught with marital, sexual and racial tension. None of them could possibly imagine what the summer of 1944 had in store for them as the novel hurtles towards its dramatic conclusion.

 

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Across the Creek

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Publication Date: June 15, 2012

Life only gives you one first kiss.

And when Jesse Malone kissed Sarah Ramsey, he thought his life would change, but not in the way that it did. An unlikely childhood romance between a poor boy and a wealthy girl began the day Jesse decided to do the impossible and cross the creek. A love was born, one that would become their shelter, protecting them from the storms of their lives, until the day Jesse witnessed his mother’s murder, forcing him to leave his childhood home…and first love.

Ten years later, life has finally gotten better for Jesse. He has a loving family, a charming pet shop to run, and one semester left before graduating with a degree in architecture. Everything is great, until the day fate intervenes and his long-lost love walks into his shop and back into his life.

Sarah, engaged to a budding attorney, is struggling to keep everything together. Her father, diagnosed with terminal cancer, is running out of time. Sarah races to build their dream business while planning her wedding in time for her father to walk her down the aisle.

Their brief encounter starts a series of events that neither Jesse nor Sarah expects. After a decade of running, Jesse is now forced to face the demons from his past, while Sarah has to choose between her handsome attorney and her first love.

Just when they think love has given them a second chance, Jesse is faced with an impossible decision, one that will change their lives forever.

About the Author
Raised in New Haven, Indiana, Jeremy Asher spent most of his childhood reading books, watching movies, and daydreaming. After high school, he went on to college, graduating with a bachelor's degree in business. Asher now lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with his wife, four children, and overly curious dog, Wylie.

Across the Creek is Asher's second novel. His third novel, Beneath the Willow, is the second and final book in the Jesse & Sarah series. His award-winning first novel, Insignificant Moments, was published in 2010.

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Nailed

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Publication Date: March 26, 2011

Ron Ketchum saw his share of the dark side of life as a cop in Los Angeles. Then he left L.A. to become the chief of police in the Sierra Nevada resort town of Goldstrike. One sunny morning in the mountains, though, he comes upon a crime unlike anything he’s ever seen before.

He finds the body of an African American man nailed to a tree.

The victim is a highly respected minister, and his father is the nationally known televangelist Jimmy Thunder. Ron, on the other hand, has described himself in court as a recovering bigot.

Goldstrike’s mayor for life and movie icon, Clay Steadman, wants Ron to catch the killer fast. Adding to the pressure, the victim’s grandmother comes to town. She tells the media mob that has descended on Goldstrike that God will curse the town until the killer is caught.

That’s when a rogue mountain lion begins attacking people. At first, the attacks happen on the wilderness outskirts of Goldstrike. Then the predator moves into town, leaping a fence into a family’s backyard. Finally, it turns the tables on one of the hunters sent out to bring it down.

Looking for a killer, hunting a lion and defending his own integrity — makes being a cop in L.A. seem like the good old days.

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The Moose Jaw

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Publication Date: January 1, 2012

Strange things happen in the Alaska bush. The native Alaskans say that a white man, too long alone out there will go mad. Gus O'Neill suspects it may have happened to him. His two best friends, Hard Case Calis the old Alaska State Trooper, and Haywood Jennings the flying veterinarian think so too. Gus spends a summer on Moose Jaw Creek where he builds a cabin, finds a ravaged red-haired beauty he comes to love, and murders the man who had sexually molested her. When Haywood flies in to join Gus for a moose hunt he finds his friend alone and raving. There is no evidence that Gus' redhead or the dead man he claims to have killed ever existed.

Gus is baffled by the disappearance of his woman and the body of his victim, but he agrees to join Haywood on a moose hunt. While getting in position to drive a large bull toward Haywood, Gus is attacked by a giant grizzly that has been stalking him. He manages to kill the bear but is badly mauled in the process. Haywood finds Gus and the dead bear, and flies his injured friend back to Fairbanks for treatment. The following day Haywood returns to Gus' cabin with Hard Case to deal with the dead bear. During the flight they discuss Gus' condition and his weird tale about the woman he had found and the man he'd killed. They agree Gus must have gone a little crazy while out there alone. Things become complicated when, back in the woods near Gus' cabin, they find no bear carcass. Haywood insists he had seen and touched its dead body just yesterday. The two friends return to Fairbanks as mystified as Gus. When Hard Case unearths an unsolved case file that dates back more than forty years, it becomes clear that Gus may not have imagined the woman or the murder after all. Strange things happen in the Alaska bush.

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Cemetery Street

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Publication Date: June 7, 2011

In a world where dreams are possible and nightmares come true, can you romance a memory? James Morrison thinks so. In a snowy cemetery, James reenacts a childhood ritual unleashing an avalanche of memories. Laugh, cry and blush with James as he recounts a late 20th century American life.

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Free Mystery Book Links - 3/26

1. Inn To The Darkness

2. THREE TIMES A LADY

3. Quiet

Wading Home: A Novel of New Orleans

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Publication Date: October 1, 2010

When Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, chef and widower Simon Fortier knows how he plans to face the storm--riding it out inside his long-time home in the city's Treme neighborhood, just as he has through so many storms before. But when the levees break and the city is torn apart, Simon disappears. His son, Julian, a celebrated jazz trumpeter, rushes home to a New Orleans he left years before to search for his father. As Julian crisscrosses the city, fearing the worst, he reconnects with Sylvia, Simon’s companion of many years; Parmenter, his father's erstwhile business partner and one of the most successful restaurateurs in New Orleans; and Velmyra, the woman Julian left behind when he moved to New York. Julian’s search for Simon deepens as he finds himself drawn into the troubled history of Silver Creek, the extravagantly beautiful piece of land where his father grew up, and closer once again to Velmyra. As he tries to come to grips with his father's likely fate, Julian slowly gains a deeper, richer understanding of his father and the city he loved so much, while unraveling the mysteries of Silver Creek.

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Champagne Toast

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Publication Date: January 7, 2013

"You never lose faith in human nature when reading a Melissa Brown book. I believe a book often reflects that author’s general view on life and now after having read two of her novels, I want to keep ‘swimming’ in her unique brand of positivity. In true Melissa Brown style, we are given two characters to love, invest ourselves in, and cheer for. We are shown true heartbreak but we also stay confident that she would look after our hearts in the end. There is great joy and comfort in that. A book for the heart and from the heart, a beautifully narrated story that will feed every single romantic bone in your body."---Natasha is a Book Junkie

"With a mix of well written characters and a believable story line Champagne Toast holds your attention from beginning to end. Melissa Brown did not disappoint with this follow up and this book would be a great add to your bookshelf. For me this was a 5 star!"-Pam, The Book Avenue

"I'm still in awe that Champagne Toast is only Melissa Brown's second novel. I was completely impressed with her writing and story telling in Bouquet Toss and in Champagne Toast Melissa proves once again what a great romantic writer she is. Her stories aren't overly complicated and her words flow effortlessly as you get lost in her stories. As you read about Kate and Evan's romance you get a real sense that you're getting to know these characters in a personal level and you are right there with them as they fall in love, laugh, cry, and go through heartache. Melissa Brown reminds you that love is not easy. There will most definitely be ups and downs, good times and bad. But it's the love that goes through the toughest trials and tribulations that are worth saving and fighting for."--Debbie, Talk Supe

Kate Armour and Evan Maxwell fell hard and fast for each other while attending college. Their once passionate and loving relationship ended when old scars eventually tore them apart. Two years after their breakup, they're each struggling to piece together what went wrong in an attempt to move forward.

Kate, a no-nonsense bartender, must face her past while attempting to focus on her future.

Evan is stifled by his bitter heart, which threatens each and every relationship he attempts after walking away from Kate.

Will life offer them a second chance at love or are old patterns simply too hard to break?

 

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The Last Plea Bargain

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Publication Date: February 17, 2012

Plea bargains may grease the rails of justice, but for Jamie Brock, prosecuting criminals is not about cutting deals. In her three years as assistant DA, she’s never plea-bargained a case and vows she never will. But when a powerful defense attorney is indicted for murder and devises a way to bring the entire justice system to a screeching halt, Jamie finds herself at a crossroads. One by one, prisoners begin rejecting deals. Prosecutors are overwhelmed, and felons start walking free on technicalities. To break the logjam and convict her nemesis, Jamie must violate every principle that has guided her young career. But she has little choice. To convict the devil, sometimes you have to cut a deal with one of his demons.

 

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Tea Leafing: A Novel

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Publication Date: March 21, 2013

What if you had to live life anonymously? Hiding your job? Knowing all your friends by pseudonyms? Being vigilant to make sure you aren’t being watched or followed? This is life for our four main characters, Sam, Grace, Birdie, and Mary Jane. They are exotic dancers living in Atlanta, and life is pretty good until one of their own is murdered.

In their search for the murderer, they uncover a darkness lurking just below the surface. Not everyone is who they seem, and the culprit is much too close for comfort.

Fedya, the owner of the strip club is actually a powerful Russian Vor with a talent for money laundering that is so keen, he's the go-to for other global crime syndicates. The girls’ murdered friend, Lena, had simply learned too much.

A plot for revenge is hatched and the girls decide to retaliate by taking the thing the Vor values the most, his money. They know a physical show of force would be suicide, so they devise a plan to trick the mob and make off with the unmarked cash resting in the club’s safe. The jackpot they uncover is far beyond anything they could have imagined.

Does anyone steal from the Russian mob and live to tell about it? Maybe.

 

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Damaged Goods

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Publication Date: March 20, 2013

With the southern bogs and back dirt roads providing the backdrop of Amber Lynn's childhood she embarks on a journey full of raw emotional experiences that only the south can provide. Born in a single wide trailer, with no silver spoon in sight, she begins in this world with the deck stacked against her. Weaved within a story of poverty, promiscuity, and family secrets Amber Lynn attempts to navigate her way through a life shaped by her experiences with men. By using her wit and determination she utlizes these experiences to overcome the hand that she's been dealt.

 

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Abduction

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Publication Date: March 20, 2013

Martin is a geologist, minding his own business picking up rocks when one of them picks him up instead...

 

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Empty Roads (Part One)

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Publication Date: March 17, 2013

When Nathan pulls into Redridge, he knows that something is off. He discovers that though the entire town is perfectly maintained, it is completely devoid of people. When he uncovers why the people are missing, he unleashes something upon himself that he never expected.

 

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DEAD AIM

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Publication Date: March 17, 2013

DEAD AIM

Detective Angie Bartoni lands another unusual case. Angie, along with her partner, Dan Roberts, suddenly finds that they are emerged in a bizarre case where young women are being kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and then used for archery target practice.

As the bodies pile up, a plan to flush out the perpetrator is developed. There is one hitch, however. It will mean that Angie will have to put herself directly in the sights of the crazed killer.

Everything depends on timing. Unfortunately for Detective Bartoni, things do not go as planned and Angie is soon fighting for her life. Stalked, she is about become their next victim and her prospects look bleak.

 

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The Girl Who Played Chess With An Angel

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Publication Date: June 8, 2012

You might think meeting an Angel is rare, but it's not. Lots of people do. They just don’t know it.

Let me tell you something about Angels that you’ll never hear anywhere else. Forget about wings and feathers and reflected light. What really sets them apart, is their smell.

An Angel’s smell is like sunshine mixed with moonlight. Like fresh grass and bubbling brooks. Like a warm house and a fridge full of food. It’s like every good thing you ever imagined, made invisible, and wafted over you. It gets in your hair and under your nails and down your throat and into your brain. An Angel’s smell makes sense of everything all at once, no matter how hard it is.

From emptiness to everything in just one whiff.

The Girl Who Played Chess With An Angel is a series of diary entries that have been transcribed from cassettes.

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Flash Crash

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Publication Date: October 4, 2011

In a matter of minutes, over a trillion dollars of value has evaporated from stocks traded on the New York Stock exchange.

Abby Churchland, a top C.I.A. covert operative, uncovers the truth behind this precipitous drop, known on Wall Street as the "flash crash".

Suddenly the hunter becomes the hunted, as she becomes a target of the very government she serves.

An action filled, political thriller.

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Prairie

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Publication Date: February 13, 2013

Journey of Dreams- Dreams have a way of infusing themselves into our souls–becoming an indivisible part of who we are. Five lives irrevocably change when their greatest longings become their new reality–and for one, vice versa.

The Journey of Dreams series is Contemporary Christian Fantasy, exploring the delights of our hearts and how the Lord meets them.

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In my dreams, I had always imagined wandering through meadows of golden, calf-high grasses that swayed in a gentle breeze. The dream recurred often—one I’d loved since my childhood. Sitting on the fire escape of our fourth-floor apartment in Pittsburgh, I’d escape into the woods of Wisconsin, the prairies of Kansas, and eventually the little town of De Smet, South Dakota, as I lived and breathed the adventures of Laura Ingalls. However, of all those places, the Kansas prairie somehow infused itself into my soul. I dreamt of the swoosh of the grasses, the musical sound of the cottonwoods when their leaves rustled in summer winds, and clear skies with only small tufts of clouds to mar their azure perfection...Some things we read in books, whether prose or poetry, and think we understand. However, until you’ve stood in a sea of grasses undulating like the waves of the ocean in the morning breeze, you cannot possibly begin to understand what the phrase, “sea of grass” means. As I stood, watching the rise and fall of the blades dancing in unison to a tune inaudible to me, a rush of contentment washed over me. In this vast sea of nothingness, I knew I had come home.

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Jessa Davidson enjoyed a lifelong fascination and desire for life on the prairie. However, she never expected that fascination to become reality. A far cry from her apartment in Pittsburgh, the world of Prairie is more than just a change in geography--it's a change of life. In Prairie, Jessa examines the innermost parts of her soul and discovers desires she never knew she had.

From the moment she awoke, transported from the cold Pennsylvania winter, on the sunbathed summer prairie, she knew her life would never be the same.

The people of Prairie welcomed her and accepted her--almost without question, but so much of her life changed in that moment--her hopes, dreams, values, and the absolutes of things like time--that she feared accepting her new life as reality.

Is Prairie the dreams of her life come true--or her worst nightmare> Is it real? Is it permanent? Or will she awake to discover that she's lost her mind--or worse, her life?

And the biggest question on Jessa's heart? Does she care?

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1. New Beginnings

2. Pissed Off: A Tale of Violent Revenge

3. Leaving the Veil

4. Forbidden To Love 

5. Anything You Can Do

6. Darkened Passages

7. Run, Teddy Bear, Run

8. Vampire High School: The Turning of Alan Rand

9. Survival Instincts Part 1

10. A Few Dead Indians

The Last Days of the Game

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Publication Date: March 2, 2013

Two shadowy figures are locked together in the remnants of a once great tower overlooking nothing but swirling darkness, playing an unending and devastating game. When one breaks the rules with a cataclysmic decision, it sparks a race of time before a chain reaction threatens the very fabric of the world, and those who truly control it.

A chilling and enigmatic short story of madness, which builds to a horrific and earth shattering climax

 

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Never Too Dead

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Publication Date: March 10, 2013

In this edgy erotic thriller from acclaimed author R.J. Jagger, Denver homicide detective Nick Teffinger gets warned by a beautiful young defense attorney that either she or Teffinger or both of them may be murdered within the next few hours. (60 pages)

Previously published under a different name. Praise for R.J. Jagger from the publishing industry’s most reputable and trustworthy book reviewers:

“As engaging as the debut [Witness Chase], this exciting blend of police procedural and legal thriller recalls the early works of Scott Turow and Lisa Scottoline.” Library Journal (Bad Client)

"The well-crafted storyline makes this a worthwhile read. Stuffed with gratuitous sex and over-the-top violence, this novel has a riveting plot." Kirkus Reviews (Lawyer Trap)

“Verdict: The pacing is relentless in this debut, a hard-boiled novel with a shocking ending. The supershort chapters will please those who enjoy a James Patterson–­style page-turner” Library Journal (Lawyer Trap)

A “clever and engrossing mystery tale involving gorgeous women, lustful men and scintillating suspense.” Foreword Magazine (Pretty Little Lawyer)

“Part of what makes this thriller thrilling is that you sense there to be connections among all the various subplots; the anticipation of their coming together keeps the pages turning.” Booklist (Attorney’s Run)

“This is one of the best thrillers I’ve read yet.” New Mystery Reader (Never Dead)

“Boatloads of fun.” Booklist (Never Dead)

“A throwback to the era of Mike Hammer and Shell Scott, [Nick] Teffinger is old school all the way—and that means good retro fun.” Booklist (Client Trap)

“A superb thriller and an exceptional read.” Midwest Book Review (Client Trap)

"A well told tale with a masterful blend of intrigue, murder, greed, lust, and that little touch of horror will keep you reading." New Mystery Reader (Ancient Prey)

“Brilliant! Ancient Prey held me glued to the edge of my seat and kept me in wonder of what was around the next corner of this spine-tingling, sensational work of fiction.” Midwest Book Review (Ancient Prey)

Denver homicide detective Nick Teffinger "leaves for Japan on an unsanctioned pursuit. As [Teffinger] draws closer to the killer, more victims are discovered, and the pattern of a twisted murderer revealed. Drawn into the intrigue is a cast of provocative characters who move in and out of Tokyo’s gritty underworld. Verdict This fast-paced book offers fans of commercial thrillers a twisty, action-packed thrill ride." Library Journal (Tokyo Hotel)

This book "is creative and captivating. It features bold characters, witty dialogue, exotic locations, and non-stop action. The pacing is spot-on, a solid combination of intrigue, suspense, and eroticism. A first-rate thriller, this book is damnably hard to put down. It’s a tremendous read.” Foreword Reviews (Tokyo Hotel)

“Another masterpiece of action and suspense. [Jagger] has outdone himelf." New Mystery Reader (Dead in Hong Kong)

“I love the way this man writes! I adore his style. There is something about it that makes me feel as if I’m someplace I’m not supposed to be, seeing things I’m not supposed to see and that is so delicious.” Rebecca Forester, USA Today Bestselling Author (Fatal Prey)

“A terrifying, gripping cross between James Patterson and John Grisham. Jagger has created a truly killer thriller.” J.A. Konrath (Witness Chase)

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Deadly Bloodline

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Publication Date: July 24, 2012

When one of the best agents in the CIA, Bela has an affair with her target it's hard to determine whether it's all part of her undercover plot. Erick Strong is an assassin caught in the middle of it all, which have lead him to discover a secret classified file which is only described as "The Procreator". Lead by deception in this sick twisted tale it's an experience Erick Strong will never forget. The trail of a deadly bloodline seem to be running its course.

 

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life at the bottom

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Publication Date: March 5, 2013

Including the stories: One George Bailey, being the succinct telling of an eventual loss of mind; My Little Green Car, being a short personal history of history; Juan Ruiz, being the tale of local priest whose martyred death is not what it is thought to be; Life At The Bottom, being a recounting of a day in the life of the Hadleyburg housing projects in the year of where is our Lord, 1990; Creepy Crawler, being the story of a sweet little creepy crawler and his stinging bite; and, lastly, Being God, in which you are reminded of exactly what you are, and of the responsibilities entailed therein...

 

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Killing Memories

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Publication Date: May 31, 2012

Estela Ramos isn’t looking for love and thinks there’s nothing wrong with that. But ask her mother or best friend and they’d tell you different. Moo says Estela fears rejection while her mother thinks she’s too gordita. Maybe they’re both right, but Estela is pretty damn happy with the status quo, well, sorta.

At 26 years old, Estela is completely inexperienced in love, and the women in her life just won’t let her die a lonely virgin spinster with donut glaze on her face. She has no time for men, but after a few matchmaking attempts, courtesy of Moo and Estela's family, men begin descending upon her with great gusto and flair. One who may be the Antichrist, or at the very least have a psycho-complex, won’t take “no thanks” for an answer. The other, with striking green eyes and gentle touch, makes her entire body pulse and buzz.

Estela is overwhelmed by both and one thing’s certain: She won’t get anywhere if she can’t learn to forget the past and really see the one who stands in front of her, eager to love her as she is.

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1. A Stitch in Time
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Hostages

 

 

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Publication Date: March 9, 2013

Hostages with bonus story Late Night

Hostages by Danny Essex.
Dale Davis is the gentleman owner of a small insurance agency, in a small bedroom community, in fly over country. He's been dreaming of a life with just a little more pizzazz.
He's about to get his wish.

Late Night by D. C. Chester
Mark's life is a litany of non-descript days all smashing each other into a big pile of nothing. And TV is just plain annoying.

 

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Brain Collector

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Publication Date: March 9, 2013

Brain Collectors is a mystery action novel based on the telekinetic and telepathic study at the university laboratory, when the lab was destroyed and the research continued with human’s brain experiments. The private lab was built in North West where the people were missing, their brains used and the bodies turned to liquid and dumped in the lake.

The detectives of the National Homicide Investigation unit followed the steps of the criminals up to Peru where they were ready to sell their finished product to the corrupt army generals and drug lords. NHIU ambushed the boat turned to a lab and successfully arrested the criminal scientists and returned them to Canada for justice.

 

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Conflicts of the Heart

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Publication Date: February 25, 2013

Dana Claiborne divorced her controlling husband and is now free to raise her five-year old autistic son and pursue her career in hospital administration. Her true struggle for survival will come when she returns to her hometown, Ashton, California. It’s there she must deal with an envious high school friend that intends to destroy Dana’s new life and career, not to mention a romance with Patrick Mitchell.

Patrick Mitchell is the union representative for the Professional Nurses Association. He needs his contract for the nurses at Templeton Medical Center so he can return to New York and land the job he has worked so hard to obtain. More importantly, he wants to be with his twelve-year old daughter, who has been the center of a nasty custody battle. The last thing on Patrick’s mind is a romance with any woman, he’s been through enough with his ex-wife. Little did he realize his biggest challenge was yet to come.

Patrick sees Dana as an attractive and vulnerable woman, who he believes will capitulate and make acquiring the contract easy. When he puts her to the test, he finds out he’s met his match.

Can Dana find the strength within her to fight the onslaught of battles set before her? Is she willing to risk everything, including a man whose she ultimately finds surprisingly wonderful to save her son?

 

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The Ivy House

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Publication Date: March 10, 2013

The Ivy House - A Contemporary Romance - Book 2 In the Queensbay Series

Phoebe Ryan is Hollywood royalty, the grand-daughter of Savannah Ryan, a screen legend. All her life she’s been a Californian golden girl. But all that glitters isn’t gold. When Savannah dies, Phoebe’s troubles have only just begin. Before she knows it, she’s been dumped, fired and evicted. All of sudden the glamour of LA is starting to wear a little thin. So when she discovers Savannah has left her a small house in Queensbay, more than three thousand miles away, Phoebe eagerly hops on a plane.

Savannah had always told her that the Ivy House was magical, but the rundown cottage that faces her isn’t what she expected. And neither is Chase Sanders, the grandson of the with whom Savannah once had a torrid affair. Is Phoebe meant to relive the past? Or can Phoebe and Chase find their own magic in the Ivy House?

 

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On an Edge of Glass

 

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Publication Date: March 8, 2013

You can't plan for everything...
That's what Ellie Glass realizes after she has a chance encounter with a young musician. Long-haired, a bit scruffy, and undeniably sexy, he's the exact opposite of her "type," but now Ellie can't stop thinking about him. When fate intervenes and the two are thrown together, Ellie gets more than she bargained for. Pretty soon she finds herself feeling and doing things that she never thought were possible.
This is the captivating story of an undeniable attraction, the choices that we make, and ultimately, the unexpected power of love.

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A Serial Killers Guide: Born in Blood - Episode 1

 

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Publication Date: March 5, 2013

A story created by Tom Townsend and C.A. Jarest

Odette was eight when she made her first kill...a goose...and she loved it. She spent the next few years chasing the elusive "first kill" high again. In high school she graduated to the greatest prey...humans...perfecting her craft of seduction and murder and becoming the lioness she is today.

Now she's been recruited by the CIA as the perfect weapon, where she will get paid to do what comes so naturally to her. In return they get to harness her skills and protect the general public from her by keeping her under control.

But controlling a lioness may not be as easy as they think...

 

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The Clan - Tower

 

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Publication Date: March 4, 2013

In “The Clan,” the human race finds the strongest competitors for control of the ecosystem and the future are not zombies or viruses that cause them, but a new human species that has evolved out of the background of cyberspace and genomics.

“The Clan” is a serial novel with installments published the first of every month. "The Tower" is the third episode. The next episode will be published on April 1st, 2013. To help shape the development of this novel, please leave comments and especially criticism here.

 

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Death Spin

 

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Publication Date: March 5, 2013

After Jack Green is sucked through a portal known as "The Split," he is dumped into a wasteland from Hell. Lightning fingers smolder the black expanse and winged creatures patrol the skies, and Jack Green, shocked and despairing, is left with no escape.

It is time to face the demons..

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Cold Hemispheres

 

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Publication Date: October 18, 2008

Take a journey back into the world of The Dark Fringe and meet Daniel Talthybios, a man quickly running out of time. Past mob glory is long gone and Daniel is forced to work as a lowly hitman. But if he can complete one last job, he can leave the Metropolis for good and finally retire. When the hit is botched, Daniel finds himself on the run. With few friends and only one ally, Daniel seeks redemption for his past and present sins by uncovering the deadly secret of Cold Hemispheres.

 

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The Mike Black Saga; Payback

 

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Publication Date: October 19, 2011

The action begins when Nick Simmons pays a long overdue visit to see Mike Black in The Bahamas; however, before Nick has the chance to hook-up and reminisce with his old friend, the drama begins. Nick finally has the pleasure of meeting the lovely Shy, Black’s new wife. After a wild shootout at Black’s club in the Bahamas, Shy is kidnapped by South American drug dealers. Now Black has to find his wife and deal with the kidnappers, while fighting a war with one of his rivals, and solve a murder with political implications, only to find that there is one man behind it all.

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Night Terrors

 

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Publication Date: June 4, 2013

Peaceful Valley is about to become a slaughterhouse!
For the first time ever, Samhain Publishing will serialize a terrifying original novel, Savage Species, in five installments, with new installments coming every two weeks. Here, as a special introduction to the fear that awaits you in Savage Species, is the first section, Night Terrors, absolutely free!
Jesse thinks he’s caught a break when he, the girl of his dreams, and her friend are assigned by their newspaper to cover the opening weekend of the Peaceful Valley Nature Preserve, a sprawling, isolated state park. But the construction of the park has stirred an evil that has lain dormant for nearly a century, and the three young people—as well as every man, woman, and child unlucky enough to be attending the grand opening—are about to encounter the most horrific creatures to ever walk the earth. A species so ferocious that Peaceful Valley is about to be plunged into a nightmare of bloodshed and damnation.

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The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt Kramer - Book 1

 

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Publication Date: May 25, 2011

17 year old Rachel is crazy about Kurt, but she’s not sure the feelings are mutual. When his parents invite her and his best friend on a family vacation in Aruba, they encounter a strange object on the beach. Kurt disappears. He begins communicating in bizarre ways that shake his family to the core. Rachel realizes that he’s stuck between worlds...and she’s the only one who can bring him back.

 

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In the Beginning

 

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Publication Date: August 26, 2011

A humorous retelling of Genesis from Eve's pole dancing to "Skippy" Noah surfing to Hagar in a french maid outfit and more. Each chapter is a condensed scene making the flow pleasant and easy to follow. Weighing in at just over 10,000 words, this short novella allows you to breeze through the beginning of time in an afternoon, perhaps even saying to yourself, "I didn't know it happened like THAT."

 

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Sins of the Father

 

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Publication Date: October 29, 2012

Sins of the Father tells the story of two second-generation star-crossed lovers facing a hurricane on the Texas coast, hold up in an historic hotel. These two second-generation star-crossed lovers unite after a nearly 30-year mysterious separation. Will fate grant them a second chance or are they destined to question what might have been? Can love triumph over culture and heritage, distance and time and spare them the wrath of a vicious storm? Will truth absolve the sins of three generations? The answers are revealed in Sins of the Father!

 

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Free Bonus Book Links

1. The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen

2. Turn a Dark Phrase

3. Lunch Lady

4. White Clam

5. Losing His Grip

6. Dark Water

7. This Honest Man

8. Kane

9. In The Shadow of Babylon

10. Friends With Partial Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

He Loves Me Not: a novel of suspense

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Publication Date: March 15, 2011

If you like Mary Higgins Clark, you'll like He Loves Me Not.

Stay away from him. When college student Lily Jamison receives the ominous note, she convinces herself it's a mistake. After all, she's barely met the two men it could be referring to. But as she begins to fall for the man with the striking blue eyes, the disturbing messages increase. 

Refusing to believe warnings from an anonymous sender and trusting her own heart, Lily presses forward with her relationship, eventually coming to understand the meaning behind the messages as she fears for her life.

He Loves Me Not does not contain any profanity, but does contain mild sensuality (kissing). It is 83,000 words, which is approximately 300 pages.

 

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The Jigsaw Man

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Publication Date: October 13, 2012

A BROKEN MAN DOWN ON HIS LUCK...

Michael Fox is a homeless man living in a garbage dumpster beneath the Carver Street Bridge in Buffalo, NY. He's bitterly depressed and ready to commit suicide; anything to put an end to his miserable existence.

AN OFFER TOO GOOD TO REFUSE...

When a mysterious billionaire surgeon offers Michael two million dollars for his right arm, he thinks his luck might be about to change. Little does he know that the surgeon has other plans for him. His arm is only the beginning. Bit by bit other pieces of Michael's body are surgically removed; his natural body stripped away and then reassembled using other harvested parts from thirteen different 'donors'.

A MODERN DAY FRANKENSTEIN...

Now Fox isn't sure if he's a man or a monster, or whether or not he'd be better off dead. One thing he is sure of though, he's not checking out of this world until he finds a way to make the people responsible pay for turning him into the experimental nightmare known as... The Jigsaw Man.

Special Bonus Content: The short story A Simple Matter of Ethics by Gord Rollo

 

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Prime Asset

 

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Publication Date: February 27, 2013

An old enemy resurfaces…
An employee kidnapped…
A new weapon created…

Cal Stokes’s good friend, Neil Patel, has disappeared. Following the trail to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Stokes and his men must find the culprit and rescue their colleague before it’s too late. The only problem is that the enemy lies in wait, hoping for a final showdown.

With an outside group of aggressors making a play for dominance, the former Marine must lead his team through the hazardous snow-filled mountains to eliminate their adversary.

How many bodies will be left when the snow melts?

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Listed: Volume II

 

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Publication Date: February 13, 2013

This is Volume II of a six-volume serial novel.

A marriage of convenience has never been like this.

Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help.

Paul, a barely reformed bad boy, has inherited a fortune from his mother, but his life is defined by his conflicted relationship with his father--a white-collar, organized-crime boss who, thanks to Paul, is being brought up on federal charges. Without Emily's testimony, his father might walk, so Paul agrees to her unconventional proposal. He'll be her husband for her last three months.

They agree that she'll testify against his father and he'll help her complete her bucket list. It's not supposed to be a true marriage. No consummation. No future. No love.

No love.

She's supposed to die, after all, and love might not be enough.

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Listed: Volume I

 

A marriage of convenience has never been like this.

Just before her eighteenth birthday, the doctors tell Emily she has three months to live. Not much time to complete the bucket list she's had since she was twelve. The first item is the hardest--"Get married"--so she turns to the only man she knows who can help.

Paul, a barely reformed bad boy, has inherited a fortune from his mother, but his life is defined by his conflicted relationship with his father--a white-collar, organized-crime boss who, thanks to Paul, is being brought up on federal charges. Without Emily's testimony, his father might walk, so Paul agrees to her unconventional proposal. He'll be her husband for her last three months.

They agree that she'll testify against his father and he'll help her complete her bucket list. It's not supposed to be a true marriage. No consummation. No future. No love.

No love.

She's supposed to die, after all, and love might not be enough.

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Lucky Charm: A Contemporary Romance

 

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Publication Date: July 9, 2011

Twenty-eight-year old Annabel Green is about to tie the knot with her college love, an aspiring author Jeremy Blake, but her plans for an ideal wedding are rudely interrupted when she catches Jeremy kissing his gorgeous book agent.

Shell-shocked by Jeremy's betrayal, Annabel retreats into the quiet routine of TV dinners and solitary evenings. It is then that Annabel's best friend, fashion designer Lilly Clayton, sets herself on a mission to draw Annabel out of her shell. In an attempt to persuade Annabel to keep an open mind on dating, Lilly takes Annabel for a stunning makeover, but after Annabel passes on a date with a dashing entrepreneur, Lilly decides that more drastic measures are needed. Lilly invites Annabel to see a palm reader who gives Annabel a lucky charm that is supposed to help her find true love.

A few weeks later, during her trip to Paris, Annabel meets a handsome Parisian, and as the two embark on a whirlwind romance, she starts to believe in the power of the talisman the palm reader has given her. But what Annabel doesn't know is that Lilly is hiding a secret that could unravel her faith in her newly found luck in love.

 

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