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Amanda
Anna Balmer Myers

Rating: 2.3/5
(30 votes cast)

Amanda
by Anna Balmer Myers

Love can complicate even the simplest of lifestyles. A one-room schoolhouse in early 20th century Amish country seems like a quiet setting for the young schoolteacher, Amanda. But when a friendship turns to romance, Amanda and Martin face the emotional depths that lie beneath the simple life.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance, Inspirational Romance

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The Vanishing Man
Richard Austin Freeman

Rating: 2.3/5
(17 votes cast)

The Vanishing Man
by Richard Austin Freeman

The brilliant Dr. Thorndyke uncovers the secret behind the disappearance of famous archaeologist John Bellingham, with the help of his charming daughter, Ruth. The trail leads back to treasures uncovered in Egypt, and a man tattooed with the mysterious symbol of the Eye of Osiris.

Category: Romantic Suspense

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A Romance of Two Worlds
Marie Corelli

Rating: 2.3/5
(17 votes cast)

A Romance of Two Worlds
by Marie Corelli

A young pianist suffers a debilitating depression until she meets artist and mystic Rafello Cellini, who provides a potion that brings her divine visions. Her journey to the light continues with her guardian angel, Heliobas, who shows her the secrets of human destiny.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

Indian Summer
William Dean Howells

Rating: 2.3/5
(34 votes cast)

Indian Summer
by William Dean Howells

Theodore Colville returns to Florence, the city of his heartbreak twenty years earlier. Now a middle-aged man, he encounters former flame Lina Bowen, her daughter Effie and their friend, the young and beautiful Imogene Graham, who develops a crush on him. Which way will he turn?

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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In Secret
Robert W. Chambers

Rating: 2.3/5
(24 votes cast)

In Secret
by Robert W. Chambers

Miss Evelyn Erith has many resources, including a mansion, a chauffeur and a butler. But her most impressive asset is her mind, as she has a talent for cryptography. As a secret agent, she also falls into a secret romance in the forests of Switzerland at the beginning of World War I.

Categories: Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense

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The Man Between
Amelia E. Barr

Rating: 2.3/5
(14 votes cast)

The Man Between
by Amelia E. Barr

The bonds of matrimony come in many forms for Ethel Rawdon and her friends. Ethel sees the future in a band of gold, hoping to be united with her beloved Tyrrel. But for Dora, the marriage ties become suffocating, a trap. Her escape takes her through tragedies and heartbreak and back home again.

Category: Historical Romance

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The Daughter of the Commandant
Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

Rating: 2.3/5
(28 votes cast)

The Daughter of the Commandant
by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

Russian 17-year-old Pyotr Grinyov is sent into military service during the Pugachev Rebellion of the 1770s. His service does not go as planned, especially after he meets Masha Mironov and falls in love. The passionate Pyotr risks duels and the scorn of father Mironov to win her love in return.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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An Ambitious Man
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Rating: 2.3/5
(14 votes cast)

An Ambitious Man
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Should a man marry for love and passion, or ambition and appearances? And what happens when he makes the wrong choice? Generations of would-be lovers ponder these questions and the secrets beneath them through the eyes of self-made man Preston Cheney, in this story of love and desire.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The Covered Wagon
Emerson Hough

Rating: 2.3/5
(32 votes cast)

The Covered Wagon
by Emerson Hough

Jesse Wingate leads a caravan of covered wagons from Kansas City to Oregon, encountering all the challenges that met real-life travelers on the Oregon Trail. A big challenge is Will Banion, who will fight Jesse for the affections of his daughter and leadership of the caravan.

Categories: Romance, Western Romance

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The Choir Invisible
James Lane Allen

Rating: 2.3/5
(18 votes cast)

The Choir Invisible
by James Lane Allen

A classic love story with a twist, The Choir Invisible takes us to Kentucky in 1795, where schoolmaster John Gray becomes entranced by the young Amy Falconer. His enchantment leads him to meet her aunt Jessica and the scrupulous Gray falls in love with the married woman.

Category: Romance

The Heir of Redclyffe
Charlotte Mary Yonge

Rating: 2.3/5
(22 votes cast)

The Heir of Redclyffe
by Charlotte Mary Yonge

Guy Morville struggles against the evils of the world in this Victorian romance. Guy fights the demons that come along with a 19th century inheritance, title, and education, as well as his explosive temper. His love for his gentle wife Amy sees him through the fight for redemption.

Category: Inspirational Romance

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Alisa Paige - A Book Sample
Robert W. Chambers

Rating: 2.3/5
(44 votes cast)

Alisa Paige - A Book Sample
by Robert W. Chambers

Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, Chambers brings all of the fiery passion of wartime back to the homefront in this historical romance. We move between New York and Virginia as a young soldier strives to do his duty on the battlefront and keep love alive with rich widow Ailsa Paige back home.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Ecocide Files
Lidia Lopinto

Rating: 2.3/5
(41 votes cast)

Ecocide Files
by Lidia Lopinto

Environmental crimes and unsecured nuclear facilities incite terror and the case files are often classified. This thrilling fast-paced novel covers two major case files. As chemical engineers, the authors know the weaknesses of petrochemical processing and transportation of chemicals.

Categories: Science, Other Non-fiction

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The Rainbow
D. H. Lawrence

Rating: 2.3/5
(72 votes cast)

The Rainbow
by D. H. Lawrence

The prequel to Women in Love, The Rainbow follows three generations of one family, the Brangwens, and the sexual dynamics and relationships of the family members. Though considered tame today, The Rainbow was banned in Britain for its frank look at sensual desires.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The Professor
Charlotte Bronte

Rating: 2.3/5
(19 votes cast)

The Professor
by Charlotte Bronte

The hero of the book turns down a clerical job to take a teaching position in Belgium. He becomes entangled with a sensuous, manipulative woman but has affection for another woman who is a teacher and pupil at his school.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The Sign of the Four
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Rating: 2.3/5
(23 votes cast)

The Sign of the Four
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Miss Mary Morstan comes to detective Sherlock Homes for help solving the mystery of the disappearance of her father. Every year since her father vanished, Miss Morstan has received a valuable pearl from an anonymous gift-giver. Who sends the pearls, and why?

Category: Romantic Suspense

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Spiritual Dictionary - Definitions for the Soulful Seeker of Religions, Spirituality, and Enlightenment
Donald G. Thronburg

Rating: 2.3/5
(39 votes cast)

Spiritual Dictionary - Definitions for the Soulful Seeker of Religions, Spirituality, and Enlightenment
by Donald G. Thronburg

This book provides Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism definitions as well as information on many of the terms used in other philosophies, spiritual circles and religions world-wide.

Categories: Spirituality, Other Non-fiction

The Brimming Cup
Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Rating: 2.3/5
(47 votes cast)

The Brimming Cup
by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

A young couple could hardly choose a more idyllic place to settle down and raise a family than the small town of Ashley, Vermont, the home of Marise and Neale and their children. Yet, Marise feels a certain excitement is missing between her and the reticent Neale. Enter rich Eugenia from New York City, who has her sights set on igniting Neale's passions. Will she succeed, and if she does, who will ultimately benefit from his affections?

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Prisoners of Chance
Randall Parrish

Rating: 2.3/5
(12 votes cast)

Prisoners of Chance
by Randall Parrish

Louisiana Province in the 1760s carries contradictions political and personal for Geoffrey Benteen. As an adventurer in a new land, he encounters mysterious natives and battles his own countrymen. As a man, he must choose between pursuing the woman he loves and saving her husband's life.

Category: Historical Romance

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Thelma
Marie Corelli

Rating: 2.3/5
(16 votes cast)

Thelma
by Marie Corelli

A true innocent, Thelma is the object of desire for the men around her. She is worshipped by her father's servant, loved from afar by her husband's friend, and whisked away from Norway by a passionate gentleman. All are left wanting when Thelma dies, leaving her daughter to inherit the choice.

Category: Inspirational Romance

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The Suitors of Yvonne
Rafael Sabatini

Rating: 2.3/5
(16 votes cast)

The Suitors of Yvonne
by Rafael Sabatini

Swashbuckling swordplay and suspense surround Yvonne St. Albaret de Canaples and her would-be lovers in the very first romance novel written by Rafael Sabatini. Even when the beautiful Yvonne is disguised, she attracts love-struck men who would do anything to be near her.

Category: Historical Romance

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The Master of Silence
Addison Irving Bacheller

Rating: 2.3/5
(20 votes cast)

The Master of Silence
by Addison Irving Bacheller

In seclusion and silence, an eccentric old man has raised his son to be a mind-reader. When his father dies, Rayel goes to live with cousin Kendric, and practices his ESP on his cousin. So strong are his skills that he appears to make real the image of a true love that Kendric carries in his mind.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Pearl-Maiden
Henry Rider Haggard

Rating: 2.3/5
(16 votes cast)

Pearl-Maiden
by Henry Rider Haggard

Miriam is an orphan left in the care of a servant woman. She grows up an educated sculptress, but is unprepared for the dueling passions of love and religion that await her. Daughter of a Christian woman, living with her Jewish grandfather, Miriam finds herself in love with a Roman officer.

Category: Historical Romance

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Ben Blair
William Otis Lillibridge

Rating: 2.3/5
(16 votes cast)

Ben Blair
by William Otis Lillibridge

As a child of only eight, Ben Blair loses his mother to tragedy, and does not know his real father. When he later falls in love, he is determined not to suffer another such loss. To win her, he will have to face deep family secrets and harsh Plains weather to follow his sweetheart to New York.

Category: Western Romance

Clara Hopgood
Mark Rutherford

Rating: 2.3/5
(16 votes cast)

Clara Hopgood
by Mark Rutherford

Sisters Clara and Madge, independent young women, venture out from their Fenmarket home to London. Not only are they two single women on their own, there is a newborn baby girl to account for, but no husband. The unconventional story was considered scandalous when it appeared in 1896.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Smiles - A Rose of the Cumberlands
Eliot Harlow Robinson

Rating: 2.3/5
(16 votes cast)

Smiles - A Rose of the Cumberlands
by Eliot Harlow Robinson

This simple, yet powerful, romance book tells the story of strong, hot blooded Mark Gray and his conflict with the seriousness of the Quaker ideals.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Anna Karenina - Part 3
Leo Tolstoy

Rating: 2.3/5
(16 votes cast)

Anna Karenina - Part 3
by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina is the tragic love story of a woman in love who follows her heart and bears a son with her lover, while she is married to another man. She throws herself in front of an incoming train fearing her lover had lost his love for her.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The Lady of the Shroud
Bram Stoker

Rating: 2.2/5
(66 votes cast)

The Lady of the Shroud
by Bram Stoker

Adrift off the coast of the fictional Blue Mountains is a small coffin containing a white-shrouded woman. She rises, soaking wet, from the sea, and seeks refuge in the Castle of Vissarion in the middle of the night. The rich young Rupert Leger lets the mysterious beauty in, but who is she?

Category: Vampire Romance

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East of the Shadows
Mrs Hubert Barclay

Rating: 2.2/5
(21 votes cast)

East of the Shadows
by Mrs Hubert Barclay

Francis Heathcote has lived in a dream world since his accident and cannot tell the past from the present. Is the girl at his side truly his long lost Philippa? He believes she is, not realizing the decades that have gone by. When he awakens fully, he must decide if this Philippa is the right one.

Category: Romantic Suspense

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The Ashiel Mystery
Mrs. Charles Bryce

Rating: 2.2/5
(21 votes cast)

The Ashiel Mystery
by Mrs. Charles Bryce

Sir Arthur Byrne returns to London from the Black Sea, suffering an illness that has sapped his energy and appetite. When he meets the widow Meredith, his passions are reignited. Satisfying them means entering a world of disguises, secret passages, and hidden identities.

Categories: Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense

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Beltane the Smith
Jeffery Farnol

Rating: 2.2/5
(21 votes cast)

Beltane the Smith
by Jeffery Farnol

Growing up isolated among hermits, young Beltane has a lot to learn about the world. His education begins when a stranger comes to the woods offering sword and horse lessons to the young man. Still, will he be ready when Lady Helen of Mortain rides through and catches his eye?

Categories: Historical Romance, Regency Romance

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Burning Daylight
Jack London

Rating: 2.2/5
(17 votes cast)

Burning Daylight
by Jack London

An Alaskan adventurer has come to a sorry state, having been cheated out of his gold bounty by the rush of new prospectors and swindlers. Demoralized, he turns to drinking and goes steadily downhill until he falls in love. The lady loves him, but she has high expectations. Can he meet them?

Category: Western Romance

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Bressant
Julian Hawthorne

Rating: 2.2/5
(17 votes cast)

Bressant
by Julian Hawthorne

Incredibly intelligent, yet inexperienced in life and love, Professor Valeyon's new student, Bressant, poses a challenge to the teacher and his instantly smitten daughters. Sophie and Cornelia vow to never fight over the young man, but it seems some promises are made to be broken as this love triangle develops.

Category: Romance

An Apache Princess
Charles King

Rating: 2.2/5
(22 votes cast)

An Apache Princess
by Charles King

A young Lieutenant is a wanted man. A passionate Apache Princess seeks his admiration, an older maiden lady suspects him of lax morals, and a Scottish girl falls totally in love. Relationships grow complicated amidst Indian scouts, rescue parties, and a French maid with devious motives.

Category: Western Romance

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A Knight of the Nineteenth Century
Edward Payson Roe

Rating: 2.2/5
(18 votes cast)

A Knight of the Nineteenth Century
by Edward Payson Roe

Sometimes the most challenging, and important, quest a knight can embark on is the quest to settle his own soul. Meeting the graceful Laura Romeyn is one of the challenges facing Egbert Haldane. Will he be distracted by her serene beauty, or inspired by her life of refinement and faith?

Categories: Historical Romance, Inspirational Romance

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Monte-Cristo
Edmund Flagg

Rating: 2.2/5
(9 votes cast)

Monte-Cristo
by Edmund Flagg

Zuleika, the enchanting daughter of Monte-Cristo, is being courted by flirtatious young Roman Viscount Giovanni Massetti, who stands accused of abduction and assassination. Zuleika must help Massetti clear his name if they are to be together in the end.

Category: Historical Romance

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Daisy In The Field
Elizabeth Wetherell

Rating: 2.2/5
(18 votes cast)

Daisy In The Field
by Elizabeth Wetherell

In this third installment of the Wetherell series featuring Daisy Cardigan, the young heroine is troubled by a passion for the forbidden. She knows her family will not approve of her loving a Northern army officer who is also a farmer's son. Yet she cannot seem to help herself.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Beth Norvell
Randall Parrish

Rating: 2.2/5
(23 votes cast)

Beth Norvell
by Randall Parrish

The clear air of the Colorado mountains cannot stop the complicated and somewhat scandalous love triangles that Beth Norvell finds herself involved in. The lead performer in a traveling play, Beth brings something new to the Western town that attracts all sorts of attention.

Category: Western Romance

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At the Time Appointed
A. Maynard Barbour

Rating: 2.2/5
(14 votes cast)

At the Time Appointed
by A. Maynard Barbour

How does a man construct his identity when he has lost his memory? In this romance novel, a mining accident erases a young engineer's memory and gives him the chance to create his character afresh, leading to a new life of struggle and adventure.

Categories: Romance, Romantic Suspense

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Atma - A Romance
Caroline Augusta Frazer

Rating: 2.2/5
(14 votes cast)

Atma - A Romance
by Caroline Augusta Frazer

Soaring poetry and exotic Indian locations create a dramatic setting for this story of the Sikhs struggles in the 1840s. Atma Singh must try to regain the sapphire of fate and the honor of his people in this historical novel touched with adventure and romance.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense

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Mavericks
William MacLeod Raine

Rating: 2.2/5
(19 votes cast)

Mavericks
by William MacLeod Raine

Our hero is a rustler, who earns the ire of the early settlers of the Old West with his plundering and pillaging of their settlements. There is one woman who sees something else in this maverick; will his charm be enough to overcome his reputation and win her heart?

Category: Western Romance

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Benita, An African Romance
Henry Rider Haggard

Rating: 2.2/5
(19 votes cast)

Benita, An African Romance
by Henry Rider Haggard

Haggard returns to the exotic world of Africa in this tale said to be based on true events. The adventures include a search for a missing man, a shipwreck, and the quest for hidden gold. Also called The Spirit of Bambaste, Benita is alive with mysticism, ghosts, a lost race, and spirit possession.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Three Men and a Maid
P. G. Wodehouse

Rating: 2.2/5
(19 votes cast)

Three Men and a Maid
by P. G. Wodehouse

Romantic entanglements ensue aboard an ocean liner carrying three men and a woman. Billie Bennet travels with her fiance the poet, her old friend Eustace, and his cousin Sam. All are smitten with the redheaded woman in their midst, with humorous and romantic results.

Categories: Humor, Historical Romance

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Idolatry
Julian Hawthorne

Rating: 2.2/5
(15 votes cast)

Idolatry
by Julian Hawthorne

Manetho has an iron-clad plan to marry Helen, the half-sister of his adopted father; he will accept nothing less. Then Helen marries Thor. Furious, Manetho threatens the new bride's life. Soon, Helen is dead and a diamond ring is missing. If Manetho is responsible, he will pay duly for the deed.

Category: Romantic Suspense

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An Eye for an Eye
Anthony Trollope

Rating: 2.2/5
(15 votes cast)

An Eye for an Eye
by Anthony Trollope

When Fred Neville becomes heir to the Earl of Scroope, he is sworn to marry a woman deemed suitable for carrying on the family name. But when he meets Irish beauty Kate, who has a dark family history, he is torn between the call of love and the bonds of duty.

Category: Historical Romance

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The Magnificent Montez
Horace Wyndham

Rating: 2.2/5
(10 votes cast)

The Magnificent Montez
by Horace Wyndham

A story based on the infamous Lola Montez -- dancer, singer, and courtesan in the mid-1840s -- always features her flirtations and indiscretions. But unlike other fictional accounts of her life, The Magnificent Montez suggests that she might have turned to the straight and narrow in the end.

Category: Historical Romance

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Villette
Charlotte Bronte

Rating: 2.2/5
(20 votes cast)

Villette
by Charlotte Bronte

Lucy Snowe escapes tragedy at home for the apparent safety of teaching at a boarding school in the city of Villette. Many challenges await, including learning French, untangling mistaken identities, grappling with ghosts, and reluctantly falling in love with her own headmaster.

Category: Historical Romance

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An Outback Marriage
Andrew Barton Paterson

Rating: 2.2/5
(15 votes cast)

An Outback Marriage
by Andrew Barton Paterson

Welcome to Australian bush in the late 1800s. It's not an easy place for man or woman alone. It's a place where survival and partnership can make a marriage as much as ceremonies and certificates. This romantic novel puts the reader right into the language, culture, and wildness of the Australian outback.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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A Tale of Two Cities - Volume 1
Charles Dickens

Rating: 2.2/5
(30 votes cast)

A Tale of Two Cities - Volume 1
by Charles Dickens

This is an exciting tale of London and revolutionary Paris in the 18th century. Three men are obsessed over one woman, Lucie Manette. The twists and turns in the plot capture the harshness of the French Revolution, honorable sacrifice and loves lost and gained.

Category: Other Fiction

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The Golden Woman
Ridgwell Cullum

Rating: 2.2/5
(31 votes cast)

The Golden Woman
by Ridgwell Cullum

Violet-eyed Joan Stanmore brings an unusual kind of luck to the men she loves. They become rich overnight just by marrying Joan. Unfortunately, the pairing also leads many to their deaths. Reluctant to believe she is cursed, Joan sets out nonetheless to change the fate of future suitors.

Categories: Romantic Suspense, Western Romance

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