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Anonymous Bride

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What happens when you find yourself alone, pregnant, and wanting to be loved?

Jordan Maxwell

Melting chocolate brown eyes suck me in.
A sinful smirk calms my nerves.
Arranged marriage wasn't supposed to bring me love. With a baby on the way, can I really deny him?
Do I want to?

What happens when you're given an ultimatum, find a bride, or lose everything?

Megan Dolan

Soft words meant to dissuade me, followed by the tail end of her wedding dress as she runs away.
A tropical island, sweet words, and soft touches have her melting in the palm of my hand.
Will coming home bring forth the nature of our situation? Or will she accept my love for her intoxicating presence for what it is?
Real.

78 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 19, 2017

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K.L. Donn

147 books1,664 followers
Krystal writes as USA Today Bestselling Author KL Donn. Born and raised in Alberta, Canada, she has over 50 published books in differing romance genres. She enjoys making her readers cry as they go on a deep journey of love and loss through each book.

Experiencing her own insta-love at 17, Krystal has been with her husband for 18 years and they share 4 beautiful children together.
 
Fun facts about KL:
Perpetual romantic.
Coffee addict.
Sarcasm lover.
Give her an action flick over a romance. But a romance book over action. She’s weird like that.
Did she mention coffee addict?
Closet shopaholic.
Beach lover.
Coffee addict, it bears repeating. Again.
Husband obsessed. Hers that is, you can keep yours.
Mom of 6, well 7 if you count the husband. Oh and 2 of those are a cat & dog, that are confused about their species.

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Profile Image for Elizabeth Neal.
1,794 reviews147 followers
October 19, 2017
Jordan needs a bride or he'll lose everything. Megan is pregnant, alone, and aching to be truly loved.

Megan, as has happened to others, trusted the wrong boy, and now, she's a disgrace to her family for being pregnant and unmarried. But, they're determined to fix that for her, whether she wants it or not, with an arranged marriage, though she knows their real  goals are the money she'll receive for doing it. Her dad is in debt, and he's pimping, err selling, I mean, aww heck, he's using his daughter. Megan has never even met her soon-to-be-husband, she just knows he needs an heir, asap. She can't help but wonder if he knows he'll have to wait until she has someone else's baby first.

Jordan, in order to take over his family's business, as it's been done for numerous generations, but three weeks ago Jordan, who has done nothing but worked his butt off for the company, was told to get married before his deadline or his legacy is being sold. Now, he's waiting at the altar, about to marry a woman whose name he doesn't even know.

How did it come to this? Oh yeah, because of their respective parents desperation and manipulation. Both are surprised, and pleased, by the attraction they feel upon first seeing one another, as well as the spark when their hands touch, but two words by Megan changes everything.

"I'm pregnant." - Megan

Megan knows her tendency to speak without a filter is responsible for the look now thrown her way, and so, feeling she has no choice, resigns to walk away, once again being alone, as she always is.

Jordan needs only a second to snap out of his shock, but it's enough time for Megan to walk out, and then be verbally assaulted by her mother. The spark he feels when he touches  Megan is still there, yeah, he couldn't resist checking, and regardless of her pregnancy, she's his, and her baby, their baby, is too.

What happens when reality intrudes on their new life together? Can these two, despite their unconventional beginning, get a HEA? Will Dodge and Trainer, Jordan's best friends, and Megan's new bodyguards, get their own stories, or will it be the same story? Hmmmm...

One-click now and follow along as two people, brought together by extenuating circumstances, discover a love capable of overcoming anything.

**I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.**
Profile Image for Carvanz.
2,382 reviews896 followers
November 5, 2017
Megan is pregnant. Jordan needs an heir. Today they’re marrying each other…and they’ve never met.
With lots of insta-love and insta-lust, this felt a little too rushed and a little too unreal to me but I pushed realism to the side and just enjoyed this for what it was. A fast, fun and steamy read. A set up for drama that didn’t solidify keeps the angst low while the introduction of additional characters provides the opportunity to build on the series.

Dual POV
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No apparent triggers
Profile Image for ✿❤~m49913~❤✿.
216 reviews
October 21, 2017
Instalove.

They only meet for the 1st time at the altar and then the story began from there.

Even insta, I love that the hero is really care and loving both his wife and her baby. Calling him "peanut". Never and can be said that it's seldom have a hero who care about another man baby.

Sweet and simple story, but I enjoy it so much....
Profile Image for April Symes.
5,013 reviews446 followers
October 19, 2017
KL Donn wrote a magnificent story and it hooked me immediately! Anonymous Bride is about Megan and Jordan and their beautiful, albeit unusual love story. Megan is being forced into an arranged marriage after getting pregnant by her creepy, controlling parents, The reasons why they sold her were so sad and terrible yet Megan tried to make a run for it but before she could, she encounters Jordan. Jordan is not the dad but needs an heir for his family business and was just going to marry to make that happen but didn’t expect Megan…there was an immediate spark, that connection and chemistry …well immediate for Jordan, not so for Megan. She will need more time to believe. The sexual heat and passion is what lit this story up but what made this really fabulous is the length Jordan went to, to prove to Megan she and her bump were it for him. This is so good and so awesome. The humor, the wit, the chemistry and the passion make this one of my favorite novellas that I have read in a while.

My Rating: 4.9 stars *****
"I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***


Merged review:

KL Donn wrote a magnificent story and it hooked me immediately! Anonymous Bride is about Megan and Jordan and their beautiful, albeit unusual love story. Megan is being forced into an arranged marriage after getting pregnant by her creepy, controlling parents, The reasons why they sold her were so sad and terrible yet Megan tried to make a run for it but before she could, she encounters Jordan. Jordan is not the dad but needs an heir for his family business and was just going to marry to make that happen but didn’t expect Megan…there was an immediate spark, that connection and chemistry …well immediate for Jordan, not so for Megan. She will need more time to believe. The sexual heat and passion is what lit this story up but what made this really fabulous is the length Jordan went to, to prove to Megan she and her bump were it for him. This is so good and so awesome. The humor, the wit, the chemistry and the passion make this one of my favorite novellas that I have read in a while.

My Rating: 4.9 stars *****
"I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***
Profile Image for Kellane Ayanna Mitchener.
451 reviews9 followers
October 17, 2017
Krystal has done it again!!!! Her writing prowess keeps getting better and better. I've loved every book that I've read of hers so far and this was no different aww... Megan and Jordan coming together the way they did and growing their love was such an awesome thing to read about. Thank you k for writing these characters.
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682 reviews17 followers
October 19, 2017
I real enjoyed this book. Arranged marriage with instant love at first sight. Jordan and Megans story was so full of passion, love, lust, insecuritie, self worth and learning to trues.
Profile Image for Mindy Chase-selder.
803 reviews13 followers
October 20, 2017
Jordan Maxwell is my new Book Boyfriend!!!!

I absolutely love this book and this Author. KL gave just gave me my new book boyfriend. Jordan is perfect, not only is he hot, rich, and the sweetest man ever. He is a real man! He is a man that knows what he wants when he sees it and won’t let anything get in his way. He is a man that at first glance knows that Megan is the woman for him, and even finding out that she is expecting on their wedding day doesn’t deter him from getting what he wants, and doing whatever it takes to make this woman love him as much as he knows he will love her.
The chemistry between Jordan and Megan is off the charts. All of the sweet things that Jordan says and does only makes it easier to love Jordan for being the man that he is. Having a man that says and does all the right things makes loving him that much easier, and Megan knows that that is exactly what is happening with her the more time her and Jordan spend together.
I don’t want to spoil all of the good things in this book, so one click this baby now and see for yourself why Mr. Maxwell is my new book boyfriend!
Profile Image for Lisa M.
41 reviews
October 21, 2017
KL has done it again, her words are like magic. This is the first in her newest series What Happens When (it is a stand alone), cant wait for the rest of the magic to happen.
Megan is pregnant and alone, her parents are forcing her into an arranged marriage to help her father pay off gambling debts. Her plan is to run from the alter after telling her soon to be groom she is pregnant, but life has other plans for her and her baby.
Jordan, is being told he needs to marry and produce an heir in order to receive his father's company, he has never met his bride until she comes down the aisle and tells him her secret and runs, but she doesn't get far.
The chemistry is instant between the two, can love really happen so fast? Megan wants to be loved and have security, Jordan has found his one and that baby she carries is now his. Come and read this quick novella and see how two people fall in love when they anonymously meet.

I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review, I love this author and her words. Read for yourself.
439 reviews10 followers
October 20, 2017
Quick fun read. This is what romance books are all about. Jordan is being forced to marry a woman whom he's never met in order to get a heir. Megan is scared, alone, pregnant, and is forced to marry a stranger to pay off a debt. When these two meet at the alter sparks fly. Jordan doesn't care that the baby isn't his. He's going to claim Megan and that's all that matters. Swoon worthy fast read that will leave a smile on your face for days to come.
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526 reviews
December 5, 2017
When life hands you a pregnant arranged bride, you go all alpha and protect her arse.

Kl never fails to pack a small story with so much emotion that the characters jump off the page and into your heart. This book is no different.

A beautiful story with beautiful characters. It might be untraditional but love is still love no matter how you find it.
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484 reviews6 followers
November 29, 2017
His heaven, Her serenity

So sweet. Megan and Jordan are so sweet. This arranged marriage turns out to be the best thing for them both. Learn how Megan becomes Jordan’s heaven and Jordan becomes her serenity.
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3,159 reviews8 followers
November 15, 2017
Ok book

This was an okay book to read. I liked the characters and their chemistry. I thought it was funny how she was with him. I hope to read more from this author
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465 reviews11 followers
October 21, 2017
5 FANTASTIC stars! A beautiful novella that will melt your heart. 100% romance

Holy goodness! K.L. Donn always exceeds my expectations. Her writing is sweet and addictive. Anonymous Bribe is a fast read. The plot is wonderful and the characters are pretty complex in a sweet way.

This time K. L. Donn develops a cute novella that left me my heart warmed. This story centers in a arranged wedding where the groom and bride doesn't know each other, where the bribe is pregnant with the baby of another man, where love is found in between weird circumstances.

People tend to think that finding love is difficult and more difficult for those women who are pregnant or have children of other man. In my opinion love can't be found. It finds us in the right moment. It doesn't matter your condition because love is a pure feeling. If you love someone, you will love him/her unconditionally.

There is nothing sexier than a man who loves a woman with her child. They are like unicorns. So if I could, I would hug and kiss Jordan. He is perfect. Who will not fall for a man who also love your child? He is the kind of man who know exactly what he wants. He wants Megan and peanut.

“This anonymous bride is most certainly mine. I’ll raise her child as my own, and we’ll have as many as I can plant inside her.”


Megan is a young woman who trust the wrong man and the only good thing he left her was her baby. Her family ordered her to marry a stranger to save her “integrity” but they only wanted to save themselves. (I really hate when parents are so selfish).

“..with this man , a touch here, a gentle finger graze there, and the sweetest damn words I’ve heard from any man’s lips, and he’s all I want. I want so desperately to let go of the reins of control I’ve been forced to take my entire life.”


To marry Jordan will be one of the best decisions. But he has to win her trust because her heart and her baby are precious jewels she shall protect. Falling for him could be easy however she will take her precautions.

“Whatever you’re afraid of, whatever you’re thinking, I want this. I want us. This may have been a marriage of convenience for us both in the beginning, but I ache to have you as my real wife. I want everything a loving marriage entails, Megan.”


The attraction between them is overwhelming, intense and cute. Jordan wants to possess her completely but only when she is ready to take a shot about what they are feeling for each other.

“What I feel for you has no conditions. There’s no time limit to it either.”


From the beginning their souls recognise each other like they have been waiting patiently until they finally met. Jordan and Megan will discover the pleasure of being married.

“You’re my heaven, Mag-pie.”

“And you’re my serenity, Jordan.”


This book is beautifully written. I need more of Jordan, Megan and peanut. I highly recommend you this novella. This one is perfect for those who are romantic. Books like this left you with a sweet taste. It will make you believe again in second chances, love and marriage.

(ARC courtesy of the author in exchange for an honest review)
Profile Image for Janine - The World Was Hers for the Reading.
1,495 reviews26 followers
October 20, 2017
KL Donn’s The Anonymous Bride was a delightful feel-good romance.

Megan Dolan didn’t expect to find herself pregnant with the father leaving her so he could back pack through Europe. She also never expected to find herself marrying a man she never met and didn’t even know the name of to pay off her parent’s debts.

Jordan Maxwell has worked hard to get to be where he is. But his parents give him an ultimatum he never expected . . . find a bride or lose the company he has spent his entire life working for. He has no idea who his bride is or why she would allow herself to be placed into this situation, but the moment he lays eyes on her, all bets are off. He wants her . . . and her unborn baby. Now, he just needs to get her to believe it too!

This was truly a sweet tale. Megan has never been treated well by her family. Her sense of self confidence and self worth is in the crapper. But, she knows the baby she carries will give her a chance to be a better parent than she ever had, and she vows to do everything she can for the new life growing inside her. Jordan’s care and concern seem to good to be true. Can she let go of her past to believe that he can love her for who she is and exactly as she is?

Jordan is immediately captivated by Megan from the first time they touch hands and he gets a jolt. He knows immediately she is his and he is willing to do everything he can to prove it to her. And her baby? That little peanut is going to be his as well. His alpha tendencies to care for and protect Megan and her baby are thrown into overdrive.

If you are looking for a quick read guaranteed to put a smile on your face and give you the warm and fuzzy feels, grab your copy of The Anonymous Bride today! 4 stars!
Profile Image for Ruby Ap..
655 reviews54 followers
October 17, 2017
* I received an arc for my honest review *

I loved this one :) It shows that true love even if it was super fast and unconventional, doesn't evaporate under pressure. I felt sorry for Megan, for how her life has been so far, but her luck changes the moment she meets Jordan, who would end up claiming her and her unborn baby.

The way they get together can be considered highly unusual for a love story but at the end, these two find their soul-mate in each other ♡

At first, Megan was hesitant to the connection she felt towards Jordan, due to the way her awful, controlling parents, who basically sold her then force her to go through an arranged Marriage to Jordan (they hadn't met yet) buto at the end, it all worked out ;)

Jordan is a man who would do anything for his family business and needs to marry in order to have an heir. He doesn't know that Megan is pregnant, until she blurts it out nervously, in front of the alter. That doesn't stop him from continuing to marry her and wanting her. He was gentle, patient, and loving, as well as protective and possessive towards Megan. He didn't care that her unborn baby wasn't his blood because she was his and that meant that the baby was his as well ♡

The epilogue was sh0rt and I would have wanted a longer one with several years into their future and family but it was still beautiful ♡♡
Profile Image for Mel Allen.
1,199 reviews5 followers
October 21, 2017
KL Donn has done it again she has written another amazing love story it has everything we have come to expect in her brilliant books.
Oh wow Anonymous Bride is about Megan and Jordan and how when you are forced to do something you don’t want to turns into the best thing that’s ever happened to you.
Megan doesn’t have the best parents so when she’s forced to marry a mysterious man thinking her life is over but when she touches him the electricity that zaps between them is something she’s never felt before. So when she becomes Mrs Jordan Maxwell she never new someone could love so fiercely for another person.
When my father said if I didn’t marry he would sell the company I never expected to feel the zap of electricity for he gorgeous woman who stood before me, seeing as this is he first time we have meet. Megan intrigues me she doesn’t trust easily and for some reason I want to give her the world. Can two people have a happy life together when they meet at the altar, or will it be a marriage just on paper.
Profile Image for Kimberly / Love Notes Book Blog.
2,616 reviews147 followers
January 19, 2018
4 stars. This was a really cute book! This book is part of Fiona Davenport's Passion, Vows and Babies kindle world. I have read and enjoyed that series so I took a chance on this book, even though I hadn't read Ms. Donn's work before. And it definitely paid off! This is Megan and Jordan's book. Megan is pregnant from a casual relationship and her baby's father wants nothing to do with her. Her parents are awful, treating her badly for being pregnant and single, and her father owes a huge gambling debt to Jordan, his boss. So her father offers her to Jordan in an arranged marriage to pay off his debts. Megan is unsure but when she meets Jordan at the alter, she finds he is kind and a great man, and she is happy to be out from under her parents' thumb. Sparks fly between Megan and Jordan and they fall for each other over the honeymoon in Bali. This couple was totally sweet and sexy together. The story was fun and cute. I really enjoyed this book and will definitely try this author again in the future!
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548 reviews2 followers
October 12, 2017
As a huge Fiona Davonport fan when Kl told me she would be writing for their world I was beyond excited! Reading Anonymous Bride didn't just meet my expectations I have from Kl Donn, she surpassed them by a mile. She did an amazing job of bringing to life a story of two completely different characters, Megan is complex, so strong due to the crappy parents she had growing up. Sold due to her father's debts, belittled and abandoned. Jordan is her knight in shining armour, instalove at its finest, he falls for his sweet Mag-pie the moment he touches her and hears her sassy remarks about being pregnant. The bond grows hot and fast with these two. It is a five star, down in the sand, knock your socks off read. I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest review. This is my honest opinion, Kl has done an amazing job with this story, it is sweet, swoony and hot all in one. You'll definitely smile and laugh while reading this book.
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152 reviews2 followers
October 19, 2017
This is so perfect I took, well I lost count after the fifth time I read it, it’s quit difficult leave a review, because it causes the sensation of a real the end, one of the most gifts K.L has given me is the moment immediately before opening the book, once you have it in your kindle, when you smell the anticipation, and the moment immediately after you have reached the end of the story when the sensation of addiction takes you back to the first line, and this ritual repeats itself since you know quite each word and it’s time to stop because you want to let know the others of how incredibly talented is this writer whatever she writes about! So guys go buy it and give this a chance to wrap you in its soft and sweet atmosphere, something you will appreciate form the first bite to the last !!
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1,213 reviews85 followers
October 20, 2017
I was caught by blurb and I'm happy that this wasn't one of those time, when blurb was better then story itself. I couldn't stop reading this book until the end. It has a great balance of sweetness in the mix with insta and obsessive. And I adore Jordan. He's a perfect H. Smart, possessive, protective, loyal and over the top crazy about his girl. It was really a great story. I'm looking for next one.

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I was caught by blurb and I'm happy that this wasn't one of those time, when blurb was better then story itself. I couldn't stop reading this book until the end. It has a great balance of sweetness in the mix with insta and obsessive. And I adore Jordan. He's a perfect H. Smart, possessive, protective, loyal and over the top crazy about his girl. It was really a great story. I'm looking for next one.
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763 reviews10 followers
October 16, 2017
Made To Be

***ARC provided in exchange for an honest review***

Sweet read from beginning to end and everything in between. For Meghan what do you do when you're obligated to marry a man you nothing about you chalk it up and let him know in the door what's going on with you, (pregnant with another man's baby). Too bad one touch is all it took for Jordan to know that this woman was made for him and regardless of circumstances was totally made for him. This two have so much to go through but will be stronger together coming out on the other side of things. KL knows how to put together a novella that will leaving you wanting more and I'm glad it was right up my alley an I didn't miss it and so will you when you pick this book up.
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224 reviews3 followers
October 19, 2017
A Novella that packs a punch so hard, that it will not only rock your world but will steal your breath as well.

K.L. Donn never does anything halfway. Even in her novellas, to which I have dubbed her with the Queen of Novellas.

Anonymous Bride is amazing! Blind Date 6.0 is more like it! Jordan and Megan are two people stuck in situations where neither one has a lot of room to maneuver out of. But, all it takes is one look and both are ready to jump... or bolt.... Seriously you will not want to put this story to the side. This is a devour in one sitting read! Steamy, pregnant girl, hot and rich guy, alpha male, and parents who don't care about what the girl wants. Are you checking the boxes? This story has everything you could imagine and then some.
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18 reviews1 follower
October 11, 2017
I have been eagerly waiting to read this book since it was announced by the author and it definitely did not disappoint The book was filled with emotion, love and sexy times! To say i absolutely loved it would be an understatement. It was well written, well thought out and excellently executed like all her other books. I was hooked from the moment I read the blurb. The relationship between Megan and Jordan absolutely thrilled me from the start. This is a sweet and sexy read and I will definitely be recommending and re-reading it again myself. If you haven't purchased any books by this author then you are certainly missing out!
1,250 reviews23 followers
January 17, 2019
Another amazing release from KL Donn! When Meagan shows up for her wedding the last thing she expected was to find happiness. Single, pregnant and forced to marry to save face for her family the last thing Meagan wants is to go through with the wedding, until she sees the groom that is. Jordan, the groom, agreed to the wedding to get his family off his back and take over the family company. Never did he expect to want to make the marriage real and the instant protectiveness he would feel for his new wife and her unborn child. I loved Meagan and Jordan's story and was hooked from the first page. I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.
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Author 1 book9 followers
October 20, 2017
This seriously one of those books that makes you just go "Awww..." every 3 seconds. I swear I smiled like the whole time I was reading this book. Jordan and Megan first meet each other ON THEIR WEDDING DAY! Megan is being forced into it the marriage by her parents and Jordan has to marry if he is going to keep everything he has worked for. What he didn't count on was this sort little spitfire coming down the aisle, announcing she is pregnant and taking off. After the initial shock wears off and he drags her back down the isle its nothing but hilarity and super cute moments between these two. This such a cute quick read that will leave you with a giant smile on your face!
68 reviews3 followers
October 20, 2017
This seriously one of those books that makes you just go "Awww..." every 3 seconds. I swear I smiled like the whole time I was reading this book. Jordan and Megan first meet each other ON THEIR WEDDING DAY! Megan is being forced into it the marriage by her parents and Jordan has to marry if he is going to keep everything he has worked for. What he didn't count on was this sort little spitfire coming down the aisle, announcing she is pregnant and taking off. After the initial shock wears off and he drags her back down the isle its nothing but hilarity and super cute moments between these two. This such a cute quick read that will leave you with a giant smile on your face!
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2,475 reviews27 followers
October 13, 2017
What can I say about this book?!!! KL Donn delivers every damn time! Such an amazing love story!
Megan is being forced into an arranged marriage by her controlling, over bearing parents and Jordan needs an heir for his family business.....he was not expecting Megan or the electricity that zaps between them. For Jordan it's instant but Megan may need so persuading.
What a beautiful, sweet and hot read. So many emotions whilst I was reading this....it's what she does best!! KL Donn with wring every emotion from you! FLOVE this book!!! Please go add this to your TBR!
Profile Image for Cindi.
77 reviews
October 18, 2017
K.L. Donn is one of my all time favorite authors. Her stories are so much fun, with lots of passion, love, and strong characters. Anonymous Bride provides all of these with a very strong alpha male character and a sweet strong female character. Jordan and Megan's story brought the range of emotions for me including anger, happiness, joy, and love. This story gave me a chance to escape from my often overwhelming life for a couple of hours and fall into an amazing story. I look forward to the next book in this series.
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