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Where the Devil Don't Go

by Onley James (Goodreads Author)

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The Barbarian's Tribute (Not-So-Savage Barbarians, #1) by Amy Padilla

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In my entire life, I’d never been treated so gently. Like I was something precious. I wanted to enjoy it while it lasted, before he finally figured out how useless I was and stopped being so kind.

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“I surged forwards, catching his lips with mine. His apologies were undoing the fragile stitching holding me together. I didn't want them. I didn't need them,

I just needed him.”
― Lark Taylor, Green Light

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“Everyone always fixated on how much he had missed out growing up with no presents, and no tree, and no Santa. It just went to show that those people never understood that they could be so full and so happy just having small, simple things that felt like home.”
― E.M. Lindsey, Eight Dates

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“It wasn’t a perfect body, not by conventional beauty standards, but I loved and appreciated it. Loved and appreciated all of the things that it allowed me to do.”
― Ashley Bennett, Muscles & Monsters

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“A home that had a space for me, and all my broken brittle pieces. Where I was important. Where I was loved. Where I was needed. Me. Irreplaceable, in a way I'd never been before.”
― Fae Quin, You Can Count On Me

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“Love keeps the word turning. Not only romantic love but the kind of love people have for their family, or their best friends, or even their pet. Love is what makes people do good. It’s what drives them to be brave. It’s what makes them the best versions of themselves.”
― Toby Wise, Raphael

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