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Twisted Shadows (Sugar & Vice, #2)

by Allie Therin (Goodreads Author)

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Maria Rose said: " I have been waiting for this follow-up to Liar City! I reread book 1 so that all the details would be fresh in my mind. This story takes place immediately after, and the main characters Evan 'the Dead Man' who feels no emotions and Reece the empath w ...more "

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Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

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Hott Hotter Hottest (Hott Springs Eternal, #5)

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― Diana Gabaldon, Dragonfly in Amber

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― Tammy Falkner, Smart, Sexy and Secretive

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"Taryn, I'm thiry-five, single, tattooed, and antisocial. I'M the serial killer.”
― Ruthie Knox, Ride with Me

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“Kissing meant he had to touch. Touching meant he wanted to crush her under him. Getting her under him meant he had to be inside her, and when he got there the only thing that kept him from losing it and going all caveman on her was the knowledge that he’d scare her to death if he did.”
― Anne Calhoun, Liberating Lacey

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