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House of Ash and Shadow (Gilded City, #1)

by Leia Stone (Goodreads Author)

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Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3) by J.R. Ward

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When she sighed good and hard, he said, “What’s the matter?” “Am I so distasteful?” He dropped his arm. “No.” What a lie. “Maybe I’ll get you a washcloth, how about that?” When she would have shot out of bed, his hand clamped on her arm. ...more

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Unbound (Confluence Academy, #1)

by Penelope Bloom

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“This was Darian One Sterling.
A murderer. And my childhood friend.”
― Shannon Duffy, Awakening

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“She stares straight into the camera, eyes narrowed. She wears an expression I’ve not seen from her before. Disgust? Defiance? She looks nothing like the woman I’ve known my entire life.”
― Shannon Duffy, Awakening

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“Ladies first.” He places a hand on the ladder and gives it a pat.

As I step in front of him, my shoulder brushes against his chest.”
― Shannon Duffy, Awakening

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“He’s not the Darian of my childhood—the one that played jacks with me on the sidewalk, despite being a year older. Nor is he the Darian who stood up for me when Asher bullied me and called me Carrot Top until I cried.”
― Shannon Duffy, Awakening

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