Contemporary Romance

Contemporary Romance

When you’re looking to download free and discounted contemporary romance ebooks, this is the place to go. Satisfy your inner passion for bestselling romance in this category, and never pay more than what you should. We routinely feature the best authors of contemporary romance ebooks, and they always promote their ebooks to you--for free or for a discount.

 

Definition of "Contemporary Romance": While technically a subgenre of the Romance category, that category is much too large to not be broken down. Contemporary Romance, by definition, is set in the time in which it was written.  The ebooks in this category are largely focused on the relationship and romantic love shared by two people.  Typically, ebooks in this category reward characters that are good people, punish those that are bad, and end with an upbeat, positive conclusion.  But, that "formula" is always being altered by excellent authors--which is why we read their ebooks, right?

 

Some examples of the best Contemporary Romance ebooks past and present include Nicholas Sparks (The Longest Ride), Tracy Brogan (Crazy Little Thing), Jojo Moyes (Me Before You), Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook), Lisa Kleypas (Blue-Eyed Devil).

Three Times The Fun

by Blythe Reid


Morrigan has been divorced for a year after leaving her cheating husband. She’s done with men. Period. But sex? No damn way. When she goes home for thanksgiving, she checks out a local club the first night she meets a hot young stud, the second night she meets another handsome guy, and another.

She finds out the three guys are friends, and they want her to choose between them, but she can't.

She wants all of them. Separately. Together. All the above.

Life is short and being with someone new is so reviving, so good.

Especially when it’s three times the fun.

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Summer Heat: A Storm Inside Novel (The Wild Pitch Series Book 1)

by Alexis Anne


Can baseball’s bitterest feud become its greatest love story?

A long time ago I fell in love with the wrong man. Wrong because there was no chance we could ever be together. Roman St. James was off limits. Forbidden. The enemy.

Except the Daniels-St. James feud isn’t my feud and it most certainly isn’t Roman’s. He’s nothing like his father. And while the rivalry between our families is one of the most famous in all of baseball, I couldn’t help myself. One smile turned into one date, and one date turned into so much more.

Of course it was a disaster. And now, five years later, I can still barely bring myself to think about what could have been.

Until one night in a locker room changes everything…

*Summer Heat is a stand alone novel in The Storm Inside series.

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Up on the Housetop (Gold Valley Romance Book 7)

by Liz Isaacson

Two next-door neighbors vying for the same job...who will win? And who will lose their heart?

Archer Bailey has already lost one job to Emersyn Enders, so he deliberately doesn't tell her about the cowhand job up at Horseshoe Home Ranch. Emery's temporary job is ending, but her obligations to her physically disabled sister aren't.

Archer is beyond angry when he sees Emery at the ranch, but things go from furious to fun when the owner of the ranch announces a contest to see which cowhand applicant can earn the most stars by Christmas. Whoever does will win the job.

Will Emery and Archer be able to navigate the ranch, their close quarters, and their individual circumstances to find love this holiday season?

Read all the books in the Gold Valley Romance series by USA Today bestselling author Liz Isaacson:
1. Before the Leap
2. After the Fall
3. Through the Mist
4. Between the Reins
5. Over the Moon
6. Under the Bridge
7. Up on the Housetop
8. Around the Bend

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Better Together (Sweet Haven Farm Book 1)

by Jessie Gussman


Love kindles when a fake engagement brings best friends together.

World Champion snowboarder, Wyatt Fernandez, should be hitting the slopes in the Andes and spending his days teaching as the new ski instructor. But an emergency means he’s heading off the family’s tree farm with his best friend, Harper. She’s too busy with her books and earning tenure to notice his hopes for more than friendship.

Homebody and nutritionist, Dr. Harper Bright, must let go of her coveted summer research position so she can help on the tree farm...with Wyatt. He might push past her comfort zone, but he has always “gotten” her. She doesn’t want to scare off her best friend just because he is suddenly far more interesting than the nutritional benefits of broccoli. In order to keep their friendship intact, Harper has to pretend she is not infatuated with her best friend.

When Wyatt names Harper as his fiancé to appease his father and prevent returning to Chile early, he never dreams Harper might actually have to play the part. Wyatt wants more than a reluctant fake fiancé. And he has one last summer to convince Harper that they’re better together.

"An author I can always count upon to engage my mind and warm my heart." - Ramla Zareen Ahmad, Author of Light-Hearted Romance.

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The Attraction Equation (A Love Undercover Romantic Comedy Book 2)

by Kadie Scott


FBI agent Max Carter lives his life by a strict set of rules—rules that don't allow for distraction, deviation...or a relationship. But tell that to his matchmaking mama. To avoid yet another set-up, he announces he has a girlfriend. And now has to produce said girlfriend at Christmas dinner. Maybe Santa has a suitable actress in that red bag of his...

Gina Castillo is about to break her building’s iron-clad “no pets” policy to give her little brother the perfect Christmas gift—a dog. Too bad Max, the most inconveniently sexy tenant in the building, catches her red handed. Gina expects to be evicted, but instead finds herself blackmailed into playing the role of his girlfriend.

Two lies plus one dog should equal a hot mess of a holiday, but attraction and Christmas magic might just defy the rules...

 

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The Destiny Code: The Soldier and the Mystic (Daughters of the Empire Book 1)

by Suzette Hollingsworth


Romantic historical fiction. Fast-paced action, historical immersion, characters who come alive on the page, witty dialogue, and a touch of mystery.

 
A closet Victorian psychic is outcasted from society when overtaken by a vision at her presentation ball. She flees to foreign lands where she encounters the last person she wants to see: the dark lord of her vision.


Miss Alita Stanton's presentation to society at the Queen's Ball in Buckingham Palace ends in ruination. While on the ballroom floor she is involuntarily possessed by a prophetic trance revealing the powerful Black Panther dying on a desultory foreign battlefield. Still dazed from the nightmarish scene, Alita recounts her experience and is outcasted on the most important day of her life, destroying her dreams and confirming her conviction that it is necessary to keep her true nature hidden.

Socially shunned, Alita travels to a fashionable foreign venue while wagging tongues find other prey. Once in Egypt, she meets the last person she wants to see: Valerius Huntington, the fifth earl of Ravensdale, the man of her dreams, and the Black Panther of her vision.

Lord Ravensdale, Captain of the Princess Royals' 7th Dragoon Guards, unknowingly kills an Egyptian friend in the Battle of Tel-El-Kebir, in the process creating two orphans. Captain Ravensdale helps win Egypt and the Suez Canal for Britain while simultaneously placing his life in the balance.

Alita is compelled to warn Lord Ravensdale of danger both physical and metaphysical. It is imperative that Valerius hear her message to procure his future--which will necessarily be the end to hers. The academic earl of Ravensdale and Princess Royals' captain will not marry a quack or a soothsayer.

Alita must choose between her happiness--and his.

Historical fiction with a shade of magical realism

 

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Making the Rules

by Ali Parker


From USA Today Best Selling author Ali Parker

Never Again...

After having his hand slapped and career almost ruined several years back for falling for a student, Dr. Kendal Tarrington is done with love. Especially with the idea of it being with a younger woman. With no other choice, he's forced to start looking for someone to date far outside the scope of the university. The last place he expected to find her was at the hospital.

Dana Young is a double major, business and nursing, and is at the top of her class on both accounts. Her life consists of working hard in her internship at the hospital and wanting far more than she's getting in her current relationship. When a handsome, young professor catches her eye, things began to shift... for the better.

Too bad she's not at all aware of his rules.

+18 Explicit sexual content and foul language.
This is book 1 in a series. A cliffhanger is highly probable.

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Winter Nights: Ten Book Boxed Set

by Penny Reid and J. Kenner


HEAT UP YOUR NIGHTS! 10 steamy books from bestselling authors fill this limited-time winter boxed set! If you love alpha heroes and sexy romance, this one's for you...

"5 Stars! I went into this expecting brilliance... and that's exactly what I got. Compellingly authentic characters, addictive writing, smart, real dialogue, and a love story that got me in all my feels, this is new adult at its very, very best." - Samantha Young, New York Times bestselling author, on ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY

"Highly recommend! Shayla Black delivers once again with this passionate and sexy novel... A beautiful love story with a twist that you'll never see coming!" - Meredith Wild, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on MORE THAN WANT YOU

"Gritty, edgy, addictive and seductive, Tijan brings heart to a ruthless hero that loves as hard as he hurts." --Vi Keeland, New York Times Bestselling author, on CARTER REED

Author's Note: WINTER NIGHTS is a brand new boxed set for the season as a gift to our readers and to introduce you to new series to love!

TEN BOOKS INCLUDE:
Carter Reed by Tijan
Elements of Chemistry by Penny Reid
Wicked Grind by J. Kenner
Feeling Hot by Elle Kennedy
More Than Want You by Shayla Black
Survival of the Richest by Skye Warren
The Space Between by Kate Canterbary
Her Seductive Dare by Lena Hart
Black Edge by Charlotte Byrd
Bidding on Brooks by Katy Regnery

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Stripped Down (Tap That Book 1)

by Erin McCarthy


His best friend’s hot older sister.
Her younger brother’s annoying sidekick.
And one forbidden kiss in high school…

It was complicated back then. It’s even more so now.

Because former mean girl Sloane rolls back in town to find Rick stripping at a charity event like he was born with biceps.
And single dad Rick is her landlord.

And her brother will murder him if he has sex with her.

But sometimes you have to strip it all down to see what was there all along...

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Country Gold: A Wilder Sisters series Standalone

by Heatherly Bell


STANDALONE novel in a brand new series by Heatherly Bell.

A second chance...

A scandal ended the careers of the Wilder Sisters, the chart topping country rock band. But Lexi Wilder is okay with that, thanks for asking. She's been on the road since roughly forever, and even if the scandal has followed her home to Whistle Cove, California, Lexi is going to enjoy the break. After all, there's quite nothing like the beautiful sandy beaches of Monterey Bay to calm a woman's soul.

Luke Wyatt never asked to trade fame and fortune for the only woman he's ever loved. Now that he's finished a punishing year-long national tour, all bets are off. He's coming back to his hometown of Whistle Cove for the quiet, the beaches, the inspiration, and the girl. Not necessarily in that order. There's pressure from Nashville to deliver more country gold like the #1 song he co-wrote with Lexi Wilder.

But Lexi can’t forgive Luke for choosing fame over her…

"Bell writes romance that will capture your heart." ~ Marina Adair, #1 National bestselling author of Summer in Napa

"Bell's romances are the perfect escape." ~ Jamie Farrell, national bestselling author of The Officers Ex-Wives Club

Romance fans will find all the usual meet-cutes and secluded moments that they know and love from the genre, mingled with an original emotional narrative on Scott's part. I would definitely recommend Unforgettable You to contemporary romance fans everywhere." ~ Readers' Favorite Book Reviews, 5 Stars on Unforgettable You

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The Choice She Made (The Mercenary Series Book 1)

by Marissa Farrar


She was forced to choose between the lives of the only two people she loved...

No one said standing up to the mafia would be easy. Verity Guerra knows this better than anyone, after all, the most ruthless mob boss in New York is her father. 

Her only hope is Witness Protection. The Fed’s will do their best, but she knows she won’t live if she isn’t ready for them to find her. 

A woman who will do anything to save her younger sister.

Her life isn’t the only one at stake, and if she must die to stop her father, she’ll make sure her little sister lives. 

The mafia isn’t going to go quietly. They’re sending the very best. An assassin whose body count exceeds some wars. A man who guards his identity by never missing. 

The Fed’s only know him as X.

Verity is no fool. She’s spent a lifetime watching her father butcher innocents. She knows what they’ll do. When X breaks into her home he is unprepared for the welcome he receives. 

Verity is a fighter and she’s about to enter sudden death. 


Despite her best efforts, Verity’s sister goes missing. Verity will do anything to save her, even work with the man her father sent to kill her. 

Can she save her sister and avoid the inevitable death sentence her father has laid down on her? Or will she be another crossed off name in a ledger of murders?

Fans of sexy crime thrillers like are sure to enjoy the twists and turns of The Choice She Made.

***Please note. This book was previously published as 'Skewed, book one in the Mercenary series'.***

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Honeymoon Beach: The Passion Brokers

by Sailor Stone


For Logan Dillon, it’s a beautiful day to get married. She stands with her bridesmaids in the dressing room of a large church that’s packed to the rafters with wedding guests. She’s only moments from walking down the aisle and giving her hand in marriage when there’s a knock at the door. Logan opens the door and there stands the groom—the man of her dreams, resplendent and handsome in his tuxedo—holding the hand of another woman. This woman is tall, gorgeous, perfect looking—and she wears a bridal gown. A few frantic and chaotic moments later, Logan’s fiancé is replacing her with this other woman—his new bride—and throwing Logan out of her own wedding. Crushed and devastated, not knowing what to do, Logan decides to take her best friend along with her and go on the honeymoon that she had planned for herself and her new husband-to-be. Two days later, walking alone in the evening on a tropical beach, she watches as a mysterious man comes swimming to shore. He stands from the surf—wet, glistening, shining golden in the light of a setting sun—and with one penetrating look into her eyes—he takes her breath away.

The next seven days of Logan’s life will be dark, sad, funny, exciting, and dangerous. They will be the most suspenseful that she, or any other jilted bride, has ever experienced. Indeed, she will almost lose her life, but in the end, her lonesome honeymoon will be as romantic and passionate as she’s ever dared to dream.

Read Sailor Stone’s new romance novel, The Passion Brokers, Honeymoon Beach, today.

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Bound By Steel: Mountain Misfits MC Book 3

by Deja Voss


Two bad ass bikers, one sassy bartender with a heart of gold and the mouth of a sailor, will their fight for a happily ever after end in a fight for their lives?

Olive:

When I took a job bartending at the Bucktail Saloon, the local dive owned by the Mountain Misfits MC, I ended up with a lot more than I bargained for.
These men are my family, this club is my world, and for the first time in my life, I feel like I have a place I can call home.
I would do anything to protect the patch and my reputation, even if it means I’ll spend the rest of my life single and alone.
Besides, if it came down to choosing between the men I loved the most, I don’t think I could.
Red and Tank, the enforcers for the MC, have been on my radar since the day I walked through that door.
There’s Mr. Right, Tank, dark, brooding, and a master motorcycle mechanic who really has his life together. He’s way too good for a girl like me.
Then there’s Red, aspiring MMA fighter with the random tattoos and abs for days to prove it, Mr. Right Up My Alley. I’m sure if we hooked up, it’d only be a matter of time before we ended up dead or in jail.
When Red approaches me with a proposition that I can’t turn down, one that almost seems too good to be true, it becomes apparent that sometimes the right choice is no choice at all. And sometimes a perfect, violent, quiet storm comes along and makes all the choices for you.


Bound By Steel is a steamy full length novel featuring a MFM romance. Can be enjoyed as a standalone, but if you’ve been following the Mountain Misfits MC, there’s lots of cameos from all your favorite characters! Warning: motorcycle club violence and language.

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Double Bosses: An Office Romance

by Parker Grey


They’re rich, powerful, and alpha af.
And they like to share.


Kade and Lawson are powerful, demanding, and they always get what they want.

In the courtroom. In the office.

And in the bedroom.

What they want? Me.

Their secretary.

Even though I’m innocent and virtually untouched. Even though I work for them, and it’s absolutely against company policy.

Even though there’s two of them.

There’s no way I should give into their rough, rugged demands - both my bosses at once?

But then again, maybe I could do with a little overtime…

Double Bosses is a super-sweet, super-steamy read about your favorite kind of threesome ;) This is an MFM book so the action is all about her - no M/M! If you like bossy alphas who’ll make you melt, this book is for you!

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Savage Collision

by Gwyn McNamee


He's everything she didn't know she wanted. She's everything he thought he could never have.

The last thing I expect when I walk into The Hawkeye Club is to fall head over heels in lust. It’s supposed to be a rescue mission. I have to get my baby sister off the pole, into some clothes, and out of the grasp of the pussy peddler who somehow manipulated her into stripping. But the moment I see Savage Hawke and verbally spar with him, my ability to remain rational flies out the window and my libido takes center stage. I’ve never wanted a relationship—my time is better spent focusing on taking down the scum running this city—but what I want and what I need are apparently two different things.

Danika Eriksson storms into my office in her high heels and on her high horse. Her holier-than-thou attitude and accusations should offend me, but instead, I can’t get her out of my head or my heart. Her incomparable drive, take-no-prisoners attitude, and blatant honesty captivate me and hold me prisoner. I should steer clear, but my self-preservation instinct is apparently dead—which is exactly what our relationship will be once she knows everything. It’s only a matter of time.

The truth doesn’t always set you free. Sometimes, it just royally screws you.

***Savage Collision is the first book in The Hawke Family Series. While it is a complete story, it is NOT meant to be read as a standalone. The story of the Hawke siblings continues in book two, Tortured Skye, and book three, Stone Sober. These stories all build on one another and are intertwined. They need to be read in order to fully enjoy and understand the plots. Many reviews for Savage Collision contain MAJOR spoilers for the book without being marked as containing spoilers. This book is best enjoyed without the spoiler information. ***

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Material Witness: a Romantic Suspense Novel (Heroes of Providence Book 1)

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"Mondello's latest, a pulse-pounding, pitch-perfect addition to the romantic suspense genre...Terrific escapist entertainment, as good as anything in Janet Evanovich's oeuvre." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Named one of KIRKUS REVIEWS Best Indie Books of 2012!

Contemporary Romantic Suspense Novel featuring a sexy police officer and a crime novelist in jeopardy: 70,000 words

BOOK 1 of the Heroes of Providence series.

Who does she trust when the horror of one of her crime novels turns into a deadly reality?

Bestselling crime novelist, Cassie Alvarez, aka Cassie Lang, had murder on her mind when she walked into Rory's Bar under dressed and under cover to research her latest crime novel. Researching the cool, blue-eyed and dashingly handsome man at the end of the bar stirred her senses more than she wanted to admit. But was this man of leather armor all he appeared to be?

Playing White Knight to an innocent wasn't how Detective Jake Santos planned to spend his time under cover. But there was no way "CJ" was what she claimed to be and that nagging tightness in Jake's chest told him he'd better take her home to safety and leave it at that. Then the barroom exploded with gunfire, leaving a trail of dead that includes a notorious Providence organized crime boss and an undercover FBI agent. When Cassie's name is leaked to the media as the only witness to the grisly murders, Cassie insists she only trusts Jake to protect her.

The FBI wants their star witness happy and will do anything to make sure Cassie testifies. But someone wants vigilante justice and it is clear to Jake that the shooter isn't the only person who wants Cassie dead. Not knowing who to trust, he vows to protect Cassie at all cost despite the fact that guarding the beautiful novelist is a serious distraction.

Heroes of Providence:
Material Witness
Safe Haven
Restless Hours
Desperate Hours
Final Hours
Cold Harbor

More books by Lisa Mondello Contemporary Romance Novels:
TEXAS HEARTS:
Her Heart for the Asking
His Heart for the Trusting
The More I See
Gypsy Hearts
Leaving Liberty
His Texas Heart
The Wedding Dress
Lone Star Lady
Under a Texas Star

DAKOTA HEARTS:
Her Dakota Man
Badland Bride
Dakota Heat
Wild Dakota Heart
His Dakota Bride
Dakota Wedding
His Dakota Heart
Dakota Cowboy
One Dakota Night
Dakota Homecoming
Dakota Blues
Dakota Fire

FATE with a HELPING HAND:
All I Want for Christmas is You
The Marriage Contract
The Knight and Maggie's Baby
My Lucky Charm
The Gift

Sweet Montana:
Sweet Montana Sky
Sweet Home Montana
Sweet Montana Rescue
Sweet Montana Outlaw
Sweet Montana Secrets

Nothing But Trouble

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Forever Cowboys Six Pack Omnibus

by Hope Whitley


All SIX books are included in this omnibus.

This is a six pack omnibus containing books one through six in the Forever Cowboys series.

1. Cowboys are Forever
2. The Color of Forever
3. Two Times Forever
4. Cowgirls are Forever
5. Love You Forever
6. Finding Forever

You will find a recurring cast of characters in all of these books, but each one is a complete, stand alone book with no cliffhangers. Every book has its own hero and heroine.

This is a special promo price for a limited time, so take advantage of it to get yourself six western romance books at a bargain!

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Fall For Me Again

by Ali Parker


Love isn’t something I deserve. Not after everything I’ve done.

None of the women in my life were there for the right reasons.

Not my wife, who I married for convenience and to shut my father up.

And not the beautiful girl from my childhood that I used from time to time when it pleased me to do so.

Not a single one of them. I’ve burned so many bridges and broken far too many hearts.

And yet, fate has a way of f*cking with a fellow.

As CEO of my father’s billion-dollar publishing firm, I’m always looking for great writers, and a new one just showed up.

My high-school fling.

Not that I expected a warm reunion, but this delicious tart is having none of it. No matter what I do to push.

I’m a different man now, and I want a love affair to fulfill my life. The kind most people only dream of.

It’s the holiday season, and I have one wish.

To find the right woman for me and my son to spend our lives with.

Crazily enough, she’s sitting across the proverbial negotiating table, looking for a job.

Little does she know, she’s got the job, the ring, the future–if she wants it.

I just need to convince her to fall for me again.

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One Winter Night: A Sexy Bad Boy Holiday Novel (The Parker's 12 Days of Christmas Book 1)

by Ali Parker


From USA Today Best Selling Author, Ali Parker comes, “The 12 Sexy Days of Christmas.”

Snow covers the ground and love is in the air in the southern city of Savannah.

I’ve only recently gotten out of the military, but my best friend’s father gave me a good job at his security firm.

The last person I expected to find working there was my best friend’s little sister – all grown up.

She’s beyond beautiful and such a handful – in more ways than one.

I can’t help but think about what we could be if she would stop being so damn difficult, but it’s part of her charm.

She’s in for the adventure of her lifetime with me, and it’s going to start one winter night soon.

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Hate Notes

by Vi Keeland

 

From New York Times bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward comes an unexpected love story of secondhand hearts and second chances…

It all started with a mysterious blue note sewn into a wedding dress.

Something blue.

I’d gone to sell my own unworn bridal gown at a vintage clothing store. That’s when I found another bride’s “something old.”

Stitched into the lining of a fabulously feathered design was the loveliest message I’d ever read: Thank you for making all of my dreams come true.

The name embossed on the blue stationery: Reed Eastwood, obviously the most romantic man who ever lived. I also discovered he’s the most gorgeous. If only my true-love fantasies had stopped there. Because I’ve since found out something else about Mr. Starry-Eyed.

He’s arrogant, cynical, and demanding. I should know. Thanks to a twist of fate, he’s my new boss. But that’s not going to stop me from discovering the story behind his last love letter. A love letter that did not result in a happily ever after.

But that story is nothing compared to the one unfolding between us. It’s getting hotter, sweeter, and more surprising than anything I could have imagined.

Something new.

But I have no idea how this one is going to end…

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