From New York Times, bestselling author Ruth Cardello comes an emotional romance about love, loss, and second chances.
Jared’s childhood was so ugly he changed his name to free himself from it. He fought his way out of poverty and earned his success, but all that isn’t enough when his past catches up to him.
Michawn isn’t looking for love when she meets Jared. She’s confident she already has the perfect man and the perfect life. All she wants is to make enough money to pay for the wedding she’s been dreaming of. There shouldn’t have been a spark of attraction, but there was . . .then a phone call changes everything for Michawn and her life shatters around her. She loses everything.
Can a man who sees himself as the last person who should help her, be the only one who can? With a little guidance from Dominic Corisi, he just might find a way to heal himself as well.
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Michawn has her future planned out and that includes a happy ever after with her fiancé until in a blink of an eye it is gone. Trying to go on is much more difficult than imagined and she isn’t sure how to move forward and she never the leading role that Jared would play.
Professionally Jared is a success but due to the childhood he endured personally he is cautious and closed off. He gave up believing in happy ever after a long time ago but all it would take is seeing Michawn in pain to realize he couldn’t have been more wrong.
This is at times a heartbreaking and inspiring story about love, family and healing as two people who couldn’t be more different find the happiness they both deserve.
Meet Ruth Cardello
Ruth Cardello hit the New York Times and USA Today Bestsellers Lists for the first time back in 2012.
Millions of sales are evidence that her books are akin to potato chips, addictive from the first one. She has created a multi-series billionaire world with a combination of escapism and realism that has gained her a faithful following of readers.
Ruth Cardello was born the youngest of 11 children in a small city in northern Rhode Island. She spent her young adult years moving as far away as she could from her large extended family. She lived in Boston, Paris, Orlando, New York–then came full circle and moved back to New England. She now happily lives one town over from the one she was born in. For her, family trumped the warmer weather and international scene.
She was an educator for 20 years, the last 11 as a kindergarten teacher. When her school district began cutting jobs, Ruth turned a serious eye toward her second love- writing and has never been happier.
When she’s not writing, you can find her chasing her children around her small farm or connecting with her readers online.
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Hooking up with an annoyingly handsome stranger on vacation isn’t the best idea, but I could use a little bit of careless fun before my fresh start.
We said no last names, no strings. With law school on the line, it’s all I can offer. I just don’t expect everything to feel so easy— or so right. Too bad I’ll never see him again.
Little did I know that hockey star Logan Russo is also attending Westfall U. Now I can’t escape him… or his sexy silver eyes.
He may not be a player… but he’s still off-limits.
Logan
My entire life has been focused on my hockey career. All work— no play. Zero distractions, with no exceptions. Until I sit next to Liliana on a flight to paradise.
Her walls are up, and I can respect that, relate even. But I’ll tear them down, one by one, if that’s what it takes for her to let me in.
Our tropical fling only left me wanting more. I can’t stop myself from fantasizing about the guarded beauty falling apart in my arms. Now I’m breaking the rules to play by hers.
Because Liliana Ramirez isn’t just my team’s PR person, she’s my coach’s daughter.
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Liliana is still trying to heal from her last relationship so the last thing she needs is to be attracted to the sexy stranger who is sitting next to her on the plane. She isn’t ready for a relationship but maybe some fun with Logan is exactly what she needs especially if they keep the boundaries very clear and its not like they will see each other again.
Due to his past Logan is focused on hockey and school and hasn’t found a woman who intrigued him until Liliana. He knows that whatever they share will end when they leave Hawaii but fate had other ideas when not only is she transferring to Westfall, but her father is his coach.
Liliana didn’t think she was ready for a relationship, but Logan is swoony as he always tries to put her first and all the reasons they shouldn’t be together doesn’t matter when it comes to their hearts.
Meet R.C. Stephens
R.C. Stephens is a top 100 Amazon bestselling author. She writes contemporary romance novels ranging from hot hockey players to romantic suspense.
When she isn’t in her writing cave she is raising three lovely children with her adoring husband.
Her books are filled with humor, heartbreak, emotion and true love.
Time and space had done nothing to change his feelings for MaeBe.
The Dom Who Came In From The Cold by Lexi Blake is now live!
Kyle Hawthorne will do anything to protect MaeBe in this exciting new novel from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake. USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake.
Kyle Hawthorne once believed his future would be a job in the private sector—a simple, normal life. Fate had other plans and he wound up in the military. Some newly discovered talents caught the eye of the CIA, and in no time he was working with a covert team. He found himself in a relationship with fellow operative, Julia—until she turned out to be the enemy. When her betrayal was uncovered, things got bloody and Kyle returned home broken, searching for a chance to walk the road not taken.
MaeBe Vaughan has never been interested in normal. Her happy place is a dark corner of the Internet, where she disrupts all the bad guys. She has a great circle of friends and a full life. She doesn’t need a man. Until Kyle Hawthorne walked into her life. He’s all wrong for her. Surly. Damaged. His uncle is her boss. But she couldn’t help getting close to him. When his past threatened her safety, Kyle walked out without saying good-bye.
Kyle will do anything to keep MaeBe safe. He faked his death, hid in the middle of nowhere, and watched over her from afar. But when Julia resurfaces, he knows that to protect MaeBe, he’ll have to get close. So close that if they manage to survive, he will never let her go.
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“Do you think he’s going to kill you? I know the man seems scary but he’s not. The key with Big Tag is to give as good as you get. Like fight his sarcasm with sarcasm. When he asks how my broom ride in was, I smile and ask him if he rode in on the back of a brontosaurus from his age. I know that sounds harsh, but it made him laugh, and now we’re cool. I spent the first couple of weeks terrified by him, thinking he was this big bully, but he’s actually the sweetest guy.” The words had been said with a slightly husky feminine tone, and when he turned, sure enough there was a woman. A young woman who looked like she’d walked off the pages of a goth comic book. She was petite, a good foot shorter than him, with two purple pig tails, and she liked black. She had on a black miniskirt with sparkly suspenders over a black button-up. Dark green leggings and combat boots completed the look. She was absolutely nothing like the two types of women he’d been surrounded by the last decade of his life. Military women who kept things neat and clean and practical, or the sophisticated crowd he’d run in when he’d been a spy. Women who were polished and thought out every single word they said and action made. The first he would have nodded and made some simple conversation with. The second he would spend some time figuring out to ensure they weren’t here to spy on him. He had absolutely no idea what to do with the woman in front of him. “Uh, I don’t think he’s going to kill me.” She was weirdly fascinating. And just plain weird. She had a messenger bag over her shoulder, and the wide strap was decorated with a bunch of buttons, one which proclaimed her the Mistress of Code. She seemed to like code and the color green since she had a big button with the words I Always Play Green and some weird figure on it. “Confident. I like it. Are you a client or a new hire?” She gasped as she seemed to think of something. “Or a new vendor? Because if you are trying to sell the big guy anything that’s not a lemon tart, he might kill you. We should rethink this.” It was her smile that did it. A small uptick of lips that let him know she was fucking with him and probably fucked with every guy in her life. Not in a “I’m looking to screw you over, take your secrets, and then probably murder you on the way out the door” way he’d gotten used to. In the “I don’t take life too seriously” way. Like the women he’d been friends with in college. The ones he’d been comfortable with in another lifetime. In the life he’d had before he’d so brutally destroyed everything around him. He should walk away from this woman. He was toxic, and his world for so long had been blood and secrets and death. She wouldn’t even know how to walk in his world. She also wasn’t his type. The last thing he needed was even a casual flirtation. “I’m the new guy.” He held out a hand. “Name’s Kyle Hawthorne. I’m starting in the bodyguard unit today.” She was completely harmless. It wouldn’t hurt to talk to the cute goth chick while he was here. He wouldn’t be here forever. He was giving this two months tops. That should be enough time to satisfy his family and the higher-ups at the CIA that he wasn’t going to do something dangerous. And then he would go do something dangerous. She reached out, that smile turning into something truly glorious. Her black-tinged lips spread and showed even white teeth, but it was the way that smile lit up her eyes that made him pause. “MaeBe.” Oh, she was playing with fire because for the first time in months he felt his groin tighten as he took her hand in his and felt an actual fucking spark that probably wasn’t static electricity. He couldn’t help the way his own lips curled up, and the words that flowed out of his mouth could have come from his twenty-year-old self. “Maybe? I would say that’s a little presumptuous of you, but I think I’ll go with it.”
💜Review💜 After a devastating betrayal Kyle left his CIA career in his past and returned home a changed man. He is now working for McKay-Taggert and is surrounded by family and friends while building a relationship with MaeBae. It all comes crashing down when his ex returns with a vengeance, determined to hurt MaeBae, and he believes that his only option is to pretend to be dead.
When Kyle returns MaeBe isn’t about to just forgive and forget. What he perceives as protecting her she considers a lack of trust, and he is going to have to convince her of the depth of his feelings while also dealing with the escalating threat from his past.
Kyle and MaeBe are strong as individuals but as a team they are even stronger. Suspense, action and romance combine as Kyle and MaeBe fight to find their way back to each other and catching up with the members of McKay-Taggert is always fun.
Meet Lexi
New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. Since starting her publishing journey in 2010, she’s sold over three million copies of her books. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings. Find out more about Lexi on her website, follow her on Twitter, like her on her Facebook page, or friend her on her Facebook profile.
All my life, every decision has been made for me. What to say. How to dress. And now, who I’m to marry. When you’re second in line to the throne, it’s just how things are. I’ve always gone along with it.
Until now.
I may not have a say in who I marry, but I refuse to let someone dictate who I give my v-card to.
So I offer it to the only man I trust not to go to the paparazzi.
Creed Lawson.
Body of an Adonis.
Strength of a warrior.
And my brother’s best friend.
It was only supposed to be one night. After all, we could never be together. To the outside world, I’m supposed to be in love with someone else. And Creed’s about to be sworn in as a member of the Royal Guard.
That doesn’t stop us from fantasizing about what could be. About ignoring our duty and following our hearts.
But when the consequences of our secret tryst become much more dangerous than either of us originally bargained for, can I find the courage to fight for what I want? Or will I always remain a pawn in the palace’s deadly game?
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Being the second in line to inherit the throne is a life filled with duty and expectations. Every aspect of Esme’s life has been dictated to her and that includes the man she finds herself engaged to. Her one act of independence was ensuring that her first time would be with someone she wanted but once may not be enough.
Creed has always known that he would follow his family’s tradition and be part of the Royal Guard. He fights his feelings for her as he knows that he and Esme aren’t destined to be together but how can something wrong feel so right?
The chemistry between Creed and Esme if off the charts and undeniable however in the background there is a lot unfolding with each surprise more enticing than the last that lead up to cliffhanger that leaves us needing to know what the future holds for this couple.
AUTHOR BIO
T.K. Leigh is the USA Today Bestselling author of romance ranging from fun and flirty to sexy and suspenseful. Originally from New England, she now resides outside of Raleigh with her husband, beautiful daughter, special needs rescue dog, and three cats. When she’s not writing, she can be found training for her next marathon (of which she has run over twenty fulls and far too many halfs to recall) or chasing her daughter around the house.
Westin St. James was the one and only person I trusted in this world.
Then he left me.
And not just left. I’m talking vanished off of the face of the Earth kind of left.
But four years later, he walks into the front door of my evil father’s house. Like Nothing. Ever. Happened.
Even worse, my father informs me he’s my new bodyguard.
But I’m no longer the naive girl he loved and dumped without a word of explanation.
I’m resourceful and independent. Plus, I’ve got a mean right hook. Which I introduce him to as soon as he reintroduces himself with an infuriating smirk.
And things get even crazier after that.
Rook is a love and action packed stand-alone romance with roller coaster twists, jaw-dropping turns, and a heart-bursting HEA. Perfect for people who miss ALIAS and readers who love to boo and hiss at disappearing exes who show back up at your front door.
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💛Review💛 The one thing that Nissa knows is that despite all her feelings for him Westin left her in an untenable situation without a backward glance. It’s three years before he reappears in her life as her new security detail but she is determined to not repeat the mistakes of the past and that means protecting her heart from him.
Westin didn’t think he would ever return to the life he left behind but now her father has become his target and he needs to ensure that Nissa doesn’t get caught in the crossfire but that also means dealing with the past.
Nissa is feisty and challenges Westin at every opportunity while he knows she is his everything and is determined to protect her even from herself as they take us on a suspenseful and romantic journey
Meet Nana
Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling author, Nana Malone writes Sexy Feel-Good Romance and loves all things romance and adventure.
That love started with a tattered romantic suspense she “borrowed” from her cousin. It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen year old. She’s been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.
Two pink lines won’t change the bad blood between us.
I haven’t always hated my brother’s best friend, but Michael Oliver gets under my skin and brings out the worst in me. He knows how to push my buttons, and I relish pushing all of his. He betrayed my trust years ago, so I’ve made it my mission in life to aggravate him until he admits he was wrong.
When his sister’s wedding brings us together, Michael suggests a truce for one night. If only he weren’t so handsome and smart, maybe I could resist the allure, but I’ve always been a little impulsive, and this man is my ultimate temptation. After years of pent-up frustration and unrequited lust, I finally let down my guard, and that’s all it takes for us to combust.
But like all bad decisions, the morning after brings a reckoning, and I leave his hotel room swearing to never waste another moment of my time pining after him. Who needs that grumpy jerk warming her bed? Not me.
I don’t let myself think about that steamy night together, or how it pained me to hear about his football injury, or how much I know he wants to get drafted so he can help his family. Because I’m cutting Michael out of my life for good.
Only the two little pink lines mean I can’t forget him. Even if I desperately want to.
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The Baby Blitz is a companion standalone to USA Today-bestselling author Lex Martin’s sensational college football romance novels, The Varsity Dad Dilemmaand Tight Ends & Tiaras. Readers will love this sensual multicultural romance featuring a scorching-hot college football player and the feisty, but slightly nerdy girl next door—the one he swore he’d never make a move on.
Will Michael make the right decision if he has to choose between Maggie or fulfilling his dream of playing professional football?
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As a teenager Maggie crushed on her brother’s best friend Olly until a conversation, she wasn’t supposed to hear turns the tide and he became the man she was determined to annoy. Yars later she is willing to push the animosity aside for his sister’s wedding however giving into the spark between them will have a long-lasting impact that will rock both their worlds.
Olly has plans to play football professionally however that is being hampered as he tries to recover from an injury. Finding out that he is about to be a father becomes a game changer and only makes him more determined to fight for the woman he loves and the life he wants.
Hot chemistry, witty banter with all the feels and Maggie and Olly are characters you can’t help but love. They are dedicated to their family while they try to handle the real challenges that life throws at them and there is no denying that they have always belonged together.
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Lex Martin is the USA Today bestselling author of The Varsity Dad Dilemma, the Texas Nights series, and the Dearest series, books she hopes readers love but her parents avoid. A former high school English teacher and freelance journalist, she resides in Texas with her husband, twin daughters, and a bunny named Dandelion.
Five years ago, Dante Carelli made a deal with the devil…
It cost him everything—his brother’s freedom, his family’s trust, and the only woman he ever loved, Kat Harrell.
To save him from himself, and his family’s enemies, Dante was hidden away in Italy, regretting his every decision, and praying for a chance to make amends.
Now he’s back, and ready to atone for every heart he broke, especially Kat’s.
There’s no one Dante won’t take on to free his family from the clutches of the Mafia. But it’s a battle he can’t fight alone. He needs a hacker, someone with skills sharper than his. Someone with grace under fire and ample cunning.
He needs Kat. But how can he fight the enemy and still keep her safe?
Kat Harrell doesn’t need Dante’s protection. The expert hacker can take care of herself, and the last thing she wants is to be back in Dante’s tangled web. Besides, Dante is the past.
There’s nothing left for Kat there.
So why does the air thicken every time he’s around her? And how can he still make her laugh and blush like he did when they were kids?
But the people they love have wrapped themselves in a knot of danger, and neither Dante nor Kat can unravel it alone. They’ll have to work together to save those they care about–whether they like it or not. Because when you play games with the devil, there are no rules.
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The relationship between Dante and Kat may have started as friends but it evolved into so much more until circumstances unfolded and Dante realized the only way to protect those he cares about was to leave. Five years later he is back with his family and looking for a second chance with Kat but the danger is far from over.
Kat was hurt when Dante left and isn’t sure she is prepared to trust him with her heart. As the danger escalates around them, they will need to work together to deal not only with the threats in the present but the secrets from the past.
I am enjoying the Carelli family and Dante and Kat’s story is no exception, and I am looking forward to what the future holds for this family.
Meet Eden Butler
Eden Butler is a writer of contemporary, fantasy and romantic suspense novels and the nine-times great-granddaughter of an honest-to-God English pirate. This could explain her affinity for rule breaking and rum.
When she’s not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, Eden patiently waits for her Hogwarts letter, reads, and spends too much time in her garden perfecting her green thumb while waiting for the next New Orleans Saints Superbowl win.
She is currently living under teenage rule alongside her husband in southeast Louisiana.
Please send help.
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Save the Best for Last by Jennifer Probst is now live!
They’re the best of enemies—both in need of a change—thrown together by a challenging twist of fate in a warm and witty romance by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst. Tessa Harper, makeover queen of a self-care media empire, loves a challenge. But when she’s forced to satisfy her female readership’s growing interest in sports, Tessa reluctantly seeks out Ford Maddox. The popular sportscaster, annoying friend of her bestie, and long-time sparring partner agrees to strike a deal. He’ll give Tessa his expertise if she’ll give him hers. Namely a makeover to help him get past the friend zone with the woman of his dreams. Ford has always considered Tessa to be nothing more than a pampered elitist. But if she can turn his rough style and attitude into boyfriend material it’s worth the aggravation. The plan is working. The problem is, Ford’s also starting to see Tessa in a new light. And there’s more to the complicated woman than meets the eye. Ford is falling hard. But is he ready to give up his ideal love to take a chance on an opinionated, independent spitfire who’s turning his life—and his heart—upside down?
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💙Review💙 Tessa is a woman who shares her knowledge of personal care and style on social media and has quite the following. She is finding that her followers are looking for fitness advice which is not her forte but it becomes a niche she wants to fill. The one person she knows who could assist is also the man who infuriates her but an agreement where they both get what they want seems like the perfect solution.
Sports has always played an important part in Ford’s life, so he is the perfect man to coach Tessa for her followers however he wants something in return. He hass been attracted to a co-worker and believes that Tessa’s guidance when it comes to style is what he needs to garner her interest however the more time he spends with Tessa the more he wonders if his heart belongs to the one he is making himself over for or the one who is making him over.
I enjoyed seeing the sparks of animosity between Tessa and Ford turn into chemistry as they realized they didn’t know each other at all. This is a story about finding love where you least expect it that is filled with humorous moments, heartwarming emotion, and romance.
Meet Jennifer
Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped writing since. She holds a masters in English Literature and lives in the beautiful Hudson Valley in upstate New York. Her family keeps her active, stressed, joyous, and sad her house will never be truly clean. Her passions include horse racing, Scrabble, rescue dogs, Italian food, and wine—not necessarily in that order.
She is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of sexy and erotic contemporary romance. She was thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain, spent 26 weeks on the New York Times. Her work has been translated in over a dozen countries, sold over a million copies, and was dubbed a “romance phenom” by Kirkus Reviews. She is also a proud three-time RITA finalist.
She loves hearing from readers. Visit her website for updates on new releases and her street team at www.jenniferprobst.com.
Everly Fairhope is desperate. When threats against her mother’s life escalate, there’s only one man she can turn to. But he’s as likely to slam the door in her face as he is to help her.
Special Ops soldier Jax “Gem” Stone didn’t think he’d see Everly again after the abrupt way she walked out of his life and got engaged to someone else. So when she turns up at his front door, begging for help, the answer is no.
Until someone takes a shot at them both.
Gem doesn’t want to get involved for good reasons, but there’s no turning back. He’ll protect Everly and end the threat, then he wants her gone.
Some things are easier said than done, though.
Saving Everly from danger could be harder than expected when powerful forces work against him. But letting her go a second time?
Impossible. She’s his, and he intends to prove it to her. If they survive what’s coming…
**Start reading the Hostile Operations Team Series – Strike Team 2 today and enjoy an action-packed, seriously romantic and steamy-good-fun military romantic suspense. Each book can be read as a standalone. No cliffhangers or cheating and a guaranteed happily-ever-after ending!
Lynn Raye Harris is a Southern girl, military wife, wannabe cat lady, and horse lover. She’s also the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the HOSTILE OPERATIONS TEAM Ⓡ SERIES of military romances, and 20 books about sexy billionaires for Harlequin.
A former finalist for the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart Award and the National Readers Choice Award, Lynn lives in Alabama with her handsome former-military husband, one fluffy princess of a cat, and a very spoiled American Saddlebred horse who enjoys bucking at random in order to keep Lynn on her toes.
Lynn’s books have been called “exceptional and emotional,” “intense,” and “sizzling” – and have sold in excess of 4.5 million copies worldwide.
Everly met Gem when he and his team were assigning to protect her mother who has come under threat due to her political position. They developed feelings for each other and decided to pursue their relationship after the assignment until Everly ended their relationship not because she didn’t love him but because she did.
Gem was hurt when not only did Everly end their relationship but that she was about to marry another. Having her arrive at his door asking for help to protect her mother once again was the last thing he expected but he wasn’t about to leave her to fend for herself. As the danger escalates around them so does the chemistry between them but will it be enough to overcome the events of the past?
Action and romance combine as Everly and Gem get their second chance as he realizes he isn’t about to let her walk away again despite all the outside forces who try to keep them apart.
I love my job working for Silver Breweries. Managing the largest location in the Denver area, I have a lot of responsibility that keeps me busy. My favorite part of the job is when the CEOs come in. Well, one in particular who never fails to catch the eye of this Southern girl.
We’re complete opposites, but I can’t take my gaze off Lincoln Silverstone. Those crystal-blue eyes and broad shoulders. The way his suit fits him like a glove.
He’s like a cool drink of water on a hot Alabama summer day.
But Linc is all about business. I doubt he notices me when he comes in, only throwing me the occasional glance, that I’m sure is strictly professional. Seems I’ll have to try harder to get him to see me as more than just an employee.
So, when he offers me a position where I’ll be working more closely with him, I jump at the chance.
Lincoln
I’m always on the lookout for the next business opportunity. Which company I can take over, and what I can do to appease my corporation’s bottom line. With the other CEOs busy in their new domestic roles, more responsibility is falling on me lately.
I believe Quinn Walker is the best person for a new job we’re creating. She runs our Silver Park location like it’s her own pub. The problem is that Quinn is extremely attractive and I find myself drawn to her the second I walk into the brewery, wanting to be in her sweet Southern presence. She makes my otherwise serious persona relax with her inane euphemisms, and I can tell she’s flirting with me.
I’ve told my colleagues not to mix business with pleasure, so I’ll just have to maintain my professionalism if she decides to take my job offer, because we’ll be working very close together if she does. But, keeping it strictly business won’t be easy.
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