Balancing Entropy by M. H. Cali ~ Peek Inside And Giveaway

Posted: October 10, 2023 in giveaways, Romance, suspense
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Balancing Entropy

by M.H. Cali

 

 

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Synopsis

When life catches up with young and brilliant investment banker Lucas Blake in the form of anonymous threats, his existence is exactly what he always wished it could be.

Or is it really?

He can barely remember what his true aspirations looked like a decade ago. All he knows now is that everything he worked so hard to build could crash down in a split second if whoever is blackmailing him decides to act on it.

To make matters more complicated, the team he ends up hiring to silently find the culprit of those menaces includes Raven Collins. A woman Lucas lost touch with, but who he still can’t get out of his head completely even years after having met her.

As the race to keep him out of harm’s ways unfolds, he enters a journey of self-discovery that might very well make him question the core of his life choices.

When greed, power, and old ideals pair together within a perfect storm is it possible to come out of it unscathed?

Can one’s principles thrive in a system that seems to bend even the strongest minded to its will?

Lucas and Raven are about to find out for themselves.

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This exchange feels smooth. He’s effortlessly flirting with her.

Maybe Lucas didn’t change a whole lot, after all.

But back in Greece there were a ton of unspoken things between them.

They never talked in depth about their families or their friends. They weren’t together long enough to notice the other’s quirks either.

It was fun and easy. Exactly like they had agreed on.

Now they’re not on vacation. They’re in each other’s real lives with all it entails.

There’s no more carefree sentiment of a fleeting adventure.

No matter where things lead them this time around, she knows he’s Lucas Blake. One of the managing directors of a very important and well-known investment bank.

Similarly, he knows she’s Raven Collins; a lawyer who clearly moved to NYC at some point and who’s working on his case.

There’s no hiding behind inconsequential circumstances because everything would reset the minute they would part ways at the airport.

This is tangible. It could lead them somewhere, or nowhere fast.

She breathes in, deciding to reorient the exchange.

R: What are you doing?

She takes another sip of her rosé.

L: Watching the basketball game with a friend. You?

She shifts her stare at the TV for a second to check the score.

R: Same, but alone.

She watches the game for a beat until she gets a new message.

L: Cheers🍻

A picture of Lucas’ hand raising a bottle of beer in front of a screen where the game is playing is accompanying the text.

She smiles absentmindedly.

She takes a similar picture with her glass of wine, extending her feet on the table to get them in frame before curling her legs under herself, and putting her glass back on the table.

R: Cheers🥂 I’m surprised you don’t have season tickets.

L: I would be too busy to attend most days. You look very cozy. Only missing a cat in your lap.

Raven smiles sadly.

R: I had one. She passed away last year. I miss her presence in my condo every day.

She presses ‘Send’ and then stares at what she just told Lucas.

She never confessed to anyone that she was still feeling the loss of Toast—her white tabby rescue cat.

It somehow felt right to share it with him just now.

L: I’m sorry, Raven. I personally always wanted a dog, but you know how it is when we work long hours…

R: I totally get it. Toast was very independent, so it was easier. She definitely put life into the apartment.

L: Such a great name. Something tells me it has a fun meaning.

She feels oddly thrilled that he is interested in that particular story.

R: It did. First off because of her fur coloring, but mostly due to my annoying toaster at the time.

L: You had an infernal toaster?

R: Yeah. It kept burning toasts. No matter the setting it was on, the bread would come out of it dark as the night. I didn’t take the time to go buy a new one for weeks so when I adopted Toast it was still there.

She sends the message intuitively before typing the rest and gets an instant reply.

L: Let me guess. Your cat was a fan.

She cackles.

R: My cat was the ONLY one who absolutely loved it. She would jump on the counter and wait until it was done so she could eat it. She was a rescue who just got to the shelter the morning I adopted her. I decided to wait a bit before naming her when she got to my apartment, so it was the perfect opportunity to use one of her quirks.

L: You’re amazing. I’m sure Toast lived her best life with you.

She stares at her phone for a moment.

She could honestly chat with him like this for hours.

But he’s with a friend, and she considers that she took enough of his time for now.

R: I’ll let you watch the game with your friend. It was fun conversing with you a little.

L: You can keep texting me. Mark is also spending a lot of time on his phone messaging his newest crush.

She smiles but keeps her resolve.

R: Good night, Lucas

L: Good night, Raven 🙂

She puts her phone next to her, getting lost in the game for an instant.

The last thing she expected was to sense a sure serenity upon casually chatting with Lucas.

It has been a well needed breath of fresh air in her day.

If this short discussion was any indication, working with him should be enjoyable.

About Author M.H. Cali:

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M.H. Cali is my pen name. From as long as I can remember, writing has been my biggest creative outlet. There are tales that take hold in my brain, and I have to write them. Which means that when it happens, I sit down and do just that.

The world is complex and flawed, and so are the characters inhabiting the universes I build. In my fiction novels, I thrive fleshing out stories that explore multiple themes within. If you ever read any of my works, you’ll notice that I love writing layered characters, having a diverse cast, and that to me quiet moments are just as important—if not more—than action-packed ones.

Storytelling is all about balance in the emotions and events throughout the narrative. It’s my motto.

If I manage to make you feel what the characters are going through, live the events with them, and wonder what is going to happen, then I succeeded.

If you ever give my stories a chance, I hope you enjoy!

Master link for all socials, website & more: http://bio.site/MHCali

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The Cat That Played Chess by Catarrina Cummings ~ Blitz And Giveaway

Posted: October 10, 2023 in giveaways, Mystery
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The Cat That Played Chess

by Catarrina Cummings

 

Publication date: July 10th 2023
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Mystery

Having received an eviction notice, Zapporah Leverne needs money fast. Her current job as a product tester will not meet the deadline. She believes her extraordinary cat named Rookie can fix this. This feline is so good at copying humans that she can move chess pieces on the chessboard.

Zapporah pulls ropes to land Rookie a part in a commercial. Her cat wows the director to the point he thinks she would be good in his reality television series. But Rookie is stolen from Zapporah’s apartment.

Although there are few clues to the thief’s identity, Sloth, Zapporah’s roommate, believes the landlady is the thief and attempts to prove it. When Zapporah receives a voice message with a cat meowing in the background from talent agent Gloria Stravos, her suspicions are confirmed. Whoever stole Rookie will put her in show business. Arriving at Gloria’s office, Zapporah discovers Gloria has been murdered. Things don’t look good for Zapporah when the homicide detective learns she and Gloria had a history of fighting.

Will Zapporah’s intuition and tech-savvy help find Rookie and save her from a cunning murderer hiding behind the cloak of a white nationalist organization?

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About Author Catarrina Cummings

Catarrina Cummings is an author from Baltimore, Maryland who now lives in San Diego. She is the creator of the Snooping While Black mysteries series, with the first book being The Cat That Played Chess. In addition to dedicated service to her feline overlord, Madam Scrunchka, she also hones her guitar playing under a master instructor.

Her love for chess began when she served in the U.S. Navy, traveling and engaging in tournaments. She’s thrilled that she found the chance to include it in her first novel.

Nowadays, Catarrina can be found solving chess problems and attending multiple book clubs. If she ever finds enough free time from these activities, she might wish to consider finishing the second installation of her mystery series.

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White Trash And & Recycled Nightmares by Rebecca Rowland ~ Peek Inside And Giveaway

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The most sinister objects of fear are never truly discarded…just repurposed.

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White Trash & Recycled Nightmares

by Rebecca Rowland

Genre: Horror Short Stories

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A workaholic splits his time between home and hotel rooms until an anonymous cryptic message arrives, setting off a wrinkle in the time continuum and slowly shredding his sanity. Elsewhere, a woman’s jealousy over her spouse’s connection with their only child boils over, leading her to see monsters everywhere except the mirror. University fraternity brothers discover that a cruel prank has dire consequences but the full extent of their punishment is yet to come, while an intrepid hiker explores an abandoned Cold War facility hidden within a Massachusetts mountain only to realize that military secrets aren’t the only things buried within.

From witches, wendigos, and werecats to sirens, sadists, and serial killers, Rebecca Rowland serves readers a twenty-tale meal of cosmic, creature, and quiet horror in platters heaping with unsettling trepidation. In Rowland’s long-awaited follow-up to The Horrors Hiding in Plain Sight, a lighted room provides no safe haven, and in the darkest corner of the basement waits a ravenous dread.

The most sinister objects of fear are never truly discarded…just repurposed.

Includes a foreword by Mary SanGiovanni.

Advance praise for White Trash & Recycled Nightmares

“Rowland’s confident and poetic prose slices its way under your skin and lifts the veil on visceral, disturbing, and shocking terrors residing just beneath the norm.” -Tim Lebbon, bestselling author of The Last Storm

“There’s nobody out there like Rebecca Rowland. These stories are razor-sharp, clever, and horrifying in all the best ways. Read everything she’s written, starting with this collection.” -Gwendolyn Kiste, Three-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens and Reluctant Immortals

“A powerfully evocative collection—packed with beautiful writing and deeply unsettling stories.” -Brian Keene

“Rebecca Rowland is a dangerous lady. She is cynical, lascivious, ironic, blood-thirsty, ice-cold, but also warmly feminist (unless the gals aren’t worth it), a guy-lover (until the boys get a little too much toxic masculinity), and at any moment, she’s ready to throw old snow beasts, walls of giant bugs, and…well, what’s your nightmare? She will hand it to you freshly minted and explode your mind. You’ve been warned. Now read this book.”-Felice Picano

“These are some nasty stories with brutal, heartbreaking endings and shocking revelations. Rowland’s characters feel like real people, so much so that you won’t necessarily want those stories to end.” -Paula D. Ashe, Shirley Jackson Award-winning author of We Are Here to Hurt Each Other

“Sometimes shocking, sometimes mean, but always darkly entertaining, Rowland’s WHITE TRASH & RECYCLED NIGHTMARES makes the dread tangible in each story.” -Kevin Kangas, director of Fear of Clowns

“Rebecca Rowland comes with all guns blazing. WHITE TRASH & RECYCLED NIGHTMARES is a top-tier collection of stories that fans of horror fiction will devour. The writing and characters are strong, and the concepts are both sinister and memorable.

Make some space on your shelf for this one.” -Rio Youers

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Excerpt from “Layover,” the first story in White Trash & Recycled Nightmares by Rebecca Rowland

 

When his cell phone’s piercing ring jarred him from deep sleep that evening, Adam was at first disoriented. He squinted at the digital clock nearby, then pawed in the direction of the sound in a scramble to mute it. He kept his ringer off nearly constantly, switching to audible alerts only when sleeping away during a layover as a countermeasure to assuage his anxiety at the hotel’s wake up service. After silencing the sound, he glanced over at Diane, a barely visible shape motionless two feet away.

The screen on his phone read Unknown Caller. He tapped the green button, pressed the receiver to his ear, and whispered, “Hello?”

There was silence on the other end, and Adam assumed the party had hung up, a misdial realized too late to unring the nocturnal disturbance. He was beginning to pull the phone from his ear when he heard it: a quick breath, like a gasp of surprise, and then another sound. A piercing wail screamed from the earpiece: a long, unending shriek of terror, primal and desperate. It stabbed Adam’s eardrum like a sharp blade twisting into his brain. Startled, Adam dropped the phone, and the cell bounced off the mattress, against the edge of the nightstand, and onto the hardwood floor.  Shaken and still disorientated, Adam jumped out of bed, snatched the phone from the ground, ran to the bathroom, and flicked the light switch. The stark white radiance was as jarring as the scream had been. Adam looked at the screen again. The caller had hung up. In its place was his regular wallpaper, the photo of him and Diane with Janie between them, the three sitting on a bench overlooking Wells Beach, watching the tide come in.

But the eerie scream still echoed in his ear.

Adam rubbed the stubble on his face and looked at himself in the mirror. His face seemed hollower than usual. Dark circles punctuated his bloodshot eyes. He was due back to work in six hours and he’d only slept for three. He placed the phone on the sink and opened the medicine cabinet, rustling through the arsenal of face creams and pain relievers the couple hoarded, finally discovering an expired but nearly full bottle of Xanax. He shook two tablets into his palm and then onto his tongue, dry swallowing them even though the crystal holder nearby overflowed with disposable cups. He’d be groggy in the morning, but at least he’d get some sleep.

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The next evening, Adam lay stretched out on top of the scratchy blue quilt of the hotel room, a pile of obstinate pillows lodged between him and the headboard and a battalion of tiny vodka bottles he’d smuggled from the plane standing guard at the room service menu on the nearby desk. He’d hovered at the bar near the lobby for over an hour with no prospects for evening company and finally resigned himself to a few hours of bad television alone. He thought about calling Marie, but he was in Los Angeles, and what would be the point? To talk? Were they high school sweethearts? He picked up his cell three times but stopped himself before dialing, imagining her laughter tinkling through the receiver. Oh, Adam, you’re so funny. But why don’t you call when you’re in San Diego, yeah? The honeyed voice drizzled over the barely audible push to get him off the line so that she could get ready for a date, for a night out with the girls, for a quick tumble with another traveler waiting for her in bed in the next room.

Adam selected a bottle from the congregation and twisted its tiny cap. He didn’t bother to pour the liquid into a glass but drank right from its tiny top, feeling a bit like he always did at one of Janie’s tea parties, the cups and plates three sizes too small for his hands. He realized he’d forgotten to eat dinner and leafed through the menu but found nothing appetizing and instead, used the nearby remote to turn on the television. Immediately, the screen buzzed to life, an available channel lineup with current show listings cascading downward.

His phone vibrated beside him. This time, it wasn’t a call but a text alert from a number he did not recognize. He tapped the screen to open the message. It contained no words, only a photograph. Adam dropped the empty bottle onto the carpet beside the bed and spread his fingers on the screen to magnify what he was seeing.

At first, Adam thought it must be a crime scene photo, one of those fuzzy reproductions that forensic documentaries flashed across the screen for shock value, the victims’ faces, and sometimes, exposed genitals, strategically blurred to appease the ratings police. But the photograph wasn’t grainy. It wasn’t a screenshot of a web image or a captured shot from the television. It showed no sign of pixelation. It had been taken first-hand, and nothing on the subject had been censored.

The boy looked about seventeen, perhaps eighteen, years old. He was tall and thin in that late-adolescence awkward sort of way; even as his body lay lifeless on its side, the boy’s shoulders curved forward as if still self-conscious about his height. His lips were slightly parted in a small o, and a maroonish stain had dried into a crusty blotch along the patches of hormonal acne dotting one side of his face. His hair was deep brown and slightly disshelved, like someone had recently tousled it or removed a baseball cap too quickly, and his eyes…Adam looked closer. His eyes were entirely black, the pupils having swallowed the irises whole.

The boy was wearing a bright red t-shirt, and as Adam let his fingers move the screen downward, he realized, that was all he was wearing. That is, the boy, or what remained of him, ended at the torso. His legs appeared to be missing, or crushed beyond recognition, the area below his waist dissolving into a charred tangle of metallic debris and meaty pulp.

Adam turned the phone onto the quilt, face-down. He felt his stomach buckle and a sheen of sweat bead along his face. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then opened them and began unscrewing another of the vodka nips; he was bringing the bottle to his lips as he picked up the cell again and dialed Marie’s number.

Hey there, her voice purred after one ring. It’s Marie. You know what to do. A beep.

He clicked the red End Call button, then dialed another number. This time, a live person picked up and greeted him.

“I was just thinking of you,” Diane said sleepily. “How’s your day? What is it, nine o’clock there?”

Adam swallowed, felt the alcohol burn a path down his esophagus and into his stomach. “Yeah, about that,” he said finally. “Is everything okay? Are you and Janie okay?” he asked nervously.

“Wha—?” Diane’s concern reverberated through the receiver. “Yes, we’re fine, everyone’s fine. What’s the matter?”

Adam paused, collected himself. “Yes, yes, everything is good. I just wanted to hear your voice, Dee,” he said. “How is Janie? Did the weather cooperate for practice?”

Diane breathed a small sigh. “Oh, yeah. Rain held off the whole time. She is loving it so far. Exhausted, though. Out like a light right after dinner.” She was quiet for a beat. “Have you been drinking? You’re slurring your words a bit.”

Adam’s eyes drifted to the room service menu beside his hip. “Just a little. I forgot to eat supper. I’m ordering something now, I promise.” He picked up the booklet and opened it once more. He’d force himself to eat something, anything, just as soon as he got off the phone. He silently scolded himself for drinking too much on an empty stomach.

“Okay, well, I was just about to get into bed,” Diane said, her voice still concerned. “Are you sure you’re okay, Addy?”

Adam pressed his fingers into his eyebrows and kneaded slightly. “I’m good. I’ll be home on Tuesday. Long day is all.”

They exchanged goodnights and Adam held the phone in his hand for a moment after hanging up. He took a deep breath and opened his text messages, scrolling up and down the list of senders again and again.

The message containing the photograph of the mangled boy was gone.

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Rebecca Rowland is the dark fiction author of two fiction collections, one novel, a handful of novellas, and too many short stories. She is also the editor of seven horror anthologies, and her speculative fiction, critical essays, and book reviews regularly appear in a variety of online and print venues. A New England native, Rebecca has lived all over Massachusetts and as a result, chooses to torture most of her characters there.

Follow her on Instagram @Rebecca_Rowland_books. For more information about her books and other writing projects, please visit RowlandBooks.com.

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31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #9 ~ Jurassic Resort #2 by Brent Reilly

Posted: October 9, 2023 in Freebies!, horror, reviews, Science Fiction
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Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2023! I missed doing this the last couple of years due to Covid and so excited to do it again. I’ll be sharing reviews and lots of extra spooky stuff every day leading up to Halloween. I hope you’ll join me!

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 Jurassic Resort 2 Battle For Raptor City

by Brent Reilly

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Genre: Science Fiction / Horror

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MY REVIEW

The fight against aliens who are planning to annihilate man from existence isn’t happening in the future. It takes place in the past. Traveling through a portal, humans now live in the age of the dinosaur. And it’s definitely a fight for survival.

I thought the first book in this series was out of this world.  The second one is even crazier and packed with action. It didn’t take me long to realize I shouldn’t get attached to any of the characters. It’s man against dinosaur and there’s nothing even sided about that. There’s this scene where a man is about to be eaten by a dinosaur. He’s staring into it’s mouth, lined with sharp teeth. What actually saves him is an even bigger dinosaur eats the one attacking him.

If you love creature features and don’t have a sensitive stomach, you really need to try this series. It’s one bloody, gory battle and I loved every bit of it.

5 STARS

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Synopsis

100 million people have crossed a spacetime portal into dinosaur times to build a self-sustaining society before aliens destroy humanity. But a greedy man has a trillion dollar secret that will get him killed, sparking the biggest battle in 67 million years. After Raptor Ray’s daughter is murdered, her sisters must use dinosaurs to stop the 50,000 gunmen coming to kill them. The weirdest war in the 21st Century takes place in the past and history will never be the same. He screamed when the spino removed his stomach and screamed some more as she ate him over his body. His blood and her saliva dripped on his face. With his mouth open like that, some probably got inside. A raptor blindsided him at full speed. It was like getting hit by a car with spikes. Peterson flew into several guys, knocking them down, his internal organs becoming external as they fell out of his open stomach. His friends stared at him in horror. The heavy weapons sounded like gods farting thunder. Now all alone, he watched two gunmen come out and check the bodies, laughing at the free kills. The big room was packed with people when missiles broke the windows. HQ disappeared in an explosion of sound and smoke. Flesh flew and shit literally hit the fan. A primal scream left his lungs and a dozen mega-raptors rose above the tall grass to look at him with tears of joy. Dinner just served itself. He grabbed one armed chicken by the neck, but others were chewing chunks of his flesh, straight through his clothes. Another bit into his bicep and the knife dropped from his fist. A massive claw dug into his stomach and excavated a few organs. He flew up into a tree, where he caught on a branch. Bleeding out, the guard watched monsters eat his friends. Stepping over the human, the spino caught the mega in his massive jaws. Declan turned to stare at the horrified face of the raptor, just a few paces away, as rows of serrated 8” teeth chewed her up. He took down three raptors in his first clip. The last landed not far from him and crawled over like that thing from the movie Alien.

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The Fog Ladies: Date With Death ~ A San Francisco Cozy Mystery by Susan McCormick

Posted: October 9, 2023 in Cozy Mystery, giveaways
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The Fog Ladies: Date with Death
(A San Francisco Cozy Murder)
by Susan McCormick

 


The Fog Ladies: Date with Death (A San Francisco Cozy Murder)
Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Setting – California
Wild Rose Press (October 2, 2023)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 338 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1509249818
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1509249817
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CCWC8B95

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The Fog Ladies are at it again, spunky senior sleuths and an overstressed young medical resident solving murders from their elegant apartment building in San Francisco. They join a senior dating group, and romantic intrigue soon turns to murder. Graham Parselle, lady killer extraordinaire, plunges off a cliff on a Senior Singles outing. Did one of his dates pitch him over? Or is Olivia Honeycut’s new beau to blame?

About Susan McCormick

Susan McCormick is an award-winning writer and doctor who lives in Seattle. She graduated from Smith College and George Washington University School of Medicine, with additional medical training in Washington, DC and San Francisco, where she lived in an elegant apartment building much like the one in the Fog Ladies books. Susan served as a doctor in the US Army for nine years before moving to the Pacific Northwest and civilian practice. In addition to the Fog Ladies series, she also wrote Granny Can’t Remember Me, a lighthearted picture book about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and The Antidote, a middle grade to adult medical fantasy. She lives with her husband and two sons and loves giant dogs, the bigger and slobberier the better.

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31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #8 ~ Ratstrike by Jools G. King

Posted: October 8, 2023 in horror, reviews
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Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2023! I missed doing this the last couple of years due to Covid and so excited to do it again. I’ll be sharing reviews and lots of extra spooky stuff every day leading up to Halloween. I hope you’ll join me!

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 Ratstrike

by Jools G. King

 

Genre: Horror

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MY REVIEW

It’s the near future and rats have become the top of the food chain. Guess where that leaves us. In a day to day fight to survive. There’s some electricity and the only safe time to venture out to forage is during the day.

This story felt somewhat believable. Maybe not with the size of the rats, but definitely with their dominion over us. I’ve always believed rats and cockroaches would be here long after us.

I expected some bloody mayhem. Whew, some scenes had me cringing. The rats are so vicious and relentless. And the author gave me a little something else to keep me entertained. There’s more to these rat strikes than meets the eye!

A solid creature feature that kept me focused from beginning to end.

4 STARS

Thanks so much to Author Jools G. King for a complimentary copy.

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Synopsis

AS THE VERMIN GET BIGGER, THE HUMAN RACE GETS SMALLER

Over a decade from now, mutant killer rats rise up to terrorise the English population. Life is short and hard; death quick and violent. The towns and cities are no-go death zones; survivors retreat to the rural areas. The only hope – fight back against a deadly species of fast evolving vermin.

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Interview With The Authors ~ Pets In Space 8

Posted: October 8, 2023 in Anthology, Romance, Science Fiction
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Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Pets in Space 8. Blast off into adventure with the eighth installment of Pets in Space, a dynamic anthology of 11 never-before-seen science fiction romance stories!

This blog tour is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours and the tour runs from 3 till 16 October. You can see the tour schedule here.

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Pets in Space 8
By R.J. Blain, Susan Hayes, Honey Phillips, Skye MacKinnon, Arizona Tape, Carol Van Natta, Tana Stone, S.J. Pajonas, Carysa Locke, JC Hay, Gail Koger and Elva Birch
Genre: Science Fiction Romance Anthology
Age category: Adult
Release Date: 3 October 2023

Blurb:
Join the PETS IN SPACE crew!

Blast off into adventure with the eighth installment of PETS IN SPACE, a dynamic anthology of 11 never-before-seen science fiction romance stories! Rocket through the multi-verses brimming with heart-pounding escapades, swoon-worthy romances, and the best pet sidekicks ever!

Each story will pull you into the far-flung corners of the cosmos with intrepid heroes and heroines you’ll want to cheer for as they fight to save their world and find their happily ever afters. You’ll adore the furry, feathered, and scaly friends who have come to help their brave human companions on their quests.

This limited-edition anthology includes novellas by some of the biggest names in science fiction romance including USA TODAY bestselling authors R.J. Blain, Susan Hayes, Honey Phillips, Skye MacKinnon, Arizona Tape, Carol Van Natta, Tana Stone, S.J. Pajonas, Carysa Locke, JC Hay, plus award-winning authors Gail Koger and Elva Birch.

The Pets in Space 8 authors continue their vital support of Hero-Dogs.org, the non-profit charity that provides trained service dogs for disabled U.S. veterans and first-responders.

So, grab your space helmet to discover adventure and love — buy Pets in Space 8 today!

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Enjoy this Interview with the authors of Pets in Space 8

1) Tell us a bit about your story in Pets in Space 8?

– Tana Stone: When Tegan takes a job as a midwife for the galaxy’s only all-female bounty-hunting crew, she thinks the job will be simple. Deliver some babies, earn some credits, repeat. She doesn’t expect to make an unscheduled stop on the deadly planet that’s home to the Den of Thieves. But she needs medical supplies, and she’s assigned two brawny Dothvek barbarians to protect her, not to mention the ship’s shapeshifting pet glurkin, Pog. What could go wrong?

– Arizona Tape and Skye MacKinnon: The Alien’s Falconer is a sapphic (f/f) romance between space pirate Georgia and spaceship captain Ellabee who she’s trying to rob. Caught in the battle of wills between the two strong women is Georgia’s alien parrot who will do his best to turn them from enemies into friends – and maybe more…

 

2) What was the inspiration for your story in Pets in Space 8?

– Carol Van Natta: Earlier this year, I went on three-week visit to Australia, and I fell in love with the Daintree Rainforest, west of the Great Barrier Reef. I’d already been planning my story, Stellar Drift, so I set all the action in a continent-sized rainforest on a colonized planet in the far future. The rainforest is lush, mysterious, and full of history, traits that are reflected the main character Sairy, a pilot who has many secrets. Forest ranger Houyen, determined to find the source of a fever that’s spreading, was inspired by the indigenous elders in Daintree who want to preserve the land and their way of life, while accepting that change is inevitable.

– Arizona Tape and Skye MacKinnon: This book is part of the Aliens and Animals series, a sci-fi romance where each standalone novel includes some sort of animal. Captain Ellabee has appeared as a side character in the book 3, The Alien’s Farmer, and Pets in Space 8 was the perfect opportunity for us to write an entire story about her.

Until now, most of the animals have been from Earth (Highland cows, sheep, even a rhino) so we really wanted to come up with an alien animal for this book. Since Georgia is a space pirate, giving her an alien parrot seemed like the natural thing to do.

 

3) Introduce the main characters in your story in Pets in Space 8, and describe them in one sentence each.

– Carol Van Natta: In Stellar Drift, my story in Pets in Space 8, a forest ranger convinces a pilot to help him look for the source of a deadly fever that is spreading. Exploration pilot Sairy Sarvand has lived in the rainforest for the past three years, hiding from her past, until kind and sexy Ranger Houyen Albasrey asks for help only she can provide. Houyen can’t resist mysteries, whether it’s figuring out what’s causing a fever or wanting to get to know the elusive Sairy better.

– Arizona Tape and Skye MacKinnon: Abducted from England by aliens as a teenager, Georgia has become a space pirate to survive. She’s accompanied by a parrot-like alien bird who echoes her words back to her, somewhat making up for her lonely existence.

Ellabee is the blue-skinned captain of her spaceship and commands her alien crew with ease. Don’t mistake her kindness for weakness though, she’ll stop at nothing to protect what matters to her.

 

4) What does the pet in your Pets in Space 8 story look like and what part does the pet play in the plot?

– Tana Stone: My pet, Pog, is a Lycithian shape-shifting glurkin. His natural form is a small, round puff of bright-green fur with tiny feet and little black eyes tucked into the fluff BUT he can shift into any form at will. This talent comes in handy when my story’s protagonists are running from dangerous mercenaries.

– Arizona Tape and Skye MacKinnon: Aba, the resident alien parrot with four beady eyes, four wings, and both scales and feathers that change colour depending on his mood. He keeps our space pirate company when she’s alone, repeats unhelpful phrases, and blurts out all sorts of secrets.

 

5) What was the inspiration for the pet in your story for Pets in Space 8?

– Carol Van Natta: Kayala is a genetically engineered pet made to look like a big, scary gargoyle, the kind you can find on top of gothic castles in Europe. She was inspired by two rescued pitbulls owned by my friend. Despite the breed’s bad press, they’re two of the sweetest, most loving dogs you’d ever want to meet. And as I once knew a Great Dane that aspired to be a lapdog (only his head would actually fit in anyone’s lap), I gave that trait to Kayala as well.

– Arizona Tape and Skye MacKinnon: We wanted to give our lonely space pirate Georgia a nice companion and what better than one that can talk back? Of course, since she’s in space, we needed something a little more exotic than a regular parrot, so that’s how alien parrot Aba was born.

 

6) If your story is part of a series, tell us how your story in Pets in Space 8 relates to the rest of the series.

– Tana Stone: My story, RESCUE, is part of my Barbarians of the Sand Planet series. Pog is a member of the all-female bounty-hunting crew (and the personal pet of the Lycithian shape-shifter and bounty hunter Bexli). He’s integral to the women’s bounty-hunting enterprise and scampers around their ship at will. When the crew takes on a midwife, Pog takes to her quickly, which is how he becomes enmeshed in the adventure.

– Carol Van Natta: Stellar Drift is set in my Central Galactic Concordance universe. There’s a big damn story arc going on in the main series that starts with Last Ship Off Polaris-G. It’s about evolution, rebellion, and romance, plus grand adventures and all sorts of space opera goodness. Stellar Drift and the stories I’ve written for previous Pets in Space anthologies are all standalone sidetrips (with pets!) that can be read in any order, with a few Easter eggs for fans of the main series.

– Arizona Tape and Skye MacKinnon: The Alien’s Falconer is part of the Aliens and Animals series and it links back to the previous book in the series, The Alien’s Farmer. We don’t want to give any spoilers, but our space captain Ellabee plays an important part in bringing two people together and we spend a lot of time on her ship.

You can find out more about the series HERE

 

7) What do you like most about writing about pets?

– Arizona Tape and Skye MacKinnon: We love pets, they’re wonderful companions. Everyone deserves one, even fictional people. Otherwise they get a bit lonely. And coming up with alien pets is so much fun!

 

8) Do you have any pets yourself? If so, tell us about them.

– Tana Stone: I have two dogs and three cats–all rescues! Our two dogs are lab mixes–one black and one yellow–and they are the first line of defense when it comes to deadly UPS and Amazon delivery trucks. Two of our cats are tabbies–one brown and one orange–and we got them as kittens less than a year ago. They love shredding upholstery and stalking flies. Our other cat is a neurotic calico who prefers to be seen and heard (and given treats) but not touched.

– Carol Van Natta: I adore cats, and have been honored to share my home with quite a few over the years. My current feline companions are Captain and the Fluffbot. They’re rescued litter-mates, brothers, and a bonded pair, meaning twice the silliness because they’re still teenagers. Captain is a short-haired black kitty who ever-so-politely steals toys from my desk. Fluffbot is a medium-haired black kitty who likes supervising all the action from the highest cat tower available. They have informed me that my next Pets in Space story damn well better feature cats as the heroes. 😺

– Arizona Tape and Skye MacKinnon: Yes, Arizona has a lovely cuddly dog called Fudgestick who snores loudly and keeps her company while she writes. Skye has a hyperactive kitten called Valkyrie who often can’t decide whether she wants to cuddle or nibble on her human. They’re still working on the question on who owns the keyboard.

 

9) What was your favorite part of writing your story for Pets in Space 8?

– Arizona Tape and Skye MacKinnon: For Arizona, her favourite bits are the ones with the alien parrot Aba. He’s such a mischievous character and always causing trouble, which is right up her wheelhouse.

Skye liked writing the dynamic between the two main characters: they start as enemies, with both trying to outwit the other, but slowly realise they’re more similar than they thought and that what they feel for each other might be more than just animosity…

 

10) What’s next on your writing schedule? And what’s at the top of your to-be-read list?

– Arizona Tape and Skye MacKinnon: Skye is writing the third book in her Starlight Monsters series, My Big Scaly Alien Naga, an action-packed, spicy monster romance which is set to release early next year. She’s currently reading the latest releases in the Intergalactic Dating Agency, preferably paired with a large mug of tea and some dark chocolate.

Arizona is working on her paranormal romance series with fated mates (Crescent Lake Shifters) There are animals there too (bears and dragons), but they’re of the shifter variety!

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Proud supporters of Hero-Dogs.org, Pets in Space® authors have donated over $18,000 in the past seven years to help place specially trained dogs with disabled veterans and first responders. 10% of all pre-orders and the first month’s royalties of Pets in Space 8 will again go to Hero-Dogs.org. Open your hearts and grab your limited-release copy of Pets in Space 8 today and help this worthy charity! https://www.hero-dogs.org/

The Authors:
– R.J. Blain
– Susan Hayes
– Honey Phillips
– Skye MacKinnon
– Arizona Tape
– Carol Van Natta
– Tana Stone
– S.J. Pajonas
– Carysa Locke
– JC Hay
– Gail Koger
– Elva Birch

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31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #7 ~ They Lurk by Wesley Thomas

Posted: October 7, 2023 in horror, reviews
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Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2023! I missed doing this the last couple of years due to Covid and so excited to do it again. I’ll be sharing reviews and lots of extra spooky stuff every day leading up to Halloween. I hope you’ll join me!

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 They Lurk

by Wesley Thomas

 

Genre: Horror

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MY REVIEW

Jack loves horror movies. Reminds me of me when I was a teenager. Well, that’s me now too. I love the stuff. Books and movies. So, I was really curious about this book.  What could be killing people? And what’s with draining the victims of their Vitamin D? That’s different. Turns out Jack and his older brother, Dan, should have thought twice about trying to solve the mystery. There’s more than a serial killer stalking the streets. There be monsters too.

At times the story felt a bit slow for me. I guess I’m used to horror where it starts out with a bang and revs up til the end. Once things did start happening, I was glad to know what I knew about the brothers and their family dynamics. Their gradual bonding through the shared horrors really had me pulling for them. And I liked the surprise ending. I couldn’t imagine how the author would wrap it up, but it worked for me.

4 STARS

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Synopsis

A small town falls prey to monsters, ghouls, conspiracy, and one very hungry serial killer, with only two young men to protect it. When a horror movie-obsessed teenager discovers that people in his hometown have dropped dead, drained of vitamin D, puzzling and terrifying the authorities, Jack realizes this is no fantasy. With the reluctant help of his older brother, they dive into unimaginable horror that he thought was safely confined to the world of film and literature. If that wasn’t bad enough, an uncaptured native serial killer decides to revisit his old hunting grounds.
His days of classrooms and cafeteria food are over.

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Murder At Midnight by Katharine Schellman ~ Peek Inside And Giveaway

Posted: October 7, 2023 in giveaways, Historical, Mystery
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Murder at Midnight
by Katharine Schellman
September 18 – October 13, 2023 Virtual Book Tour

 

 

Synopsis:
 
Perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn and Ashley Weaver, when a body is found shot to death after an unexpected snowstorm, Lily Adler quickly realizes that some people will stop at nothing to bury their secrets.

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Regency widow Lily Adler is looking forward to a quiet Christmastide away from the schemes and secrets she witnessed daily in London. Not only will she be visiting the family of her late husband; she will be reunited with Captain Jack Hartley, her friend and confidante, finally returned after a long voyage at sea. But secrets aren’t only found in London. Jack’s younger sister, Amelia, is the center of neighborhood scandal and gossip. She refuses to tell anyone what really happened, even when an unexpected snowstorm strands the neighborhood families together after a Christmas ball. Stuck until the snow stops, the Adlers, Hartleys, and their neighbors settle in for the night, only to be awakened in the morning by the scream of a maid who has just discovered a dead body.

The victim was the well-to-do son of a local gentleman–the same man whose name has become so scandalously linked to Amelia’s.

With the snow still falling and no way to come or go, it’s clear that someone in the house was responsible for the young man’s death. When suspicion instantly falls on Jack’s sister, he and Lily must unmask the true culprit before Amelia is convicted of a crime she didn’t commit.

Praise for Murder at Midnight:

“Delightful . . . Historical mystery fans will devour this holiday treat.” ~ Publishers Weekly

“A plummy period whodunit with a colorful collection of suspects.” ~ Kirkus Reviews

Book Details:

Genre: Historical mystery

Published by: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: September 2023 Number of Pages: 320 ISBN: 9781639104321 (ISBN10: 1639104321) Series: A Lily Adler Mystery, 4

Book Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | BookShop.org | Goodreads | Penguin Random House

Read an excerpt:
Lily sat bolt upright. Where had the sound come from? It hadn’t been loud . . . another part of the house? For a moment, in the pressing silence, she wondered if she had drifted back to sleep without realizing it and imagined the whole thing. But a moment later, the sounds of a commotion rose just outside her window. Lily dashed to the window, throwing it open with some effort and peering out into the swirl of snow and early- morning light. The guest room she had been given was one of the smaller ones—the better to quickly heat rooms that hadn’t been prepared in advance—and as was typical for such rooms, it lacked a pretty view. Hers looked over what she realized after a moment must be the poultry yard. Darkly clad figures who she could guess were servants stumbled through the thick layer of snow that had fallen, trying to reach the two people in the middle of the yard. One Lily could see from her vantage only as a still, upright figure, hand outstretched and pointing toward the second person, who lay sprawled on the ground. The one on the ground was half covered by the ice and snow, unmoving. Lily grabbed the dressing gown from the chair, pulled on her shoes, and ran from the room. In the hallway, a few guests were poking their heads out of their doors, hair tousled and faces creased with sleep, inquiring grumpily if anyone had heard an odd noise. Lily didn’t stop to consider propriety or worry about what anyone else might think before she yelled “Jack!” as loudly as she could. She didn’t know which room he had been given, but a moment later, a door past the stairs was flung open and the navy captain’s head appeared. “What is it?” he demanded. He was already dressed and wearing his driving coat over his clothing. That was odd at such an early hour, but Lily didn’t have time to be surprised. “Downstairs.” In spite of the months they had spent apart, Lily knew she could depend on him to understand and act quickly. “Something happened. We have to help.” And in spite of those months apart, he didn’t stop to ask questions. More guests were emerging, summoned by Lily’s shout, and questions were beginning to fly back and forth as she dashed down the stairs, Jack on her heels. They didn’t need to wonder where to go; on the floor below, Mrs. Grantham was following a stately-looking woman who might have been the housekeeper or another upper servant. Their pace was just barely too dignified to be a run, but they couldn’t hide their worry as they disappeared down the steps to the kitchen. Lily and Jack hurried after them. The servants’ staircase was narrow and cold. At the bottom, servants clustered in the kitchen, talking in shrill, anxious voices as the cook tried to keep some order. The underservants glanced uneasily at Lily and Jack as they came into the kitchen, but no one seemed to know what to do or say. The door to the yard had been left wide open, and the wind blew in gusts of snow and icy morning light. Outside, more servants were gathered, though they parted like a wave as the housekeeper led Mrs. Grantham out to see what had happened. As Lily and Jack tried to follow, they were stopped by the frail but determined body of the butler, who interposed himself between them and the open door. “Madam, sir, perhaps you would care to return to your rooms? Breakfast will be ready shortly.” Jack drew himself up, clearly prepared to use his rank to push his way past the aging servant. Before he could say anything, though, and before Lily could think how to reply, Mrs. Grantham turned sharply. “What is . . .” She trailed off, eyeing Lily and Jack with trepidation. She looked ready to send them on their way with some commonplace assurance. But half a dozen emotions chased their way across her face in that moment, and she instead asked, “Mrs. Adler, how many of the rumors about you are true?” “That depends on the rumors,” Lily replied calmly, though her heart was pounding. Behind Mrs. Grantham, she could see the limbs of the eerie, still figure sticking out of the snowbank. “Though if you refer only to the ones that are most relevant at this moment . . .” She turned her gaze pointedly toward the body in the snow. “There is indeed some truth to them.” Mrs. Grantham hesitated, then seemed to make up her mind in a rush. She stepped aside, pulling the confused housekeeper with her. There were boots for the servants lined up next to the door, crusted with mud from repeated use. Lily pulled off her delicate evening slippers, slid her bare feet into the pair that looked closest to her size, and followed as she and Jack were ushered into the yard, their eyes fixed on what awaited them there. A man dressed in borrowed clothes, his skin white with cold, his hair thick with clumps of ice and snow. He could have fallen, hit his head, been caught in the storm and frozen. He could still be alive, in need of help. He could have had an innocent reason for being out in the storm. He could have. But this close, Lily could see the snow that had been kicked aside and trampled by half a dozen feet in the servants’ frantic attempts to clear it away. The icy powder was too thick on the ground for her to see the mud of the yard. But it was still stained with red and brown from where the man’s life had leaked away in the night. The once-snowy linen of his shirt was stained the same color, jagged and torn from the bullet that had ended his life. The gun that had fired it had been unearthed beside him, as snow-logged as his own body. The man’s frozen eyes and mouth were wide open, as though he had not believed until the last moment that whoever had faced him in that yard could be capable of the shot that had ended his life. *** Excerpt from Murder at Midnight by Katharine Schellman. Copyright 2023 by Katharine Schellman. Reproduced with permission from Katharine Schellman. All rights reserved.

 

 

About Author Katharine Schellman:
Katharine Schellman

Katharine Schellman is a former actor and one-time political consultant. These days, she writes the Lily Adler Mysteries and the Nightingale Mysteries. Her books, which reviewers have praised as “worthy of Agatha Christie or Rex Stout” (Library Journal, starred review), have received multiple accolades, including being named a Library Journal Best Crime Fiction of 2022, a Suspense Magazine Best Book of 2020, and a New York Times editor’s pick in June 2022. Katharine lives and writes in the mountains of Virginia in the company of her husband, children, and the many houseplants she keeps accidentally murdering.

Catch Up With Katharine Schellman: www.KatharineSchellman.com Goodreads BookBub – @KatharineSchellman Instagram – @katharinewrites Facebook – @katharineschellman

 

 

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31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #6 ~ A Dark Breed by Patrick McNulty

Posted: October 6, 2023 in horror, reviews
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Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2023! I missed doing this the last couple of years due to Covid and so excited to do it again. I’ll be sharing reviews and lots of extra spooky stuff every day leading up to Halloween. I hope you’ll join me!

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I’m sharing all kinds of books, movies, and other spooky stuff for every day in October. Gots to get those scares on for the 31st!

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 A Dark Breed

Monsters & Mayhem

by Patrick McNulty

 

Genre: Horror

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MY REVIEW

I’d just finished a book with some similar elements in it and loved it so I went looking through my books for something along the same lines and found this one.

Nick just wanted to take his family on a much needed vacation to unwind and regroup. He didn’t plan on the blizzard and running off the road.  Now they must survive the worst the Colorado mountains can deliver. And it’s not just a snow storm. They found safe haven in a small cabin. Little did they know it was the worst place they could be. And when they thought they were saving a strangers life, they were actually endangering their own. Now, the cabin is surrounded by unspeakable monsters and they have nowhere to run.

I love it when the elements, the worst that Mother Nature can throw at you, are a vital part of survival. Not just the monsters lurking outside. And the monsters Patrick created are horrible. Imaging coming face to face with such evil and knowing you have only yourself to rely on made this such an intense read for me.  It’s the first in the Monsters & Mayhem Collection and I loved it. You can bet I’ll be reading the next and the next……

5 STARS

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Synopsis

Nick Jacksons family is teetering on the edge of emotional and financial ruin. With the threat of uprooting his entire family for greener pastures Nick needs a win, but he’ll settle for a vacation. Even if it means driving through a horrific blizzard to an all expenses paid cabin in the Colorado mountains. Out of cell phone range and out of options, Nick and his family creep along through the storm until one wrong turn sends their ancient Dodge Caravan off the edge of the road and down a mountain slope better suited for skiing. Battered and bruised, but still alive, Nick leads his family to shelter in an abandoned cabin only to find a pregnant woman being held prisoner in a nearby outbuilding. Soon after he releases the woman he realizes his mistake and that no good deed goes unpunished… A Dark Breed is the terrifying first book in the Monsters & Mayhem Collection . If you like reading about families, friends and lovers forced to survive supernaturally horrific events then you’ll love Patrick McNulty’s frightening tales.

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