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January – Adult Titles #36
 Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages | Kiss at Your Own Risk Trinity Harpswell is a cursed Black Widow-death and mayhem are all part of the job description. If she can manage to go just one more week without accidentally killing someone, she'll break this killer curse and put her Black Widow days behind her. When sexy Blaine Underhill III shows up at her door and asks for her help rescuing his friend from the clutches of Death's evi...more
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 Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages | I Dream of Genies Having a 2,000 year old magic genie fall right into your lap should be a good thing. At least, that's what down-on-his luck Matt Ewing thought. But Eden is no subservient fairy tale genie. Beautiful and independent, Eden isn't so keen on having to answer to yet another master. Then, af...more
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 Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages | Flip this Zombie (Living with the Dead #2) The Zombie Apocalypse has been good to Sarah and David. Their marriage is better than ever. They communicate well, share responsibilities, and now, they're starting a business. ZombieBusters-for all your zombie extermination needs. There are lots of zombies and that means lots of customers...Except one of them doesn't want the zombies dead, he wants them alive and ready fo...more
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| Managing Death (Death Works #2) by Trent Jamieson It's not easy being Death. For starters, people keep dying. And then, they keep getting up again.Steven de Selby got promoted. This makes the increasing number of stirrers (and the disturbing rumors of a zombie god rising sometime soon) his problem. That time management seminar he keeps meaning to take would also remind him that he's got a Death Moot to plan, a Christmas p...more
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 Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages | My Immortal Assassin (Witches #3) by Carolyn Jewel Revenge. It's all Grayson Spencer wants. Christophe dit Menart, a human with dark magical powers, destroyed the life she loved. She wants the pleasure of killing him, no matter the cost to her. If not for Durian, a dangerously sexy demon fiend charged with keeping Christophe alive, she would have succeeded, too. Now, she's certain all hope is gone. But he has a plan and an...more
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 Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages | Tempest's Legacy (Jane True#3)by Nicole Peeler Jane True has become proficient in basic magics, confident in herself and her abilities, and happily rooted in Rockabill. Her life is still divided between her supernatural brethren and her human friends and family, but it’s a division she maintains with very little trouble.
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 Paperback: 352 pages | Angel at Dawn (Novel of the Upyr) Five hundred years ago, Grace Gladwell had captured Christian Durand's heart and then abandoned him in his darkest hour. Seeing Grace again after all these years has sent Christian reeling-even though she seems to remember nothing of the medieval soldier, he wants her more than ever. But is Grace merely a pawn of the vampire queen who has set her immortal sights on Christi...more
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 Paperback: 464 pages | Blood Challenge (World of the Lupi #7) Ex-cop Lily Yu and werewolf Rule Turner’s engagement announcement is stirring up ugly passions in the Humans First camp. There’s hate mail, followed by death threats. And when a lupus in Tennessee goes on a killing spree, Lily realizes that it’s only the opening skirmish in an all-out war.
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 Paperback: 320 pages | Demon Marked (Demon Bound #2) Desire burns in the second powerful Demon Bound novel-from the author of Shadow Marked. Emma Quinn satisfies her demonic cravings by feeding on human life force, and keeps her conscience clean by preying only upon those who deserve it. But when Emma overindulges one night, she's in trouble with her victim's gang-or she will be...if they find his body. She turns to mob law...more
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 Paperback: 336 pages | Frostfire (Kyndred #3) As one of the genetically enhanced Kyndred, Lilah's mind-reading powers make her vulnerable to a mysterious biotech company willing to murder to acquire her superhuman DNA. But her true fear may come from her own Kyndred brethren...
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 Hardcover: 304 pages | Home for a Spell (A Bewitching Mystery #7) As the newest witch in Indiana, Maggie O'Neill already has plenty to deal with. So being hobbled by a broken leg doesn't help. Neither does the fact that her best friend and upstairs neighbor is getting ready to tie the knot with her own boyfriend and move away. This leads Maggie to wonder if it isn't time to find herself a new pad. But when she finds a place, Maggie's dre...more
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 Hardcover: 304 pages | A Hard Day's Knight (Nightside #11) John Taylor is a P.I. with a special talent for finding lost things in the dark and secret center of London known as the Nightside. He's also the reluctant owner of a very special-and dangerous-weapon. Excalibur, the legendary sword. To find out why he was chosen to wield it, John must consult the Last Defenders of Camelot, a group of knights who dwell in a place that some...more
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 Paperback: 336 pages | Immortal Champion (Immortal Brotherhood #3) Part of a cursed Viking crew, Gunnar the Red must toil through eternity as a half-man, half-beast. Only the magic of true love can release him. Though she is betrothed to another, could Lady Eleanor de Neville be his salvation?
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| The Lost Gate Dan North knows from early childhood that his family is different — and that the differences are secrets that can never be told. This contemporary Urban Fantasy introduces the North family, a clan of mages in exile in our world, and their enemies who will do anything to keep them locked here.
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| Master of Smoke (Mageverse #11) After being attacked by a werewolf, Beth Roman is now able to shift into one. Luckily she saves a handsome shapeshifter from a similar attack. Beth does not know his true identity as Smoke, a Sidhe warrior. His attacker was Warlock, the magic-imbued leader of a cult of werewolf assassins trained to destroy all others. As a war ignites between all the immortals in the Magev...more
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 Paperback: 320 pages | Mercy Blade (Jane Yellowrock #3)by Faith Hunter Jane, a shapeshifting vampire-hunter-for-hire, crosses paths with a stranger who has arrived in New Orleans, enlisted to hunt vampires who have gone insane-or so he says...
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 Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Vanguard Press Published: January 4, 2011 ISBN-10: 1593156286 ISBN-13: 978-1593156282 | Nocturne by Syrie James When Nicole Whitcomb’s car runs off a Colorado mountain road during a blinding snowstorm, she is saved from death by a handsome, fascinating, and enigmatic stranger. Snowbound with him for days in his beautiful home high in the Rockies, she finds herself powerfully attracted to him and soon comes to realize that the feeling is mutual. But there are things about him that mys...more
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 Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages | Secrets of the Demon (Kara Gillian #3) Homicide detective Kara Gillian has a special talent: she can sense the "arcane" in our world, and there's quite a bit of it, even in Beaulac, Louisiana. She's also a summoner of demons, and works on a task force that deals with supernatural crimes. Her partners are attractive and smart FBI agents, but they're not summoners, and they're not telling Kara why they ...more
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 Paperback: 320 pages | Skin Heat (Skin #3) More wild thing than man…
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| Surrender to Darkness (Soul Gatherer #3) As an immortal, Jamie Murdoch has spent lifetimes battling demons. But he’s cursed with an inner berserker, and his expertise as a Soul Gatherer is overshadowed by uncontrollable rage. Sent to Japan to investigate a mystical weapon that can destroy demons, Jamie feels out of place in a society that values tranquillity and self-control. Kiyoko Ashida has dedicated her life t...more
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 Paperback: 352 pages | Taken By The Others (H & W Investigations #2) Jess Haines draws readers deep into the mesmerizing world of the Others–werewolves, vampires, and mages who make their home among humans, and are turning Shiarra Waynest’s life upside down…
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Paperback: 336 pages | A Werewolf in Manhattan (Wild about You #1) by Vicki Lewis Thompson Emma Gavin writes about werewolves, but that doesn't mean she believes in them-not until a pack of real-life New York weres decide to investigate the striking accuracy of her "fiction". When Aiden Wallace, son and heir of the pack leader, tries to sniff out Emma's potential informant, he discovers something even more dangerous- an undeniable attraction to her.
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 Hardcover: 288 pages | The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny (Nightside #10) Things were going so well for P.I. John Taylor, that it was only a matter of time before everything hit the fan. Walker, the powerful, ever-present, never-to-be-trusted agent who runs the Nightside on behalf of The Authorities, is dying. And he wants John to be his successor--a job that comes with more baggage, and more enemies, than anyone can possibly imagine.
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 Hardcover: 608 pages Publisher: Delacorte Press | Shadowfever (Fever #5) MacKayla Lane was just a child when she and her sister, Alina, were given up for adoption and banished from Ireland forever. Twenty years later, Alina is dead and Mac has returned to the country that expelled them to hunt her sister’s murderer. But after discovering that she descends from a bloodline both gifted and cursed, Mac is plunged into a secret history: an ancient ...more
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 Paperback: 352 pages | Allison Hewitt Is Trapped: A Zombie Novel by Madeleine Roux Allison Hewitt and her five colleagues at the Brooks and Peabody Bookstore are trapped together when the zombie outbreak hits. Allison reaches out for help through her blog, writing on her laptop and utilizing the military's emergency wireless network (SNET). It may also be her only chance to reach her mother. But as the reality of their situation sinks in, Allison’s blog...more
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 Paperback: 288 pages | God's War by Kameron Hurley Some days, Nyx was a Bel Dame - an honored, respected, and deadly government-funded assassin - other days, she was a butcher and a hunter; a woman with nothing to lose. Now the butcher has a bounty to bring in. Nyx and her rag-tag group of mercenaries is about to take up a contract that will shake the foundations of two warring governments...
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 Paperback: 304 pages | The Kensei (Lawson the Fixer #5) by Jon F. Merz Meet Lawson. A cynical, wise-cracking vampire charged with protecting the Balance between vampires and humans, he is part cop, part spy, and part commando—James Bond with fangs. Lawson mixes shrewd cunning with unmatched lethality to get his job done. He tries his best to dismantle conspiracies, dispatch bad guys, and live long enough to get home.
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 Paperback: 384 pages | Pack of Lies (Paranormal Scene Investigations #2) by Laura Anne Gilman My name is Bonita Torres, and eight months ago I was an unemployed college graduate without a plan. Now I’m an investigator with the Private Unaffiliated Paranormal Investigations team of New York. The team’s tight… but we have our quirks, too. And our Big Dog, Benjamin Venec…well, he’s a special case, all right.
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 Paperback: 352 pages | Archangel's Consort (Guild Hunter #3) by Nalini Singh An ancient and malevolent female immortal is rising in Manhattan to reclaim her son, the archangel Raphael. Only one thing stands in her way: Elena Deveraux, a vampire-hunter-and Raphael's lover.
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 Paperback: 384 pages | Bloodshot (The Cheshire Red Reports #1) VAMPIRE FOR HIRE
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 Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages | A Brush of Darkness by Allison Pang The man of her dreams might be the cause of her nightmares. Six months ago, Abby Sinclair was struggling to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. Now, she has an enchanted iPod, a miniature unicorn living in her underwear drawer, and a magical marketplace to manage. But despite her growing knowledge of the OtherWorld, Abby isn’t at all prepared for Brystion, the dark,...more
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 Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages | Crossed (Void City #3) by J.F. Lewis COMMITTED. CONFLICTED. AND UTTERLY CHAOTIC. In spite of his continuing hot-blooded affair with his soon-to-be sister-in-law Rachel, Eric’s plan is simple: Give his vampire girlfriend Tabitha the fancy wedding she’s always wanted, then head off to Paris for their honeymoon in the hopes of tracking down his sire, the Empress vampire Lisette. The City of Love proves anything...more
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| Death's Sweet Embrace (Dark Brethren #2) After centuries of secret conflict, humans and parahumans have reached an uneasy truce. But unspeakable evil now threatens the tenuous peace. Teenaged shapeshifters are being slaughtered by a sadistic serial killer who rips their still-beating hearts from their paralyzed bodies. A task force forms to halt the madness, including the vampiric Aeternus Antoinette Petresc...more
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 Paperback: 304 pages | Play Dead (Dog Days #4) Mason used to be an enforcer, ensuring that those magic practitioners without a moral compass walked the straight and narrow. But now he just wants to keep his head down, play guitar, and maintain a low profile with Lou, his magical canine companion. But Mason is down on his luck, and when a job with a large payout comes along, he finds the offer hard to resist—not knowing...more
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 Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages | Raziel (Fallen #1) by Kristina Douglas Kristina Douglas’s sexy new series introduces a realm of fallen angels and ruthless demons, where an eternal rebellion is brewing . . . and one unsuspecting woman can change the fate of the Fallen forever. She was just an ordinary mortal . . . “You’re dead” is so not what Allie Watson wants to hear. Unfortunately, it explains a lot. Like the dark, angelically handsome man...more
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 Paperback: 464 pages | The Fallen Blade: Act One of the Assassini (The Vampire Assassin Trilogy #1) In the depths of night, customs officers board a galley in a harbor and overpower its guards. In the hold they find oil and silver, and a naked boy chained to the bulkhead. Stunningly beautiful but half-starved, the boy has no name. The officers break the boy's chains to rescue him, but he escapes.
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Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages January – YA Titles #20
 Reading level: Young Adult | My Soul to Steal (Soul Screamers #4) by Rachel Vincent YOU WANT MY SOUL AND MY BOYFRIEND? Trying to work things out with Nash—her maybe boyfriend—is hard enough for Kaylee Cavanaugh. She can’t just pretend nothing happened. But “complicated” doesn’t even begin to describe their relationship when his ex-girlfriend transfers to their school, determined to take Nash back. See, Sabine isn’t just an ordinary g...more
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 Reading level: Young Adult | Wishful Thinking by Alexandra Bullen If you could wish for a different life, would you? What if that life changed everything you thought was real? Adopted as a baby, Hazel Snow has always been alone. She's never belonged anywhere--and has always yearned to know the truth about where she comes from. So when she receives three stunning, enchanted dresses--each with the power to grant one wish--Hazel wishes to k...more
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 Reading level: Young Adult | Trickster's Girl In the year 2098 America isn't so different from the USA of today. But, in a post-9/11 security-obssessed world, "secured" doesn't just refer to borders between countries, it also refer to borders between states. Teenagers still think they know everything, but there is no cure for cancer, as Kelsa knows first-hand from watching her father die. The night Kelsa bur...more
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 Paperback: 388 pages | The Vyne: Mystery of the Hidden Ember A chilling, heart-wrenching tale of colliding worlds and forbidden love, The Vyne reinvents steampunk-fantasy for a whole new generation. Asher Meadows has a secret—one he’s so terrified of, he calls it his curse.
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 Reading level: Young Adult | Awakened (House of Night #8) by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast At the start of Awakened, the pulse-pounding eighth installment of the bestselling House of Night series, Zoey has returned, mostly whole, from the Otherworld to her rightful place as High Priestess at the House of Night. Her friends are just glad to have her back, but after losing her human consort, Heath, will Zoey - or her relationship with her super-hot Warrior, Stark ...more
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 Reading level: Young Adult | Bloodlust (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #2) by Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec A new beginning . . . When Stefan Salvatore's first love turned him into a vampire, his world—and his soul—were destroyed. Now he and his brother, Damon, must flee their hometown, where they risk being discovered . . . and killed. The brothers head to New Orleans, looking for safe haven. But the city is more dangerous than they ever imagined, full of other vampires—and va...more
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 Reading level: Young Adult | Night School (Blood Coven #5) Vampires, Slayers and…FAIRIES? Sunny and Rayne McDonald are about to get SCHOOLED.
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 Reading level: Young Adult | Shadowspell (Faeriewalker #2) On top of spending most of her time in a bunkerlike safe house and having her dates hijacked by a formidable Fae bodyguard, Faeriewalker Dana Hathaway is in for some more bad news: the Erlking and his pack of murderous minions known as the Wild Hunt have descended upon Avalon. With his homicidal appetite and immortal powers, the Erlking has long been the nightmare of the F...more
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 Reading level: Young Adult | Unearthly In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees . . . . Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means she has a purpose, something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what th...more
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 Reading level: Young Adult | Balefire The whole Balefire series by Cate Tiernan is now in one edition.
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 Paperback: 256 pages | Entangled by Cat Clarke The same questions whirl round and round in my head:
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| All Just Glass Sarah Vida has given up everything for love. From a legendary family of vampire-hunting witches, Sarah was raised to never trust a vampire, to never let her guard down, and to avoid all tricky attachments of the heart. But now Sarah IS a vampire—changed by the boy she thought she loved. Her family has forsaken her, and Sarah herself is disgusted by her appetite for blood. ...more
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 Reading level: Young Adult | Warped Tessa doesn't believe in magic. Or Fate. But there's something weird about the dusty unicorn tapestry she discovers in a box of old books. She finds the creature woven within it compelling and frightening. After the tapestry comes into her possession, Tessa experiences dreams of the past and scenes from a brutal hunt that she herself participated in. When she accidentally...more
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 Hardcover: 256 pages | Hexbound (Dark Elite #2) Lily Parker is new to St. Sophia’s School for Girls, but she’s already learned that magic can be your best friend…or your worst enemy.
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| Blessed With a wink and a nod to Bram Stoker, New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith unites the casts of Tantalize and Eternal in a delicious dark fantasy her fans will devour.
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| Dark Goddess (A Devil's Kiss Novel) New enemies, new romance, and new horrors,
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| The Iron Queen (Iron Fey #3) My name is Meghan Chase.PI thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who's sworn to stand by my side. Drag me into the core of conflict so powerful,...more
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 Reading level: Young Adult | The Iron Witch (The Ironbridge Chronicles, #1) by Karen Mahoney Freak. That's what her classmates call seventeen-year-old Donna Underwood. When she was seven, a horrific fey attack killed her father and drove her mother mad. Donna's own nearly fatal injuries from the assault were fixed by magic—the iron tattoos branding her hands and arms. The child of alchemists, Donna feels cursed by the magical heritage that destroyed her parents an...more
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 Reading level: Young Adult | Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, Catherine Hardwicke The body of a young girl is discovered in a field of wheat. Her flesh mutilated by telltale claw marks. The Wolf has broken the peace.
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 Reading level: Young Adult | Throat by R.A. Nelson R. A. Nelson takes us on a supernatural thrill ride, a modern-day vampire story set on a NASA base and filled with space-and-science intrigue. Seventeen-year-old Emma feels cursed by her epilepsy—until the lost night. She's shocked to wake up in the hospital one morning, weak from blood loss. When her memories begin to return, she pieces together that it was a man—a monste...more
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Reading level: Young Adult Please CONTACT ME if I missed a title and I will update this post.
*Release dates are subject to change
*squeeee* Angel's Consort!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Years!!! Hugs to you!
ReplyDeleteYay for Angel's Consort! The cover of Blessed is lovely.
ReplyDeleteJulia - It's so pretty! I was bummed that RIVER MARKED got pushed back a month.
ReplyDeleteCecile - You too!
Tiah - Ditto on both accounts :)
How many books to read!
ReplyDeleteExtremo_Delirio - I Know. Tomorrow alone there are TONS of releases!
ReplyDeleteWow, I didn't realize some of those were coming out this month. Thanks for the list! Looks like January will be a good month.
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