Sugar Daddy (Travises, #1)

Oct 15, 2011 Auntee rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Fans of Lisa Kleypas

Shelves: contemporary-romance, lisa-kleypas, 2011_reads, made_me_cry, part-of-a-series, keepers

With already 446 reviews of this book, I'm sure everything's already been said..but I'll add in my 2 cents!

I've had this book on the TBR pile for years--and I don't know why. I love LK's historicals (she's one of the few historical authors I read), so I don't know what kept me from trying this one. Maybe I didn't have faith that Kleypas could weave her magic with a contemporary as well as a historical? Well was I ever wrong! I thought this book was just wonderful. Yes, there were just a few thin...more

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Oct 22, 2011 Lisa Kay rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This is my favorite LK series. Yes, I know, I know. I'm mainly a historical romance reader. Plus, I've never really been thrilled over first-person POV*, but these books sold me. This book leading the series is truly wonderful.

I still remember when I first saw the paperback was finally out in the bookstore and being so disappointed because yet another one of my favorite HR authors was bowing to pressure and going mainstream. I wasn't reading contemporary romances at the time, so I actually hesit...more This is my favorite LK series. Yes, I know, I know. I'm mainly a historical romance reader. Plus, I've never really been thrilled over first-person POV*, but these books sold me. This book leading the series is truly wonderful.

I still remember when I first saw the paperback was finally out in the bookstore and being so disappointed because yet another one of my favorite HR authors was bowing to pressure and going mainstream. I wasn't reading contemporary romances at the time, so I actually hesitated over the purchase of Sugar Daddy. In addition, I really loathed the title. Ugh! I started reading it standing there, eventually grouped blindly for a chair while I kept my eyes glued to the pages, then went running to the cash-register, my heart pumping erratically with adrenaline coursing to unmentionable pulse points for poor Liberty, the pit bulls, and Hardy. Man-oh-man! Don’t you love finding a ~~worthy~~ new book by a great author? I'm having the "Big O" just recalling it.

BTW, at the risk of sharing too much, I was right there with Liberty and the whole 68 thing and started reviewing my past loves. Oh, and the part about the emu? Absolutely killed me I was laughing so hard.

SPOILER added 4/10/11
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*My GR friend, Sans, calls first person POV "a flaming pile of crap in printed format". This expression worked nicely for me until this book.(less)

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May 05, 2009 Shawna rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Contemporary romance fans; anyone who loves a great heroine

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5++ stars – Contemporary Romance

This is the first novel I have read by Lisa Kleypas, and I mainly read it in order to have the necessary background to read “Blue-Eyed Devil” and “Smooth Talking Stranger”, both of which had sparked my interest. I honestly didn’t have very high expectations of “Sugar Daddy” based on the mediocre book jacket description, after reading some of the mixed reviews referring to it as chick-lit rather than romance, and that it’s written solely in first person point of vi...more 5++ stars – Contemporary Romance

This is the first novel I have read by Lisa Kleypas, and I mainly read it in order to have the necessary background to read “Blue-Eyed Devil” and “Smooth Talking Stranger”, both of which had sparked my interest. I honestly didn’t have very high expectations of “Sugar Daddy” based on the mediocre book jacket description, after reading some of the mixed reviews referring to it as chick-lit rather than romance, and that it’s written solely in first person point of view, which isn’t my preference.

Needless to say, I was very pleasantly surprised and completely blown-away by this book. I read it on a plane and made an utter embarrassment of myself because I cried and laughed out loud through the entire book, often feeling both emotions on the same page! It’s extremely funny, touching, and emotionally moving.

I simply adored Liberty’s character and found myself rooting for her like a bubbly cheerleader. She goes through so much pain, turmoil, and hardship and yet maintains such a positive outlook on life. Witnessing her transition from an awkward, shy, self-conscious adolescent to a strong, independent, courageous, beautiful woman is heartwarming, especially since she always remains true to herself and her roots and puts her sister Carrington’s needs before her own. Liberty is funny, brave, selfless (almost too much so), caring, loyal, and innocent yet wise. She’s one of the most lovable heroines of any book I have ever read.

I agree that “Sugar Daddy” is perhaps more chick-lit than romance considering that the romance element doesn’t pick up pace until about a third of the way through the book, but I loved sharing Liberty’s life journey so much that I really didn’t mind it. Once the romance factor does heat up, it takes center stage in the story, and although it’s PG-13 and I usually prefer my romance to be a little (okay a lot) steamier, it’s absolutely engaging and beautifully written. There were moments when I would have liked for some of the narrative to come from Hardy's and Gage’s points of view, but the bottom line is that it’s Liberty’s tale and her life struggle and perspective are what drive the story.

As far as romantic interests for Liberty, there are two main hunks in the story, Hardy and Gage, and initially I thought I would be a Hardy fan, but I found myself being Team Gage all the way (at least as the best love interest for Liberty). Hardy might be sinfully sexy and devilishly charming, but I found myself rooting for steadfast Gage. He treats Liberty with so much respect and tenderness that it melted my heart like butter. He’s an absolute dreamboat once she manages to get past his tough exterior and defenses. The romance between Liberty and Gage is syrupy sweet...I couldn’t get enough of it!

Here are some random/favorite things that I loved and/or laughed about in “Sugar Daddy”: the emu story, Liberty giving her mom’s delivery nurse a folder with birthing instructions and preferences, the tender sister moments, references to how Texans love to deep fry everything (very true) and southern cooking and recipes (including my own sister’s favorite red velvet cake), accurate depictions of the differences between people from Dallas, Austin, and Houston, the sign “property of Liberty Jones” moment when Liberty gets custody of her sister (serious tears shed there), the relationship development between Liberty and Gage, and there are so many great life quotes and valuable life lessons in this book that it’s impossible to mention them all.

I grew up in Fort Worth/Dallas, have spent time in Houston for work, have lived in Austin for the past 8 years, and have family from/in various parts of Texas, and I can tell you that Kleypas’s portrayal of Texans and Texas culture in all three of her Travis’s series books (“Sugar Daddy”, “Blue-Eyed Devil”, and “Smooth Talking Stranger”) is quite fair and accurate.

Tammy’s review here on GR is great and includes a spot on story background, so I highly recommend checking it out.

“Sugar Daddy” is an utter delight, full of laughs and heartwarming moments, with characters to love and cheer for and terrific writing. I absolutely loooved it, and I would give it much more than 5 stars if I could...so big 5++ Texas stars!

The Travis’s series has turned me into a big Lisa Kleypas fan, and I plan on reading all of her historical romances now as well.

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May 30, 2012 Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-contemporary, series, author-lisa-kleypas, reviewed

I initially gave this 3-stars but revised it to 4-Stars on second read.

Thoughts on first read (in 2009):

I am a huge fan of Kleypas’ historical romances and was somewhat disappointed in this contemporary story. It read like the life story of Liberty Jones as opposed to a contemporary romance. I did really love Liberty and really felt for her through her hardships, but felt a lot of the things that happened in the first half of the book could have been shorter. Based on the blurb at the back of t

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I initially gave this 3-stars but revised it to 4-Stars on second read.

Thoughts on first read (in 2009):

I am a huge fan of Kleypas’ historical romances and was somewhat disappointed in this contemporary story. It read like the life story of Liberty Jones as opposed to a contemporary romance. I did really love Liberty and really felt for her through her hardships, but felt a lot of the things that happened in the first half of the book could have been shorter. Based on the blurb at the back of the book I expected a love triangle type of story, and that didn’t come into play until…well…quite late in the book. I would have liked more interaction between Liberty and the men she loved - Hardy Cates and Gage Travis. Perhaps if I had different expectations going in, I might have enjoyed it more? *shrugs* Also, it was very different reading a Kleypas book that is written in the first person, but I really enjoyed it.

Further Thoughts:

Subsequent to writing this "review", I've read interviews done with Lisa Kleypas about this novel. Sugar Daddy is Lisa Kleypas' first contemporary and she was searching for an authentic "contemporary voice" in this, and hence, her decision of a first person narrative. She also wanted to explore a cinderella-like life journey of a woman from a trailer park, and thus, I've come to understand why it reads like the memoirs of Liberty Jones. I think if one manages their expectations before reading this to NOT expect a contemporary romance, as one has come to know and experience, or to compare it to other CRs, then one would enjoy this more. I think that this book needs to be viewed as a story of a woman's journey, with the romance only being an aspect of that.

I also wanted to say how much I LOVED the characters of Liberty, Hardy, Gage and Carrington. There are so many of Lisa Kleypas' characters who have stolen pieces of my hearts.

For those who may have skipped this book due to mixed reviews but loved Blue-Eyed Devil, this book gives the history of the relationship between Liberty and Hardy and how Liberty met the Travises.

It's just that the book dragged in parts, for me, after Hardy left and before Liberty met the Travises. I would have liked less time spent on that time so we could have gotten more Hardy, and definitely more Gage, which I felt this story really needed. *sighs* Those men are just yummilicious!

There are some beautifully written passages in this book. These are just some of my favourite quotes:

"Many times in life I've regretted the things I've said without thinking. But I've never regretted the things I said nearly as much as the words I left unspoken."
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"Poor people have few choices in life, and most of the time you don't think too much about it. You get the best you can and do without when necessary, and hope to God you won't be wiped out by something you can't control. But there are moments it hurts, where there is something you want in the very marrow of your bones and you know there is no way you can have it."
(This scene made me cry.)
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"As we talked, I had a sense of uncovering something precious and long-buried, fully formed. Our conversation was a process of removing layers, some of them easily dusted away. Other layers, requiring chisels or axes, were left alone for now."
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“The span of three or four minutes is pretty insignificant in the scheme of things. People lose hundreds of minutes everyday, squandering them on trivial things. But sometimes in those fragments of time, something can happen you'll remember the rest of your life.”
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“Our gazes met. It seemed an entire conversation took place in that one glance. Each of us saw what we needed to know."
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“And I wonder how Gage knew this is what my soul has craved. He turns me to face him, his eyes searching. He turns me to face him, his eyes searching. It occurs to me that no one in my life has ever concerned himself so thoroughly with my happiness."

My images of the characters...

Liberty Jones (Odette Yustman)

Gage Travis (Rob Estes)

Young Hardy Cates

(Great find by Karla of an unknown cowboy of her image of Hardy. Niiiicceee!!! As great a Hardy as I've seen. I've yet to find my perfect Hardy, but it's super hard to fill such sizzling shoes. ^_^ )

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Jun 02, 2012 Baba ♥♥♥ Marcus, Tyler, Tate, Dan, Ty, & Hunter rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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FULL REVIEW NOW POSTED

Sometimes life has a cruel sense of humor, giving you the thing you always wanted at the worst time possible. The irony of it split my heart open, setting loose more bitter regret than I could bear.

Be aware that my review is a little bit spoiler-ish; nothing major though

About my rating
When you read my review you will ask yourself why I rated this book so high. Well, even though I dislike chick lit I think it wouldn't be fair to give it a low rating. That's a personal pref...more

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Apr 29, 2011 Annie the Destroyer *Leather Lust* rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Contemporary romance fans, LK fans

Recommended to Annie the Destroyer *Leather Lust* by: Elena

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Despite being forewarned that this wasn’t exactly a contemporary romance, I was still surprised to read that Sugar Daddy was more of a women’s fiction read. It was a heartfelt coming-of-age story involving one of the best heroines I’ve read in a long time. Liberty Jones wasn’t born into a lavish life. She lived with her mother in a trailer park with her useless boyfriend in a place where being half-Mexican wasn’t entirely accepted. But despite being dealt bad cards, Liberty has an inner strengt...more Despite being forewarned that this wasn’t exactly a contemporary romance, I was still surprised to read that Sugar Daddy was more of a women’s fiction read. It was a heartfelt coming-of-age story involving one of the best heroines I’ve read in a long time. Liberty Jones wasn’t born into a lavish life. She lived with her mother in a trailer park with her useless boyfriend in a place where being half-Mexican wasn’t entirely accepted. But despite being dealt bad cards, Liberty has an inner strength that allows her to persevere through the tough times. Sugar Daddy starts off with Liberty at a very young age and while I didn’t see why we needed to read about her growth from so early on, it made sense in the end. I never should have doubted Kleypas and her contemporary writing skills. I approached this book with a little skepticism but after flipping that last page, I am a firm believer in her skill as a writer. Whether she writes historicals or contemporary novels, Kleypas shines!

I made the HUGE mistake of reading the blurb for Blue-Eyed Devil about halfway through this read and I was kicking myself for that mistake! Whatever you do, DO NOT READ THE BLURB because although I fully believe that Liberty ends up with who she is supposed to be with, I was still surprised at the results.

I don’t usually enjoy first person narration, but there’s something about Liberty that you can’t help but like. It might be her charming personality or maturity level for such a young woman. It could be the fact that she sacrifices so much of her youth to care for her little sister, Carrington. Or perhaps it’s the fact that despite her unlucky times, Liberty never complains about her life. She has moments of weakness where she breaks down and sobs, but that makes me love her all the more. I can’t think of another book where the heroine deserves a happy ending as much as Liberty.

I won’t divulge too much about Liberty’s love life, but I have to mention the love scenes. Kleypas usually keeps her sex scene pretty tame, where less is more. But there are a couple scenes in this book that were steamy as hell! It wasn’t that she became suddenly explicit in her work. I think it was the way she wrote Liberty’s yearning, exploring a side of Liberty where she lets herself fall into the arms of this man, trusting him to catch her, to take care of her. It was the fact that Liberty’s love shone through that made this scene one of the steamiest sex scenes I’ve read in a long time. It was perfect.

Having now read the blurb for Blue-Eyed Devil, I cannot wait to read the next book! Kleypas continues to reach into my heart and mind, teaching me that extraordinary things can happen to ordinary people. You just have to recognize it.

Favourite Quote:
I know without a doubt this man loves me for exactly who I am. No conditions, no limits. That’s a miracle too. In fact, every day is filled with ordinary miracles. You don’t have to look far to find them.

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Apr 14, 2009 Tammy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance, lisa-kleypas, 2009-reads

I approached this book with much trepedition. Lisa Kleypas is my favorite historical romance author, so I wasn't thrilled about her recent move to contemporaries. (Very few authors can actually pull this off.) And then there is the fact that this book is written in first person. (Not a fan!) The blurb on the back of the book does not do it justice either.

Frankly, I thought I would be forcing myself to plow through a Danielle Steel-esque type of soap opera.

But I found that I was pleasantly surp...more

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Apr 19, 2009 Eastofoz rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to Eastofoz by: Tammy

Shelves: chick-lit

What an utter disappointment this book was. I was tempted to give this two stars but then I changed my mind to three stars because it’s more like 2.5 seeing as it is generally well-written, but in no way is this a romance in my book. I’ve read mixed reviews from some saying it’s romance and others it’s women’s fiction. It’s 100% chick-lit which I dislike. I don’t care about the main character’s “journey” through hardship and angst, I want to see the romance, the emotional connection with the oth...more What an utter disappointment this book was. I was tempted to give this two stars but then I changed my mind to three stars because it’s more like 2.5 seeing as it is generally well-written, but in no way is this a romance in my book. I’ve read mixed reviews from some saying it’s romance and others it’s women’s fiction. It’s 100% chick-lit which I dislike. I don’t care about the main character’s “journey” through hardship and angst, I want to see the romance, the emotional connection with the other person and all the additional “stuff” in the background. Apart from the chick-lit aspect, I found the story long, too drawn out and excessively boring.

In many ways this book reminded me of Judith McNaught’s Paradise the way it chronicles two people’s lives from their teenage years through to their 20s-30s. There’s a lot of build up and you keep wondering when are we getting to the “story”. Well the story here hits just after page 250 or so which is a long wait for a 400+ page novel in my opinion. I think all the history on the heroine could have been summed up in a few chapters and the present could have been more developed.

Being written in the first person didn’t bother me at the beginning but I really felt the one-sidedness of the story towards the end when she was describing the present. One of the heroes was short-changed I thought and could have been expanded on because he certainly had potential.

As for the romance, well there’s some but you’re left thirsty over and over again for the first 200-250 pages or so. Just when you think there’s going to be something between the h/h there’s really nothing and back we go to the bogged down story of Liberty’s hard life. After page 250 you start to get some romance but it reads like general fiction and not a true romance. A lot is glossed over and the emotion is subdued or just plain sedate.

So for me the book is blah. Kleypas writes a wicked historical romance, and maybe she writes good chick-lit too, but I for one don’t like it at all.
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Sep 09, 2010 Mollie *scoutrmom* rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of contemporary romance

Shelves: romance, read-in-2010, read-in-2012

This book was very different from most romance novels I've read. It started when the heroine was not yet fifteen, and carried through more than a decade. I also felt a bit different about this story because it was all told from a single point of view. The tense sometimes changed, but the narrator didn't. This seemed more of a narrative story or a memoir than it did a romance novel, but there is no doubting the outcome. I was surprised to find that I loved it in spite of myself.

The Texas setting...more This book was very different from most romance novels I've read. It started when the heroine was not yet fifteen, and carried through more than a decade. I also felt a bit different about this story because it was all told from a single point of view. The tense sometimes changed, but the narrator didn't. This seemed more of a narrative story or a memoir than it did a romance novel, but there is no doubting the outcome. I was surprised to find that I loved it in spite of myself.

The Texas setting pleased me, but I did not feel comfortable with the depiction of the vast gulf between the working poor and the wealthy. One thing that bothered me were the frequent references to the heroine's wish for health insurance. She seemed to go out of her way to avoid the public assistance available to her. The author also spent some time showing the glittering setting of the Travis home. Perhaps it was realistic, but it wasn't fun reading for me. I was never the type who watched Dallas or Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.

Because of the heroine's youth and disadvantaged background, I felt I had some trouble identifying with her at first. As the character matured, that feeling evaporated.

Another thing I did not like was a tone that seemed to imply that she could never have made it on her own without the help from behind the scenes. She was a strong character, I believe that showing her bootstrapping her way up to the assistant's job might have been a better plot than having it handed to her. I know that goes against the title of the book, but that's how I felt.

The author never addressed issues that occurred to me ... at a fancy party the heroine attended, I'd have expected a snide remark from a former client not pleased to see her pedicure girl at the same event. I also was not happy with the way the heroine's mother was depicted, there may be women out there like that, but it was hard for me to identify with her.

The subplot of the relationship between Diana and Churchill rubbed me the wrong way. Everything he did for the heroine he should have done for the mother.

I was pleased that Kleypas has the skill to give us an excellent, well paced plot with plenty of excitement without anyone ever threatening another character. There were no mercenaries, Navy Seals, Vikings, spies, werewolves, or vampires. There wasn't even a wee ghostie. (Take that, Christine Feehan and Suzanne Brockmann!)

One last quibble: I wish the author had shared those recipes for Miss Marva's chicken and dumplings and her red velvet cake, both comfort foods of my misspent youth.(less)

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Oct 30, 2009 Summer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, contemporary-romance, favorites

Sugar Daddy is about Liberty Jones. Liberty's father died while she was very young in an oil accident. He was Mexican while her mother is blond and fair. Liberty inherited her father's coloring though and feels like her family isn't enough with only her and her mom. They move to a trailer park in Welcome, TX and that's where she meets Hardy. Hardy is pure trouble, but from the moment they met Liberty is in head over heels. They are a few years apart however and Hardy plans on leaving Welcome. He...more Sugar Daddy is about Liberty Jones. Liberty's father died while she was very young in an oil accident. He was Mexican while her mother is blond and fair. Liberty inherited her father's coloring though and feels like her family isn't enough with only her and her mom. They move to a trailer park in Welcome, TX and that's where she meets Hardy. Hardy is pure trouble, but from the moment they met Liberty is in head over heels. They are a few years apart however and Hardy plans on leaving Welcome. He is affectionate towards Liberty and helps her and her mother when they need help. But he always keeps a wall between himself and Liberty no matter how hard she pushes. Liberty's mom becomes pregnant from her current boyfriend and Liberty get's a younger sister they name Carrington. A tragic accident occurs a few years later leaving Liberty the sole caretaker of Carrington. Liberty is determined to do her best for herself and her sister and goes to beauty school to become a hairstylist. Thankfully she gets a scholarship, and through some hard work and penny-pinching graduates and gets a job at a high-end salon in Houston. It's there that she meets Churchill Travis. Churchill is beyond wealthy and is an important business man in Houston. They strike up a friendship and Liberty begins to see Churchill almost as a father figure to her. After an accident on a horse, Churchill wants a personal assistant and makes an offer to Liberty. She and her sister would be able to live in Churchill's mansion and Liberty wouldn't have to constantly worry about their financial situation anymore. When she accepts, things mostly go smoothly until she meets Churchill's sons. Particularly the eldest, Gage Travis. The other family members seem to be friendly and welcoming while Gage Travis becomes outright hostile towards Liberty. Over time the hostility eases while he and Liberty form an uneasy truce. One day that all changes and Liberty begins to feel attracted towards Gage. After a fight about Carrington Gage suddenly kisses Liberty. They begin to date and Liberty finally feels like perhaps she can finally get over her long-held love for Hardy. That is until Hardy makes an appearance in her life again and now Liberty has to choose between the love of her past or the possibility of love with Gage.

This book is labeled romance but it doesn't really feel like one until the last third of the book. It's more accurately a book about Liberty Jones' tumultuous life. It does kinda sound soap opera-ish and in a way it does come off that way. But it is totally engrossing and doesn't feel cheesy like a Danielle Steele or V.C. Andrews kind of soap opera. It feels more grounded and the descriptions of Texas and it's inhabitants I can definitely vouch are all 100% true. You root for Liberty the whole book and want her to succeed. Lisa Kleypas writing is interesting and lovely as always. I was pretty hesitant about reading contemporary romance, even if it was Lisa Kleypas but I wasn't disappointed. I fell in love with this book and couldn't put it down. Highly recommended. (less)

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Feb 08, 2010 Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of coming to age stories about wonderful heroines

Shelves: 1st-person-pov, coming-of-age, mainstream-contemporary-romance, owned-copy, favorite-or-autobuy-author, favorites, character-multi-ethnic-heritage, awkward-misfit, set-in-texas, latina-heroine-or-love-interest, chick-lit-or-women-s-fiction, angsty-read

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Sugar Daddy was one of those books that I dreaded reading, in all honesty. Let me tell you why.

1)I do not like chick lit or women's fiction. I like a story that has a defined beginning and a defined end, that has landmarks, and ends on a happy note. To my understanding, chick lit and women's fiction does not need to meet these expectations.

2)I was dismayed that one of my most beloved authors was leaving the historical romance scene (my most beloved subgenre within my favorite genre) to write con...more

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Jan 18, 2012 Zumbagirl rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, adorable-child, amazing-dialogue, big-separation, bittersweet, close-siblings, contemporary-romance, favorite-author, love-triangle, made-me-cry, super-beautiful-handsome-couple, steamy, very-emotional, death-of-a-parent, hatred-love, favorite, favorite-heroine, all-time-favorite

So I can't believe a Lisa Kleypas book made me cry!!! My first contemporary romance by her and I loved it - even though it's written in first-person POV - it was extremely engaging from page one and I couldn't read it fast enough. Wow, this was a very emotional read and I can't believe I found myself crying several times (I hope I don't start crying again now).

Liberty Jones is our heroine and this book is basically her life - starting when she's a teen. Her mother is a single mom, originally fr...more So I can't believe a Lisa Kleypas book made me cry!!! My first contemporary romance by her and I loved it - even though it's written in first-person POV - it was extremely engaging from page one and I couldn't read it fast enough. Wow, this was a very emotional read and I can't believe I found myself crying several times (I hope I don't start crying again now).

Liberty Jones is our heroine and this book is basically her life - starting when she's a teen. Her mother is a single mom, originally from money, but married a Mexican and her family cut her off. Liberty is the child that resulted, but Liberty's father died when she was very young and her mother and Liberty struggled financially as a result. Watching Liberty grow up was funny, sweet and heartbreaking - I felt like a teenager all over again (and who wants to feel like a teenaged mess again?) But the transformation was amazing for Liberty and I felt so happy for her when she made some great girlfriends at school and older friends (Ms. Marva) in her trailer park. The love of her life is Hardy Cates - a slightly older boy, also raised by a single mom, who lives in her trailer park. But he has big dreams of leaving their little town of Welcome, Texas and making it big in oil. Liberty's mom, unfortunately, is not the best role model for a mother and makes a lot of mistakes. Being a single mom has to be the hardest job in the world. She finds herself expecting again. Liberty is actually very happy to have a younger sibling and absolutely loves her new baby sister, Carrington. I loved the relationship with Liberty and Carrington. She was her mother's birthing coach and helped with everything, even keeping the baby with her at night to feed her. This was hard to understand how a mother would let her teenaged daughter raise her baby, but it seemed like she was suffering from postpartum depression. Liberty was never mean or resentful of the baby, but felt it was her own baby. (I have a younger sister who I was always very protective of - when she was born, she was my baby doll and I thought she was my baby for a long time) This really hit a nerve for me - I'm putting this in a spoiler because it's a pretty big spoiler (view spoiler)

So Liberty is raising her little sister, Carrington, completely alone in the world, when she decides to get into beauty school. Things finally start to look up for them. She eventually moves to Houston and lands a great job in an upscale salon. She eventually meets a wealthy man, Churchill Travis. They become friends over the course of several years. He's a widower with four children. He gets injured horseback riding and needs a new personal assistant. This is where things get really good: he wants her to be his assistant, live in his home so she can be there to help him (her sister is welcome too), but his oldest son, Gage, who is extremely successful and good looking, is very opposed to this new arrangement. So Liberty and Gage are at odds, but things start to change - what a welcome change too. Liberty's love/obsession with Hardy overshadowed everyone else she was ever with and Gage is the first man who she's really attracted to. I was so happy for her because she deserved a good man, who would love her and Carrington. But as soon as the going gets good, who comes back to town - Hardy!! Ugh. Lisa Kleypas is very clever and somehow gets me wondering what she's going to do with these two hunks. (view spoiler) So poor Liberty goes from no prospects to two and has to decide - the man she's loved forever or the man she's recently come to love? I knew right away who I wanted for Liberty, but would she make the right decision? Was there a right decision? What about Carrington? Alas, Ms. Kleypas works it all out and it ends beautifully. There's a couple of unexpected twists and turns, but I loved it:)(less)

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Apr 13, 2009 Miss Kim rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Any CR fan

Shelves: 2009, contemporary

This was my first Kleypas book, so I went in without any expectations. I have ready many reviews that state this book stinks because it's not like her historicals. I liked it very much.

I loved the Texas references in this story. I'm almost jealous that I am not from such a cool state! LOL. There are almost inside jokes about how the wealth’s statuses are different from Dallas vs. say...Houston or Austin. They all seem to look down on the other. Also, the hero's hair was twice referred to as 'lik...more

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Jun 14, 2010 Mahyar rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, made-me-cry

Including her childhood.

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Truly unpredictable ending. (Guessing who the heroine’s going to end up with is usually easy, but I never could have guessed the ending of this one.)

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Churchill and Diana’s heartbreakingly sad past. (My tears were uncontrollable while reading their story.)

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Beautiful ending. (Though a happy ending, I feel depressed. I really wish Hardy hadn't changed. How can I ever forget her beautiful childhood memories? *sigh*)

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Too descriptive. (It was agonizing!)

I think I really need...more

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Apr 17, 2012 Suzanne the Mighty ~Satin Seductress~ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance, author-goddess-lisa-kleypas, girlies-i-would-take-for-a-tequila

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Having read and loved most of Lisa Kleypas’ historical novels, I was unsure what to expect from her first foray in to contemporary romance. However, I wasn’t disappointed. Although this wasn’t my favourite of her books, I really enjoyed it.

It is told through the eyes of Liberty Jones, and it tracks her life, the first part showing her childhood in a trailer park with her mother, and her unrequited love for Hardy Cates, and then later her beloved l...more Come and check out the review on Under the Covers

Having read and loved most of Lisa Kleypas’ historical novels, I was unsure what to expect from her first foray in to contemporary romance. However, I wasn’t disappointed. Although this wasn’t my favourite of her books, I really enjoyed it.

It is told through the eyes of Liberty Jones, and it tracks her life, the first part showing her childhood in a trailer park with her mother, and her unrequited love for Hardy Cates, and then later her beloved little sister Carrington. Then, the second half shows her struggle through adulthood as her sister’s guardian and her meeting with the Travis’s.

Liberty was an easily likable character, you get to know her intimately, all her strengths and insecurities. You get very emotionally involved with her; you feel all her victories and her sorrows right along with her. But the biggest thing you feel from Liberty is her massive unending love for her sister Carrington. I think that this quote explains best Liberty’s feelings for Carrington:

[Gage to Liberty:] “But you’ve never known what it’s like to be single and childless.”
“I’ve never minded that”
“ Really.”
“Really. Carrington is...she’s the best thing about me.”

The romance in this also kept you guessing, I wouldn’t have guessed from the way the book started, how it would end. I was almost certain about who I thought she would end up with, and I enjoyed being wrong, after reading a stream of romance books which, are entirely predictable in their HEA’s I am glad I read a book that was able to surprise me.

However, what was missing from this book, which is present in all LK’s other novels, is the BIG romance. Although Hardy Cates was a really well developed character, and her love for him was well explained from our exploration of her teens, the adult version of Hardy didn’t seem right, his character changing from a decent, ambitious person, to a bit of a backstabber. Also Gage Travis, I don’t think his character was that well explored, and the romance between him and Liberty seemed to come out of nowhere. So although I liked Gage, he seemed a bit of a ghost compared to other characters in this book.

But I really enjoyed this book and I can’t wait to read the rest of this series. It was well written and managed to evoke lots of emotions as you go through the up and downs of Liberty’s life, and Liberty and Carrington themselves were such lovable characters. I would recommend it to all Lisa Kleypas fans and anyone who likes a good romance novel to get stuck into.
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Sep 16, 2011 Bekah rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-reads, top-10-heroes, 5-star-reads, ebook-copy, 2011-reads

Sugar Daddy is and always will be one of my all time favorite Kleypas reads. Something about her writing changed with this novel and it wasn’t just that it was her first contemporary. Reading Sugar Daddy is like you’re sitting down at your best friend’s home and she’s telling you her life story. It’s not just mere reading; it’s a rich and visceral experience. It’s like eating the best five course meal you’ve ever had from a renowned chef, it’s full bodied, mature and it flows so easily. You can...more

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Oct 07, 2008 L8blmr rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Those who enjoy Southern contemporary romance

This is NOT your mother's Lisa Kleypas (I've always wanted to say something like that!). What a departure! But, I truly enjoyed it. The lady has talent, and she used it in a different genre to produce dialogue and circumstances in a contemporary setting that tugged at my heart. Almost fairy-tale like, we meet the heroine, a poor girl who grew up in a trailer park in Texas after her father died. Most of the book takes place when the girl is a teen, and I found the details to be believable. When w...more

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Jun 14, 2010 Caty rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book is really hard to review.

For the first 200 pages (and yes, the book has like 312 pages) i was constantly checking at the cover image of my e-book, wondering if i'd somehow screwed up the purchase and was reading some story from the wrong author. I'm a recently initiated Lisa Kleypas' lover, but i think i've come to know her style, but to me, 3/4 of the book was an awful narrative experience, with lots and lots of pages of over descriptive chapters telling us the struggles Liberty had t...more

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Feb 05, 2010 FlibBityFLooB rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to FlibBityFLooB by: Cherra

Shelves: read-in-2010, made-me-cry, made-me-laugh, love-triangle, contemporary, witty-i-am-not

You know that expression about good singers: "You could sing the phonebook"? Borrowing that expression, Lisa Kleypas could write advertisements for the yellow pages that would leave me enthralled! She has such a gift of taking an average sounding story and turning into something compelling and full of romantic energy. I love her writing!

I originally picked this book off the shelf several months ago at the library after only having read one Lisa Kleypas book. I read the book cover and wrinkled my...more

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Feb 24, 2012 Wendy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance, kindle, favorites

A keeper, a favorite and just love, love, love it!

Gage Travis

You've won a fan here Lisa Kleypas.

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Jan 23, 2010 Lady Valee rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, cont-romance

OMG. Seriously, there are no words to describe how I feel about Lisa Kleypas's books. How is it that every book I read of hers ends up being even better. Her books are so good that once I start with them I can't stop.

But after starting with this series I have to admit that I would like to say several things.

This has automatically become my fave series. I mean, the wallflowers was amazing but this book... Damn... there is anything I can say that will actually describe how I felt after reading it...more

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Feb 25, 2012 ✿Alyssa✿ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: lisa-kleypas, travises-series

This review was posted at: My Secret Romance

To sum it up: Liberty Jones has dreams and determination that will take her far away from Welcome, Texas- if she can keep her wild heart from ruling her mind. Hardy Cates sees Liberty as completely off-limits. His own ambitions are bigger than Welcome, and Liberty Jones is a complication he doesn't need. But something magical and potent draws them to each other, in a dangerous attraction that is stronger than both of them.

When Hardy leaves town to purs...more

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May 10, 2011 sandsun331 rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance

I'm giving it 5 stars for the last 100 pages or so. I loved Gage Travis! He is so steadfast, so devoted, so loving, so... everything that Liberty needs (really brought home in what she tells Hardy when she confronts him). Once we touched on the actual romance, the book just took off for me and I didn't even mind (then) that the book was 1st person and entirely Liberty's POV. Would I have preferred the first 200 chick-lit type pages to be condensed to the opening of the book and the introduction...more

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Jul 07, 2012 Ronyell rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Lisa Kleypas fans!!!

Shelves: 1st-person-pov, adult-books, american-hero-or-heroine, best-books-of-2012, book-series, books-i-want-to-own, chapter-books, contemporary-romance, drama, favorites, family-situations, lisa-kleypas, my-blog-reviews, racism, read-in-2012, reviewed-books, sexy-good-girl-heroine, sexy-bad-boy-hero, strong-heroine, strong-hero, mexican-american-hero-or-heroine, interracial-romance, aar-top-100-romance-books-2010, ronyell-s-epinions-reviews

Ever since I had started reading Lisa Kleypas’ “Hathaways” series, I had fallen in love with her romance novels ever since! Well, after reading so many romance novels from Lisa Kleypas that were mostly historical romance, I began reading some of Lisa Kleypas’ contemporary romance novels, the most recent one I have read is none other than “Sugar Daddy!”

Liberty Jones was fourteen years old when she first met the local hunky boy next door Hardy Cates. Unfortunately, Hardy Cates ends up leaving the...more Ever since I had started reading Lisa Kleypas’ “Hathaways” series, I had fallen in love with her romance novels ever since! Well, after reading so many romance novels from Lisa Kleypas that were mostly historical romance, I began reading some of Lisa Kleypas’ contemporary romance novels, the most recent one I have read is none other than “Sugar Daddy!”

Liberty Jones was fourteen years old when she first met the local hunky boy next door Hardy Cates. Unfortunately, Hardy Cates ends up leaving the Texan town called Welcome to pursue his own ambitions, leaving Liberty Jones to confront with years of loneliness. During her time of loneliness, Liberty also has to cope with the death of her mother which leaves her in the care of her baby sister, Carrington and she had to struggle to survive on her own. Years later however, Liberty gets a job at a hair salon and meets elderly Texan aristocrat Churchill Travis. After Liberty is introduced to the Travis family which included Gage Travis, the oldest son, Jack Travis, the middle son and Haven Travis the only daughter in the family. Not only does Liberty soon realize that the Travis family is the kindest family she has ever known, but Liberty also discovers about the importance of true love.

I will admit that “Sugar Daddy” was way different from any other contemporary romance novel I have read. For one thing, the story consists of a love triangle between the main characters Liberty Jones, Hardy Cates and Gage Travis. Now, I sometimes have issues with reading romance novels that has a love triangle plotline because most of the time, if a third character pops into the love triangle, it is not until the last second that the third person in the triangle arrives and sometimes the romance between the characters seem a bit forced when this happens. Lisa Kleypas however makes the love triangle plotline work perfectly as we really get to know each character and their struggles during their life and the romance they pursue. Liberty Jones is now officially one of my most favorite heroines ever from Lisa Kleypas’ romance novels! I loved the fact that Liberty Jones is shown as an independent heroine as she not only has to deal with racism due to her being Mexican-American (which is something I truly admired about her character since it is rare that I see a diverse heroine or hero in a romance novel, although it is probably because I am not looking in the right place), but she also had to deal with taking care of her baby sister Carrington when her mother died. It was a truly moving experience for me in seeing Liberty being determined in providing a good life for herself and her baby sister and it was this aspect of her personality that really made me feel attracted to her character. I also loved the way that Lisa Kleypas developed Liberty’s character throughout this novel as we started to get to know Liberty’s deeper emotions about her life and how she feels about both Hardy Cates and Gage Travis and it was interesting seeing the world through her point of view. Now let me get on with explaining about the heroes in this novel! I just loved Gage Travis because he is such an interesting hero that is not your average handsome looking rich boy! I loved the way that Lisa Kleypas made Gage Travis into this troubled character that had to meet his father’s expectations and yet is able to truly feel true love for Liberty Jones and her little sister, Carrington. I also loved the fact that Gage Travis is one good-looking hero who is described as having a lean muscular body that really sets me on fire! I also enjoyed the character Hardy Cates in his early years because he was such a sweet and handsome guy who cared for Liberty during her time of need and I loved the fact that he is so muscular compared to Gage!

For anyone who does not like reading sex scenes in a novel might want to skip over the sex scenes in this novel, although the sex scenes in this novel do not show up too often. Also, one major issue I had with this novel is the fact that Gage Travis was not introduced in the story until near the end of the second half of this novel. I felt that if the book was a little longer, we would have seen more scenes between Liberty and Gage and instead of having an instant romance, we would have seen the struggles between Liberty and Gage trying to work out their differences between each other since Gage is rich and wealthy while Liberty had to struggle to live the life that she wanted for herself and her sister. I also thought that Hardy Cates should have arrived back into Liberty’s life after Liberty started living with the Travis family a little earlier because there would have been more scenes between Liberty and Hardy trying to adjust to being near each other as adults. Also, with Hardy Cates coming in a bit late in the story caused the ending of this novel to be a bit forced (I will not tell you what happened at the end since I do not want to spoil it for anyone).

Overall, “Sugar Daddy” is still a brilliant novel to read and is easily one of my most favorite contemporary romance novels ever around! I definitely recommend this book to fans of Lisa Kleypas’ romance novels!

Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog

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Oct 29, 2010 Joyzi rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: 18 years old and above, fans of Judith McNaught

Recommended to Joyzi by: Just pick it on Booksale

Shelves: adult, fiction, 5-stars-or-more, own, reviewed, book-series, guilty-pleasures, chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, realistic-fiction, author-american, contemporary-romance

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So I just happen to go in a bookstore and saw this pinkish sort of orangery book and I thought it look like a candy and I want to ~~eat~~ read it.

Then before I read this I search the book on Goodreads because I've no idea what's this book is all about and who was the author Lisa Kleypas.

So I found out that Kleypas has so many psycho fans that I was really excited to read it and I was jumping up and d...more

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Sep 27, 2010 Jane Stewart rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance, 4-plus-star-romance

4.5 stars. Well done, in depth novel. Thought provoking. Excellent story.

This reminded me of Maeve Binchy’s style of writing, but with a little more romance. There is more in depth character and plot development than I was expecting. I give 5 stars to a book when my immediate reaction after reading it is “I loved this.” My reaction to “Sugar Daddy” was more of “Wow. That was great.” I was close to giving it a 5 because it was such good quality.

There is a lot of heartache and sadness in the first...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Ellyce rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2012, with-my-bff-danielle, contemporary-romance

Cheesy cover and eyebrow-rising inducing book title aside, I probably would have enjoyed this book more if it had been marketed as a chick lit rather than a contemporary romance. Seeing as the former is exactly what the majority of this book is, I was glad that I was informed beforehand, otherwise I probably would have felt more mixed about it.

Although this isn't solely a romance, the chick lit side of this is so well thought-out in typical Kleypas style and strength to her main characters that...more

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Apr 18, 2012 Kseniya Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Sin Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: friends-recommended, e-book, contemporary-romance, favourite

This is a type of book, that I usually feel 5 STARS just won't do it justice! More like 10 STARS!!!

While putting this amazing book on to my favourite shelf, I can't stop feeling overwhelmed by the story I just read. The story that covered almost a lifetime of a small family, but what a journey it has been.

Liberty Jones fell in love with Hardy Cates when she was just fourteen. But Hardy craves a life bigger and better than their hometown of Welcome can offer. While he's fond of Liberty and feels...more

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Nov 02, 2009 I ♥ Bookie Nookie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: genre-romance, zz-reviewed, i-love-this-old, a-series

This was my first Lisa Kleypas book and I am fairly new to romance novels of any kind--I really liked it!

It starts out following the lives of young Liberty and Hardy growing up disadvantaged and living in a trailer park and trying to make it in life. When the book started, I thought I know exactly where the book was headed and it was a nice surprise to see that I was wrong. I love it when an author throws a curve ball and surprises me.

I found myself routing for Liberty all the way through the b...more

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Apr 23, 2013 ElaineY rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mf, liked-it-to-read-again

Hmmm...Sugar Daddy isn't a romance novel until the last third of the book. I suppose it was necessary to develop Liberty's background but it made the book like one of those '80s type romance-cum-woman's fiction ala Barbara Bradford except that those books had the heroine make the money the hard way, not marrying it as Liberty does.

I have to admit it was the glimpses of Hardy that kept me reading because there was something about Liberty that made it hard for me to warm up to her though I find it...more Hmmm...Sugar Daddy isn't a romance novel until the last third of the book. I suppose it was necessary to develop Liberty's background but it made the book like one of those '80s type romance-cum-woman's fiction ala Barbara Bradford except that those books had the heroine make the money the hard way, not marrying it as Liberty does.

I have to admit it was the glimpses of Hardy that kept me reading because there was something about Liberty that made it hard for me to warm up to her though I find it hard to say what that was, exactly. The story only got my full attention when the relationship between Liberty and Gage switches gears when his father, recuperating from after being thrown from a horse, sends Liberty to check on Gage. The latter had turned up each morning help his father shower and when he didn't for a few mornings, the old man was worried.

Up till then, things had been tense, to understate it, between Liberty and Churchill's oldest child. Even though Gage abruptly stopped threatening Liberty after he caught sight of the photo of Liberty's mother, the relationship improved only because both protags stayed out of each other's way.

Once the romance kicks in, though, I was thoroughly enthralled with Gage. So much so that he stole the show from Hardy! Sheesh. I didn't think I could be that fickle. But really, IMO, Gage won me over absolutely, totally, and when Hardy turns up after having made his millions, it was Gage I was rooting for, not Hardy.

And now, I have to read Blue-Eyed Devil again because I can't recall the details and want to read again how Hardy changes to become HEA material because Gage was right - he wouldn't have been the right choice for any woman wanting to settle down.

I read Blue-Eyed Devil back in June but after Sugar Daddy, I need to read, again, how Hardy became the right choice for Haven Travis, Gage's younger sibling. If you haven't read either book, I recommend starting with Sugar Daddy, knowing all the while that Hardy does get his HEA and what fun it will be that the woman will be Gage's sister!

Anyway, I'm giving SD 4 stars because it took too long to get to Gage and Liberty and she's not that engaging a heroine, pun not intended.

The next installment is Smooth Talking Stranger, I think. I'll go check who the hero is. Maybe Jack Travis?

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