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  <default_description>Three haters. Two lovers. And a collision course with tragedy.

When Donald and Mark left the Brig that October night, they had no idea their lives and love were about to be shattered by fag bashers, intent on pain, and armed with ridicule, fists, and an aluminum baseball bat. 

The cowardly hate crime leaves one half of a couple alone and haunted&#8212;literally and figuratively&#8212;by the memories and denied promise of new love. 

Bashed charts the course of a journey from grief to hope, from death to life, and from hate to redemption. Come along on a trip that encompasses suspense, horror, and&#8212;ultimately&#8212;romance. 

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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2009</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Rick R. Reed]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[A few things up front before I get into the story and the review.<br/><br/>This book is not a romance. Rick calls it a love story and I can sort of see why, but it's definitely not a romance. It's not horror either, which I know Rick writes sometimes, but it is horrifying. Since there was some que...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52025266">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My first thought after finishing this book was, 'Well that was really good, but how the heck am I going to review it?!'. <em>Bashed</em> is one of those books so full of churning emotion, that it almost defies description. It deals with a range of topics such as hate, anger, violence, frustration, confusion,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67127292">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The tagline of this novel is &quot;A love story&quot;, but how can be a love story if one of the lover is killed at the beginning? well, it all depend on what you consider love, and then don't forget that the most famous love stories in the world haven't an happily ever after (Erich Segal was only o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61912611">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rick Reed's Bashed is an amazingly compelling novel that depicts the brutality and aftermath of a horrific hate crime. In the opening chapter we are introduced to Donald and Mark, an endearingly devoted gay couple who are just approaching the second year of their romantic relationship. They are madl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67349310">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Awesome e-book!]]></body>
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