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May 11, 2025
The Belmont Book Blitz #rabtbooktours
Fiction
Date Published: February 28, 2025
Publisher: MindStir Media
The Belmont is a tale of a young man's struggles with a heartbreak he cannot get past, set against the backdrop of a bacchanalia-filled weekend centered around the 1998 Belmont Stakes horse race, which ended with a Triple Crown bid thwarted by a photo finish. During a long "weekend" spread out over six days and in three different states, a weekend fueled by alcohol and sexual tension, but also filled with reflective, heartbreaking, exhilarating, hilarious, and heartwarming moments, Tommy Cippolini embarks on a journey of self-discovery, experiencing just about every single human emotion along the way. In between episodes filled with anger and frustration, anticipation, anxiety, disappointment, sexual arousal and temptation, binge drinking, daringness and trepidation, hilarity and debauchery, and longing and sadness, Tommy confides in good friends, casual friends, strangers, and family members about his feelings and past trials and tribulations.
About the Author
My name is Anthony Cocco. I’m 59 years old and a native of Malden, Massachusetts, but I’ve spent most of the last 21 years living about 20 miles north of Boston. Since 1997, I’ve worked in the financial services industry (some asset managers and some retirement services providers), in various roles, and recently started my fifth different job in that industry in February of 2025. Prior to that, I worked (out of college) in the health insurance field, mainly in customer and provider relations (three different companies in two different states—Massachusetts and Florida).
I am the fourth (and final) child born to the late Morris and Dorothy Cocco. I have two living (and one recently deceased) siblings, one brother and one sister (my eldest sister passed away suddenly in July 2024 at age 72).
I have no children of my own and have never been married, but I do have five nieces and nephews (3 of the former and 2 of the latter), two of which are the daughters of my late sister. Since I’m the only one of our parents’ kids to have remained living (for the most part) in Massachusetts, the rest of my family (except for some cousins) is somewhat spread out across the country.
I attended the State University of New York at New Paltz from 1984-88, where I earned a (largely unused) degree in Journalism (I wanted to be a sports broadcaster but got sidetracked when someone convinced me I needed to be a sportswriter instead). It wasn’t long before I realized that vocation wasn’t a good match for me, but my years at New Paltz weren’t entirely wasted because it was during that time when I met one of my lifelong friends, the guy who introduced me to the “Belmont Stakes crew”—his friends from his youth and from his undergrad college years. One of the main characters in my book is based on him, and all of the characters that make up the entire Belmont “tribe”, as I call it in the book, are based on his friends and other acquaintances.
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May 9, 2025
ABCs of Safe Web Surfing Book Blitz #rabtbooktours
Essential Online Safety Tips for Your Child's First Device
Children's book, Digital literacy
Date Published: April 14, 2025
As a parent, teacher or guardian here is an excellent approach to introduce online safety essential concepts and guidelines for your children. Together, you can learn about responsible online behavior and the importance of protecting personal information.
As a kid, when you get your first device that connects to the internet, it's important to know there are special rules and tips to help keep you safe when you explore and have fun online.
Join AROC robot and friends to learn how.
Also by C.D. Richardson
Cyber Blues
By CD Richardson
April 6, 2025
Join AROC and her robot friends for an exciting day of dominoes! In this adventure, the robots explore important lessons about empathy and cyberbullying. Through kindness and compassion, they not only have fun but also learn valuable lessons together.
About the Author
C.D. Richardson, a proud native of St. Thomas, USVI, brings over 15 years of experience in the tech industry to her work. She passionately integrates elements of her culture with technology through AROC Adventures.
In today's digital age, computer science education is more crucial than ever. It equips individuals with the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in a technology-driven world. By learning to develop software and build new hardware innovations,
computer science students of all ages enhance their problem-solving abilities, critical thinking skills, and creativity, positioning themselves for success across various industries. Moreover, creators from diverse backgrounds are essential for reducing bias in the solutions of the future that impact us all. Embrace diverse representation.
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Ashes to Flame Book Blitz #rabtbooktours
Nonfiction
Date Published: March 3, 2025
Publisher: MindStir Media
Childhood trauma leads to perseverance and personal growth in this empowering memoir.
Born into a world shrouded by multi-generational cycles of abuse and child marriages, Donna Simmons navigates a harrowing landscape of pain and betrayal, detailing the challenges that devastated her early years but ultimately did not define the person she became.
Through poignant storytelling, she shares both moments of despair and the small victories that fueled her resilience. Each chapter reveals the transformative process of healing and self-discovery, touching on the importance of embracing nature, finding solace in creativity, and connecting with a community. Ashes to Flame recounts a powerful, deeply personal, and transformative journey from the ashes of childhood trauma to the vibrant light of purpose.
About the Author
My name is Donna Simmons, and I’m a wife, mother, author, and avid advocate for breaking cycles of generational trauma and mental health recovery. As a Governor appointed member of the Kentucky Juvenile Justice Advisory Board and member of the Bakhita Empowerment Initiative Advisory Board, I work with public servants and providers across the state to support a reduction in juvenile system involvement and strengthening protective factors for high risk youth. My passion for this work comes from my direct experience as a child abuse survivor, involvement in a behavioral health facility when I was 14, and resulting grooming and exploitation by a 29 year old mental health professional who I was married off to as a child.
In my healing journey, I have recognized that true trauma recovery can only occur when we are willing to examine the generational cycles that keeps us bound in harmful patterns. My mission is to help others transform their trauma into purpose so they can break these cycles and reach their full potential as individuals and parents.
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TikTok- @ashestoflame
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Elmer Kelton's The Familiar Stranger Teaser #rabtbooktours
A Hewey Calloway Adventure, Book 5
Western Adventure
Date Published: 12-03-2024
Publisher: Forge Books
Elmer Kelton’s Hewey Calloway, one of the best-loved cowboys in all of Western fiction, returns in this novel of his middling years, as he looks for work―but not too much work―in 1904 West Texas.Hewey Calloway had intended to pass straight through Durango, Colorado, en route to visit a friend several miles northeast of the city. He had left his home range about a year before, with a herd of young horses. It was supposed to be a relatively straightforward affair; deliver the horses, collect the payment, and return home with the money. Things got out of hand, however, and there he was in Durango a year later with plans to go north rather than south. Oh, well, he thought, he had always wanted to see new country.
It isn't long before his travels lead him to a cabin on a rainy night. There he meets a young man, sick as a dog, who weakly tries to send him off. And for good reason: the man has smallpox, and soon enough, Hewey catches the deadly disease. The man cares for him in turn, and it's just as he is feeling better that the man disappears. The next morning a Pinkerton detective turns up with posse, looking for a wanted bank robber.
As he travels north, Hewey seems to run in with both the young man who tended to him, as well as the detective. But something seems off about the Pinkerton detective, and Hewey keeps his mouth shut. When he reuinites with his friend Hanley, they do everything they can to get to the bottom of the mystery that threatens both theirs and this young man's life.
Excerpt
At daybreak Hewey was tying up his bedroll, preparing to head out, when he heard a loud voice from outside.
“Hello the house! Whoever’s in there, show yourself!” The voice was commanding and not a bit friendly.
Hewey opened the door and stepped out onto the broken- down little porch. He saw better than a half-dozen riders arrayed in front of the cabin, all armed to the teeth. They were not pointing those guns at him, but they were all casually standing ready. That prompted a momentary urge to jump back inside and bar the door, tempered by a sudden recollection that the cabin door didn’t even have a bar.
“What can I do for you?” Hewey asked the man who appeared to be in charge.
“The name’s Murphy. I’m with the Pinkertons.” Hewey took an immediate dislike to the man who called himself Murphy. He dressed more like a town dude than a cowboy or lawman, but it was his manner that rubbed Hewey the wrong way. He had small, mean eyes that made Hewey mistrust the man instantly. Hewey had always felt he could read a horse by its eyes, and in his experience the same usually worked on a man.
“We’ve been trailing a bank robber for better than two weeks, and we received information that he was holed up near here. Maybe in this very cabin. For all we know, you’re him.”
“You got the wrong man,” Hewey replied, “I’m Hewey Calloway. But I suspect I might’ve spent some time with the feller you’re after.” Hewey explained how he came to be there and to become well acquainted with their quarry.
“Smallpox, you say,” answered the Pinkerton man.
About the Author
John Bradshaw is a native of the small town of Abernathy, Texas. He is an award-winning journalist with well over a thousand published stories. Elmer Kelton’s The Familiar Stranger, co-authored with Steve Kelton, is his first book.
Bradshaw attended South Plains College followed by Texas Tech University. He spent several years shoeing horses for a living as his writing career progressed.
While the desire to write books was always there, Bradshaw first pursued a career in journalism. He wrote numerous stories for ranching, horse and horseshoeing magazines.
Growing up, Livestock Weekly came in the mail once a week, as it does for most in the livestock industry. Writing for Livestock Weekly was always a goal, and in 2005 Bradshaw’s first story was published. It was a profile of Brownie Metzgar, a humorous cowboy still working in a feedlot while in his late 80s.
In 2007 Bradshaw accepted a fulltime position with Livestock Weekly. While with the paper he had over a thousand stories published, as well as enough market reports to give him permanent nightmares.
Horses have always played an important role in his life. The son of a horseshoer, he has spent a significant amount of time either on or under a horse. He still shows in both ranch horse and reined cow horse competitions.
He and his wife, Sara, live outside Abernathy. Sara owns an architecture firm, SK Architecture Group, and they raise Spanish goats, hair sheep and cattle.
In 2013 the couple had a stillborn son, Fox Joaquin Bradshaw. After several years of heartbreak they adopted an infant boy, whom they named Julian Boone Bradshaw. Boone died in his dad’s arms following an accident at the barn five days before his sixth birthday.
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May 7, 2025
Luna Court Book Blitz #rabtbooktours
Nonfiction/Memoir, Adventure, Coming of Age, Drama
Date Published: March 24, 2025
Publisher: MindStir Media
"Life on the road was a dream. Destinations were shaping up to be cold, hard, complicated realities."
The call of the open road, the music that fuels them, and the night that changed everything... In the early 1990s, amidst the gritty allure of Southern California's burgeoning music scene, 18-year-old Denver finds herself at a crossroads. Her father has been missing for over a year, leaving behind a void that haunts her every moment. After high school graduation, Denver and her best friend hit the road for a transformative journey across the country.
About the Author
You might say Dandy’s lifelong pursuit of healing began in many places: with parents who both abandoned her in different ways; with the incredible cross-country road trip she embarked on as a teenager; or with a transcendent night in Washington D.C.
The truth is, healing is not about beginnings or about endings. It’s an invitation that beckons to every one of us.
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May 6, 2025
Insecure Writers Support Group 7 May 2025
I got ahead of myself and forgot to include this in the initial post. Sorry!http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com
My webcam froze when my face was like this. Nothing else I include in this post will be this dumb.
Here's my first YouTube video!
https://youtu.be/MZCoUFmHsW4
How are you doing? Have you recently put yourself in a position where you know you can't return to a group? I did that. You can hear all about it in my first YouTube video!
May 7 question - Some common fears writers share are rejection, failure, success, and lack of talent or ability. What are your greatest fears as a writer? How do you manage them?
Before we get started, here is your content warning.
I cuss. A lot.
If you’re sensitive about that, the back arrow is your best pal.
I have all those aforementioned fears.
I’m not managing them very fucking well, thank you very much!
You may wonder why the hell someone who looks like me would share a picture of myself without a bag over my head. The reason I am sharing my less than glamorous face with the world without more cover-up than a little foundation to prevent me from looking dead and to tone down the appearance of my rosacea flare-up is because music is better when ugly people are making it.
"I didn't know you were a musician, Ornery."
It's an allegory, Reader. Let me explain.
I don’t think people are ugly until they act ugly. People are just kind of people-looking. Even me, although it's hard to see myself that way. I'm so used to thinking of myself as hideous, even though I'm just plain-looking. I look like a European peasant with my round face and stocky body. There's nothing wrong with that.
I'm sick and tired of people thinking it's okay to make other people feel bad about themselves.
This person is fat!
So what?
That person has crooked teeth and a big nose!
Who cares?
I find this person unattractive!
That sounds like a "you" problem."
If you don't find someone attractive, chances are no-one is forcing you to date them, so what the hell difference does it make? Be a damn adult about it.
Anyway...
I'm having to take a lot more time than I would like to work on my bullshit and on trying to be a little more patient with myself. I'm not a patient person by nature.
One thing I've learned the hard way is I don't have to do All The Things. Trying to do All The Things just burns me out. I think the fact that I have trouble being selective may be tied to my ADHD.
My keyboard is doing a thing. It is not a thing I like. So, I think I will end this post here.
That's how I'm doing.
Ornery Owl Has Spoken
Free use image by Prawny on Pixabay"Don't worry about it, Ornery. I may not always understand what yer sayin', but I always like talkin' to ya over a cup of coffee or tea, or maybe a swig o' moonshine."
"Thanks, Beaks. I'll pass on the white lightning, but I could go for a latte."
Insecure Writers Support Group 6 May 2025
My webcam froze when my face was like this. Nothing else I include in this post will be this dumb.
Here's my first YouTube video!
https://youtu.be/MZCoUFmHsW4
How are you doing? Have you recently put yourself in a position where you know you can't return to a group? I did that. You can hear all about it in my first YouTube video!
May 7 question - Some common fears writers share are rejection, failure, success, and lack of talent or ability. What are your greatest fears as a writer? How do you manage them?
Before we get started, here is your content warning.
I cuss. A lot.
If you’re sensitive about that, the back arrow is your best pal.
I have all those aforementioned fears.
I’m not managing them very fucking well, thank you very much!
You may wonder why the hell someone who looks like me would share a picture of myself without a bag over my head. The reason I am sharing my less than glamorous face with the world without more cover-up than a little foundation to prevent me from looking dead and to tone down the appearance of my rosacea flare-up is because music is better when ugly people are making it.
"I didn't know you were a musician, Ornery."
It's an allegory, Reader. Let me explain.
I don’t think people are ugly until they act ugly. People are just kind of people-looking. Even me, although it's hard to see myself that way. I'm so used to thinking of myself as hideous, even though I'm just plain-looking. I look like a European peasant with my round face and stocky body. There's nothing wrong with that.
I'm sick and tired of people thinking it's okay to make other people feel bad about themselves.
This person is fat!
So what?
That person has crooked teeth and a big nose!
Who cares?
I find this person unattractive!
That sounds like a "you" problem."
If you don't find someone attractive, chances are no-one is forcing you to date them, so what the hell difference does it make? Be a damn adult about it.
Anyway...
I'm having to take a lot more time than I would like to work on my bullshit and on trying to be a little more patient with myself. I'm not a patient person by nature.
One thing I've learned the hard way is I don't have to do All The Things. Trying to do All The Things just burns me out. I think the fact that I have trouble being selective may be tied to my ADHD.
My keyboard is doing a thing. It is not a thing I like. So, I think I will end this post here.
That's how I'm doing.
Ornery Owl Has Spoken
Free use image by Prawny on Pixabay"Don't worry about it, Ornery. I may not always understand what yer sayin', but I always like talkin' to ya over a cup of coffee or tea, or maybe a swig o' moonshine."
"Thanks, Beaks. I'll pass on the white lightning, but I could go for a latte."
Immortal Heat Preorder Blitz #rabtbooktours
BDSM Romance, Gay, Dark Fantasy
Date Published: May 9, 2025
Three vampires battle the lives they left behind to build a future out of the ashes of their pasts.
Immortal Steps: Tain, a renowned Celtic dancer, has bitter memories of his first crush and the trainer who left him without a word. For years he's flung himself from one brief romantic encounter to another, the subject of tabloid gossip and speculation, always insisting he's not gay. When Kyle, Tain's old mentor, comes back into Tain's life, the last thing Tain wants is to give the man, or the vampire, a place in his heart.
Hidden Depths: Pat's devoted his life to locating the wreck of The Pelican's Flight, sunk in 1692, along with forty other ships, when the infamous town of Port Royal slid into the Caribbean. Jamie lost more than his lover when The Pelican went down. Pat offers Jamie hope at finding his ship, along with a chance at rediscovering love. Will the secrets they share bring them together? Or tear them apart?
Vampires In Heat: Humans in Seattle are dying as a result of domestic cat vampires and demonesses working together. The latest victim is Erron's neighbor and best friend. Nolan, the leader of Seattle's Pacifistic Vampire Clan, and Erron, an albino who is commonly mistaken for a vampire, team up with the cat vamp leader to find the rogues who are killing needlessly and trying to discredit vampire-kind. And just maybe, between them, they'll find more than a remedy for this vampire scourge -- like love!
Publisher's Note: Immortal Steps, Vampires In Heat, and Hidden Depths have been previously published as stand alone novellas.
The following excerpt contains material suitable only for readers 18+.
EXCERPT
Excerpt from Immortal Steps
Alone, Kyle Lohan entered his private balcony at the Grampian Theater in Edinburgh, Scotland. As he sat down, the house lights dimmed briefly to signal a two minute warning before the show began. The box smelled faintly of sex, although he doubted anyone without a vampire's heightened senses could detect the erotic scent. Regardless, it was his own fault for sneaking in to watch rehearsals the previous evening. He'd been unable to resist tugging his cock in time with the heavy beat of the dancers as they practiced.
Okay, not all the performers excited him. Just one.
Tain O'Halloran.
Tonight Kyle had better prepared for the public performance, or so he'd thought. The quick release during his shower should have calmed his libido enough to sit through the performance without a hard-on. But as the first strains of a flute solo poured across the stage, the anticipation proved to be more than his body could resist and his cock rose to an aching fullness.
Tain. On stage. His stage.
How long had he waited for this? Worked for this? Dreamed of this? Sometimes it seemed like forever. And yet, very soon, the moment he'd been preparing for would arrive. One way or another, he would finally end his long pursuit.
He adjusted the fit of his tuxedo pants as the chorus sprinted across the stage. Their shoes hit the wooden floor in rhythmic, staccato beats, flirting with the notes. Kyle couldn't stop his own feet from scuffing against the floor in a pale imitation of the dancers' fancy footwork. Had his heart been prone to beat, it would have been racing as fast as the music.
A few more seconds...
Then, appearing out of a flash of light and smoke, bam! There he was. Tain O'Halloran. The male lead's long, sleek black hair floated behind him as he bounced in perfect synchronization with the little blond at his side. His grey eyes flashed with pure joy and a little arrogance. A smile curved his thin pink lips. And what that black leather did for his ass...
Kyle groaned softly as his cock twitched with longing, but he refused to slake his lust. Privacy wasn't an issue, even during a public performance. No, nothing mattered more than soaking up every moment of this night to tuck away in his memories. If the evening didn't go as planned, this could be all he had left to remember the talented young man come morning.
The first dance ended, and Kyle felt the tightness in his chest ease as Tain exited stage right. He'd reappear several times throughout the performance.
Kyle itched with anticipation for the next time, and the next... and the next... By the second act, Kyle could pick out Tain's unique sweat from the morass of odors permeating the air. The scent teased his cock like nothing else. His whole body tensed as he imagined jumping over the balcony's rail to land on top of the dancer's young bones, then fucking him to within an inch of his life, claiming him on stage for all the world to see.
Well, that's one way to announce that you're back in his life, Kyle thought with a rueful shake of his head. Definitely not one of your brightest ideas though.
If anything, such a bold, stupid move would get him thrown out of Tain's life for good. Kyle's goal was quite the opposite. If he had his way, nothing would separate him from Tain ever again.
The show ended with a roar of applause that pulled the dancers back on stage for a second encore. Vibrant and smiling under the lights, Tain looked like he could hold out for a third reprise if the director let him. However, the rest of the troupe wasn't fairing as well, so when the curtains closed again the house lights came up.
The show was over, but Kyle's performance of a lifetime was about to begin.
About the Author
Kira Stone has been around the block…the writer’s block, that is.
From vamps and witches to historical heroes, from futuristic scientists to paranormal corporate executives, from Canadian werewolves to off-world shifters, Kira has written about them all. Manlove has sparked hot and heavy in many of her plots, but Kira also finds a lucky lady to keep the sexy heroes company from time to time. While Scotland remains her favorite place in the world, Kira is constantly in search of new adventures to add to the creative primordial ooze where her best stories are born.
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Crossing Fifty-One Book Blitz #rabtbooktours
Death & Grief, Parenting, Self-Help
Date Published: 06-20-2023
Publisher: Koehler Books
A week before Christmas 1951, Dr. Ralph Russell risked everything to voluntarily enter a locked federal drug-treatment facility known as a "narcotic farm."
Sixty-five years later, Dr. Russell's granddaughter Debbie suffers a debilitating crisis of identity when her father (Dr. Russell's oldest son), always her biggest fan, is accepted into hospice.
Debbie's investigation into her paternal lineage reveals family secrets and ignites her mother's volatile outbursts, propelling her into therapy.
When therapy fails her, the grandfather Debbie never knew saves her, and she collaborates with her dying father one last time to make her biggest dream come true.
Crossing Fifty-One pulls back the curtain on the internal struggles of midlife and provides a blueprint for redefining one's self beyond the constraints of addiction and dysfunctional family dynamics.
About the Author
Debbie Russell is a lawyer-turned writer. She spent twenty-five years as an Assistant County Attorney in Minneapolis, prosecuting numerous high-profile cases—specializing in those involving domestic and child abuse. At age fifty-five, Debbie took early retirement, giving up a full pension for the freedom of time. She now spends that precious time writing, restoring her property to native prairie and wetlands, and training her rambunctious retrievers.
Debbie’s first published article appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune in 2001. After that small triumph, her writing focused primarily on legal briefs and memoranda, which were consigned to district court files. Debbie resumed creative writing in 2014 when she began her storytelling blog by sharing personal stories and professional experiences that touched her life in a significant way. Her top-ranked December 2021 article for Elephant Journal, an online journal that celebrates the mindful life is entitled “Getting the Most out of Therapy: Easier Said than Done,” and is partially based on events in her book.
Debbie's award-winning book, Crossing Fifty-One: Not Quite a Memoir, was released in June of 2023. In 2024, she became a regular contributor to the Minnesota Star Tribune, writing about criminal justice and adjacent issues.
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May 5, 2025
Summer Fated To Be Mine Release Blitz #rabtbooktours
YA, Coming of Age, Urban, Romance
Date Published: 05-06-2025
First Love is Overrated
This summer these two broken souls discover if your second love can make you forget your first
Growing up, the Morelli brothers were close
Their kinship sinks deeper than the Titanic the summer they both fall for the same girl. Zakiah always felt Iliana Kaplan's heart belonged to him. All along, it has been their story, until fate removed the blindfold.
Everything falls apart when Zakiah realizes Iliana will never give him her whole heart. This time, the middle brother, Elijah, won't be able to repair the damage. A rift is torn amid all of them, and nothing will ever be the same again.
Two years later, when love comes knocking on his door, Zakiah strays from his motto. He can't pretend the connection he feels with Glory Glover isn't real. He just can't afford to fall victim to love again—already learned that lesson the hard way.
Life drops the other shoe. When his dad reveals who his betrothed is, there's no running from what fate has in store. Can your second love make you forget your first? Zakiah must decide if love only exists in fairytales. No matter what choice he makes, it won't be easy to find what's truly his to behold.
What happened in the spring might've made him forget his summertime dreams, but reality rarely has a silver lining.
About the Author
B. Truly has wanted to be an author since she was fifteen years old. She is grateful to have accomplished this dream. B. Truly has very vivid dreams and a wild imagination. She likes to read, watch tons of TV shows, and movies. She’s addicted to romance and gets a thrill out of suspense and sci-fi. She writes young adult, new adult, and adult romance, sci-fi, dystopian, paranormal, and urban genres.
B. Truly likes to explore conflicted plots of romance with thrilling twists. She also loves creating impossible situations for her characters to grow from and try to overcome.
B. Truly has three wonderful children, and a husband who defines the person that she is today. She works full-time as an Ultrasound technologist in Houston, Texas.
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https://mybook.to/SummerFatedToMeMine
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