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	Proof of Life (Scars and Stripes, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,382 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Darkness Within (Scars and Stripes #2) 4.21 avg rating — 922 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Father Figure (Sinful Summers #1) 3.87 avg rating — 874 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Warrior's Walk (Scars And Stripes #3) 4.23 avg rating — 701 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Say Uncle (Sinful Summers #2) 4.03 avg rating — 596 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hot Doggin' (Bitches With Stitches, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 455 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I may not love myself completely, but I love the things you love about me.”
― Raquel Riley, The Darkness Within

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“The way his mind worked reminded me of a hamster on a wheel, if the hamster was on crack and the wheel was attached to a race car.”
― Raquel Riley, Say Uncle

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“Are you fucking kidding me? Do you know the shit I’ve seen? Do you think sharing my feelings and knitting a fucking scarf is going to make me forget that I held my best friend’s dead, rotting body in my arms for seven fucking days while rats ate pieces of him?”
― Raquel Riley, The Darkness Within

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“A feeling of ease settles over me. No matter where in the world we’re stationed, if Brandt is there, I’m good. I’m home.”
― Raquel Riley

tags: best-friends-to-lovers, mm-romance, proof-of-life

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“They were best friends.
Then a kiss ruined everything.
Now they’re stepbrothers—
and one dare away from burning it all down again.”
― Raquel Riley, Double Dared

tags: bully, childhood-friends, college, enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, jock-nerd, stepbrothers

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“I may not love myself completely, but I love the things you love about me.”
― Raquel Riley, The Darkness Within

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“Yes, surrender. You better get used to surrendering because every time life gets hard, you’re going to have to surrender again and again. Every time you have a nightmare, or a flashback, every time you feel like running away, you’ll have to surrender again.”
― Raquel Riley, The Darkness Within

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“Finally, honesty from him, and now I’m choking up. When Nash lets me in, he lets me all the way in. He’s so fucking brave, even if he’s afraid, even if he can’t see it. I can see it.”
― Raquel Riley, The Darkness Within

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