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	The Blood of the Lion (The Vorelian Saga, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 133 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
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	A Wicked Taste of Fate by Danielle Paquette-Harvey (Goodreads Author), C.D. McKenna (Goodreads Author), Azalea Hudson (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2022 — 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
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