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      Copyright © 2019 by Dianne Freeman

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      First Kensington Hardcover Edition: July 2019

      ISBN-13: 978-1-4967-1692-7 (ebook)

      ISBN-10: 1-4967-1692-2 (ebook)

      ISBN-13: 978-1-4967-1691-0

      ISBN-10: 1-4967-1691-4

      First Kensington Trade Paperback Edition: July 2020

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