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      Kensington Publishing Corp.

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      Copyright © 2003 by Lori Foster

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      First Brava Books Trade Paperback Printing: September 2003 First Kensington Books Mass-Market Paperback Printing: November 2004 First Zebra Books Mass-Market Paperback Printing: May 2014

      ISBN-13: 978-1-4201-4947-0

      ISBN-10: 1-4201-4947-4

      ISBN-13: 978-1-4201-4948-7 (eBook)

      ISBN-10: 1-4201-4948-2 (eBook)

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      Printed in the United States of America