Save the Date: A Christian Romance Anthology of Faith-Filled Weddings
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Reviews
Marylin
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I've read two of the stories in this collection and I'm loving them。 Each author brings heart-warming tales for us to read。The two stories I've read are Braver With You by Jaycee Weaver， and I Take You by Marion Ueckermann。Here are just a few words about these two books:Braver With You -Have you ever had fear so strong that it keeps you locked from doing things？ Has it crippled you and changed your whole life？ Something happened in Ashlyn’s life when she was young and she hasn’t been able to get I've read two of the stories in this collection and I'm loving them。 Each author brings heart-warming tales for us to read。The two stories I've read are Braver With You by Jaycee Weaver， and I Take You by Marion Ueckermann。Here are just a few words about these two books:Braver With You -Have you ever had fear so strong that it keeps you locked from doing things？ Has it crippled you and changed your whole life？ Something happened in Ashlyn’s life when she was young and she hasn’t been able to get past it。 It also had a ripple effect on many people in her life。 Now she’s trying to rise above it。Braver With You is a beautiful story of love， relationships， and battling fears。 This author knows how to bring out all the feelings and make this story soar。 Jaycee Weaver is a wonderful author who spins beautiful stories。 Whenever I pick up one of her books I’m blessed。 I Take You -When things don’t go the way you think they should， do you give up， or do you find a new way？ Do you remember that God is right there with you， helping you through what feels like an overwhelming situation？ He is and He will care for you。 This is what Kaia and Leo learn。In this sweet story of love and dreams， written by Marion Ueckermann， we find two people with a deep love for each other。 When they come upon a ripple in their plans， they reach out to each other and draw in strength from God。 The author’s choice of words and descriptions were captivating and held me spellbound。I highly recommend you pick up this collection of stories。I was given these books by the author which did not influence my review in any way， all thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Renate
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Save the Date is a boxed set with many wonderful authors and a unique premise of a wedding each month of the year。 Will add to this review once the boxed set is released。 So far I received an ARC from Marion Ueckermann。 I Take You by Marion Ueckermann is a whimsical unique novella with a New Zealand summer setting， Mr。 Darcy—the people-judging-spitting alpaca—and Kaia’s perfect wedding turned into a nightmare。 What makes the perfect wedding—the venue， the dress， the shoes， the wedding party， the Save the Date is a boxed set with many wonderful authors and a unique premise of a wedding each month of the year。 Will add to this review once the boxed set is released。 So far I received an ARC from Marion Ueckermann。 I Take You by Marion Ueckermann is a whimsical unique novella with a New Zealand summer setting， Mr。 Darcy—the people-judging-spitting alpaca—and Kaia’s perfect wedding turned into a nightmare。 What makes the perfect wedding—the venue， the dress， the shoes， the wedding party， the family， the guests， or the exchanged vows？ Talented storyteller Marion Ueckermann weaves unexpected plot twists and New Zealand tidbits into an inspiring emotional story。 Would mourning turn to dancing for Kaia， her groom Leo， and her mother？ This avid reader enjoyed this wedding-themed romance。 。。。more
Lisa
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My review is for One Vow for September by Liwen Y。 Ho。 I totally enjoyed reading this work-place romance。 The main characters are great， a little snarky to start with and then exchanging enjoyable banter once they get to know one another a little better。 Their faith helps develop the characters， giving them more depth。 They get in a lot of humorous situations as they work together impersonating a married couple renewing their vows。 There's a wonderful HEA for this couple。 I would highly recommen My review is for One Vow for September by Liwen Y。 Ho。 I totally enjoyed reading this work-place romance。 The main characters are great， a little snarky to start with and then exchanging enjoyable banter once they get to know one another a little better。 Their faith helps develop the characters， giving them more depth。 They get in a lot of humorous situations as they work together impersonating a married couple renewing their vows。 There's a wonderful HEA for this couple。 I would highly recommend this story to romantic comedy readers， clean/wholesome romance readers， and to Christian romance readers。 I hope to read more from this author。 。。。more
Doris Bernethy
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This review is for One Vow for September by Liwen Ho for which I received an ARC。 This is a delightful book written from both viewpoints of the two leading characters。 Tristan had almost married， and September had never married。 Both are "fortyish" and worked for the same magazine。 Seemingly not even the least attracted to each other， they find themselves paired together on a project in which they must pose as a husband and wife about to celebrate a renewal of their vows。 It was fascinating to w This review is for One Vow for September by Liwen Ho for which I received an ARC。 This is a delightful book written from both viewpoints of the two leading characters。 Tristan had almost married， and September had never married。 Both are "fortyish" and worked for the same magazine。 Seemingly not even the least attracted to each other， they find themselves paired together on a project in which they must pose as a husband and wife about to celebrate a renewal of their vows。 It was fascinating to watch how the dynamics played out。 Ordinarily， I haven't particularly liked books written in the first person， but his one was terrific。 It is a clean， wholesome， and entertaining book which I highly recommend。 。。。more
Julia
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I Take You by Marion Ueckermann is the most delightful contemporary Christian novel that will leave you feeling good and smiling。 It is part of the Save The Date Anthology。The leading lady has always dreamed of a fairy tale wedding until she learns of a terrible secret and then her priority changes。 Weddings are less about spending vast sums of money on one day and much more about the years that follow。 Sometimes it is the simplest things that are the most magical。There is the theme of forgivene I Take You by Marion Ueckermann is the most delightful contemporary Christian novel that will leave you feeling good and smiling。 It is part of the Save The Date Anthology。The leading lady has always dreamed of a fairy tale wedding until she learns of a terrible secret and then her priority changes。 Weddings are less about spending vast sums of money on one day and much more about the years that follow。 Sometimes it is the simplest things that are the most magical。There is the theme of forgiveness。 Sometimes in life our hurt and pain runs deep。 We cannot forgive in our own strength but need to lean on God and His strength in order to forgive。 If we withhold forgiveness we risk becoming bitter and then dwelling in the land of regret。 We must forgive because we have been forgiven。Marion Ueckermann has created a wonderful set of characters who are realistically flawed and likable。 We can empathise with a character who struggles with forgiveness as we ‘feel’ the emotional tugs。As well as teaching us godly lessons， the story is highly amusing at times。 Who can forget the antics of an Alpaca called Mr Darcy at a wedding and also the choice of bridal footware？I Take You is a perfectly charming read that will warm your heart and soul。I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the author。 All views expressed are only my honest opinion。 。。。more
Sharon Dean
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I Take You by Marion Ueckermann。。。Keep Dreaming as Dreams Do Come True。。。Kaia’s story is one that will capture your heart and bring courage to your soul。 The courage to dream， the courage to believe in those dreams， the courage to fight for those dreams。 Your dreams。 You see， Kaia has a dream， the dream she has had since she was a little girl。。。her wedding day。。。having the most beautiful fairytale wedding and being the most precious wife and mum she can be。 But her dreams vanish when her life is I Take You by Marion Ueckermann。。。Keep Dreaming as Dreams Do Come True。。。Kaia’s story is one that will capture your heart and bring courage to your soul。 The courage to dream， the courage to believe in those dreams， the courage to fight for those dreams。 Your dreams。 You see， Kaia has a dream， the dream she has had since she was a little girl。。。her wedding day。。。having the most beautiful fairytale wedding and being the most precious wife and mum she can be。 But her dreams vanish when her life is turned upside down with news no one should ever face。 Bless her heart， Kaia struggles just like we would do in situations we are faced with daily。 And just like with us， God sends Kaia a plan。 A plan to keep her dream alive。 Touching every emotion one can have， Kaia’s story will have you crying， laughing and reaching into the pages to give great big hugs。 We meet characters that will become your friends。 So genuinely written， this story will capture your heartstrings。 With emotions running everywhere， a few laughs with New Zealand’s finest animals give way to a beautiful story。 I’m looking forward to reading the rest of this set。 。。。more
Jaycee Weaver
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It's such a joy to be part of this project with so many authors I admire。 I'm looking forward to sharing Braver With You， which is the October book in our year of weddings anthology。 Childhood sweethearts Ashlyn and Conrad are well on the way to their long-awaited Big Day， but getting there won't be easy。 A big announcement， a controlling mother， and old trauma bring up a host of things they'll have to overcome together first。 Check back frequently to hear more from the other authors in our set！ It's such a joy to be part of this project with so many authors I admire。 I'm looking forward to sharing Braver With You， which is the October book in our year of weddings anthology。 Childhood sweethearts Ashlyn and Conrad are well on the way to their long-awaited Big Day， but getting there won't be easy。 A big announcement， a controlling mother， and old trauma bring up a host of things they'll have to overcome together first。 Check back frequently to hear more from the other authors in our set！ 。。。more
Andrea
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One Vow for September by Liwen Y Ho。 I absolutely loved this story of Tristen & September！ Loved the banter and September's static！ I'll be reading more of Liwen's books as she has a new follower！ This was an easy read that was well written and drew me immediately into the character's lives！I received an ARC copy of this story， however I was not required to give a positive review。 One Vow for September by Liwen Y Ho。 I absolutely loved this story of Tristen & September！ Loved the banter and September's static！ I'll be reading more of Liwen's books as she has a new follower！ This was an easy read that was well written and drew me immediately into the character's lives！I received an ARC copy of this story， however I was not required to give a positive review。 。。。more
Nethanja
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One Vow for September by Liwen HoSeptember needs to write an article about vow renewal and just who volunteered to help， the one she really doesn’t like。 Tristan doesn’t know why he volunteered but he’s stuck now。 This is the start of a fun friendship or even more。 Really funny story。 Everyone has a story。January Hope by Kari Trumbo Lowell is different from Cleo’s normal dates， he is really interested and helpful but he’s just not the man for her。 Finding THE dress and getting a promotion is her One Vow for September by Liwen HoSeptember needs to write an article about vow renewal and just who volunteered to help， the one she really doesn’t like。 Tristan doesn’t know why he volunteered but he’s stuck now。 This is the start of a fun friendship or even more。 Really funny story。 Everyone has a story。January Hope by Kari Trumbo Lowell is different from Cleo’s normal dates， he is really interested and helpful but he’s just not the man for her。 Finding THE dress and getting a promotion is her goal。 。。。。。so she thinks。Great story。 I specially love Lowell who just tries to help her see herself different。 。。。more
Natalie
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This is a review for "One Vow for September"。It's a sweet short read， full of witty puns and banter。 The chemistry between the two lead characters was believable， though I felt like the timeline in which they fell in love was a bit fast。 However， considering the length of the novella it does make sense and it doesn't detract from how well written it was。 Also loved the small inclusions of some Chinese culture/language aspects。 It's great to read if you need something light-hearted that brings yo This is a review for "One Vow for September"。It's a sweet short read， full of witty puns and banter。 The chemistry between the two lead characters was believable， though I felt like the timeline in which they fell in love was a bit fast。 However， considering the length of the novella it does make sense and it doesn't detract from how well written it was。 Also loved the small inclusions of some Chinese culture/language aspects。 It's great to read if you need something light-hearted that brings you hope and feelings of sweetness。（I was given an ARC and this is my voluntary， honest review） 。。。more
Raylene Weber
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September work at Sweet Simplicity Bay Area's premier women's magazine， for five years。 Her focuses on money while her coworker Tristan is on the male thinking of whatever theme magazine highlights for the month。 Chad is September boyfriend who now lives in New York。 She thinks Chad is coming this weekend to propose to her。 Tristian said he is come a he got a promotion at work and want to celebrate。Maggie is their boss who needs a theme for the March issue。 Tristan think up renewal of the vows September work at Sweet Simplicity Bay Area's premier women's magazine， for five years。 Her focuses on money while her coworker Tristan is on the male thinking of whatever theme magazine highlights for the month。 Chad is September boyfriend who now lives in New York。 She thinks Chad is coming this weekend to propose to her。 Tristian said he is come a he got a promotion at work and want to celebrate。Maggie is their boss who needs a theme for the March issue。 Tristan think up renewal of the vows on a budget。 Maggie parts up Tristian and September together to found out information and they are a married couple who are renewal their vows。 Little do September know that Tristan was left at the altar by his finance Penelope。 They are ring shopping and who should walk in to the store。 Read to see what happen and laugh along the way。 。。。more
Victoria
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I was excited to get a sneak peek at this anthology ahead of release。 If what I read is indicative of what the anthology contains， then this set of stories will be a treat！ I read Liwen Ho’s story， One Vow for September about September and Tristan， co-workers writing a human interest story for their publication。 They are pretending to be married so they can scope out the cost of services needed by people planning to renew their wedding vows。 Both September and Tristan have personal baggage and t I was excited to get a sneak peek at this anthology ahead of release。 If what I read is indicative of what the anthology contains， then this set of stories will be a treat！ I read Liwen Ho’s story， One Vow for September about September and Tristan， co-workers writing a human interest story for their publication。 They are pretending to be married so they can scope out the cost of services needed by people planning to renew their wedding vows。 Both September and Tristan have personal baggage and this makes for some sad as well as hilarious moments。 I loved their banter and the way the author took them from barely tolerating one another to attraction and mutual understanding。 It was a delightful story！ I was entrusted with an ARC and this is my voluntary and honest review。 。。。more
Iamerica142
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This review is for “One Vow for September” by Liwen Ho。 This was such a cute， fun， punny， quick read。 I just loved September and Tristan and how the "sparks" fly between them。 I'll definitely be reading more from Liwen and from this collection。 This review is for “One Vow for September” by Liwen Ho。 This was such a cute， fun， punny， quick read。 I just loved September and Tristan and how the "sparks" fly between them。 I'll definitely be reading more from Liwen and from this collection。 。。。more
Anna Meyer
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I received an Advanced Reader Copy of “One Vow for September。” I loved it！ The punny jokes had me laughing， while the angst of it all had me hurriedly flipping the pages！ If the rest of these stories are anything like the one I read， I recommend these sweet Christian romances highly！
Melissa Hayford
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I have only read One Vow for September by Liwen Y。 Ho in this collection so far。 I loved September and Tristan's story。 They seemed so incompatible at first， but the more time they spent together I was proven wrong。 This was a very sweet novella。 I have only read One Vow for September by Liwen Y。 Ho in this collection so far。 I loved September and Tristan's story。 They seemed so incompatible at first， but the more time they spent together I was proven wrong。 This was a very sweet novella。 。。。more
Sandra Sorola
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I love this premise。 I read A Valentine for Veronica by Lisa Prysock。 Wow is all I can say。 She brings her attention to detail out in this book and it shines。 Creating a wedding after you find the dress is definitely a challenge！ Now add a time crunch after she agrees to have the wedding photographed by someone from her past。 Lisa Prysock creates a wonderful story around this situation。 Chad is in quite the conundrum when he finds out he has to marry quickly to avoid a marriage his family is pus I love this premise。 I read A Valentine for Veronica by Lisa Prysock。 Wow is all I can say。 She brings her attention to detail out in this book and it shines。 Creating a wedding after you find the dress is definitely a challenge！ Now add a time crunch after she agrees to have the wedding photographed by someone from her past。 Lisa Prysock creates a wonderful story around this situation。 Chad is in quite the conundrum when he finds out he has to marry quickly to avoid a marriage his family is pushing him into！ Can these two find enough in their friendship and faith to fall in love？ This is a must read！ 。。。more
MaryEllen
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This is my review "One Vow for September" by Liwen Y。 Ho。 Oh my goodness！ The characters were great—nice to see an older couple finding their HEA。 ;）It's definitely a Christian story—lots of quoted Bible verses， but no preaching。 It's got a little cultural into tossed in and ends with September's article。 :） This is my review "One Vow for September" by Liwen Y。 Ho。 Oh my goodness！ The characters were great—nice to see an older couple finding their HEA。 ;）It's definitely a Christian story—lots of quoted Bible verses， but no preaching。 It's got a little cultural into tossed in and ends with September's article。 :） 。。。more
Margaret
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I read One Vow for September， one of the books that is a part of this anthology。September has a boyfriend and has been hoping she would be getting engaged soon。 However， her employer has an idea for a magazine story， which forces her to work closely with her coworker。 Sparks fly between September and her coworker as they research their story。I enjoyed the characters; much different than most romances。 Their ages （40s） aren’t typical of romance books。 Their belief in God gave them the faith to ha I read One Vow for September， one of the books that is a part of this anthology。September has a boyfriend and has been hoping she would be getting engaged soon。 However， her employer has an idea for a magazine story， which forces her to work closely with her coworker。 Sparks fly between September and her coworker as they research their story。I enjoyed the characters; much different than most romances。 Their ages （40s） aren’t typical of romance books。 Their belief in God gave them the faith to handle what was thrown their way。 A very pleasant read。 。。。more
Paula
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One Vow for September by Liwen Ho - She is writing a story on couples renewing their wedding vows and he volunteers to be her fake husband。 This story was so funny and romantic at the same time。 She has a boyfriend that will not commit and he has an ex that has him jaded on love。 Sparks fly literally。 Loved the ending。
Linda Lavoie
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You won’t want to put it down till the last page， I promised。 This story is filled with the characters of September & Tristan and Chad and believe me it is quite complicated， funny at time， sad at others， September is a bit confused about her Happiness。 Opposite really do attract。I receive an Arc and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review。
Margaret Nelson
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I loved Liwen Ho’s contribution to the Save the Date anthology， “One Vow for September。” Her humor is done just right – I chuckled at least once a page！ The characters were fun to get to know， and the story flow is well done。 It’s a quick read， but really cheered up my afternoon！
Trixi
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I enjoyed One Vow for September by Liwen Ho。 So much so that I'll be scouting out more books by her！ I love the humor & witty banter she incorporated between September & Tristan when they were practically forced to work on a project together by their boss。 They had to pretend to be married in order to make the magazine article about renewing ones' vows on a budget more believable。 I also loved that they are both in their 40's which made this more appealing to me。 Both September & Tristan are d I enjoyed One Vow for September by Liwen Ho。 So much so that I'll be scouting out more books by her！ I love the humor & witty banter she incorporated between September & Tristan when they were practically forced to work on a project together by their boss。 They had to pretend to be married in order to make the magazine article about renewing ones' vows on a budget more believable。 I also loved that they are both in their 40's which made this more appealing to me。 Both September & Tristan are dealing with real life issues; one being she's already in a committed relationship with a man who's overseas more than stateside & he's been burnt by love when he was left at the altar by his fiancée。 Getting them together romantically was a challenge I couldn't wait to see how Ho would handle。 With lighthearted humor， lots of sparks， a gentle nudge towards a love that will last， and a firm faith foundation that glues them together is exactly how she accomplished that goal。 This is a fun， fast， sweet novella sure to please！ P。S。 I look forward to reading the rest of the novellas in the “Save the Date” Christian romance anthology collection。 *I received a complimentary copy from the author and was not obligated to leave a favorable review。 All opinions are mine。 * 。。。more
Julie G
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This review is for One Vow for September。 I received an ARC copy but anticipate purchasing the entire set。What a fun story！ Being a pretend married couple to write an article about a vow renewal and discovering what’s right in front of you all along。 Clever， unique and a light， fast read。Totally recommend。
Shanna Johnson （Once Upon a Library）
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One Vow For September Review:September and Tristan are coworkers who never really talk much until they get assigned to work together pretending they are married。 One Vow For September was a cute sweet short story that you can easily read in a small time frame， while waiting at a doctor， picking up kids from school， or in between classes。 While I do wish there was more to the story （it would make an AMAZING full length book on its own）， it had enough detail and history that it seemed to work out。 One Vow For September Review:September and Tristan are coworkers who never really talk much until they get assigned to work together pretending they are married。 One Vow For September was a cute sweet short story that you can easily read in a small time frame， while waiting at a doctor， picking up kids from school， or in between classes。 While I do wish there was more to the story （it would make an AMAZING full length book on its own）， it had enough detail and history that it seemed to work out。 Fake relationship books are my absolute favorite and this is a definite cute one to check out。 This is a box set and I only had the chance so far to read this one story from it。 Once I have the full book after release day I will update to include reviews for all of the stories。 。。。more
Cthreatt
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Funny and sweet read about finding love in unexpected situations。 I love a story that makes me laugh and pulls at my heart strings！ Great book！
Melanie
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I read One Vow for September by Liwen Ho。 It was a sweet romance between September and Tristan。 While writing a special assignment article， they learned more about each other and realized they liked each other。
John Gruber
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 So far， I’ve only gotten to read “One Vow for September” by Liwen Y Ho。 It was a very hilarious and satisfying read。 A bit of a heads up， it’s about a couple in their 40’s。 They have known each other a few years， but never saw each other “in that light”。 What seemed like a random comment started them down a road of forever。 I have read other books by this author and enjoyed them， but this will one will definitely be at the top！
Erralee Hendrian
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This is looking like a great collection of stories and what I have read so far is great。 I like the story for each month idea and that each other has come up with a story in that theme。 I can't wait to read them all。 This is looking like a great collection of stories and what I have read so far is great。 I like the story for each month idea and that each other has come up with a story in that theme。 I can't wait to read them all。 。。。more
Kimberly Bowie
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Thus far， I've read the short story by Lisa Prysock and I absolutely loved it！ She knocked it out of the ballpark！What's a girl to do when she finds her dream wedding gown， has no potential groom， and agrees to have her （non-existent） wedding photographed by an old nemesis？ Buy the dress， of course， and pray for a miracle！What's a man to do when he needs to marry in order to keep his family from pushing him into a marriage that he doesn't want？ Quickly arrange his own， of course！Forging a marria Thus far， I've read the short story by Lisa Prysock and I absolutely loved it！ She knocked it out of the ballpark！What's a girl to do when she finds her dream wedding gown， has no potential groom， and agrees to have her （non-existent） wedding photographed by an old nemesis？ Buy the dress， of course， and pray for a miracle！What's a man to do when he needs to marry in order to keep his family from pushing him into a marriage that he doesn't want？ Quickly arrange his own， of course！Forging a marriage agreement to help each other， can Veronica and Chad turn a friendship into a real marriage？ 。。。more
Rose Hale
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