tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58755077819471781482024-03-12T22:39:57.004-04:00lush book reviewsLushbookreviews contains Excerpts, Giveaways, Spotlights, Sales and Reviews on upcoming releases. Please follow on Twitter @Lush26lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.comBlogger2510125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-50971309095904024072017-05-24T06:36:00.000-04:002017-05-24T06:36:13.313-04:00Will be returning June 1st Due to my mothers recent passing in March I have been taking a break on reviewing and posting but I will be returning June 1st 2017 thank you all for understanding and wait until you see what new books/reviews and giveaways that are coming up!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-10509621504732008402017-03-08T03:00:00.000-05:002017-03-08T03:00:10.042-05:00Excerpt & Giveaway: MY FAIR DUCHESS by Megan Frampton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HOvmFVIHQkwk7qZYp9A3LBnztjjcUE5nnP0gtwC8GwJp7vontoWsi5AvpC1Fz46umJPXWY-A7_Q_XFEHFC50aE1EqQfakfj9KmLxKA0F8Qs6exSOmZbBbibOt_TwCe1M4coW0Qy7WN2H/s1600/VT-MyFairDuchess-MFrampton_FINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HOvmFVIHQkwk7qZYp9A3LBnztjjcUE5nnP0gtwC8GwJp7vontoWsi5AvpC1Fz46umJPXWY-A7_Q_XFEHFC50aE1EqQfakfj9KmLxKA0F8Qs6exSOmZbBbibOt_TwCe1M4coW0Qy7WN2H/s400/VT-MyFairDuchess-MFrampton_FINAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">An
unexpected duchess proves that behaving </span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">badly isn't exclusive to the Dukedom.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></i></div>
<span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XLXz63v-6uCDedSK_04UVOQPsIWMk5uSXqEfSutB2eKHWGkCywe9gRIRPGDv7rdxxiXfvZvylK6Ee_QvAs-fjpLe_QPQoF2ptjRGjH0YK9MGhYR_blfHYS6oMg3HHAPsYm3nO88FRkJb/s1600/my+fair+duchess+mm+c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XLXz63v-6uCDedSK_04UVOQPsIWMk5uSXqEfSutB2eKHWGkCywe9gRIRPGDv7rdxxiXfvZvylK6Ee_QvAs-fjpLe_QPQoF2ptjRGjH0YK9MGhYR_blfHYS6oMg3HHAPsYm3nO88FRkJb/s400/my+fair+duchess+mm+c.JPG" width="247" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>MY FAIR DUCHESS</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Dukes Behaving Badly #5</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Megan Frampton</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing Feb 28, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Avon Books</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34014228-the-beast-of-aros-castle?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcL5vkLuQVObVkv7pt55SWJ4l23pEdLUje9NIZPiYDXdIAfSuSkT7X5sBnqW19ZrN0jXT_6LJYECMHuai0681Oj9yRzLf6svFnlXK1odtWxvuvlrrbeImfsPyPSJLK3WvoBr4K3zDr0o/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>In Megan
Frampton's most recent installment of The Dukes Behaving Badly series, an
unexpected duchess proves that behaving badly isn't exclusive to the Dukedom.</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>The Unexpected Duchess</i></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Archibald
Salisbury, son of a viscount, war hero, and proficient in the proper ways of
aristocratic society, has received orders for his most challenging mission:
Genevieve, Duchess of Blakesley. How she inherited a duchy isn’t his problem.
Turning her into a perfect duchess is. But how can he keep his mind on business
when her beauty entices him toward pleasure?</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was
impossible, unprecedented…and undeniably true. Genevieve is now a “duke”, or,
rather, a duchess. So what is she to do when the <i>ton </i>eyes her
every move, hoping she’ll make a mistake? Genevieve knows she has brains and
has sometimes been told she has beauty, but, out of her depth, she calls on an
expert. And <i>what</i> an expert, with shoulders broad enough to
lean on, and a wit that matches her own. Archie is supposed to teach her to be
a lady and run her estate, but what she really wants to do is unladylike—run
into his arms.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif";"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/My-Fair-Duchess-Dukes-Behaving/dp/0062412795" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-1ksL9dB7PT7fVYMYaryT59q6JnEoAhQeAO3VrVcddnGdJhjBDVsArW7KvSmsNWCZ7SDzVU32gynqAIcC5mEdHT5sqBtaVj3qMBF_JclHCosy8yeudO4WEoQNcWJgO8oZ0vHTXvEjqg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Amazon.png" /></a><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-fair-duchess-megan-frampton/1123891743" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-C_08KqLmKlb4zngLcClTXvj7Wc_6tBeqvbtV6RXeEze_z4YoEZwWgc2MSZD16OzvZ4H3BoKTOyIM2T_iBHQX9J6yZ2u9YLxIA0ldC1DMjb1Y9ycQMuCdMhcAji9oKb_e3tF8bvebX_i/s1600/TastyToursButton-BarnesNoble.png" /></a><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/my-fair-duchess-2?" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDsht0OVdXOY_-kDilGROOGaAfLZ1m3vex7EbNb0WjIiMCNuMk-PO4J87HxqGYXJIAaZZby0Uqb1dWxexnnr11VFfLbl8_nZCV5LHRzujNd078kKEkAwqTbIHuSZQQeZN-P-yEDF-724/s1600/TastyToursButton-Kobo.png" /></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/my-fair-duchess/id1121735198?mt=11" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVq31Q2YMPoTzKDvzVXXNT6dsXIpnuSMmdsbUun1TAjr6NwARAEDWXR3-VAXWATCHWHeDNXGkI-dsZPeeI9QFTxRkD25ByUUW1gekRAaHr4wQaay6WTTintOjyVAvaf4zsFOD5P5NgK0/s1600/TastyToursButton-iBooks.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">Excerpt</span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">1845,
Lady Sophia’s Drawing Room</span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">“T</span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">here’s
only one solution,” Lady Sophia said, passing the letter to Archie as he felt
his stomach drop. And his carefully ordered life teeter on the verge of change.
“You’ll have to go to London to sort my goddaughter out.” She embellished her
point by squeezing her tiny dog Truffles, who emitted a squeak and glared at
Archie. As if it was his fault.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">He
resisted the urge to crumple the paper in his hand. “But the festival is in a
few weeks,” Archie said, hearing the desperate tone in his voice. He did not
want to ever return to London. That was the purpose of taking a position out
here in the country after leaving the Queen’s Own Hussars a year prior. His
family was there, and his father, at least, had made it clear he never wanted
to see him again. What’s more, he did not want to assist a helpless aristocrat
in some sort of desperate attempt to bring order to their lives. Even though
that was what he was doing in Lady Sophia’s employ. But working for her had come
to have its own kind of satisfactory order, one he did not want to disrupt.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">“There
is work to be done,” Archie continued, hoping to appeal to his employer’s
sensible side.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">Although
in the course of working for her he had come to realize his employer didn’t
really </span><i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">have </span></i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">a sensible side, so what was he hoping to
accomplish?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">“Didn’t
you tell me Mr. McCready could do everything you could?” Lady Sophia asked.
“You pointed out that if you were to get ill, or busy with other matters, your
assistant steward could handle things just as well as you.”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">That
was when I was trying to get one of my men work</span></i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">,
Archie thought in frustration. </span><i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">To help him get back on his feet after
the rigors of war. </span></i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">And Bob had</span><i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">proven
himself to be a remarkably able assistant,</span><i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">allowing
Archie to dive into Lady Sophia’s woefully</span><i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">neglected
accounts and see into her investments,</span><i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">neither of which she
paid any attention to.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">Lady
Sophia placed Truffles on the rug before lifting her head to look at Archie.
Who knew, in that moment, that he was doomed. Doomed to return to London to
help out a likely far-too- indulged female in the very difficult position of
being a powerful and wealthy aristocrat.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">Perhaps
it would have been easier to just get shot on the battlefield. It certainly
would have been quicker.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">“It’s
settled.” She punctuated her words with a nod of her head, sending a few gray
curls flying in the air. “You will go see to the new duchess and take care of
her as ably as you do me. Mr. Mc-Cready will assist me while you are away.”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">Archie
looked at the letter again. “This duchess is your relative?” he asked. That
would explain the new duchess’s equally silly mode of communication. An
“unexpected duchess,” indeed. What kind of idiot wouldn’t have foreseen this
circumstance? And done something to prepare for it?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">“She
calls me aunt, but she is not my actual niece, you understand,” Lady Sophia
explained. “She is my goddaughter; her mother married the duke, the duchess’s
father. It is quite unusual for a woman to inherit the duchy.”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">“Quite,”
Archie echoed.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">“But
it happened, somehow, and since I don’t know anything about being a duchess . .
.” </span><i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">Because I do? </span></i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">Archie wondered. But there wasn’t anybody
else. She wouldn’t have asked Lady Sophia, of all people, unless there was
nobody else.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">Or
if she was as flighty and confident as her faux-aunt. A scenario that seemed
more and more likely.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">“The
only thing Mr. McCready can’t do is attract as much feminine interest as you
do, Mr. Salisbury.” She sat back up and regarded him. “Which might make him
more productive,” she added. She leaned over to offer Truffles the end of her
biscuit.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">Archie opened his mouth to object, but
closed it when he realized she was right. He wasn’t vain, but he did recognize
that ladies tended to find his appearance attractive. Lady Sophia received many
more visitors, she’d told him in an irritated tone, now that he’d been hired.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">Bob,
damn his eyes, smirked knowingly every time Archie was summoned to Lady
Sophia’s drawing room to answer yet another question about estate management
posed by a lady who’d likely never had such a question in her life. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">Archie
responded by making Bob personally in charge of the fertilizer. It didn’t stop
Bob’s smirking, but it did make Archie feel better.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">“And
you will return in a month’s time so you can be here for the festival.”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">“Sooner
if I can, my lady.” If this duchess needed more time than a month, there would
be no hope for her anyway. Country life suited him; he liked its quiet and
regularity. It was a vast change from life in battle, or even being just on duty,
but it was far more interesting than being the third son from a viscount’s
family. A viscount who disowned his third boy when said boy was determined to
join the army.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">Meanwhile,
however, he had to pack to head off to a new kind of battle—that of preparing a
completely unprepared woman, likely a woman as flighty and often confused as
Lady Sophia, to hold a position that she was entirely unsuited for. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">Very
much like working with raw recruits, in fact.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s1600/TastyToursAuthor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s320/TastyToursAuthor.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnMPFsvppCyJWmU5SuA5IbF4v6rKYYFkKYQOvuOyLdP0lDTMru-xqMRgVe6aUNMfIHhvkeopzB1oAlS5lgFCbGPKXxcyRz2qcdqoKurOyNURx7BH1oDtyZbuGA_2k4Mtk5R7BCJkfsKKL/s1600/MeganFrampton+author+photo+B+%2526+W.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnMPFsvppCyJWmU5SuA5IbF4v6rKYYFkKYQOvuOyLdP0lDTMru-xqMRgVe6aUNMfIHhvkeopzB1oAlS5lgFCbGPKXxcyRz2qcdqoKurOyNURx7BH1oDtyZbuGA_2k4Mtk5R7BCJkfsKKL/s320/MeganFrampton+author+photo+B+%2526+W.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Megan
Frampton </b>writes
historical romance under her own name and romantic women’s fiction as Megan
Caldwell. She likes the color black, gin, dark-haired British men, and huge
earrings, not in that order. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband
and son. You can visit her on her <a href="http://meganframpton.com/">website</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/meganf">@meganf</a>, and at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/meganframptonbooks">Facebook</a>.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://meganframpton.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3U7-Sq9UnnQWhownhxD83SXb_BqI3nGM_pM40dKNyDKByiJFGUZbJbmPZfvNiQVnRD_tBn2ctQk2SGlTD3wtko0I_Se2bhPTtftoZcJOQcxRmgwi09E4SDUQLIbYTTL5HH-nYtqxfos/s1600/TastyToursButton-Website.png" /></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/meganframptonbooks" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7MACLfFXC9PXTMlp7CmGdmR9LOpFPIyvFA3bB0Xsm62arwc_LagsdwZH63ijV7rxSbiZmfeJyPXX8IVOCgJ9COWYwfHYNAlRUsK5_-1uUBq4MOxHQ5_SJXij-WbQ7FE59orZ9CYf2kE/s1600/TastyToursButton-FB.png" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/686916.Megan_Frampton" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFxLfxjo9bInCJmJkKPyNzkrByywDel6c7ajUjiM6UHbT0zUe4JdCdcxGcVCTEVQ5JN1eQ1Vt3vfnGd6mRUT4Xbgd-A6ICInfVDgrd46QIkbX3r0TggwS806OMb787RRtAGxCNbrwhrg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Goodreads.png" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/meganf" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oNGFS3qgamgmQktV4JwXt5NQxiT4H4Y4ktAthsiuLcZPV5JIZGm7Fl7u9zU0BUTT7zeV96IbastHTyapanw1-90LqpMdE_oX0N428BouQCeJTpiKpexVw2LKL03jiBG4Ao7ok0Vv9bg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Twitter.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s1600/TastyToursGiveaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s320/TastyToursGiveaway.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="521ac4c81241" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/521ac4c81241/" id="rcwidget_0nzbvgpd" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-56189851227614113542017-03-02T01:30:00.000-05:002017-03-02T01:30:10.243-05:00Excerpt: HOME AT LAST by Lily Everett
<br />
<div align="center" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">HOME AT LAST</span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 72pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Lily Everett</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Rs1xvti5JCTftzU79ZoY8d7-hayWwZDR3PtJyjtuBsKicQZInHFAXwUB8RTikV-cu_DyHXGcjtuDRYl_r2AoBwxndgTPTxr2huLaw0Ykb957jUjzk2jzu5g2LjVe6WCTMQEn-jsQQeo/s1600/cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Rs1xvti5JCTftzU79ZoY8d7-hayWwZDR3PtJyjtuBsKicQZInHFAXwUB8RTikV-cu_DyHXGcjtuDRYl_r2AoBwxndgTPTxr2huLaw0Ykb957jUjzk2jzu5g2LjVe6WCTMQEn-jsQQeo/s320/cover.jpg" width="196" /></a></div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; margin: 0px;">Home is where
the heart is…</span></b></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; margin: 0px;">Marcus Beckett
left Sanctuary Island after his mother’s funeral, and he hasn’t been back
since. Until now. Needing a change from the high-risk, high-stakes life of a
bodyguard, Marcus makes a solitary life for himself running the neighborhood
bar in his hometown. His only mistake? Seducing and then dumping the town’s
sweetheart, Quinn Harper. Marcus knows he did the right thing—a good girl like
Quinn has no business with a broken man like him. But now no one will come to
his bar, and he’s watching his last chance at a peaceful life go up in smoke.
So when Quinn proposes a fake four-week courtship, he can’t refuse…even though
he knows it’s a bad idea.<br />
<br />
It’s a romantic charade that will buy Quinn time to distract her mother and
father from their own marital problems—and will help Marcus welcome back some
paying customers. But what begins as an engagement of convenience slowly
transforms into a deeper connection, one that heals both of their hearts. . .and
ignites the simmering passion between them. Could it be that pretending to be
together is just what Quinn and Marcus needed to give their real love a second
chance?</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; margin: 0px;">LILY
EVERETT</span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; margin: 0px;"> is the author of
the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sanctuary Island</i> series for St.
Martin's Press. She grew up in a small town in the foothills of Virginia's Blue
Ridge Mountains and now resides in Austin, Texas, where she writes full-time.</span></div>
<br />
<span style="margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
</div>
<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;" width="400"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;"></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;"></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
</div>
</span><div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<br /></div>
<br clear="ALL" style="mso-ignore: vglayout;" />
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<span style="color: red; margin: 0px;">SMP ROMANCE SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Twitter</b>: @SMPRomance<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Facebook: </b>@SMPRomance<br />
</span><a href="http://smpromance.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://smpromance.com/</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BUY LINKS:</b></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Home-at-Last-Sanctuary-Island/dp/1250074061?tag=SMPrdromancelpgb-20"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">Amazon</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/7992675/type/dlg/sid/SMPrdromancelpgb/http:/www.barnesandnoble.com/w/home-at-last-lily-everett/1123664002"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">B&N</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250074065"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">Indiebound</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/home-at-last/id1156042567?mt=11&at=10ldnU&ct=SMPrdromancelpgb"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">iBooks</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/home-at-last-18"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">Kobo</span></a></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Excerpt <br />
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<div style="line-height: 8.5pt; margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">k</span>en<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>x<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>c<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">re</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>so<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>s
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.2pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ad</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">g</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>r
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">li</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>k<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ma</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">er</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>c<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>en <span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">y</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">de</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">A</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">cr</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">re</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>s
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">b</span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">c</span>k<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ho</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>-
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">der</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">S</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">sh</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.8pt; margin: 0px;">w</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>ce<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ne</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">pr</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">her </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">mb</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>m<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ss</span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">g</span>e <span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>ed<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">x</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">tu</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>ed<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>i<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">-</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">-</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">dea</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>h <span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>le<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>m<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">c</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.05pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>w<span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>p<span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">b</span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">c</span>k<span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">b</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g <span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">ho</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span>as<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">N</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">w</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">S</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">av</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">dea</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>h
w<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">B</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">tu</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">mo</span>re<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>c<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>-
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">pa</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">A</span>nd<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>ho<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>s <span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">re</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>ce<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f <span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e <span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">ar</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>,
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">f</span>t <span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">be</span>d
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">mer</span>e <span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>s
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>m <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">tif</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">f</span>, <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g
bo<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.9pt; margin: 0px;">y</span>.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">S</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.1pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>m<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">on</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">de</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d <span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">T</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">w</span>on<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">der</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ma</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">er </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">I</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span>as<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>b<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">T</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">S</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">x</span>t <span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ea</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">n’</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>i<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">cr</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">os</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>i<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">ib</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">ar</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>li<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">S</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.75pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>t</span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0px;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" />
</span>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<div style="line-height: 8.5pt; margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 5px 9px 0px 7px; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">ov</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">sl</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>p<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">acc</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">ta</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">mp</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>e
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">hers</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">T</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">y</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.2pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">b</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 9px 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">T</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">hers</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">f</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>tti<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>p<span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">f</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">k</span>y <span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">cr</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">ep</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>u<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">T</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">wa</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>her<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>p<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>p<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">pe</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>ood<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>p<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">di</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">f</span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">b</span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">c</span>k<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">v</span>- <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">er</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>d <span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">be</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">si</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 9px 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Qu</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">i<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">brea</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.75pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">H</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">br</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>d <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ros</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>nd<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>is<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">p</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">v</span>en<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">brea</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">H</span>e <span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>w<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">f</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">hea</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">li</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">k</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">ar</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>;<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>m
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">on</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 9px 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">L</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ti</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">bo</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>x<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ne</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ma</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>-
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">re</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ss</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">te</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ac</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">sl</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">p</span>.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 9px 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -1.05pt; margin: 0px;">’</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>re<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>re<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">ic</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">memo</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">es </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">x</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">nd</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>m<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">pe</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">pl</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>m<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d <span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">pres</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">S</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">er</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">re</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.75pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>e <span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">wa</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ti</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">me</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> d</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">mer i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">
d</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y <span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">sl</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">p</span>.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 9px 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">I</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">re</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">er</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">al</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">k</span>i<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">g</span>h
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">od</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>’<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ho</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">us</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">ol</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">di</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>. <span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">E</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">D</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">re</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>m<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">c</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>nd<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>i<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ie</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>q<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>e <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">no</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>gh<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">at</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;">n’</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">-h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">di</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.9pt; margin: 0px;">y</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">S</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>w<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">her d</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ps</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">f</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">uf</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">b</span>y
l<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">y</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>nd<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>l<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">y</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>p<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">eed</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">g</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> sc</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s <span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>y
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">er</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 9px 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">C</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">om</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">e<span style="letter-spacing: 2.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 2.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">d<span style="letter-spacing: 2.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">D</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">re</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>m<span style="letter-spacing: 2.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 2.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>ng<span style="letter-spacing: 2.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>n <span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>le<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.05pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">ps</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">on</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">—</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>m<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">iv</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">pl</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">el</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">g</span>u<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">rd</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>ma<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">de</span></span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0px;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" />
</span>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<div style="line-height: 8.5pt; margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 5px 7px 0px; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">s<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>k<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">li</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">k</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">f</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>t <span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>n
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">S</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>u<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">re</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">ar</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">c</span>u<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>i<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">N</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">hat </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>ted<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">re</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">T</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span>as<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">re</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">S</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>u<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>d <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">av</span>e <span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>h
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>o <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ns</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">quen</span>c<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">E</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">m<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ol</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">b</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">ee</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">ow</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">w</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>l<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">be</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>i<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>gy<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">os</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">H</span>e <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">b</span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">k</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">ar</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>cr<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">os</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>head<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">mo</span>re<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>-
l<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">x</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.1pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>m<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">re</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">S</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">nl</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>t
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">p</span>p<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">so</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">pa</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>w<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">er</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">ov</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">kb</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ne</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d
f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">er</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">g</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">br</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">ov</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">erhead.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">H</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>he<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">ar</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>w<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">li</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">g</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.2pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>n
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">uf</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">w</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>ce<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>- <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">cer</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">emo</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>ed<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">p</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">I</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>t <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ab</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">S</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> k</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>w<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">te</span>d <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">b</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>m<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">ar</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> re</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">T</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.3pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">ar</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>w<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>p
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">ar</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ab</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">on</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">H</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">po</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ti</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>c<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">ub</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">bo</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>n
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">
c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">B</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 7px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 12pt;">
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">D</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0px;">r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.05pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>t <span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">awa</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.9pt; margin: 0px;">y</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">T</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></i><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ou</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>m
b<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">O</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y
a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>.</i></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">Be<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">nea</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>c<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">hat </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">pr</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">g</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">li</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">k</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">ov</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">v</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>u<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">v</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">T</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>eed
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">her</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span>as<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">dd</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">rad</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">dli</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">el</span>t
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">ow</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">-</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>wn<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">c</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">bo</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>u<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">mp</span>ti<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>s <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>.</span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0px;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" />
</span>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<div style="line-height: 8.5pt; margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 5px 9px 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">A<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">sh</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">dde</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ra</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>p<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">f</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">k</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">bre</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">rc</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">mo</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>n
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>n a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">p</span>.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 9px 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;">Y</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">s,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>ke<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">y</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>i<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>t
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>nd<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">wa</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>em<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">er</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>m<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>t <span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">on</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">T</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>p<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">p</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;">x</span>- <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">te</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">S</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">q</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ti</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>,
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">hop</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> s</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>k<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>r <span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>v<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">en</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.05pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>s <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">de</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> he</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 9px 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">W</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">h<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">v</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>fl<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">p</span>p<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d <span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>em<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>so<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.95pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>b<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">c</span>k<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">f</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">co</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>l <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">mos</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">ov</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">bo</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.9pt; margin: 0px;">y</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">H</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>r <span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">le</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">g</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ti</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">g</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d <span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e <span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">th</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">cra- </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 9px 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">H</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">s<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ne</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">sl</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>st<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">ft</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ne</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">se</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">yt</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>c<span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>ud<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ok</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">si</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">de </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>nd<span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">I</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">es </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">el</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">te</span>d <span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">wa</span>y <span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">k</span>e
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">g</span>, <span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>,
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>y <span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">er</span>e <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">pre</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">og</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>o <span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ti</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ma</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">el</span>y <span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d <span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y <span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d <span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">y</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">eh</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.8pt; margin: 0px;">w</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">her</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">til</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">th</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">wa</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.8pt; margin: 0px;">y</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a <span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">tti</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">re</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">F</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">us- </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">mo</span>u<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ti</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">g</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">rea</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>ed<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>wn<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>b<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">ho</span>t, <span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g
bo<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>es
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">el</span>t
. . . c<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.75pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>?</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 9px 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">li</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>dd<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.8pt; margin: 0px;">y</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>ead<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">ar</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>p
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">wa</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">v</span>i<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">p</span>i<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>eed<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">L</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">P</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>i<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">od</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>, <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">pa</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f <span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>he<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>r c<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ili</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>n her <span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>ood <span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">be</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>m.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 9px 0px 7px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 12pt;">
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">H</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0px;">r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ed</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ho</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>m<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">y</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">N</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">le</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>e <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">g</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span>k<span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>!<span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></i><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">B</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>xt<span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e</span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0px;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" />
</span>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 8.5pt; margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 5px 7px 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">re</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">al</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">z<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>p<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>t <span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">ar</span>ms<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ca</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">T</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">le</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">g</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>ed
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ho</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>re<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>b<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>- <span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">y</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.2pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>d
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">b</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>n <span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>?</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 23px; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">T</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">e <span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>re<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>m
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>s
re<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 2px 7px 0px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">E</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">y</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">til</span>l<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ed</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>w<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">te</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">di</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">ic</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ed</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.1pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">v</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span>p<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">sca</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>- <span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">ho</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">li</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">k</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">p</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> b</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">f</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">l</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>f<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">i</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">r</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">ha</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">S</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">rea</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">te</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>i<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">n</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">d</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.95pt; margin: 0px;">y</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">her </span>bo<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">d</span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">k</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">ov</span>er<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>b<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>w<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>p<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>h<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>rd,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>her<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">ar</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;">g</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">i</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>g <span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.05pt; margin: 0px;">’</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> n</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">c</span>k.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;">T</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;">u<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">g</span>h<span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">he</span>r<span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">z</span>e<span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">hea</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">l</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;">t</span>,<span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">Qui</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>n<span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">a</span>w<span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">t</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">h</span>e <span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">x</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">c</span>t<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">o</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">m</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">e</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;">n</span>t <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">r</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">c</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">u</span>s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">w</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">ok</span>e <span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">u</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;">p</span>.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Copyright</span></span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> <b>© </b>2017 by
Lily Everett and reprinted by permission of St. Martin’s Press.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 7px; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-34787534212679157662017-02-28T03:00:00.000-05:002017-02-28T03:00:10.423-05:00Release Blast & Giveaway: PERFECT FOR YOU by Candis Terry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://tastybooktours.com/tours-master/2017/1/23/perfect-for-you-blast-candis-terry" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6X_0b4EAcPRQZ4ExEoDzPESlvLJnsHdxie-sT75jYow1MDan5h3dktQPvIdZ-POVp0cxzvVLoLV0gZ79R4ZzO4csxphwCNv7fE3X5k1fS5jd3NFfWNM6-vaRPcBZXC4ph9LfuB96Y6Wmq/s400/RB-PerfectForYou-CTerry_FINAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong id="yui_3_17_2_5_1488067902115_714" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><em id="yui_3_17_2_5_1488067902115_713">The Kincade brothers will do what it takes to protect their legacy</em></strong><strong style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><em>--</em></strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<strong style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><em><span style="font-family: inherit;">but what happens when love gets in the way?</span></em></strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojdIiG9OenpsdXTZnAQZEUkK_uZUXZAcfZZLF_KhpRcIjbfWN-FoXsaume-FYrH6Kyhp5__Bp0Lfhv09UNl8qwpg9yMY0d-Ak4VPdktoSv5cim8SiEIZlwtj1yujzha4Gy6L28AOm1rmF/s1600/PerfectForYou.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojdIiG9OenpsdXTZnAQZEUkK_uZUXZAcfZZLF_KhpRcIjbfWN-FoXsaume-FYrH6Kyhp5__Bp0Lfhv09UNl8qwpg9yMY0d-Ak4VPdktoSv5cim8SiEIZlwtj1yujzha4Gy6L28AOm1rmF/s400/PerfectForYou.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>PERFECT FOR YOU</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Sunshine Creek Vineyard #2</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Candis Terry</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing Feb 28, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Avon Books</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30166221-perfect-for-you" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpTHd7703_a5m-mXQOPQDMWvUuKmRRpHP4Y8olR-uIQ0E4svqL7oKvb0wRQ6BbjZRJ4YCswnYTpmvCY3boVq9mA7_c2O8KNhalcCuRqmT4Nrgnn6G48wcqG2f_iZJ41v7GZvRWrMlALU/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Meet
the Kincade brothers: they’ll do what it takes to protect their legacy--but
what happens when love gets in the way?</i></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Declan
Kincade has spent so much time chasing success he’s almost forgotten how to
just live. Lately though, his all-business routine has been thrown into
disarray. Brooke Hastings is the best employee Dec’s ever had: polished,
capable, and intelligent. After four years, he’s just realized that she’s also
smoking hot. But their working relationship is too valuable to stake on a
fling, no matter how mind-bendingly pleasurable it promises to be.<br />
<br />
What’s worse than never meeting the right man? Finding him, and then working
side-by-side every day while he remains absolutely blind to your existence.
That is, until one temptation-packed road-trip changes everything. Teaching her
gorgeous, driven boss how to cut loose and have fun is the toughest challenge
Brooke’s ever faced. But it’s one that could give both of them exactly what
they need, if Dec will take a chance on a perfect—and perfectly
unexpected—love.</span><b style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p></o:p></b></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/perfect-for-you-candis-terry/1123773739" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhq1w-0pyUuZ3jUgYQyRpg0StkB8Tss-EUIiChzR9YyfV9ndD-fp_Kp5KkeOuMEIsmKkWui0ugftdEmMGuSmD2lae0PITL_ymbsOcFm9UwHT7mKsjAnBOoyPsmyzgpQ09T9T7-250vYz58/s1600/TastyToursButton-BarnesNoble.png" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-You-Sunshine-Vineyard-Vinyard/dp/0062471848/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECfHsjZG_7sQeUv727raSc7HjEkAj4iDz9mVGtC611w5SjJ4RPT7lUA7z2qQJ1BUpA58yGrX0KiM-TmPFeKBldYxrul5xeBFwqJPcsriCs-6M7WxWbFaiUuzCnGIgcJm7dGP58gs4gv03/s1600/TastyToursButton-Amazon.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Candis_Terry_%20Perfect_for_You?id=gF8hDAAAQBAJ" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04_yiAVxHv97P_tlNBaI2IUoIl3qF5weXca05FXsZbKWSE2ayN5J4vnpkzXcd9qjdMjE8GgTn2z-LC5jAqmTklBukoaFkSQa6YsC6gDgW53PsZyIL1KZfBbv1F0iSpaL9X7QrXqLxv_ca/s1600/TastyToursButton-GooglePlay.png" /></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/perfect-for-you/id1112098173?mt=11" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJc0_X_RYeVl6-_efWJKg9PLlrRmxmuuOlaI4YtuROuA_0HTk8ivoAcBY8pmfQxMoHJYw-De_jAn_uI9s52nH7kKIGxvb0lz39o1YZy2xmVdSiAztkieByeQi-hIsv8qIDYH0ylvgEwS9/s1600/TastyToursButton-iBooks.png" /></a><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/perfect-for-you-7" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqYLQnSStvJo1PWi5LeyEOOO6UMmYesLmRzuKuqAu44mZhyjjubz7dGs7aCLXFjoT8lo5_rWYOqm_GOsBqZz92kXDrLwwF58y5SfjU4bhhmss0IwxXBASlzKdWXqpxeR8Yc-Rcw_6SRQg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Kobo.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZEuebxo7D0jQ-KKdRAMkZORMQHtjtXOCQ9C9TooJTsADckBeb7FKv5Owz3qESrhviRzKYowi_luBvs5SGryTzMaoxqbSOIvpHByrz3E0VS3Sagmk8amt27dIx8cZB370pjrC5-F5-jor/s1600/PFY_Teaser_Blast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZEuebxo7D0jQ-KKdRAMkZORMQHtjtXOCQ9C9TooJTsADckBeb7FKv5Owz3qESrhviRzKYowi_luBvs5SGryTzMaoxqbSOIvpHByrz3E0VS3Sagmk8amt27dIx8cZB370pjrC5-F5-jor/s400/PFY_Teaser_Blast.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLQlaGNrn-lJus_ltbaibCwAac6Wld7km51WxLDmaPbleHo3OlFv71FthhatmjRZuQbNmHDfK5tfC-_1l4bF8tMjnAU6buhLBmUw8f59LPwnGN0r-pXjo_DFMj1GIGjV-Rc0zWhhgtDA/s1600/TastyToursAuthor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLQlaGNrn-lJus_ltbaibCwAac6Wld7km51WxLDmaPbleHo3OlFv71FthhatmjRZuQbNmHDfK5tfC-_1l4bF8tMjnAU6buhLBmUw8f59LPwnGN0r-pXjo_DFMj1GIGjV-Rc0zWhhgtDA/s320/TastyToursAuthor.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_m5Q6Ba6OCCYmNdMWNPF5JAWJ6-FupBype6FBe3SsFy-vz2rYOaXGjaAyxAApu2c4cedJUwsyZynW1FYRQxq8zuop_qjrHb3KnXoRhBuiNy7QDQNIpdBIfmY59kPL5AK-D4H62M2MExx8/s1600/CandisTerry_Headshot_Nov2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_m5Q6Ba6OCCYmNdMWNPF5JAWJ6-FupBype6FBe3SsFy-vz2rYOaXGjaAyxAApu2c4cedJUwsyZynW1FYRQxq8zuop_qjrHb3KnXoRhBuiNy7QDQNIpdBIfmY59kPL5AK-D4H62M2MExx8/s320/CandisTerry_Headshot_Nov2012.jpg" width="219" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Best-selling
and award winning author <b>Candis Terry</b> entertains readers with
contemporary romance the <i>Library Journal Reviews </i>calls <i>uniquely
satisfying</i>. Both her <b><i>Sugar Shack</i> </b>and <i>Sweet,
Texas </i>series deliver witty and emotional stories about how love,
family, and a small town community defines the characters’ lives. Born and
raised near the sunny beaches of Southern California, Candis now makes her home
on an Idaho farm. She’s experienced life in such diverse ways as working in a
Hollywood recording studio to chasing down wayward steers and loves to escape
to the breathtaking Idaho forests to energize her imagination.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.candisterry.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHljYFhSSxRz3DPJAjEQPFmvoK_1fqbfzFrp94xPbyBO83JF53_OpyPgnxRL68HaLaVY_jHwUCNq299t2sHOePR1FF84kAWEC6azEtEvPKT5t6GVdv1WH0GOKjb2IymUrZ292XfskweYU/s1600/TastyToursButton-Website.png" /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/CandisTerry" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpc4G5rchp2awdNUBZK46jlIf91q1ffqxjGD3LMuip15X0mg5v6_FpUSbfvG35nQnDoVTrBJ8pMxjy9wdRoAw8-Vf5eJZc3h-vyX15o-ZXanjj-KqDfewtXrvL8cjHqXdVjdMdzWetvv1/s1600/TastyToursButton-FB.png" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4935263.Candis_Terry" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXo7wV2O5UPwKDOm1n8hldlLbYhigbML5LXMTpUXWLX-0JTieWbOJ9uOHLFxXdGxpdVYRiXKQ7wMquy6AH24VJepxY7gq_-YwgEG3XYFkswZuscl611E9SAT_aqHtAAY__dnlMiZGBsYY/s1600/TastyToursButton-Goodreads.png" /></a><a href="http://www.twitter.com/CandisTerry" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_m8t_CclhOVvecild2JPFQIXvrliVbAX1eWNXAdziSaXj1e2W5nBAVR-q8KLD_8lOs9nXg_uYXOfvE2oGiKoafjOOLbxzA9w0hi0FZjDU25JaQhB87F91IZGe46hzeWeiqe9abU_ylaS5/s1600/TastyToursButton-Twitter.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOyjfP4Mgn_Owdhi4zsGZyZONI1xPfgPB-UmcFbzXtTaKx0cuBtzLNpOO6zhi1qE8Y63ke0vOgOKkYpJVvVI6U9T8JrtpiVbAYc-NNCd4Q9JnVmPmrATBimNFt0qECeMmyCqMAtsCaaM/s1600/TastyToursGiveaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOyjfP4Mgn_Owdhi4zsGZyZONI1xPfgPB-UmcFbzXtTaKx0cuBtzLNpOO6zhi1qE8Y63ke0vOgOKkYpJVvVI6U9T8JrtpiVbAYc-NNCd4Q9JnVmPmrATBimNFt0qECeMmyCqMAtsCaaM/s320/TastyToursGiveaway.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="521ac4c81242" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/521ac4c81242/" id="rcwidget_ngdpyt9z" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-28681380552448432342017-02-28T02:30:00.000-05:002017-02-28T02:30:17.353-05:00Review & Giveaway: HOMETOWN COWBOY by Sara Richardson
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8kzYh1uxMHZxn0SniCsbVgfAdG8SYilaLONiSQXLaIGrgioJESuO496YoNSrDVmLzes3LyZEL5hTKuoOLPeiOaARXwXVUrkvyTjyZHUJok0YpyC2EOaaYrkhgHeA4AMOt6bwDb45Jlk/s1600/hometowncowboy_LaunchDayBlitz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8kzYh1uxMHZxn0SniCsbVgfAdG8SYilaLONiSQXLaIGrgioJESuO496YoNSrDVmLzes3LyZEL5hTKuoOLPeiOaARXwXVUrkvyTjyZHUJok0YpyC2EOaaYrkhgHeA4AMOt6bwDb45Jlk/s400/hometowncowboy_LaunchDayBlitz.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgdrnQP-WsRcRgSZuFx3wHE6js_qlkpplmqlK3MrhHErtiCxn8QjhC8DnV3Ws9F7utqZhJhDTRwn3669oUN4dIRyZh99kz9H0Vizg7tbrB7JBGp0s3c1kQdwYmEfjEaz8ODvCzA1iM0Q/s1600/Rocky+Mountain+Riders+series.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7F30Rnyilz8r4TKBa4JpifvhyROyVtKpIsNAViPls4ThF__MS9PqPwsFFpNo-A9FhY4lrU1K8zPM1h7vS_eXCnGEbERYV9EqZmXxnSh8dAaI-D4No-qKxJpZKsGpYxzzhY85pn8GIpmQ/s1600/Sara+Richardson+CREDIT+Jen+Honeycutt+Photography.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></u></b></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></u></b></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tGehBR1HnPLSbAyflPko4xeBFB4wBZUypLWYnZPJV9-0gMR9cVMLdcyecFVwqRUOwrTiFsIA_FvV1MqaRq59m05CRMtPF8oiSg_EdhRkeYsQQdpB0c495mimZ1AzRDavIh7DXpVbYS8/s1600/Richardson_HometownCowboy_MM.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tGehBR1HnPLSbAyflPko4xeBFB4wBZUypLWYnZPJV9-0gMR9cVMLdcyecFVwqRUOwrTiFsIA_FvV1MqaRq59m05CRMtPF8oiSg_EdhRkeYsQQdpB0c495mimZ1AzRDavIh7DXpVbYS8/s320/Richardson_HometownCowboy_MM.JPG" width="199" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Title: HOMETOWN COWBOY</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Author: Sara Richardson</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Series: Rocky Mountain Riders, #1</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">On Sale: February 28, 2017</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Publisher: Forever</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Mass Market: $7.99 USD</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">eBook: $5.99 USD</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://bit.ly/2lRYZgk"><span style="color: blue;">Add to
Goodreads</span></a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">In the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">New
York Times</i> bestselling tradition of Jennifer Ryan, Maisey Yates, and B. J.
Daniels comes the first book in Sara Richardson's western contemporary romance
series about bull-riding brothers.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH A COWBOY</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Jessa Mae Love is done with relationships. No
matter how tempting he might be, she cannot—will not—fall for a man like Lance
Cortez. The outrageously handsome cowboy is practically a living legend in
Colorado, as famous for riding bulls as he is for breaking hearts. What would a
big-time rodeo star like him see in a small-town veterinarian who wears
glasses, rescues animals, and cries when watching rom-coms? Turns out, plenty.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Raising bulls, riding the circuit, and looking
after his ailing father—Lance never stands still for long. Yet Jessa catches
his attention, and the more she tries to resist him, the more he wants her.
When she agrees to move to the ranch to keep an eye on Lance's dad, Jessa tells
him they have to keep it professional: no flirting, no sweet talk, and
definitely no kissing. But with Jessa now living under his roof, that's easier
said than done . . .</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">BUY THE BOOK HERE</span></u></b></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://amzn.to/2l7OXn4"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon</span></a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://bit.ly/2l88TGo"><span style="color: blue;">Barnes &
Noble</span></a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://bit.ly/2li2dq0"><span style="color: blue;">Books-A-Million</span></a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://bit.ly/2mfODaM"><span style="color: blue;">Google Play</span></a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://apple.co/2mtyfiU"><span style="color: blue;">iBooks</span></a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://bit.ly/2mtkssD"><span style="color: blue;">Indiebound</span></a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">Kobo</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;"><u><br /></u></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;"><b><i><u>Review</u> </i></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman;">Hometown Cowboy is the first book in the Rocky Mountain Riders series and already I am in love with the characters. Jessa and Lance were easy to love characters. While Lance is preparing for a rodeo he needs to keep his focus on that but when he needs someone to look after his father while he is training he asks Jessa. Jessa helps out but she is starting to become a distraction Lance cant afford which I thought was really cute. </span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman;">I enjoyed the storyline and was glad it was on the different side of some of the cowboy books that I have recently read. The details were of the things that really stood out for me. Richardson described the sceneries and the characters flawlessly. Another thing that really pulled me into the story was that these two knew each other from their childhood and that they weren't just thrown together. Their relationship was work and they had to find a balance between them which I loved. </span></span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
The one thing I did feel that was missing in Hometown Cowboy was the dating aspect of their relationship. I felt it was skipped over even though they were getting to know one another on a different level. Overall, I am really excited to read this new series by Richardson since I enjoyed her other series so much. Lance has some brothers who already am dying to know more about. </div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RIDERS SERIES</span></u></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbVE8TpmRrYJ2tMeu8Gd2n5qNOa_6a5dz0kggVMvJeyDkEk_Wna7cmuV1daKBqA_irLOv5F97qGVaOxDhYMyb7lxFlw0YvTM_VMJ-yo3De3GX0btE6h6BnxyNPdWOuNfuhmGvgKIbM1o/s1600/Rocky+Mountain+Riders+series.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbVE8TpmRrYJ2tMeu8Gd2n5qNOa_6a5dz0kggVMvJeyDkEk_Wna7cmuV1daKBqA_irLOv5F97qGVaOxDhYMyb7lxFlw0YvTM_VMJ-yo3De3GX0btE6h6BnxyNPdWOuNfuhmGvgKIbM1o/s320/Rocky+Mountain+Riders+series.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></u></b></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">HOMETOWN COWBOY, #1</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">COMEBACK COWBOY, #2</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">RENEGADE COWBOY, #3</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://bit.ly/2mlvHnT"><span style="color: blue;">Series Page on
Goodreads</span></a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Excerpt </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 5px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Holding</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">breath,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">stood</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">perfectly</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">still</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">and
quiet—minus the loud drumbeat of her heart.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 115px; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">The knocking </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">didn’t</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
stop.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 1px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Hello?”</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">A</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">man’s</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">deep</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">rumbling</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">voice</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">sent</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">heart</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">off</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">races</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">again.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">There</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">something</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">vaguely</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">familiar</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">about it</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 115px; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“It’s</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> Lance Cortez. I need to talk to </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">you.”</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 107%; margin: 1px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Lance!</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Oh.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Holy.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">No.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">This</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">not</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">happening.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">She</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">gazed</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">longingly</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">at</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">other</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">side</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">living</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">room</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">safe</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">darkness</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">tiny</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hallway</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">that</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">led</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">bedroom.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">There</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">no</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">way</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she’d</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">get</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">through</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">there</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">without</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">him</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">seeing</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">some</span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">thing. </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Like</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
her ass, maybe. </span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 106%; margin: 0px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 12pt;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 106%; margin: 0px;">Get<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">front</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>door<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>windows</span></i><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 106%; margin: 0px;">,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>ignorant<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>Home<span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>Depot<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>salesman<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>had<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>advised.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 106%; margin: 0px;">It’ll<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>let<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>most<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>light.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.25pt; line-height: 106%; margin: 0px;">Yes,</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 106%; margin: 0px;"> and<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">now</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>it<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">would</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">give</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>Lance<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>clear<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">view</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">very</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>full<span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>moon.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div align="right" style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: right;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">She</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">flattened</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">body</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">against</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">cabinets,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">craning</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">neck,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">sure</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">enough,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">stood</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">right</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">there</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">on</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">front
porch, </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">now</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> peering through that </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">lovely</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">window</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
on the </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">door.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Oh,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">god.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">lungs</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">heaved</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">so</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hard</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">it</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">felt</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">like</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Bold</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Lift</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Bra</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">about</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">bust</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">at</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">seams.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Calm</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">down</span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">in-</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 11.5pt; margin: 0px 0px 0px 99px;">
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">structed herself. </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">He’ll go <span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">away.</span> </span></i><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">He had to go <span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">away.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 1px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Jessa!</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">I</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">know</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">you’re</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">in</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">there.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Your</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> car’s here,” </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">called</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">again,</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">rapping</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">door</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">with</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">that</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">big</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">manly</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">fist</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">his.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“I</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">need to talk to you. </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">It’s</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> an </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">emergency.”</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 105%; margin: 0px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 12pt;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.25pt; line-height: 105%; margin: 0px;">Tell</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 1.25pt; line-height: 105%; margin: 0px;"> </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 105%; margin: 0px;">me<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>about<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>it!<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 105%; margin: 0px;">Maybe<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>she<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>could<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;">
</span>call<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>9-1-1<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">have</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>him
escorted <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">off</span> her porch<span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>.<span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 115px; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Footsteps</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> thudded on the front porch, </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">moving</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">closer.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 1px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Sweet</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">lord!</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Lance</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Cortez</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">peeking</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">through</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">bay</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">window!</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Hang</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">on</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">sec!”</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">yelled,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">then</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hit</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">deck,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">pressing her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">body</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">against</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">wood</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">flo</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">or.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Lifting</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">head,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">as-</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">sessed</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">distance</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hallway.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">It</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">might</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">as</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">well</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">have</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">been</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">twenty
miles.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Okay.</span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Think.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">What</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">would</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Naomi</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">do?</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">That</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">an</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">easy</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">one.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">She</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">never</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">would’ve</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">gotten</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">herself</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">into</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">this</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">situation</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">in</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">first</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">place</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">because</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Naomi</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">had</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">ability</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">get</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">dressed
without the assistance of </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">coffee.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 118px; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Jessa, I really need a </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">word,”</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
Lance called </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">again.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 1px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Be</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">there</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">in</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">minute!”</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Despite</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">fact</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">that</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">basi-</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">cally
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">naked,</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> sweat itched on her back. Her
room. She had to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">get</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">room.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">And</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">there</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">only</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">one</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">way.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">She’d</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">have</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">army</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">crawl.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">As</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">long</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">as</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">stayed</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">on</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">this</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">side</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">couch, Lance</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">probably</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">wouldn’t</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">be</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">able</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">see</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">from</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">win-</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">dow.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">It</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">risky,</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">but</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">what</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">other</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">option</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">did</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">have?</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">He</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">obviously</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">wasn’t</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> going </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">away.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 105%; margin: 0px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Here</span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">goes.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Trying</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">remain</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">one</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">with</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">flo</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">or,</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">squirmed</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">forward,</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">shimmying</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">past</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">bookshelf.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Squirm,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">pull,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">squirm,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">pull.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">She</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">edged</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">against</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">couch,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">bare</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">skin</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">grazing the cold </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">wood</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> planks.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 118px; text-indent: 0in;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yes.</span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yes!</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">It </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">working.</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
Almost </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">halfway</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">now</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 1px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">A</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">scratch</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">stung</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hip</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">as</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">something</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">sharp</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">caught</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the delicate strap of her thong.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Uh</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">oh.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Contorting</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">body,</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">tried</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">get</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">better</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">look.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">A</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">loose</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">staple</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">from</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">re-upholstery</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">job</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she’d</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">done</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">on</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the
couch</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">had</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hooked</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">adorable</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">brand-new</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">panties.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cam</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">it!</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">She</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">should’ve</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">known</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">staple</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">gun</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">wasn’t</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">enough</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hold</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">couch </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">cover</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">together.</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Thanks a lot, </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pinterest.</span></span></span></i></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 11.35pt; margin: 0px 0px 0px 118px; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Jessa!” More
pounding.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 1px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Hold</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">on!</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Give</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">me</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">minute!”</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">called,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">trying</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">wring</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">panic</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">from</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">tone.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">What</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hell</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">his</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">problem,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">any-</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">way?</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Couldn’t</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">take</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hint?</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">She</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">pushed</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">onto</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">side</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to free</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">herself</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">from</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">staple,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">but</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">legs</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">smacked</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">into</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">end</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">table.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">The</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">whole</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">thing</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">toppled</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">over</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">with</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">deafening</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">crash.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ow!</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shit!</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">She</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">rolled</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">over,</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">gripping</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">backs</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">calves.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">At</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">same</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">time,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">thong</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">stretched,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">ripped,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">snapped,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">falling</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">floor</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">underneath</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Jessa?”</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Lance</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">yelled</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">through</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">door.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“What</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">that?”</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">The</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">doorknob</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">clanged</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">like</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">trying</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">get</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">in.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Is</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">every-</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">thing okay?”</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Hot</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">tears</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">filled</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">eyes.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Fine!”</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Minus</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">throbbing</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">in</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">legs</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">fact</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">that</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she’d</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">just</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">shredded</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">fifty-dollar</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">thong.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Are</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">you</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">sure?”</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">persisted,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">sonofabitch.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“That</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">sounded bad. Is
the </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">key</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> still out here?”</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">The</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">key?</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Oh,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">dear</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">god,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">key!</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">dad</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">had</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">always</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">left</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">house</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">key</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">underneath</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
flo</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">werpot</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">A</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">new</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">wave</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">terror</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
surged, </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">blinding</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">with</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">white-hot</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">fear.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 115px; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">The sound of metal clanged in the lock.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 1px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“No!”</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">She</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">squealed,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">scrambling</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hide</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">herself</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">behind</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a
small</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">square</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">throw</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">pillow</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">from</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">couch.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Please!</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Don’t</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">come—”</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 115px; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">The door sprang open.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 1px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Right</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">as</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Lance</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">stepped</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">around</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">couch,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">shifted</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">pillow</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> to </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">cover</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> her </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">lower</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
hemisphere.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“What’re </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">you—?”</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">He</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">halted</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">like</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">he’d</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">been</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">shot,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">his</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">gaze</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">bouncing</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">from</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">eyes</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">bra</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">then,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">sure</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">enough,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">down</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> to the </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">pillow.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Turn</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">around!</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Cover</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">your</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">eyes,”</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">wailed.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">For</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">love</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">of</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">god!</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Humiliation</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">curdled</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">into</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">anger.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Why’d</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">you</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">have</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">come</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">in?</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Who</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">just</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">barges</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">into</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">someone’s</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">house,</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">huh?”</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Why</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">couldn’t</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">he</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">have</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">waited</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">on</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">porch</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">like</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
she’d</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">asked?</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Uh</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">”
He seemed to be frozen in place. </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Sorry.</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
I heard</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the crash. Thought you were
hurt</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.”</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Was</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">gawking?</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">His</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">lips</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">had</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">parted</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">with</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">surprise.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">And</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">then</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">there</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">were</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">his</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">eyes.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Wide</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">unblinking.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Men</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">didn’t</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">usually look at her </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">like</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> that</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“What</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hell</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">happened?”</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">asked,</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">finally</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">finding</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">decency</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
to turn around and stare out the bay </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">window.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Securing</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">pillow</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">against</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">lower</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">abdomen</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">with</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">one</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hand,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">covered</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Boldly</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Lifted</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">chest</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">with</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">arm</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">in</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">case</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">decided</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">peek</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">again.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“I</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">had</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">bit</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">an</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">accident.”</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">She</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">should</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">make</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">something</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">up.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Something</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">really</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">exciting.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Something</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">like</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">mystery</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">man</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">were</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">playing</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">this</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">kinky</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">game</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Are</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">you</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hurt?”</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Lance</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">asked,</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">his</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">head</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">swiveling</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">toward</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">again.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">She</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">kept</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">herself</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">covered.</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Oh,</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">yes.</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">She</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hurt.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.95pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">On</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">more</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">than</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">one</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">level.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“I’m</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">fi</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">e,”</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">choked</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">out.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Can</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">you</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">get</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">my</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">robe?</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">It’s</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hanging</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">up</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">in</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">bathroom</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">at</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">end</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">of</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hall.”</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Right.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Your</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">robe.”</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">He</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">sort</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">side-shuffled</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">his</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">way</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">down</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hall</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">back,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">before</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">tossing</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">robe</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">at</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">without</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">turn- ing around.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Clutching her </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">salvation,</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> she scurried up to a standing po-</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">sition,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">backs</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">calves</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">still</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">aching,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">wrapped</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">fabric</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> around </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her,</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> tying the belt securely at her </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">waist.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Lance</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">peeked</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">over</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">his</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">shoulder</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">as</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">if</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">check</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">on</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her,</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">then</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">turned all the </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">way</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> around.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px 100px 0px 102px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">She</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">wasn’t</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">sure</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">if</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">out</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">breath</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">due</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">terrible</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">thong</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">ordeal</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">or</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">fact</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">that</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">elusive</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Lance</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Cortez</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">looked</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">so</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">different</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">up</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">close.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">She’s</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">seen</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">him</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">around</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">town</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">since</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she’d</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">been</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">back,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">but</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she’d</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">never</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">looked</span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">at</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">him</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">that</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">closely.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">He’d</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">never</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">looked</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">at</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">way</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">now,</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">either.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Eyes</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">open</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">slightly</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">wider</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">than</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">normal</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">person’s,</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">lips</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">parted</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">like</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
he </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">couldn’t</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> remember what it </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">he’d</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">wanted</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> to </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">say.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Yes,</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">well,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">neither</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">could</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Not</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">with</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">sight</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">his</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">dark </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hair,</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">which</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">curled</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">slightly</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">at</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">edges.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">It</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">mussed</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">like</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">he’d</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">been</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">nervously</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">running</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">his</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hand</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">through</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">it</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">all</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">morning.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">And</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">those</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">eyes.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">An</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">arctic</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">blue-gray.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Cutting.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">He</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">wore</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">dark</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">red</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">flannel</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">shirt</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">with</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">sleeves</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">pushed</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">up</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">over</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">his</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">bulky</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">forearms.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">His</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">jeans</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">were</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">faded</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">worn</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">like</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">he</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.65pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">worked</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hard,
which </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she’d</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> heard he did.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“So</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.”</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">His</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">voice</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">had</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">this</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">deep</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">soothing</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">reverberation</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">that</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">made</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">want</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">curl</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">up</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">against</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">him.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Did</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">you</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">fall</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">or</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">something?”</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Or</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">something.</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></i><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“I</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">in</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">kitchen</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">making</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">coffee,”</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">informed</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">him,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">trying</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">smooth</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">hair</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">into</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">soft</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">waves</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">like</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">it</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">had</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">been</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">before</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she’d</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">gone</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">battle</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">with</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">couch.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Wasn’t</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">expecting</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">anyone</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">show</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">up</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">at</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">my</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">door</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">”</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Espe-</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">cially</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">enigma</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">that</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Lance</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Cortez.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“So</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">I</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">panicked</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">trying</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">get</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">back</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">my</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">room</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">without</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">giving</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">you</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">show.”</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Which</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">clearly</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">too</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">much</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">ask</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">from</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">uni-</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">verse.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Oh.”</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: 2.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">His</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">gaze</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">seemed</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">fixate</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">on</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">leopard-print</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">thong that lay a mere </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">two</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
feet from his boots.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 108%; margin: 0px 103px 0px 99px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #231f20; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">As</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">swiftly</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">as</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">possible,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">she</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">swiped</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">it</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">off</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">floor</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">shoved</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">it</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">into</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">pocket</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">robe.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">“Um.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Did</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">you</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">need</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">something,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Lance?”</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Because</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">her</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">humiliation</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">meter</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">was</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">about</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">tapped</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">out</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">for</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">day</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">it</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">wasn’t</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">even</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">seven</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">o’clock.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
</span><div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR</span></u></b></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGUWrut9RCRvDRgev_z5PCo3LJnuQPxbkvpGjZB-CUfLO6u_NZd4erLI3F1FIkBBkns924Tu9QCa7Wbyvcnp0nqmKQHYtcPpVgpsMhygYrYXIcOsneehLiSW1c0ruWugJxSAzR56GrLo/s1600/Sara+Richardson+CREDIT+Jen+Honeycutt+Photography.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGUWrut9RCRvDRgev_z5PCo3LJnuQPxbkvpGjZB-CUfLO6u_NZd4erLI3F1FIkBBkns924Tu9QCa7Wbyvcnp0nqmKQHYtcPpVgpsMhygYrYXIcOsneehLiSW1c0ruWugJxSAzR56GrLo/s320/Sara+Richardson+CREDIT+Jen+Honeycutt+Photography.jpg" width="224" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Sara Richardson grew up chasing adventure in
Colorado's rugged mountains. She's climbed to the top of a 14,000 foot peak at
midnight, swum through Class IV rapids, completed her wilderness first-aid
certification, and spent seven days at a time tromping through the wilderness
with a thirty-pound backpack strapped to her shoulders. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Eventually Sara did the responsible thing and
got an education in writing and journalism. After a brief stint in the
corporate writing world, she stopped ignoring the voices in her head and
started writing fiction. Now she uses her experience as a mountain adventure
guide to write stories that incorporate adventure with romance. Still indulging
her adventurous spirit, Sara lives and plays in Colorado with her saint of a
husband and two young sons.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://bit.ly/2ligFyr"><span style="color: blue;">Website</span></a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://bit.ly/2kUMRM9"><span style="color: blue;">Facebook</span></a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://bit.ly/2l7PTb4"><span style="color: blue;">Twitter</span></a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://bit.ly/2lSczAo"><span style="color: blue;">Goodreads</span></a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">FOLLOW FOREVER ONLINE</span></u></b></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<a href="http://bit.ly/1W6ZY8C"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">Website</span></span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<a href="http://bit.ly/1Zmyycz"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">Facebook</span></span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<a href="http://bit.ly/2aF6B0X"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">Twitter</span></span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<a href="http://bit.ly/1Xco7tE"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">Instagram</span></span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<a href="http://bit.ly/23uLXQZ"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">Pinterest</span></span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">RAFFLECOPTER</span></u></b></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<a href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/26635ce2423/"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/26635ce2423/</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">? </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-77505194334775264092017-02-28T00:00:00.001-05:002017-02-28T00:00:11.400-05:00Release Blitz - Somewhere I Belong by Barb Shuler<span id="docs-internal-guid-7730912d-7003-66b6-75f7-6a90edd5a14e"></span><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span id="docs-internal-guid-7730912d-7003-66b6-75f7-6a90edd5a14e"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="SIB - Rls Day Banner.jpg" height="148" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yYqKjMMVyCtm2qCaR6yLuh0CTlw_ZTJt-o-VZfgd02Cp_h51tjpP3llOWRbOoXZ-vi_cT5gBmAKTk6cqI0gznjOFWiz6MasNPWIQ6fMBNOh68meDDlMTZy9l4nf6F80P6vgkSjSH" style="border-image: none; border: medium; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="400" /></span></span></div>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-7730912d-7003-66b6-75f7-6a90edd5a14e">
</span><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span id="docs-internal-guid-7730912d-7003-66b6-75f7-6a90edd5a14e"><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img height="400" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/z_-1bUlMbouxkU6ARRzQ27vdUtyhc1dnpy1xkCzJJRj0BcWWrhAuitVnXz9KdA16wMk6t1AdM59zRAuF5w1WFpIBeVKLDszPTGh5VrXivGou8e4l9ooCilSxFcpJ0yfxS3JLZpTZ" style="border-image: none; border: medium; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="259" /></span></span></div>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-7730912d-7003-66b6-75f7-6a90edd5a14e">
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Somewhere I Belong</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Barb Shuler</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shattered Lives Series; Book 2</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Genre: Suspense/Thriller</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Published: February 28, 2017</span></div>
<br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cover: </span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Design by: </span><a href="http://madhatcovers.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MadHat Books</span></a></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Photography: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LindeeRobinsonPhotography" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lindee Robinson Photography</span></a></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Models: Victoria Morin & Chad Demchik</span></div>
<br /><br /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blurb:</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was a woman on a mission. I wanted to be.... Somewhere I belonged.</span></div>
<br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My life as a small town gal kept me cautious, but I wanted to go travel the world, be free and not stuck in a bubble. I traveled through the states and kept moving until I got to Vegas. Flashing lights, casinos and the man in Armani who made traffic stop with his sparkling smile… A smile I quickly learned belonged to the devil.</span></div>
<br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not anyone else’s devil – he was my devil.</span></div>
<br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then, my world came to a crashing halt one night – the night my life went from dangerous to ready to flatline.</span></div>
<br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On the ride of my life, I went back to the past I’d abandoned years before. Back to the past that has never been the past. It could have been the present but I was too stubborn to see it.</span></div>
<br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm running back to the arms of safety.</span></div>
<br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To the arms I should have never left.</span></div>
<br /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33801619-somewhere-i-belong" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Goodreads</span></a></div>
<br /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Purchase Links:</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<div class="yiv1242209317gmail_default" style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: large;">
Amazon:</div>
<div class="yiv1242209317gmail_default" style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: large;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><div dir="ltr" id="yiv1242209317m_3328106332048824957gmail-docs-internal-guid-bf081cef-813c-7435-4b15-3fcc7427a062" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">US:</span><a href="http://a.co/4Gbdn2m" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://a.co/4Gbdn2m</span></a></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">AU:</span><a href="http://amzn.to/2lN5boZ" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://amzn.to/2lN5boZ</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">CA:</span><a href="http://a.co/7ce4ghu" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://a.co/7ce4ghu</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></div>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">UK:</span><a href="http://amzn.eu/cerZTqa" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://amzn.eu/cerZTqa</span></a></div>
</div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Exclusive Excerpt:</span></div>
<br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Last night I was out with the boys. A night out, drinking - only one beer for me, since I was on duty the next morning - and a few tables of pool. Trevor, his brother Peter, and a few others were yucking it up at a scratch I made when Drew came barreling into the bar. The look on his face made me move from the table and meet him halfway. What in the hell had happened now? Everything had been quiet here over the last couple of years. Ever since his then girlfriend - now wife - Dani Lynn had been kidnapped. Quiet was good. That look said shit was about to get real though.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“What’s that look for?” I asked as he looked around at the faces in the bar. My brow arched and when he looked at me, I saw </span><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">that</span><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> look. I had seen it before. “What? Has something happened at my mom and dad’s?”</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“No,” again, he scanned the room. “It’s your sister…”</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Alana?” my voice rose as my gut clenched? “What happened? Is she okay?”</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Alana is fine,” he paused as I stepped closer. “Charlie, it’s Anna. Dani Lynn needs you at the center. That’s all I- She’s with Anna… and she’s hurt. That’s all I know.”</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Anna?” I turned to see Trevor standing there, his face a hard wall of nothing. The boy was good at hiding shit, but I saw that look in his eyes. He still loved her. I knew that much. He’d said it before, but until that moment, I hadn’t seen it.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“I’ll be right there,” I said as I turned and lunged past Trevor, grabbing my shit from the table and jogging out to my bike. “Go, Drew, I’ll meet you there.”</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Drew nodded and slipped into the car. I took a deep breath and called my dad. As the phone rang, Trevor and Peter came out. They stopped while I waited for someone to pick up. No answer. I cursed and slid my phone into my pocket. I looked up at them.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“If you’re coming, hurry the fuck up,” I said, starting up my bike. I revved it a minute before pulling out onto the road. The three block ride took only minutes. Thank God. My heart was racing as I ran up the walkway. When I hit the door I saw Mama Jay there, a deep frown on her chubby face. She opened the door and let us in. We followed Mama Jay down the back hallway towards the office and exam area. My heart was already thudding, but it skyrocketed when I saw Dani Lynn with tears on her cheeks, covered in blood. “What happened?” I asked her as I stopped before her.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“I-I don’t know,” she swiped at her eyes and put on her game face as she looked up at us. She glanced from me to Trevor and back to me. When I nodded she continued. “I was leaving to head home,” she sighed. “I saw someone stumbling down the sidewalk. When she collapsed I ran to her… there was blood everywhere…” she shook her head and I rested my hand on her shoulder.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
<br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="Lost Love.PNG" height="286" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/NSOtevVODGpseZxoabcIwdIDtXPW3jaMBe1DmOul3xDePt-fRsz_BMyJs4Sz80prPB206kUH9R4ikXcLgwNVWdVkptJk-E0hwr0VnC-g43cTQpM39SYMyxhDPejsRY1FcWWzOugl" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="286" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="Feels Safe.PNG" height="285" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/l0kmRC4c4AEApiTcHlqfp3wbdQ4FCb_kAwSXnh8NZK9ariAUxrKEZSlbrZ_y_yQLTSV6VLcRbud-O1M-rwpVCULDLEl6obKzoZGlSmuWiz6bpDDt2evytv0-rBYaFvfFrteA5AuA" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="285" /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="Baby.PNG" height="286" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5_158oQtX8aByD8hsjnL4JCdscmu44OUSJoxnouxFoKyMJfKl2Dz1G5B9DduKiX9BCZ9S7vx9_G6c16HoRqwXjCeWDxFwiEl8PRqX72kTmVnEBUeAmzwikHo67YWhyPY8rkf77g" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="286" /></span></div>
<br /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img height="137" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/xFkeFlDnoEsTYPMyUZ3trJq95N6rL-M3Qn_5yTqhHHvU7Y6rWTbl5h_7p8ij36ErV0OcdNVusa3zaejaE7OYJj8KJhxOY2PIh1cmOfzZg8PxxVTPKvxuENnY5i0jLUitTGm_yZf4" style="border: none; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="157" /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~Meet Barb Shuler~</span></div>
<br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m a Carolina Girl by right and a Texan by birth. Best of both worlds. I have the brass sass to keep up with my Texas sized temper. Living and working in both states i’ve learned a lot about hard work, adapting to your surroundings and making the best of the path that you have been led down. My grandma Dollie once told me I would know what I was meant to do when it happened. She was right, as always.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As with most book lovers, I am an avid reader. Reading has always been a hobby - a passion, really and a way to get lost in other people’s lives, their drama and other worlds. It’s a private movie in your imagination that you get to cast and navigate through, at your own pace. Reading helps to expand the perimeters of one's mind. That is what got me into writing. Writing has been something that I have done since I was a kid. If I had paper, I was writing. Nine out of ten times it made no sense but what are words if they are not to be used to your advantage? Words are a part of us all. Why not use them, right?</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During the day I work as a ‘desk jockey’ and help the residents of my county navigate themselves around our little, but not too little country town. By night I am either blogging with my best friends, doing PA work for some of my favorite authors or fighting with the voices in my head. They can be stubborn at times. It’s a blessing and I am cherishing every moment. Tomorrow is never guaranteed so I want to make sure I live the day as fully as possible. For what is my creation, can become someone else's treasure.</span></div>
<br /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~ Connect with Barb here ~</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Email</span><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> : </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Website</span><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Author.Barb.Shuler/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span><a href="http://pagingthroughthedays.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blog</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span><a href="http://facebook.com/pagingthroughthedays" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blog Facebook</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span><a href="https://twitter.com/HerCountryGirl" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/2GirlsAndABlog" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pinterest</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span><a href="https://instagram.com/hercountrygirl/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16012627.Barb_Shuler" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Goodreads</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span><a href="http://amzn.to/2jw0a4K" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Amazon Author Page</span></a></div>
<br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Buy Signed paperbacks </span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/ZnUot8XeVwzDglB32" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a></div>
<br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://facebook.com/pagingthroughthedays" style="text-decoration: none;"><img height="125" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/C-yV9NPHOc5aHgogLtud7nonlHFI8q7cHSG5erA-Nklmu-gSssYGl0fCAJBdXYnJ95TlnEFVu0ZTmahfvTZ_i92qzFOP9Bh6KsNva2TYmIAvETVHGZVizlfN4KzQGuqILAJiOvzD" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="230" /></a></span></div>
</span>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-44173204354105024902017-02-28T00:00:00.000-05:002017-02-28T00:00:13.562-05:00Spotlight: Last Dance by Jeffe Kennedy
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBt2sH-Q_42Yb7mvahtAPvftEDn7b_U8iupTwAksxE7yHa8t-Ouq2r4IpDxDfIET2jyLzzT6sSLPaVLAFupWjT8sgUUcBuzJaUwFnwnYpvo-trt5EqgppQS8VIXr3pOPg6y27lvu64AQ/s1600/4+Last+Dance+E-Book+Cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBt2sH-Q_42Yb7mvahtAPvftEDn7b_U8iupTwAksxE7yHa8t-Ouq2r4IpDxDfIET2jyLzzT6sSLPaVLAFupWjT8sgUUcBuzJaUwFnwnYpvo-trt5EqgppQS8VIXr3pOPg6y27lvu64AQ/s320/4+Last+Dance+E-Book+Cover.png" width="213" /></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Blurb</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
It was five minutes. His hand on the small of her back. His
eyes watching like there was no one else in the crowded club. His body a breath
away from hers. A kiss full of heat and need and promise.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
But then the stranger disappears. And Charlotte Emory can’t
forget him. Worse, according to the dating Rules she and her four best friends
swear by, all she can do is post an ad online. No names, no numbers. Just a
missed connection – and the hope he’ll meet her, and see where another dance
leads.</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Except Mr. Mystery has his game, too, and he isn’t playing
for only one night. He tempts Charley into a daring exploration of power, lust,
and suspense, where even the most innocent requests sound indecent…and the
indecent ones make her burn all night.</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
If she plays by the Rules, they’ll never get past teasing
each other. But rules were made to be broken…</div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Excerpt <br />
<br />
<div align="center" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
~ 1
~</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">
The problem with martinis is,
although they look and taste fabulous—plus low carb, if done right—the steep
slope of the glass makes them easy to spill. Disaster in the making.</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">
<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Particularly
on the second round.</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">
<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Being
a cautious sort, if only in this arena, I sipped at mine before taking another
step and used the opportunity to survey the club’s offering of masculine
company. And to let them get a good look at me. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Take the spotlight when you can because there’s always someone meaner
ready to upstage you. </i>The bright bounce of lights glanced off a good set of
shoulders here—and ooh, a very nice ass in black jeans there. A table of guys
gave me a long look as I passed and I pretended not to notice, though the
dark-haired one could be a possible.</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“Any likelies?”
Amy asked, taking the fresh drink from me as I got to our table, blowing me a
kiss of thanks. She wore a lacy black sheath she’d designed in her spare time<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; margin: 0px;">and made from remnants at her job—and</span> </span>she
made it look like couture, the talented bitch.</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
I set down my own
glass. “Nobody stands out as fabulous. But the table over your right shoulder
might have potential.”</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“The night is
young,” Ice observed, scanning the dance floor below with dark eyes. She’d
refused another round, as had Julie. Both of them still nursed their first
drink, though Ice—Anaisa, though only her professors called her that—was
theoretically not supposed to drink alcohol. She made a regular practice of
doing all the things her family disapproved of, which was fairly easy since
most of them lived elsewhere, some of them in India. Marcia didn’t drink at all
and she clutched her seltzer, clearly wishing to be at home. It was a rare
Friday night that I didn’t have a show, Julie wasn’t slaving in her restaurant,
and everyone else was free, too, so we’d talked Marcia into coming out with us
instead of staying behind in our empty house. But no one could force her to
have fun.</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
Believe me, I’d
tried. My own personal sacred mission. Saint Charley, that’s me.</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“I gave the
bartender Marcia’s number though,” I added, because I couldn’t resist. The girl
needed poking. “He said he wanted a virgin sacrifice for some shamanistic
ritual.”</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“Oh, ha ha.”
Marcia at least transferred her black look from the seltzer to me. “There’s
nothing wrong with saving myself.”</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“Saving is
economical.” Amy nodded, making a serious face.</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“A virtue, even.”
Julie licked off the end of the plastic gecko tail the Lizard Club used for
drink stirrers. “Unless you count hoarding. Then it turns ugly.”</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“Oh my god. That
show is riveting.” Ice shuddered. “I’m horrified but I can’t look away. Even in
reruns.”</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“It’s a disease.”
I deflected Marcia’s glower of warning with my best Julia Roberts angelic
smile. It’s a good one. I’ve practiced it. “You can’t judge people like
that—just give them your compassion and try to help. Or refer them to social
services.”</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“Charlotte Emory,
I’m going to crawl across this table and strangle you if you don’t shut up,”
Marcia growled.</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
I batted my lashes
at her. “What? I’m just trying to help.”</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“Well, you’re not.
I’ll find the right guy sooner or later.”</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“Sooner is more
likely with you pried out of the house,” Ice noted.</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“And later than
anyone we know,” Amy toasted her with a martini already half gone.</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“Than the rest of
the known universe.” Julie poked Marcia with the gecko tail, which at least
diverted Marcia’s attention onto her.</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“I hate all of
you.” Marcia folded her arms. “Why don’t you go dance already?”</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“Hello, ladies.”
Ooh, right on cue, Mr. Dark Hair had come through. His gaze fell on me and I
returned his very charming smile. “Wanna dance?” he asked me.</div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
Yes. Yes, I did.</div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike><br /></strike><br />
About the Author<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyBbXcbBL4V_ubUNrVx3PWAvtqpjH9sKTm7hxernhutphKl1MuBYTvfaOGXWrnpR_x2MT6PV-HgtTazaVxwXLB7fkThyphenhyphenBQsor575HpFyLOdqU5NXt65_Gvwj6sHCwOQ4b99MMFRgzi_8/s1600/JeffeKennedy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyBbXcbBL4V_ubUNrVx3PWAvtqpjH9sKTm7hxernhutphKl1MuBYTvfaOGXWrnpR_x2MT6PV-HgtTazaVxwXLB7fkThyphenhyphenBQsor575HpFyLOdqU5NXt65_Gvwj6sHCwOQ4b99MMFRgzi_8/s320/JeffeKennedy2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0cxh6CxckRqVUdnhniXYd-7nE8kEWFf2y2Y2KzfeyUQ9Ii3c_XllR58RPRVC1mYNbGQrqdsHyQJY3hKTeuMaWUl_1B7270xgdADCkmKUpya3lLE85-XaAcTsdyMYjPvhWCE96TVU5L0/s1600/4+Last+Dance+E-Book+Cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jeffe Kennedy is an award-winning author whose works include
non-fiction, poetry, short fiction, and novels. She has been a Ucross
Foundation Fellow, received the Wyoming Arts Council Fellowship for Poetry, and
was awarded a Frank Nelson Doubleday Memorial Award. Her essays have appeared
in many publications, including Redbook.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Her most recent works include a number of fiction series: the
fantasy romance novels of </span><a href="http://www.jeffekennedy.com/category/books/?series=covenant-of-thorns"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">A Covenant of Thorns</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">; the
contemporary BDSM novellas of the </span><a href="http://www.jeffekennedy.com/category/books/?series=facets-of-passion"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Facets of Passion</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, and an erotic
contemporary serial novel, </span><a href="http://www.jeffekennedy.com/category/books/?series=master-of-the-opera-e-serial"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Master of the Opera</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. A fourth
series, the fantasy trilogy </span><a href="http://www.jeffekennedy.com/category/books/?series=twelve-kingdom"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">The Twelve Kingdoms</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, hit the shelves
starting in May 2014 and book 1, </span><a href="http://www.jeffekennedy.com/the-mark-of-the-tala/"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">The Mark of the Tala</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, received a starred Library Journal review
was nominated for the </span><a href="http://www.rtbookreviews.com/award/2014/rt-book-year"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">RT Book of the Year</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
while the sequel, </span><a href="http://www.jeffekennedy.com/tears-of-the-rose/"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">The Tears of the Rose</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> was nominated
for </span><a href="http://www.rtbookreviews.com/award/2014/fantasy-romance"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">the RT
Reviewers’ Choice Best Fantasy Romance of </span></a><span style="margin: 0px;"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">2014</span></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
and the third book, </span><a href="http://www.jeffekennedy.com/the-talon-of-the-hawk/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">The
Talon of the Hawk</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, won </span><a href="http://www.rtbookreviews.com/blog/88345/announcing-2015-rt-reviewers-choice-and-career-achievement-awards-winners"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">the
RT Reviewers’ Choice Best Fantasy Romance of 2015</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. Two more books will
follow in this world, beginning with </span><a href="http://www.jeffekennedy.com/pages-of-the-mind/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">The Pages of the Mind</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
May 2016. A fifth series, the erotic romance trilogy, </span><a href="http://www.jeffekennedy.com/category/books/?series=falling-under"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Falling Under</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, started with </span><a href="http://www.jeffekennedy.com/going-under/"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Going Under</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, and was followed by </span><a href="http://www.jeffekennedy.com/under-his-touch/"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Under His Touch</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> and </span><a href="http://www.jeffekennedy.com/under-contract-2/"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Under Contract</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. </span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with two Maine coon cats,
plentiful free-range lizards and a very handsome Doctor of Oriental Medicine.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jeffe can be found online at her website:</span><a href="http://www.jeffekennedy.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;"> JeffeKennedy.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, every Sunday at the
popular </span><a href="https://sffseven.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">SFF Seven blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Author.Jeffe.Kennedy"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, on </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1014374.Jeffe_Kennedy"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Goodreads</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
and pretty much constantly on Twitter </span><a href="https://twitter.com/jeffekennedy"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">@jeffekennedy</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.
She is represented by Connor Goldsmith of </span><a href="http://www.fuseliterary.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Fuse
Literary</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-45869278767907456522017-02-27T10:46:00.001-05:002017-02-27T10:46:08.203-05:00Release Blast & Giveaway: DELICIOUS SATISFACTION by Sabrina Sol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp39JjX_Qm73-LpdNiDamdLzExG8DDGaFd7zIc1taBfJdtHYvpoevfpboLPB6wqUDwnDNTXwTivMAj4wiJEVy6JvBAFSIsoI45h6Zl3Mr8BuFfWZrL-WlkrNAO-RQX8J47KoosioDIPY4h/s1600/RB-DeliciousSatisfaction-SSol_FINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp39JjX_Qm73-LpdNiDamdLzExG8DDGaFd7zIc1taBfJdtHYvpoevfpboLPB6wqUDwnDNTXwTivMAj4wiJEVy6JvBAFSIsoI45h6Zl3Mr8BuFfWZrL-WlkrNAO-RQX8J47KoosioDIPY4h/s400/RB-DeliciousSatisfaction-SSol_FINAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>She’ll always leave him hungry for
more…</i></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ik2vzJq5xNIpUU3m7gg5qC-WbkBjm5beZeW21mdtY-9k9-bHvXXqOeyzoJKLX9QjMf0cKu5Fhgo0DZPbTsjNEqMDJZ-pde6MAoQ4f7TPJ47enltvW9WQp8sQZ3XnZPAaSaZ4hfLqR9ef/s1600/9781633758674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ik2vzJq5xNIpUU3m7gg5qC-WbkBjm5beZeW21mdtY-9k9-bHvXXqOeyzoJKLX9QjMf0cKu5Fhgo0DZPbTsjNEqMDJZ-pde6MAoQ4f7TPJ47enltvW9WQp8sQZ3XnZPAaSaZ4hfLqR9ef/s400/9781633758674.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>DELICIOUS SATISFACTION</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Delicious Desires #3</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sabrina Sol</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing Feb 27, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Entangled Brazen</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34031049-delicious-satisfaction" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcL5vkLuQVObVkv7pt55SWJ4l23pEdLUje9NIZPiYDXdIAfSuSkT7X5sBnqW19ZrN0jXT_6LJYECMHuai0681Oj9yRzLf6svFnlXK1odtWxvuvlrrbeImfsPyPSJLK3WvoBr4K3zDr0o/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">As LA’s
hottest up-and-coming chef, Alexa Montoya is known for her ruby red lipstick,
award-winning arroz con pollo and a penchant for falling for the wrong kind of
men. And when a confrontation with a loser ex-boyfriend lands her in some legal
trouble, she’s forced to call her long-time friend, Dante Perez, to bail her
out. Only this time, Dante seems different, somehow. More gorgeous, more sexy,
more…mouthwateringly irresistible. Suddenly she’s tempted to give the lawyer
much more than a simple thank you…<br />
<br />
Dante is tired of seeing Alexa with guys who only know how to steal her money
and break her heart. He’s watched--and waited for--her long enough. Helping
with her legal situation will finally give him a chance to win her over for
good. His plan? He’ll seduce her into finally believing that there’s something
deliciously right between them…<br />
<br />
Despite their chemistry, Alexa can’t trust that Dante won’t leave. But Dante
knows how to win a case. And he’ll do whatever it takes to convince Alexa that
she’ll always leave him hungry for more…</span><b style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Delicious-Satisfaction-Desires-Book-ebook/dp/B01N9ZZ1E9/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1487727442&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-1ksL9dB7PT7fVYMYaryT59q6JnEoAhQeAO3VrVcddnGdJhjBDVsArW7KvSmsNWCZ7SDzVU32gynqAIcC5mEdHT5sqBtaVj3qMBF_JclHCosy8yeudO4WEoQNcWJgO8oZ0vHTXvEjqg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Amazon.png" /></a><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/delicious-satisfaction-sabrina-sol/1125684504?ean=9781633758674" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-C_08KqLmKlb4zngLcClTXvj7Wc_6tBeqvbtV6RXeEze_z4YoEZwWgc2MSZD16OzvZ4H3BoKTOyIM2T_iBHQX9J6yZ2u9YLxIA0ldC1DMjb1Y9ycQMuCdMhcAji9oKb_e3tF8bvebX_i/s1600/TastyToursButton-BarnesNoble.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Sabrina_Sol%20_Delicious_Satisfaction?id=b3cQDgAAQBAJ&hl=en" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3olBotDi6EbUuG7e57hSdTEVO69NND_I7rsJwN42VTSFZ4HTw2xVVHkmGcW1Ngys3_LEJz-vWRv1T3VJWitK-g9NeTPf7P-1UNBpvVLJEHkYoQ7wvQHCQR0WDB-lmps7zD-tXatiJpsen/s1600/TastyToursButton-GooglePlay.png" /></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/delicious-satisfaction/id1203008455?mt=11" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVq31Q2YMPoTzKDvzVXXNT6dsXIpnuSMmdsbUun1TAjr6NwARAEDWXR3-VAXWATCHWHeDNXGkI-dsZPeeI9QFTxRkD25ByUUW1gekRAaHr4wQaay6WTTintOjyVAvaf4zsFOD5P5NgK0/s1600/TastyToursButton-iBooks.png" /></a><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/delicious-satisfaction" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDsht0OVdXOY_-kDilGROOGaAfLZ1m3vex7EbNb0WjIiMCNuMk-PO4J87HxqGYXJIAaZZby0Uqb1dWxexnnr11VFfLbl8_nZCV5LHRzujNd078kKEkAwqTbIHuSZQQeZN-P-yEDF-724/s1600/TastyToursButton-Kobo.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s1600/TastyToursAuthor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s320/TastyToursAuthor.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg838XcEHkKQ2MX7Mx3u1h9HXGqcgL37WbdpyNmQbgARYjb5_DpRhWyQziHcgMFhJTcbDRGXIG8TY6La6Z4smnmSjdrTAWgiU02nlDNih-s9zccFMWM2cZ4pB550n_OIBy4mBKiFhye0_QG/s1600/Sabrina+Sol_photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg838XcEHkKQ2MX7Mx3u1h9HXGqcgL37WbdpyNmQbgARYjb5_DpRhWyQziHcgMFhJTcbDRGXIG8TY6La6Z4smnmSjdrTAWgiU02nlDNih-s9zccFMWM2cZ4pB550n_OIBy4mBKiFhye0_QG/s320/Sabrina+Sol_photo.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sabrina
Sol </b>is the
chica who loves love. She writes steamy romance stories featuring smart and
sexy Latinas in search of their Happily Ever Afters. She lives in Southern
California with her husband, three kids, two Beagles and one Bulldog, and is
part of a larger, extended Mexican family whose members are NOT the source of
inspiration for her characters. Or so she tells them.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br />
<!--[endif]--></b></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.sabrinasol.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3U7-Sq9UnnQWhownhxD83SXb_BqI3nGM_pM40dKNyDKByiJFGUZbJbmPZfvNiQVnRD_tBn2ctQk2SGlTD3wtko0I_Se2bhPTtftoZcJOQcxRmgwi09E4SDUQLIbYTTL5HH-nYtqxfos/s1600/TastyToursButton-Website.png" /></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheRomanceChica" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7MACLfFXC9PXTMlp7CmGdmR9LOpFPIyvFA3bB0Xsm62arwc_LagsdwZH63ijV7rxSbiZmfeJyPXX8IVOCgJ9COWYwfHYNAlRUsK5_-1uUBq4MOxHQ5_SJXij-WbQ7FE59orZ9CYf2kE/s1600/TastyToursButton-FB.png" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6591301.Sabrina_Sol" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFxLfxjo9bInCJmJkKPyNzkrByywDel6c7ajUjiM6UHbT0zUe4JdCdcxGcVCTEVQ5JN1eQ1Vt3vfnGd6mRUT4Xbgd-A6ICInfVDgrd46QIkbX3r0TggwS806OMb787RRtAGxCNbrwhrg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Goodreads.png" /></a><a href="http://www.twitter.com/theromancechica" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oNGFS3qgamgmQktV4JwXt5NQxiT4H4Y4ktAthsiuLcZPV5JIZGm7Fl7u9zU0BUTT7zeV96IbastHTyapanw1-90LqpMdE_oX0N428BouQCeJTpiKpexVw2LKL03jiBG4Ao7ok0Vv9bg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Twitter.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s1600/TastyToursGiveaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s320/TastyToursGiveaway.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="521ac4c81240" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/521ac4c81240/" id="rcwidget_771eymqx" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-31189810883406880682017-02-27T01:00:00.000-05:002017-02-27T01:00:12.641-05:00Excerpt & Giveaway: CRAVE ME by Cecy Robson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOiUmZZSXpXyy1R_JEoXuIgnFVBR2ob3mhxjFKAZ-P6aAqPw4qO6kVEvgQV6ww_Xsj2Aq1dA1eaRRMgLIaA37omSeAEosAFJifQD2lnVy4VTtYIo3nWo4t0x5RB635-wtM8dz0Ny7A0rQ/s1600/VT-CraveMe-CRobson_FINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOiUmZZSXpXyy1R_JEoXuIgnFVBR2ob3mhxjFKAZ-P6aAqPw4qO6kVEvgQV6ww_Xsj2Aq1dA1eaRRMgLIaA37omSeAEosAFJifQD2lnVy4VTtYIo3nWo4t0x5RB635-wtM8dz0Ny7A0rQ/s400/VT-CraveMe-CRobson_FINAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<strong id="yui_3_17_2_5_1488036960547_710" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>It’s time for the sole sister in the family to discover love.</i></span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCqUGGta99a0OesoCKurwHff5_KuzdFaDOBMwL6p9CV50zNPVqWQIF49D5nXeQRBnWGKg347No1tUj3unjidc06w_tTmDD1GfirGstKFrppmVi-v2wOjmEC8HV0Q37W0ovtEJVU5dkUam/s1600/CRAVEME.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCqUGGta99a0OesoCKurwHff5_KuzdFaDOBMwL6p9CV50zNPVqWQIF49D5nXeQRBnWGKg347No1tUj3unjidc06w_tTmDD1GfirGstKFrppmVi-v2wOjmEC8HV0Q37W0ovtEJVU5dkUam/s400/CRAVEME.jpg" width="252" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>CRAVE ME</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">O'Brien Family #3</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cecy Robson</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing Feb 28, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33392351-crave-me" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcL5vkLuQVObVkv7pt55SWJ4l23pEdLUje9NIZPiYDXdIAfSuSkT7X5sBnqW19ZrN0jXT_6LJYECMHuai0681Oj9yRzLf6svFnlXK1odtWxvuvlrrbeImfsPyPSJLK3WvoBr4K3zDr0o/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>RT Book
Reviews proclaims that the O’Brien Family series from award-winning author Cecy
Robson “<i>has the hottest brothers ever!</i>”
And in Crave Me, it’s time for the sole sister in the family to discover love.</b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wren
O’Brien isn’t your typical female. As the only girl from a loud Irish family
with seven siblings, she prefers fast cars to lip gloss and bad boys to good
men. It’s the reason she’s nursing a wounded soul and keeping her distance from
a dangerous ex.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Evan Jonah
is running an empire and just moved from the lavish thoroughfares of London to
the gritty streets of Philadelphia. When he walks into the nearest dealership,
he’s expecting to find a reliable vehicle to handle the brutal winters, not a
sexy female car rep with killer legs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wren
doesn’t know why “Hotness in a Suit” asked her out. She doesn’t expect a great
time or a night of passion that knocks her on her ass. But that’s exactly what
Evan shows her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">She also
never counted on how hard and fast she’d fall. But men like Evan—good men with
even better hearts—don’t desire tough-talking Philly girls for long.<br />
<br />
Evan has never met a woman like Wren. But he’s up for the challenge and ready
to prove her wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crave-me-cecy-robson/1125314450?ean=2940153494500" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-C_08KqLmKlb4zngLcClTXvj7Wc_6tBeqvbtV6RXeEze_z4YoEZwWgc2MSZD16OzvZ4H3BoKTOyIM2T_iBHQX9J6yZ2u9YLxIA0ldC1DMjb1Y9ycQMuCdMhcAji9oKb_e3tF8bvebX_i/s1600/TastyToursButton-BarnesNoble.png" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crave-Me-OBrien-Family-Novel-ebook/dp/B01N4C6SAF/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-1ksL9dB7PT7fVYMYaryT59q6JnEoAhQeAO3VrVcddnGdJhjBDVsArW7KvSmsNWCZ7SDzVU32gynqAIcC5mEdHT5sqBtaVj3qMBF_JclHCosy8yeudO4WEoQNcWJgO8oZ0vHTXvEjqg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Amazon.png" /></a><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/crave-me-2" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDsht0OVdXOY_-kDilGROOGaAfLZ1m3vex7EbNb0WjIiMCNuMk-PO4J87HxqGYXJIAaZZby0Uqb1dWxexnnr11VFfLbl8_nZCV5LHRzujNd078kKEkAwqTbIHuSZQQeZN-P-yEDF-724/s1600/TastyToursButton-Kobo.png" /></a><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/book/crave-me/id1184935793?mt=11" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVq31Q2YMPoTzKDvzVXXNT6dsXIpnuSMmdsbUun1TAjr6NwARAEDWXR3-VAXWATCHWHeDNXGkI-dsZPeeI9QFTxRkD25ByUUW1gekRAaHr4wQaay6WTTintOjyVAvaf4zsFOD5P5NgK0/s1600/TastyToursButton-iBooks.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Excerpt: </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">“Get the hell
out of here.”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">Evan lowers
his plastic menu, laughing softly at my remark. When he first walked into the
dealership, I couldn’t quite figure him out. The sides of his cashmere coat
parted when he moved, exposing what has to be a very pricey suit. But while
he’s clean shaven, he’s not exactly clean-cut. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">His dark wavy
hair curls around his ears, long enough that I can tell he’s overdue for a trip
to the barber, but not so long he appears unkempt. I take another long look at
his straight nose, broad shoulders, and perfect posture. No, he’s not unkempt.
He’s cute. Damn cute if you like pretty boys with deep green eyes with specks
of gold and a jawline angels must have chiseled from granite.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">“I’m
serious,” he tells me, the way he looks at me taking him from damn cute to
sexy. “I’ve never eaten a cheesesteak.”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">I reach for
the iPad tucked in the bag at my feet to give me an excuse to break away from
those pretty eyes and thick lashes that curl at the tips. “So when I asked you
if you wanted to go out for steaks, you weren’t picturing enough flat screens
to fill a cruise ship and Yeung-Ling on tap?”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">“Is
Yeung-Ling a beer?” he asks.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; margin: 0px;">I cringe,
setting my iPad in front of me. “Oh, Evan, you have a lot to learn if you plan
on staying in Philly for the long haul.”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s1600/TastyToursAuthor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s320/TastyToursAuthor.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaxjvuxCva-uvykSzqk1GMP1evoixbJTAVvBGRYOQR1MfnQhXwsWSeRyq8PPZkJ0B52QLFIXHIZjir4bMGirTOn5EIo7XnZjLv1dYdsOwHvI0EMr5n0zht0D-0KS-Mb8M6PUy1gM7zAON/s1600/Cecy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaxjvuxCva-uvykSzqk1GMP1evoixbJTAVvBGRYOQR1MfnQhXwsWSeRyq8PPZkJ0B52QLFIXHIZjir4bMGirTOn5EIo7XnZjLv1dYdsOwHvI0EMr5n0zht0D-0KS-Mb8M6PUy1gM7zAON/s320/Cecy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Cecy
Robson</b> is
an award-winning author of magical realms and to-die-for Alpha heroes. A double
RITA® 2016 finalist for Once Pure and Once Kissed, and published author of more
than sixteen titles, you can typically find her on her laptop or stumbling
blindly in search of caffeine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://cecyrobson.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3U7-Sq9UnnQWhownhxD83SXb_BqI3nGM_pM40dKNyDKByiJFGUZbJbmPZfvNiQVnRD_tBn2ctQk2SGlTD3wtko0I_Se2bhPTtftoZcJOQcxRmgwi09E4SDUQLIbYTTL5HH-nYtqxfos/s1600/TastyToursButton-Website.png" /></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Cecy.Robson.Author" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7MACLfFXC9PXTMlp7CmGdmR9LOpFPIyvFA3bB0Xsm62arwc_LagsdwZH63ijV7rxSbiZmfeJyPXX8IVOCgJ9COWYwfHYNAlRUsK5_-1uUBq4MOxHQ5_SJXij-WbQ7FE59orZ9CYf2kE/s1600/TastyToursButton-FB.png" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6177334.Cecy_Robson" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFxLfxjo9bInCJmJkKPyNzkrByywDel6c7ajUjiM6UHbT0zUe4JdCdcxGcVCTEVQ5JN1eQ1Vt3vfnGd6mRUT4Xbgd-A6ICInfVDgrd46QIkbX3r0TggwS806OMb787RRtAGxCNbrwhrg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Goodreads.png" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/cecyrobson" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oNGFS3qgamgmQktV4JwXt5NQxiT4H4Y4ktAthsiuLcZPV5JIZGm7Fl7u9zU0BUTT7zeV96IbastHTyapanw1-90LqpMdE_oX0N428BouQCeJTpiKpexVw2LKL03jiBG4Ao7ok0Vv9bg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Twitter.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">AVAILABLE NOW</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.cecyrobson.com/o-brien-family-novels.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55nmgMCXdq1p8YiO0Cam-BWzfmAgrDBRb0FuaWfNyr6ysj3Zg3iAZAqGXHXCypJrLZZybeN6pOeVnvrLUjoq59Nbb8f-ge1KChv77veDsoxHsk0wt_AFe8boQnQdpf96RW_GGemIek3ge/s400/Copy+of+White%25252FCut+off.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">COMING MAY 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Feel-Me-OBrien-Family-Novel-ebook/dp/B06WW34P7C/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1488038849&sr=8-14&keywords=cecy+robson" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGy28ALuB-IoQYqvFHQd5TWNgtG7qxNVDsY_wQC5L1ve_clJljduD9pcGIBrk3nYOCqLtP0ZxhwHP4bF1IZHC9v9KIVKo-gdkBvKNxM-2Yfy-Y9ge0x87w7JwtIooBab1rYz8w_9uVo5VE/s320/FeelMe021617.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s1600/TastyToursGiveaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s320/TastyToursGiveaway.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="521ac4c81239" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/521ac4c81239/" id="rcwidget_dloyg32d" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-51055895702238013722017-02-27T00:00:00.000-05:002017-02-27T10:49:05.801-05:00Guest Post : Midwinter Night's Delights by Kelli A. Wilkins
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">New Release: Midwinter Night’s Delights — Hot Historical/Fantasy
Romance</i></b></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">By Kelli A. Wilkins</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ccCthyphenhyphenwZC-XCR8GvVy3xkdNGoRs0LmDKGlodcK5qvrrypZlpKGdWDYW0QNkzeor8-dWBrEo4Th1hIOJ1toheTKZpzIKMi4Q4pmxWnUUYvd7tWxETLoRBd9gmnJbNzxYjgyMnQLyRzx8/s1600/Midwinterfinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ccCthyphenhyphenwZC-XCR8GvVy3xkdNGoRs0LmDKGlodcK5qvrrypZlpKGdWDYW0QNkzeor8-dWBrEo4Th1hIOJ1toheTKZpzIKMi4Q4pmxWnUUYvd7tWxETLoRBd9gmnJbNzxYjgyMnQLyRzx8/s320/Midwinterfinal.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><u> </u></span></span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/author/kelliwilkins" target="_blank"><span style="color: #7030a0; margin: 0px;">www.amazon.com/author/kelliwilkins</span></a><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="margin: 0px;">Hi everyone,</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="margin: 0px;">Today I’m
highlighting the second book in my <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Naughty
Nobles</i> trilogy,<b> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Midwinter Night’s</i>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Delights</i></b>. </span>The <span style="margin: 0px;">series includes<b> </b></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Midsummer Night’s Delights</i>, <span style="margin: 0px;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="margin: 0px;">Midwinter
Night's Delights,</span></i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="margin: 0px;">Ultimate Night's Delights</span>.</i>
Although the books are connected, each stands alone as an individual read.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 7px 0px;">
In a previous
blog, I wrote about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Midsummer Night’s
Delights</i>. This novella introduced readers to repressed newlyweds, Julian
and Annabelle. They are strangers trapped in an arranged, sexless marriage. To
loosen them up, Julian’s father sends them to the Marquis of Demby’s estate to
attend a Midsummer Ball. (And this type of ball isn’t for dancing!) </div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
The second book in the series, <i>Midwinter Night’s Delights</i>,
picks up six months after the last story and follows the continuing sexual
adventures of Annabelle and Julian. (And yes, this novella is just as hot—if
not hotter— than the first one.)</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 7px 0px;">
In the sequel,
we discover that Annabelle and Julian have taken what they’ve learned and gone
wild. Ever since the Midsummer Ball, they have been overindulging in all sorts
of lewd activities. Instead of being shy and repressed, they are more than
eager to give in to their desires whenever (and wherever) the mood strikes—even
if it’s at a formal dinner party. Needless to say, Julian’s father sends them
back to Vincent’s estate to be disciplined and learn self-control. </div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Although they have been invited to the Midwinter Ball, there’s
a catch. Before Sabrina and Vincent allow them to participate, they need to
learn how to control their insatiable appetites and undergo certain
“punishments” along the way.</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
So, how did this sequel come about? At the end of <i>Midsummer</i>,
I left the door open to a follow-up story, hoping that readers would want more.
And they did! Readers and reviewers were interested in learning more about the
characters and seeing what other erotic escapades awaited them. </div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Some people wanted a prequel—a story devoted to how Sabrina
and Vincent met and where they learned to play their wicked games. Others
wanted a follow-up story to find out what happened to Annabelle and Julian and wondered
if they would still play games with Vincent and Sabrina.</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
This story satisfies both camps. I let Sabrina explain her
sexual history and how she became educated in playing naughty games. Julian and
Annabelle learn about self-control as they become Vincent and Sabrina’s
submissives and take their “punishments” in stride.</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 7px 0px;">
<i>Midwinter
Night’s Delights</i><span style="margin: 0px;"> is more intense
than the first book. From the outset, readers know that Julian and Annabelle
are learning lessons and being disciplined—but it’s all for their own good. I
even sprinkled in some BDSM throughout the story to make things very
interesting. </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 7px 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 7px 0px;">
And what about
the third book? At the end of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Midwinter</i>,
I saw the potential for another, final, chapter in the saga. I’ll share more
about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ultimate Night’s Delights</i> in another
blog, so stay tuned.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 7px 0px;">
Here’s the
summary and a spicy excerpt:</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 7px 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Midwinter Night’s Delights</i></b></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Julian and Annabelle are back for another naughty ball!</i></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
The Marquis of Demby’s Midsummer Ball transformed Julian and
Annabelle forever. No longer shy about satisfying their sexual urges, the young
newlyweds give in to their wanton desires whenever—and wherever—the mood
strikes. Anything goes in their open marriage, and they’re not ashamed to share
their passions with others.</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
But everything changes when they are sent to Vincent and
Sabrina’s estate to be disciplined. Before they can participate in the
Midwinter Ball, they must learn self-control. Carnal punishments and sensual
lessons are just a few of the erotic surprises awaiting them… before the ball
even begins!</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bonus!</b> This
e-book includes a sneak peek at the third book in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Naughty Nobles</i> trilogy: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ULTIMATE
NIGHT’S DELIGHTS.</i></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">A spicy excerpt:</b></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“Wake up, Julian.” Someone was touching his bare
chest. He grunted. Was it that horrible woman again? He couldn’t bear to hump
her one more time. His poor penis felt like it was worn down to a nub. Someone
squeezed his balls, and he snapped awake. Sabrina stood over him holding a bed
tray.</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“Good morning. Did you sleep well?”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“Yes, I think so. The servant washed me and tied me
to the bed. Then I fell asleep. I was exhausted after servicing your dinner
guest.”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“Good. She had nice things to say about you. She said
you were a good screw, and she wanted to have more time with you, but we had to
refuse. Annabelle got an excellent report, too. The man she was with wanted to
buy her.”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
His heart skipped a beat, and he sat up, his arms
jerking against his restraints. “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Buy</i>
her? You didn’t. You wouldn’t. Where is she? I want to see her, now. She’s my
wife.”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“Don’t worry.” Sabrina dismissed his concern with a
wave of her hand and uncovered his tray. “She’s with Vincent. Why are you
pretending to be concerned about her?”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“I’m not pretending,” he argued. “She’s my wife. I
have a duty to protect her. I love her.”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
Sabrina tittered. “Is that why you screwed her in
public? To show the world how much you love her? Did you pass her around to the
gardener to show him how eager she is, or because you like to watch?”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“It wasn’t like that. We were having playing games.
You and Vincent do it.”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“Yes, but our games are not reckless, they’re
controlled.” She unfastened one of his arms and handed him a fork. “Eat while
you can. You’ll need your endurance for later.”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
He ate an egg and a slice of toast before he spoke.
“Later? Aren’t the punishments over?”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
Sabrina sat on the edge of the bed. “No, not yet.
Perhaps this afternoon you will have passed your tests and can be rewarded. But
for now, you are still being disciplined. You do seem more docile this morning.
Did having Lono’s spike up your ass break you down?”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“No, humping Annabelle with my prick on fire did. Why
did you make me do that?”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“You like plowing your wife in front of other people
at parties. I thought you’d enjoy it,” she replied, smirking.</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“Don’t mock me.” He sipped his tea. Despite Sabrina’s
elegant beauty and grace, she had a cold streak running through her. </div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“It was part of your punishment. Did you learn
anything?”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“Yes, that I hated it. Those people talked about us
like we were being judged in a horse show. Then we were given away as party
favors.” He shook his head. “I had no control over what happened to me, or to
Annabelle.”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
Sabrina nodded. “Well, that’s a start. You’re
learning, Julian. Just be glad it was <i>you </i>with Annabelle on the settee.
Annabelle must be a tigress. That man offered a lot of money for her…”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“Stop saying that. She’s my wife. I love her.”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“Then prove it,” she barked. “Stop bending her over
for every man you meet while you whack off. Stop asking her to suck cocks that <i>you
</i>can’t suck.”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
He bowed his head. Sabrina wasn’t one to waste words.
She knew how to cut him down to the quick.</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“You need to control yourself. You cannot go around
taking Annabelle, or anyone else, just because you get hard. Your insatiable
urges need to be calmed.”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
“I think I<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> am</i>
calmed,” he said, glancing at his groin. “My penis is sore from yesterday. I
still haven’t climaxed, and my balls are as hard as rocks.”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
She reached under the bedclothes and cupped his sac.
“Oh my, they are full, aren’t they?”</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-indent: 0.3in;">
Sabrina squeezed him, and he pressed his eyes shut.
Was she going to torture him, or pleasure him?</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Order your copy of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Midwinter Night’s Delights</i> here:</b></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VTH1GCC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486908635&sr=8-1&keywords=midwinter+night%27s+delights"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VTH1GCC</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br />
Apple: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1205303366"><span style="color: blue;">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1205303366</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br />
B&N: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-midwinter-nights-delights-kelli-a-wilkins/1028693117;jsessionid=5837BF1F840C63C258E691461858DC36.prodny_store01-atgap02?ean=2940154173978"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-midwinter-nights-delights-kelli-a-wilkins/1028693117;jsessionid=5837BF1F840C63C258E691461858DC36.prodny_store01-atgap02?ean=2940154173978</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br />
Kobo: <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/midwinter-night-s-delights"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/midwinter-night-s-delights</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br />
Inktera: <a href="http://www.inktera.com/store/title/68cc3f49-9eb1-4e1d-aa72-8b3aaf1feb42"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.inktera.com/store/title/68cc3f49-9eb1-4e1d-aa72-8b3aaf1feb42</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Need to catch up? Get <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Midsummer
Night’s Delights</i> (Book 1 of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Naughty
Nobles</i> trilogy) here:</b></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6W5QHM"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6W5QHM</span></a>
</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br />
Apple: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1200332774"><span style="color: blue;">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1200332774</span></a>
</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br />
B&N: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-midsummer-nights-delights-kelli-a-wilkins/1017484285;jsessionid=87E3955C938BCAD371754A91732AA807.prodny_store02-atgap12?ean=2940154252789"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-midsummer-nights-delights-kelli-a-wilkins/1017484285;jsessionid=87E3955C938BCAD371754A91732AA807.prodny_store02-atgap12?ean=2940154252789</span></a>
</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br />
Kobo: <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/midsummer-night-s-delights"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/midsummer-night-s-delights</span></a>
</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br />
Inktera: <a href="http://www.inktera.com/store/title/bfffea07-82f8-4880-a9d0-2bdd4c4a520e"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.inktera.com/store/title/bfffea07-82f8-4880-a9d0-2bdd4c4a520e</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; margin: 0px;">
<br />
24 Symbols: <a href="https://www.24symbols.com/book/x/x/x?id=1932932"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.24symbols.com/book/x/x/x?id=1932932</span></span></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></i></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
I hope you’ll check it out. This erotic novella is a great
way<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"> to heat up a cold winter night! Look for Book 3, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ultimate Night’s Delights,</i> coming later
in February.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Be sure to follow my blog for the latest updates and visit
me on social media.</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="margin: 0px;">Happy Reading,<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<i>Kelli A. Wilkins</i></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR</b></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kelli A. Wilkins</b>
is an award-winning author who has published more than 100 short stories, 19
romance novels, and 5 non-fiction books. Her romances span many genres and heat
levels. </div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Midsummer Night’s Delights </i></b>and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Midwinter Night’s Delights</i></b>,<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></b>the
first two books in the<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Naughty
Nobles</i> trilogy of erotic historical/fantasy romances, were released in
February 2017. </div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Loving a Wild Stranger</i></b> was published in January 2017. This
historical/pioneer romance is set in the wilds of the Michigan Territory and
blends tender romance with adventure.</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Kelli's third Medallion Press romance, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lies, Love & Redemption</i></b>
was released in September 2016. This spicy historical western is set on the
Nebraska prairie in 1877.</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
.</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Her writing book, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">You Can Write—Really! A Beginner’s Guide to
Writing Fiction</i></b> is a fun and informative non-fiction guide based on her
years of experience as a writer. It’s filled with writing exercises and helpful
tips all authors can use.</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Kelli posts on her Facebook author page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKelliWilkins"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKelliWilkins</span></a>
and Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/KWilkinsauthor"><span style="color: blue;">www.Twitter.com/KWilkinsauthor</span></a>.
</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
She also writes a weekly blog: <a href="http://kelliwilkinsauthor.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://kelliwilkinsauthor.blogspot.com/</span></a>.
</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Visit her website, <a href="http://www.kelliwilkins.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.KelliWilkins.com</span></a>
to learn more about all of her writings, read book excerpts, reviews, and more.
Readers can sign up for her newsletter here: <a href="http://eepurl.com/HVQqb"><span style="color: blue;">http://eepurl.com/HVQqb</span></a>.</div>
<br />
<h1 align="center" style="margin: 21.44px 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></h1>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CATCH UP WITH KELLI<br />
<br />
Here are a few links to find Kelli & her writings on the web</b></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px;">
<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">Amazon
Author Page: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/author/kelliwilkins" target="_blank"><span style="color: #7030a0; margin: 0px;">www.amazon.com/author/kelliwilkins</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px;">
<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">Website:
http://</span><a href="http://www.kelliwilkins.com/"><span style="color: #7030a0; margin: 0px;">www.KelliWilkins.com</span></a><span style="color: #7030a0; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px;">
<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">Blog:
</span><a href="http://kelliwilkinsauthor.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #7030a0; margin: 0px;">http://kelliwilkinsauthor.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="color: #7030a0; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px;">
<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">Newsletter
sign-up: </span><a href="http://eepurl.com/HVQqb"><span style="color: #7030a0; margin: 0px;">http://eepurl.com/HVQqb</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">Medallion Press Author Page: </span><a href="http://medallionpress.com/author/kelli-wilkins/"><span style="color: blue;">http://medallionpress.com/author/kelli-wilkins/</span></a><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px;">
<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><br />
Facebook: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKelliWilkins"><span style="color: #7030a0; margin: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKelliWilkins</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px;">
<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">Twitter:
</span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/KWilkinsauthor"><span style="color: #7030a0; margin: 0px;">www.Twitter.com/KWilkinsauthor</span></a><span style="color: #7030a0; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px;">
<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">Goodreads:
</span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1123678.Kelli_A_Wilkins"><span style="color: #7030a0; margin: 0px;">http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1123678.Kelli_A_Wilkins</span></a><span style="color: #7030a0; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">Pinterest: </span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/KWilkinsAuthor/"><span style="color: #7030a0; margin: 0px;">http://www.pinterest.com/KWilkinsAuthor/</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 16px;">
<br /></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-84127142562461203592017-02-24T10:00:00.000-05:002017-02-26T21:15:45.973-05:00Release Blast & Giveaway: SPRINKLED WITH LOVE by Jennifer Faye<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeC4o_jS2i5-8GgQsBBxcsFIOjAempMot7ZL3qeg0FuY2FI6VesiSqKph2chN1cfB-vDvlj2LRT1pgUXELh0R6T3sD-sJq4OY2r9CU1qSujZ7F8pmY1V7_-Ais0NLOhOPd3BvczcmWk-6/s1600/RB-SprinkledwithLove-JFaye_FINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeC4o_jS2i5-8GgQsBBxcsFIOjAempMot7ZL3qeg0FuY2FI6VesiSqKph2chN1cfB-vDvlj2LRT1pgUXELh0R6T3sD-sJq4OY2r9CU1qSujZ7F8pmY1V7_-Ais0NLOhOPd3BvczcmWk-6/s400/RB-SprinkledwithLove-JFaye_FINAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>What does one do with a matchmaking cat named Romeo?</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOH77ZnDS3LzwbSbl9OpPOTRH2eGwhu52d_Y4ADhaAVEmcEvUbwGZ2YjCx6mdOkKB8RCai_I7lGi4sXvgpOkVcIDMIiW3qDQUYm4rN-sBHWWvjSnZXGbnq1JAhaC5baGBCxFFA5yuSLbXQ/s1600/unspecified.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOH77ZnDS3LzwbSbl9OpPOTRH2eGwhu52d_Y4ADhaAVEmcEvUbwGZ2YjCx6mdOkKB8RCai_I7lGi4sXvgpOkVcIDMIiW3qDQUYm4rN-sBHWWvjSnZXGbnq1JAhaC5baGBCxFFA5yuSLbXQ/s400/unspecified.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>SPRINKLED WITH LOVE</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Bachelor Bake-Off #3</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jennifer Faye</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Released Feb 21, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Tule Publishing</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33832386-sprinkled-with-love" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcL5vkLuQVObVkv7pt55SWJ4l23pEdLUje9NIZPiYDXdIAfSuSkT7X5sBnqW19ZrN0jXT_6LJYECMHuai0681Oj9yRzLf6svFnlXK1odtWxvuvlrrbeImfsPyPSJLK3WvoBr4K3zDr0o/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What does one do with a matchmaking cat named Romeo?</b><br /><br />Spirited and beautiful, Jillian Parker is one of Marietta’s newest business owners. Still, her mother worries about Jillian’s bare ring finger. So in order to give her mother something else to fuss over, Jillian adopts a cat named Romeo. He turns out to be anything but a docile lap cat.<br /><br />One snowy night, Romeo makes a break for it. With Jillian right on his heels, they have a near miss with a passing pickup driven by Avery Wainwright, one of Jillian’s closest friends. A rodeo accident has the sexy cowboy returning home to recuperate, and he’s not happy about it.<br /><br />So when Avery finds himself lassoed into the Bachelor Bake-Off, he turns to the one person who has always helped him out—Jillian. But will teaching him to take chances outside of the show ring have them both discovering that their feelings for each other run much deeper than they ever imagined?</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sprinkled-with-love-jennifer-faye/1125726813?ean=2940157180881" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-C_08KqLmKlb4zngLcClTXvj7Wc_6tBeqvbtV6RXeEze_z4YoEZwWgc2MSZD16OzvZ4H3BoKTOyIM2T_iBHQX9J6yZ2u9YLxIA0ldC1DMjb1Y9ycQMuCdMhcAji9oKb_e3tF8bvebX_i/s1600/TastyToursButton-BarnesNoble.png" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sprinkled-Love-Bachelor-Bake-Off-Book-ebook/dp/B01NBT3NLY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1486690500&sr=1-1&keywords=sprinkled+with+love" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-1ksL9dB7PT7fVYMYaryT59q6JnEoAhQeAO3VrVcddnGdJhjBDVsArW7KvSmsNWCZ7SDzVU32gynqAIcC5mEdHT5sqBtaVj3qMBF_JclHCosy8yeudO4WEoQNcWJgO8oZ0vHTXvEjqg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Amazon.png" /></a><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/sprinkled-with-love" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDsht0OVdXOY_-kDilGROOGaAfLZ1m3vex7EbNb0WjIiMCNuMk-PO4J87HxqGYXJIAaZZby0Uqb1dWxexnnr11VFfLbl8_nZCV5LHRzujNd078kKEkAwqTbIHuSZQQeZN-P-yEDF-724/s1600/TastyToursButton-Kobo.png" /></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/sprinkled-with-love/id1181712254?mt=11" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVq31Q2YMPoTzKDvzVXXNT6dsXIpnuSMmdsbUun1TAjr6NwARAEDWXR3-VAXWATCHWHeDNXGkI-dsZPeeI9QFTxRkD25ByUUW1gekRAaHr4wQaay6WTTintOjyVAvaf4zsFOD5P5NgK0/s1600/TastyToursButton-iBooks.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sprinkled-Love-Bachelor-Bake-Off-Book-ebook/dp/B01NBT3NLY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1486690500&sr=1-1&keywords=sprinkled+with+love" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5-oPv-i9_iTtggPqEFTA5nEBlRcTV1_IhhG4_a7sJqbUBm8FRUyItEbn34rx7qBR70w9MeXTMe4oMPZJxHZeGkSiAoy6tmp_PStgfqeQp_hCTCBnzBIM4qO2BXgw-QNm1G_K9U3f6tSE/s400/16830736_1060459984100750_2961476422691373652_n.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s1600/TastyToursAuthor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s320/TastyToursAuthor.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCVblx-NGP3bOad0uhQB1bDW7aaY6TgEk4XN32Go0DbgsxmOwZZkdR6ySL8Nhvz6drl1RydK2zOVpBnlhlZb7QCUAMozORwqNgqEY_MhEuNREm6lM_c3l4P-Chp7sTVqn70hB-9hccpt_/s1600/Jennifer+-+Author+Photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCVblx-NGP3bOad0uhQB1bDW7aaY6TgEk4XN32Go0DbgsxmOwZZkdR6ySL8Nhvz6drl1RydK2zOVpBnlhlZb7QCUAMozORwqNgqEY_MhEuNREm6lM_c3l4P-Chp7sTVqn70hB-9hccpt_/s320/Jennifer+-+Author+Photo.jpg" width="263" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Award-winning
author, <b>Jennifer Faye</b> pens fun, heartwarming contemporary
romances with rugged cowboys, sexy billionaires and enchanting royalty.
Internationally published with books translated into nine languages. She is a
two-time winner of the RT Book Reviews Reviewers' Choice Award, the CataRomance
Reviewers' Choice Award, named a TOP PICK author, and been nominated for
numerous other awards.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now
living her dream, she resides with her very patient husband, amazing daughter
(the other remarkable daughter is off chasing her own dreams) and two spoiled
cats. When she's not plotting out her next romance, you can find her curled up
with a mug of tea and a book.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br />
<!--[endif]--></b></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://jenniferfaye.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3U7-Sq9UnnQWhownhxD83SXb_BqI3nGM_pM40dKNyDKByiJFGUZbJbmPZfvNiQVnRD_tBn2ctQk2SGlTD3wtko0I_Se2bhPTtftoZcJOQcxRmgwi09E4SDUQLIbYTTL5HH-nYtqxfos/s1600/TastyToursButton-Website.png" /></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/JenniferFayeAuthor/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7MACLfFXC9PXTMlp7CmGdmR9LOpFPIyvFA3bB0Xsm62arwc_LagsdwZH63ijV7rxSbiZmfeJyPXX8IVOCgJ9COWYwfHYNAlRUsK5_-1uUBq4MOxHQ5_SJXij-WbQ7FE59orZ9CYf2kE/s1600/TastyToursButton-FB.png" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6902849.Jennifer_Faye" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFxLfxjo9bInCJmJkKPyNzkrByywDel6c7ajUjiM6UHbT0zUe4JdCdcxGcVCTEVQ5JN1eQ1Vt3vfnGd6mRUT4Xbgd-A6ICInfVDgrd46QIkbX3r0TggwS806OMb787RRtAGxCNbrwhrg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Goodreads.png" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/JenniferFaye34" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oNGFS3qgamgmQktV4JwXt5NQxiT4H4Y4ktAthsiuLcZPV5JIZGm7Fl7u9zU0BUTT7zeV96IbastHTyapanw1-90LqpMdE_oX0N428BouQCeJTpiKpexVw2LKL03jiBG4Ao7ok0Vv9bg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Twitter.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s1600/TastyToursGiveaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s320/TastyToursGiveaway.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="521ac4c81236" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/521ac4c81236/" id="rcwidget_rxxc3svp" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-68101407481488999592017-02-24T05:00:00.000-05:002017-02-26T21:12:57.534-05:00Promo & Giveaway: TO COVET A LADY'S HEART by Ingrid Hahn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6RXsMR_Ic6lMF5358DQFhU6fbaPObpSAf4plUOIC4uixyVJhNRQYd3FbKHmzWfQXshEF4wve19vBB7j0WriUrAsopJKyohtFT5R8z1j8kAuqfLSfWMjvPZZzXAFkZ3IwEucQO9tsMyO0/s1600/VT-CovetLadysHeart-IHahn_FINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6RXsMR_Ic6lMF5358DQFhU6fbaPObpSAf4plUOIC4uixyVJhNRQYd3FbKHmzWfQXshEF4wve19vBB7j0WriUrAsopJKyohtFT5R8z1j8kAuqfLSfWMjvPZZzXAFkZ3IwEucQO9tsMyO0/s400/VT-CovetLadysHeart-IHahn_FINAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<em id="yui_3_17_2_16_1487353040632_49434" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><strong id="yui_3_17_2_16_1487353040632_49433"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One good blackmail deserves another.</span></strong></em><br />
<span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKI2kZBFFtBFTXYNs747u1OXu5k8oGef5qHrpqht1YIqoJPG3yE7GU22bJiVKBD_bBvuMd_-F7Vk4KdC2tncHWh22nLfrhY8n9S462QqdwOWGIWJjPus624bxmW6aFTq7D-ZJiASU4nw1/s1600/ToCovetALadysHeart1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKI2kZBFFtBFTXYNs747u1OXu5k8oGef5qHrpqht1YIqoJPG3yE7GU22bJiVKBD_bBvuMd_-F7Vk4KdC2tncHWh22nLfrhY8n9S462QqdwOWGIWJjPus624bxmW6aFTq7D-ZJiASU4nw1/s400/ToCovetALadysHeart1600.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>TO COVET A LADY'S HEART</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The Landon Sisters #2</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ingrid Hahn</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing Feb 20, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Entangled Scandalous</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33980862-to-covet-a-lady-s-heart" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcL5vkLuQVObVkv7pt55SWJ4l23pEdLUje9NIZPiYDXdIAfSuSkT7X5sBnqW19ZrN0jXT_6LJYECMHuai0681Oj9yRzLf6svFnlXK1odtWxvuvlrrbeImfsPyPSJLK3WvoBr4K3zDr0o/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>One
good blackmail deserves another.</i></b><b><br />
<br />
</b>After a lifetime of
rakish behavior, Lord Maxfeld must pretend he’s reformed and find a fake wife.
And, with the perfect blend of family scandal and tenuous acceptance in
Society, there is nobody more suitable than Lady Phoebe. Trouble is, Phoebe
will not agree to a false engagement, forcing Max to blackmail her into his
scheme.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Phoebe will go to great lengths to avoid anything
remotely dishonorable. Unwilling to bear the scandal of a broken engagement,
she blackmails Max right back—directly to the altar.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Once married, though, Phoebe wants much more than Max’s
ring. She wants his heart. But he will never give it. For better or worse may
just be words but Phoebe cannot stay with Max if he thinks love is the worst
thing that can happen.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Covet-Ladys-Heart-Landon-Sisters-ebook/dp/B01ND1FWJ9" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-1ksL9dB7PT7fVYMYaryT59q6JnEoAhQeAO3VrVcddnGdJhjBDVsArW7KvSmsNWCZ7SDzVU32gynqAIcC5mEdHT5sqBtaVj3qMBF_JclHCosy8yeudO4WEoQNcWJgO8oZ0vHTXvEjqg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Amazon.png" /></a><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/to-covet-a-ladys-heart-ingrid-hahn/1125581428?ean=9781633758360" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-C_08KqLmKlb4zngLcClTXvj7Wc_6tBeqvbtV6RXeEze_z4YoEZwWgc2MSZD16OzvZ4H3BoKTOyIM2T_iBHQX9J6yZ2u9YLxIA0ldC1DMjb1Y9ycQMuCdMhcAji9oKb_e3tF8bvebX_i/s1600/TastyToursButton-BarnesNoble.png" /></a><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/to-covet-a-lady-s-heart" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDsht0OVdXOY_-kDilGROOGaAfLZ1m3vex7EbNb0WjIiMCNuMk-PO4J87HxqGYXJIAaZZby0Uqb1dWxexnnr11VFfLbl8_nZCV5LHRzujNd078kKEkAwqTbIHuSZQQeZN-P-yEDF-724/s1600/TastyToursButton-Kobo.png" /></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gt/book/to-covet-a-ladys-heart/id1200480553?l=en&mt=11" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVq31Q2YMPoTzKDvzVXXNT6dsXIpnuSMmdsbUun1TAjr6NwARAEDWXR3-VAXWATCHWHeDNXGkI-dsZPeeI9QFTxRkD25ByUUW1gekRAaHr4wQaay6WTTintOjyVAvaf4zsFOD5P5NgK0/s1600/TastyToursButton-iBooks.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s1600/TastyToursAuthor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s320/TastyToursAuthor.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GBnattAdJ4ueKpwJnEpEeWn4JXiTo8T06UTUwwJ514EA3hx486FdrItTMEAFYvcmvN6fusEijvLNSr32WY5jkPgWMnqFNs6vtqOQQi83LqrTBd9X5PtgAVAlDLcaUty8LI7h2HEChRx5/s1600/Ingrid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GBnattAdJ4ueKpwJnEpEeWn4JXiTo8T06UTUwwJ514EA3hx486FdrItTMEAFYvcmvN6fusEijvLNSr32WY5jkPgWMnqFNs6vtqOQQi83LqrTBd9X5PtgAVAlDLcaUty8LI7h2HEChRx5/s1600/Ingrid.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ingrid Hahn </span></span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">is a
failed administrative assistant with a B.A. in Art History. Her love of reading
has turned her mortgage payment into a book storage fee, which makes her the
friend who you never want to ask you for help moving. Though originally from
Seattle, she now lives in the metropolitan DC area with her ship-nerd husband,
small son, and four opinionated cats. When she’s not reading or writing, she
loves knitting, theater, nature walks, travel, history, and is a hopelessly
devoted fan of Jane Austen. She loves to connect with her readers</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br />
<!--[endif]--></b></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.ingridhahnauthor.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3U7-Sq9UnnQWhownhxD83SXb_BqI3nGM_pM40dKNyDKByiJFGUZbJbmPZfvNiQVnRD_tBn2ctQk2SGlTD3wtko0I_Se2bhPTtftoZcJOQcxRmgwi09E4SDUQLIbYTTL5HH-nYtqxfos/s1600/TastyToursButton-Website.png" /></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010126397742&fref=ts" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7MACLfFXC9PXTMlp7CmGdmR9LOpFPIyvFA3bB0Xsm62arwc_LagsdwZH63ijV7rxSbiZmfeJyPXX8IVOCgJ9COWYwfHYNAlRUsK5_-1uUBq4MOxHQ5_SJXij-WbQ7FE59orZ9CYf2kE/s1600/TastyToursButton-FB.png" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15038570.Ingrid_Hahn" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFxLfxjo9bInCJmJkKPyNzkrByywDel6c7ajUjiM6UHbT0zUe4JdCdcxGcVCTEVQ5JN1eQ1Vt3vfnGd6mRUT4Xbgd-A6ICInfVDgrd46QIkbX3r0TggwS806OMb787RRtAGxCNbrwhrg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Goodreads.png" /></a><a href="http://www.twitter.com/Ingrid_Writer" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oNGFS3qgamgmQktV4JwXt5NQxiT4H4Y4ktAthsiuLcZPV5JIZGm7Fl7u9zU0BUTT7zeV96IbastHTyapanw1-90LqpMdE_oX0N428BouQCeJTpiKpexVw2LKL03jiBG4Ao7ok0Vv9bg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Twitter.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s1600/TastyToursGiveaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s320/TastyToursGiveaway.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="521ac4c81230" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/521ac4c81230/" id="rcwidget_m7ice3az" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-2339787240369938482017-02-23T09:35:00.002-05:002017-02-23T09:35:18.010-05:00Excerpt & Giveaway: HAVOC by Jamie Shaw<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ16lGNQW8_kaWVfuTOaXiW1ua5rw03V_clgG4lranof88jOFKUFKTBWEawek5KG8destJG4yiQ5_dk-vMGvvd4jCa5zzpSO2QjVFm2LTzFjxXheUnyljuDbPbgk692Y5fC8ugIpXAimxG/s1600/VT-Havoc-JShaw_FINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ16lGNQW8_kaWVfuTOaXiW1ua5rw03V_clgG4lranof88jOFKUFKTBWEawek5KG8destJG4yiQ5_dk-vMGvvd4jCa5zzpSO2QjVFm2LTzFjxXheUnyljuDbPbgk692Y5fC8ugIpXAimxG/s400/VT-Havoc-JShaw_FINAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "pt serif";"><b><i>Falling in love with her cousin's rock star ex-boyfriend was definitely not part of the plan.</i></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFzsnSb_yMzvqu8F-wMustfqVuGkK5a8a7e3KEb7Vov0a01NbmzaQSCwubm0yEEBZOD_mYy_PD17omXy3Ab1X_FyNnIKQ1EEA4Sjb3BP4EiQEyglyPeoK76n8xJmQUZjLE6g9E2c7uyYl/s1600/Havoc+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFzsnSb_yMzvqu8F-wMustfqVuGkK5a8a7e3KEb7Vov0a01NbmzaQSCwubm0yEEBZOD_mYy_PD17omXy3Ab1X_FyNnIKQ1EEA4Sjb3BP4EiQEyglyPeoK76n8xJmQUZjLE6g9E2c7uyYl/s400/Havoc+cover.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>HAVOC</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Mayhem #4</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jamie Shaw</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing February 21st, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Avon Impulse</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25967150-havoc" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcL5vkLuQVObVkv7pt55SWJ4l23pEdLUje9NIZPiYDXdIAfSuSkT7X5sBnqW19ZrN0jXT_6LJYECMHuai0681Oj9yRzLf6svFnlXK1odtWxvuvlrrbeImfsPyPSJLK3WvoBr4K3zDr0o/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">When Hailey
Harper left her family farm to enroll in veterinary school, she had a plan:
keep her head down, ace her classes, and most importantly... don't upset the
uncle paying her tuition. Translation? Don't piss off his dramatic,
self-absorbed daughter, Danica, even if she's a nightmare to live with.<br />
<br />
Falling in love with her cousin's rock star ex-boyfriend was definitely not
part of the plan.<br />
<br />
As the drummer of a now-famous rock band, Mike Madden could have any girl he
wants. He's sweet, funny, romantic, talented--and the only guy that's ever made
Hailey's heart do cartwheels in her chest. The more she gets to know him, the
harder she falls, but Hailey knows they can never be more than friends… because
Danica wants him back, and she'll fight dirty to win.<br />
<br />
Mike is falling for Hailey too, but Danica's threats and his rock star
life-music video shoots, international tours, obsessed fans-could tear them
apart before they've even begun. Hailey isn't sure she's the one for him, but
Mike's waited years for a girl like her… and he'll do anything to prove it.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J16RJGQ/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-1ksL9dB7PT7fVYMYaryT59q6JnEoAhQeAO3VrVcddnGdJhjBDVsArW7KvSmsNWCZ7SDzVU32gynqAIcC5mEdHT5sqBtaVj3qMBF_JclHCosy8yeudO4WEoQNcWJgO8oZ0vHTXvEjqg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Amazon.png" /></a><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/havoc-jamie-shaw/1124742547?ean=9780062569394" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifI7Sqh19FCjExRj6ux72dj4jsco6N4y3FauIERX2cXrGoJ705uwBg7NrHqUlhw2_r89BQmcJHOXr5D6NbdsrbAMtYEj9xw6QNMfAirDYEQe59A0nQjb464NqJ0sbvMcTshcFHanl3kw/s1600/TastyToursButton-BarnesNoble.png" /></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/havoc/id1137544601?mt=11" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VmwFMRtEhF0OunptAPrRLCrKrRggoitbymWkrQ4CIWpL8lZ2iAUpbaMMqZC6Gt9GkS_UTusVMZaFRQ05pLY4J7RdqF8jggcEn8Xv0Ilxlwh3NvuO92AFJSMRHcPONZ6hg85KSidYqcAt/s1600/TastyToursButton-iBooks.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/havoc-36" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CUdHHBO5F2L20lNoOEUn6AVIUzzInZmx4n3kya10EJ5aq3Ltq0iJsWHYaOSP-_1qLeJJdzRxvluGTc1P7Wb9laYsLbW_3xRwgYz6B9ONR_TzvDWE3GJUOSLl4gXVBmo0_MkC0vcjKBA/s1600/TastyToursButton-Kobo.png" /></a><a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Jamie_Shaw_%20Havoc?id=sKC5DAAAQBAJ" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8wfLajn20aH-3rAuEU4daGbaXPmy8VWPnVnXW1VFKhB2PLwMI2xPYQUhUyaOJ-2VYKSl-esbISCr_5WTuiQKZU0Q1-1AlAm5Fj43Sn8SVVYubleDnrAG04FJ5UboKv8AZDIZJ-rs8voVA/s1600/TastyToursButton-GooglePlay.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">HAVE YOU FALLEN FOR ALL </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">THE MEN OF MAYHEM?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jamie-Shaw/e/B00QH5PJQ2/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1487518481&sr=8-2-ent" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hnlZIhGi7ZnoXRopJcbTRnjKq7XBTlCYfZhsw1xPtvv11lqZRfOBcjyWliNSjhrjbH8GUum3DVhNPkHGkJiyTf1QN1ukxwOpOwjH-dvF4JzO6dcecaQBfeNWENn6MWedV0Csh7PiO_xx/s400/Mayhem+series.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s1600/TastyToursAuthor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s320/TastyToursAuthor.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-KZ4nc3cRUDYAT0GmKm_07ol9cftaDaA4MrrJGhK6Ty-nOVK3XIXKrvosRMc4umVToE6OkrLRYIq8zLp4suafBrkJdI33ZJhoOFEmgElwhWQOY_h_yKXAZEBJMoUSKgGpiyyVIQ6e9Hb/s1600/Jamie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-KZ4nc3cRUDYAT0GmKm_07ol9cftaDaA4MrrJGhK6Ty-nOVK3XIXKrvosRMc4umVToE6OkrLRYIq8zLp4suafBrkJdI33ZJhoOFEmgElwhWQOY_h_yKXAZEBJMoUSKgGpiyyVIQ6e9Hb/s320/Jamie.jpg" width="205" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">A
resident of South Central Pennsylvania, <b>JAMIE SHAW</b>'s two biggest dreams
in life were to be a published author and to be a mom. Now, she's living both
of those dreams and loving every minute of it. When she's not spending time
with her husband and their young son, she's writing novels with relatable
heroines and swoon-worthy leading men. With her MS in Professional Writing and
a passion for all things romance, her goal is always to make readers laugh,
cry, squirm, curse, and swoon their pants off, all within the span of a single
story. She loves interacting with readers, and she always aims to add new names
to their book boyfriend lists.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://authorjamieshaw.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3U7-Sq9UnnQWhownhxD83SXb_BqI3nGM_pM40dKNyDKByiJFGUZbJbmPZfvNiQVnRD_tBn2ctQk2SGlTD3wtko0I_Se2bhPTtftoZcJOQcxRmgwi09E4SDUQLIbYTTL5HH-nYtqxfos/s1600/TastyToursButton-Website.png" /></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/JamieShawAuthor/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7MACLfFXC9PXTMlp7CmGdmR9LOpFPIyvFA3bB0Xsm62arwc_LagsdwZH63ijV7rxSbiZmfeJyPXX8IVOCgJ9COWYwfHYNAlRUsK5_-1uUBq4MOxHQ5_SJXij-WbQ7FE59orZ9CYf2kE/s1600/TastyToursButton-FB.png" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9878015.Jamie_Shaw" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFxLfxjo9bInCJmJkKPyNzkrByywDel6c7ajUjiM6UHbT0zUe4JdCdcxGcVCTEVQ5JN1eQ1Vt3vfnGd6mRUT4Xbgd-A6ICInfVDgrd46QIkbX3r0TggwS806OMb787RRtAGxCNbrwhrg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Goodreads.png" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/AuthorJamieShaw" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oNGFS3qgamgmQktV4JwXt5NQxiT4H4Y4ktAthsiuLcZPV5JIZGm7Fl7u9zU0BUTT7zeV96IbastHTyapanw1-90LqpMdE_oX0N428BouQCeJTpiKpexVw2LKL03jiBG4Ao7ok0Vv9bg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Twitter.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s13" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">Excerpt</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">At a door near the back corner of the room, my fun-loving cousin marches right up to the first security guard she sees, who also happens to be approximately five zillion times her size, with muscles made of stone and a face to match. “Who do I need to talk to to get backstage?”</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">At her bossy tone, Muscle-man lifts an eyebrow. “The Easter Bunny?”</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">“Excuse me?”</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">“No one’s allowed backstage.” The arms he crosses over his chest warn that he isn’t messing around.</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">“I’m with Mike,” Danica lies, and after studying her for a moment, Muscle-man laughs.</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">“Sure you are.”</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">“I am!”</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">When Muscle-man just smiles at her like she’s a petulant child, Danica resorts to acting like one. She demands to see his boss and threatens to get him fired. When that doesn’t work, she resorts to curse words. And when those have no effect, all hell breaks loose.</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">She’s torpedoing her finger into his chest and shouting something about his inbred gene pool when I try to pull her away from him. But Danica is on a rampage, and all my efforts get me is a hard shove that nearly knocks me on my ass. At five-feet tall, one hundred and three pounds, I’m not exactly in a position to throw my weight around, and I don’t make a second attempt to try. I’m rubbing my tender collarbone when the security guy picks my assailant up off her feet, and I helplessly follow as he carries her outside.</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">After serving as an armrest for a sweaty gigantor inside the club, after obliterating my eardrums in front of the world’s biggest speakers, after getting knocked around like a bratty child’s toy all night, all I want is to take a hot shower and crawl into my own bed to sleep for a week straight. Instead, I stand on the sidewalk outside of Mayhem, frowning at the furious look on Danica’s face as she glares at the big metal door the security guard just shut behind him.</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">She came here for one thing, and I know she’s not leaving until she gets it.</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">“You didn’t have to push me,” I mutter, and her eyes flare.</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">“You should’ve had my back!”</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">“And done what? Bite his ankles?”</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">In her four-inch wedge boots, Danica towers above me. I stare way up at her, trying to remember the girl who played dolls with me up in my parents’ hay loft. But she’s lost somewhere behind fake lashes and fifteen years of getting everything she's wanted.</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">“You’ve been nothing but a bitch this whole time,” she snaps, and I sigh and pull my shirt away from my skin again, letting the cool night air dry the sweat beaded on my lower back. There’s no point in trying to defend myself. In Danica’s mind, she’s always simultaneously the victim and the hero, and as her non-rent-paying roommate, I’ve learned to just accept that.</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">I appreciate everything she’s done for me. I do. If she hadn’t been the little voice in her father’s ear, persuading him to fund my schooling and begging him to make some calls to get us enrolled, I’d be home mucking stalls, not following my dreams. Her dad pays </span></span><span class="s24" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">all</span></span><span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;"> of my bills—my tuition, my insurance, my living expenses, all of them. And while I suspect that Danica’s sudden interest in my life wasn’t entirely genuine—she’d flunked out of college before, and I think her dad was only open to the idea of her going back if she was living off-campus with a responsible roommate, AKA her boring farm-girl cousin—I owe her. I owe her the roof over my head and the massive student loan debt I don’t have.</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">When her phone rings, she wastes no time dismissing me to answer it. “Katie?” she says. “Guess who just got kicked out of the fucking club. Yes! Because this asshole bouncer wouldn’t let me backstage.” She gives me a dirty look. “Just stood there doing nothing. I know! No, she didn’t even try. Getting a place with her was stupid.”</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">An icy chill slithers up the back of my neck, and I chew the inside of my lip. Because of my uncle’s insistence that I focus all of my energy on school right now instead of also finding a part-time job, I have no income. My only “job” is not pissing off his daughter. And it’s a job that I’m learning I am very, very bad at.</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<span class="s14" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">With my mouth shut, I slink away before my mere presence can enrage Danica further, and when she asks where I’m going, I make up the lamest excuse ever. “To read this flyer over here.”</span></span></div>
<div class="s4" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s1600/TastyToursGiveaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s320/TastyToursGiveaway.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="521ac4c81234" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/521ac4c81234/" id="rcwidget_l0y9pq8p" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-31432988694397284382017-02-23T09:30:00.003-05:002017-02-23T09:30:56.567-05:00Promo & Giveaway: WHISPER OF LOVE by Melissa Foster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmojcxZLJoyncheR5J72e6kEVZ9dALjI-9sb2ngJH9SA9S0BcX6ekf4aAwApNrCNlNXp1O5DBwoP6q9lQUj0eNm6IbjZljsp4OrBpbZoL1O_YnGeMM3iirIrqOWfLe9KEtBxfPlJpSqxDs/s1600/BlogTour_WhisperofLove3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmojcxZLJoyncheR5J72e6kEVZ9dALjI-9sb2ngJH9SA9S0BcX6ekf4aAwApNrCNlNXp1O5DBwoP6q9lQUj0eNm6IbjZljsp4OrBpbZoL1O_YnGeMM3iirIrqOWfLe9KEtBxfPlJpSqxDs/s400/BlogTour_WhisperofLove3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>For the first time in years, Nash wants to let a woman into his world, </i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>but while his loss made him stronger, that strength came at a price.</i></b></span></span><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFw_UuTORCO6UsOwLa86YqwatCRtE7LT-CIv9ipanMm4W32jsUowcwoSV_8ZLvoJP_iCPUvORQBNFQwVzmU2A_27MrjFFIpacrKdcf8vkNcsuenAlWZNIfuAgyMLvPd-nDwbQip92IaLFj/s1600/WOL_NEW2017.2+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFw_UuTORCO6UsOwLa86YqwatCRtE7LT-CIv9ipanMm4W32jsUowcwoSV_8ZLvoJP_iCPUvORQBNFQwVzmU2A_27MrjFFIpacrKdcf8vkNcsuenAlWZNIfuAgyMLvPd-nDwbQip92IaLFj/s400/WOL_NEW2017.2+%25281%2529.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>WHISPER OF LOVE</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The Bradens - Peaceful Harbor, MD #5</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Melissa Foster</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing Feb 22, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">World Literary Press</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30073197-whisper-of-love" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcL5vkLuQVObVkv7pt55SWJ4l23pEdLUje9NIZPiYDXdIAfSuSkT7X5sBnqW19ZrN0jXT_6LJYECMHuai0681Oj9yRzLf6svFnlXK1odtWxvuvlrrbeImfsPyPSJLK3WvoBr4K3zDr0o/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #181818;">Tempest Braden adores her family and her small hometown, but sometimes too much of a good thing can be confining. At almost thirty, having watched most of her siblings find true love, she’s anxious to experience her own happily ever after, and the move to Pleasant Hill, Maryland, is just the change she needs. When she rents a room from ruggedly handsome, and closed-off, artist Nash Morgan and his adorable son, Phillip, she thinks she’s found a little slice of heaven on the outskirts of town, where she can concentrate on building her business. That is, if she can ignore the undeniable heat between her and the sinfully hot single father.</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">When Nash bought his farmette, he had one goal in mind—to provide a loving, stable home for his son. He never imagined he’d be raising Phillip alone, or renting out a room to keep their heads above water. Then again, he never imagined losing his brother, or spending two years sailing around the world with parents who seemed to forget one son was still alive. </span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Sparks fly from the moment Tempest moves in, and her positive energy and inquisitive nature brings new life into Nash and Phillip’s quiet, confined world. For the first time in years, Nash wants to let a woman into his world, but while his loss made him stronger, that strength came at a price, leaving him walled off and wary of opening his heart again.</span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Whisper-Love-Bradens-Peaceful-Harbor/dp/1941480586" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-1ksL9dB7PT7fVYMYaryT59q6JnEoAhQeAO3VrVcddnGdJhjBDVsArW7KvSmsNWCZ7SDzVU32gynqAIcC5mEdHT5sqBtaVj3qMBF_JclHCosy8yeudO4WEoQNcWJgO8oZ0vHTXvEjqg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Amazon.png" /></a><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/whisper-of-love-melissa-foster/1124453255?ean=9781941480588" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifI7Sqh19FCjExRj6ux72dj4jsco6N4y3FauIERX2cXrGoJ705uwBg7NrHqUlhw2_r89BQmcJHOXr5D6NbdsrbAMtYEj9xw6QNMfAirDYEQe59A0nQjb464NqJ0sbvMcTshcFHanl3kw/s1600/TastyToursButton-BarnesNoble.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Melissa_Foster%20_Whisper_of_Love_Love_in_Bloom_The_B?id=7gAWDAAAQBAJ&hl=en" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCOXEa2UxPfm35CxtenW4Zx4IO4bQACCFInnd4TUjRCypVGR5JbRE3dyHWKjyTOFogSsYcG3vkOGg-o8tfb_i6LWry2dqhk3Jvfawx9fyyFZ8fYnnqDXh1xNev9wGt4kItHcmD1y6Xeg/s1600/TastyToursButton-GooglePlay.png" /></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/whisper-of-love/id1109530395?mt=11" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVq31Q2YMPoTzKDvzVXXNT6dsXIpnuSMmdsbUun1TAjr6NwARAEDWXR3-VAXWATCHWHeDNXGkI-dsZPeeI9QFTxRkD25ByUUW1gekRAaHr4wQaay6WTTintOjyVAvaf4zsFOD5P5NgK0/s1600/TastyToursButton-iBooks.png" /></a><a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/whisper-of-love-love-in-bloom-the-bradens-at-peaceful-harbor" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB066RuGCvrQilB9f8BGWrW_1D4l_nvyjwPGFPup3m7B4VPCMioUp2nfYpxtMxh8lhhG-m8bHoVX-cvJwGjzcFgLCgyu8WA8haByPHQGwDZcEuY7_iM8DG_wzcrs3NbtT0cecOwSI0PIo/s1600/TastyToursButton-Kobo.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s1600/TastyToursAuthor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s320/TastyToursAuthor.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyILQZDW5k9kbLf9EXZi9fMYS4l-_l1XOTmsrwQv8gf0U4xmjqWjQth-jhUxQOoEE0M-Di8NmO2fqPhpP5LmcxSbHb7eO1fXcBWTr1RpZ4cOEOycT32ntWU4M5MO99L_PgnvG7IqAhs4/s1600/mel+author+photo+headshot400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyILQZDW5k9kbLf9EXZi9fMYS4l-_l1XOTmsrwQv8gf0U4xmjqWjQth-jhUxQOoEE0M-Di8NmO2fqPhpP5LmcxSbHb7eO1fXcBWTr1RpZ4cOEOycT32ntWU4M5MO99L_PgnvG7IqAhs4/s320/mel+author+photo+headshot400.jpg" width="223" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Melissa Foster is a <i>New York Times</i> & <i>USA
Today</i> bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and
heartwarming contemporary romance, new adult romance, and women's fiction with
emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the
last page. Melissa's emotional journeys are lovingly erotic, perfect beach
reads, and always family oriented. </span></span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
<!--[endif]--></span><b><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.melissafoster.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3U7-Sq9UnnQWhownhxD83SXb_BqI3nGM_pM40dKNyDKByiJFGUZbJbmPZfvNiQVnRD_tBn2ctQk2SGlTD3wtko0I_Se2bhPTtftoZcJOQcxRmgwi09E4SDUQLIbYTTL5HH-nYtqxfos/s1600/TastyToursButton-Website.png" /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/MelissaFosterAuthor" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7MACLfFXC9PXTMlp7CmGdmR9LOpFPIyvFA3bB0Xsm62arwc_LagsdwZH63ijV7rxSbiZmfeJyPXX8IVOCgJ9COWYwfHYNAlRUsK5_-1uUBq4MOxHQ5_SJXij-WbQ7FE59orZ9CYf2kE/s1600/TastyToursButton-FB.png" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3023973.Melissa_Foster" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFxLfxjo9bInCJmJkKPyNzkrByywDel6c7ajUjiM6UHbT0zUe4JdCdcxGcVCTEVQ5JN1eQ1Vt3vfnGd6mRUT4Xbgd-A6ICInfVDgrd46QIkbX3r0TggwS806OMb787RRtAGxCNbrwhrg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Goodreads.png" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Melissa_Foster" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oNGFS3qgamgmQktV4JwXt5NQxiT4H4Y4ktAthsiuLcZPV5JIZGm7Fl7u9zU0BUTT7zeV96IbastHTyapanw1-90LqpMdE_oX0N428BouQCeJTpiKpexVw2LKL03jiBG4Ao7ok0Vv9bg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Twitter.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s1600/TastyToursGiveaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s320/TastyToursGiveaway.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="521ac4c81229" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/521ac4c81229/" id="rcwidget_y78hf874" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-37112432153307124722017-02-22T09:52:00.001-05:002017-02-22T09:52:08.930-05:00Teaser Blitz: KISS MARRY KILL by Sidney Halston<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRK3_WoR75OSQGBtqKhm3Gr7z38kcZhHwGLqL-LwGq4tPkpPaoYF__x0HsUoLpfi7ip7mqT1KSmANISkGnSWbASX6l9xbrIAbzovsnuNjAq99RThZFRz4qKoxLJshdkAnU7HkT2I6pb4/s1600/KissMarryKissTeaser_Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRK3_WoR75OSQGBtqKhm3Gr7z38kcZhHwGLqL-LwGq4tPkpPaoYF__x0HsUoLpfi7ip7mqT1KSmANISkGnSWbASX6l9xbrIAbzovsnuNjAq99RThZFRz4qKoxLJshdkAnU7HkT2I6pb4/s320/KissMarryKissTeaser_Banner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">KISS MARRY KILL</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> by Sidney Halston</span></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
E-Original published
by Swerve</div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
Publication Date: March
28, 2017</div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
ISBN: 9781250132420</div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
Price: $3.99</div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNG9V_T4R2dqSZb-inSKT9qEWjM52qS2ylUCgDbSNZjrQYfgMrEl9oqaua6lc6MoB8cdEIEXzBRsXebnj7xonn63fZYfOYed9IQM4HYLpUtYpN4pFSdK2IZI_fPfwMYd7Hzs4gdZQwPY/s1600/Kiss+Marry+Kill+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNG9V_T4R2dqSZb-inSKT9qEWjM52qS2ylUCgDbSNZjrQYfgMrEl9oqaua6lc6MoB8cdEIEXzBRsXebnj7xonn63fZYfOYed9IQM4HYLpUtYpN4pFSdK2IZI_fPfwMYd7Hzs4gdZQwPY/s320/Kiss+Marry+Kill+cover.jpg" width="221" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Description</u></b></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">He's been chasing a memory .
. .</span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><br />
<span style="background: white; margin: 0px;">It was just supposed to be a regular Thursday
afternoon…and then he saw her. Sitting in seat L214, one seat over from his at
the baseball game, right next to her douche of a soon-to-be-ex-boyfriend. An
impromptu kiss for the kiss cam, and Jax knew his life would never be the same.
Five years and a tour in Afghanistan later, Jax is back stateside running his
own private security firm, Iron-Clad, with his best friend. He isn't the man he
used to be... but Megan isn't the sexy and sweet, though sheltered,
twenty-two-year-old he left behind, either. And she's in trouble. </span><br />
<br />
<b>...but now they're on the run.</b><br />
<span style="background: white; margin: 0px;">Megan Cruz has made something of herself. She’s
turned her dreams of pop stardom into a reality. But when a deadly stalker
breaks into her home claiming to be her number-one fan, the only person she can
turn to is the boy who got away. But Jax isn’t the same carefree charmer who
stole her heart, then broke it when he joined the military. This man is
seductive, hard, guarded. And he'll do anything to protect what's his.</span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Author Bio</u></b></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">USA
Today</span><span style="background: white; color: black; margin: 0px;"> bestselling author Sidney
Halston lives her life by one simple rule: "Just Do It" - Nike. And
that's exactly what she did. After working hard as an attorney, Sidney picked
up a pen for the first time at thirty years old to begin her dream of writing.
Having never written anything other than very exciting legal briefs, she found
an outlet for her imaginative, romantic side and wrote </span><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">Seeing Red.</span><span style="background: white; color: black; margin: 0px;"> That first pen stroke sealed the deal, and
she fell in love with writing. Sidney lives in South Florida with her husband
and children. She loves her family above all else, and reading follows a close
second. When she's not writing, you can find her reading and reading and
reading. She's a reader first and a writer second. When she's not writing or
reading, her life is complete and utter chaos, trying to balance family life
with work and writing (and reading). But she wouldn't have it any other way.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Author Links</u></b></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Website: <a href="http://www.sidneyhalston.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Cambria;">www.sidneyhalston.com</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Sidneyhalston"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Cambria;">www.facebook.com/Sidneyhalston</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Twitter: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">twitter.com/SidneyHalston</a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Buy Links</u></b></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Marry-Kill-Iron-Security-ebook/dp/B01N02I98E"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Cambria;">https://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Marry-Kill-Iron-Security-ebook/dp/B01N02I98E</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
B&N: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kiss-marry-kill-sidney-halston/1125495387?ean=9781250144980"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Cambria;">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kiss-marry-kill-sidney-halston/1125495387?ean=9781250144980</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
iBooks: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/dk/book/kiss-marry-kill/id1175077015"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Cambria;">https://itunes.apple.com/dk/book/kiss-marry-kill/id1175077015</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
Kobo: <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/kiss-marry-kill"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Cambria;">https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/kiss-marry-kill</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<u>Kiss Marry Kill
Excerpt: When Megan and Jax first meet</u></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">
“Oh my god! Look!” She pulled on
Richard’s arm and pointed up to the screen. “We’re on the jumbotron! You have
to kiss me. It’s the kiss cam, Richard!”</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
She leaned over
but he swatted her away and the crowd booed.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“Richard!” she
yelled again, again pointing to the screen, hating herself for having to beg.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
When he continued
to ignore her, she hunched over and looked around, embarrassed. Once the camera
was off them she leaned closer and asked, “Why did you bother coming if you
weren’t even going to watch?” Normally, she was quiet and reserved and
internalized her emotions because Cruzes didn’t show emotions. But right now
she wasn’t sad. She was pissed.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“I did it for you
because you kept saying you wanted to come. I hate baseball. You know that.”</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“Actually I did
not know that.” What else didn’t she know about him? He didn’t know she hated
beer and she didn’t know he hated baseball. A day at the ballpark seemed silly
now, what they needed was freakin’ counseling!</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
Her parents had
been putting pressure on them to marry and Richard seemed completely on board
with the plan, although he hadn’t proposed. These days, they barely saw each
other. She was sick of it. She understood he had goals, but she wanted to be important
in his life. How delusional had she been in thinking maybe they could have fun
today, re-spark their relationship before their lives started to get even more
hectic. But instead of connected, she felt even more distant.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
How many times had
she watched some boring political documentary because he wanted to watch it?
She’d done it for him without a peep, and the man couldn’t be bothered to at
least pretend he “wanted to be here.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
She sat with her
arms crossed over her chest, the game effectively ruined by his sour mood. The
bobbing leg of the guy on her left was getting annoying, too. Even though he
smelled wonderful—some sort of manly cologne she’d never smelled before. A
scent very different from Richard’s exorbitantly priced Dior Sauvage that he liked
to douse himself with whenever he left his house. Lately she had been feeling
things change between them. It was an overwhelming sense of loneliness that she
couldn’t shake off. She felt silly and guilty for feeling this way with a
boyfriend at her side, so she’d shut the emotion off, ignoring it and trying to
make the best of things. But even sitting there with him, it was as if she was
alone.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
When everyone
began to cheer, she forced herself to look up at the jumbotron again. “Richard!
Look!” She pointed up, wiping the scowl off her face, suddenly desperate to
prove to herself and the world that there was some spark in their relationship,
some romance. “It’s the kiss cam again. Come on, please, it’ll take two
seconds.”</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
Again he brushed
her off, and she fought back tears.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
What an asshole!</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
People were
whispering and pointing all around the stadium. She groaned to herself, Oh,
God, my humiliation is being televised for the entire nation to witness.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
She slid lower in
her chair and tilted the bill of her cap down. It was a harsh reality to face
in front of thousands of people, but one that struck her hard and fast like a
bucket of cold water.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
This was the end.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
Richard was not
only a selfish bastard, he was a selfish bastard who didn’t want her. But the
real sobering surprise was that she didn’t even care because she didn’t want
him either.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">
For the second time, the asshole
rejected her.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
Again they were on
display and again her obtuse guy refused to kiss her. She’d elbowed him, but he
was too busy typing into his phone to pay her any mind. She looked downright
crestfallen and embarrassed in front of a maxed-out stadium, slouched down
hiding her eyes with her baseball cap.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
Jax didn’t know
what came over him in the moment but something definitely did. It was probably
his fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants character or maybe the fact that she didn’t
deserve to be humiliated. No girl did. Especially not this girl.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
He tapped her on
the shoulder.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
She turned, her
eyes full of unshed tears.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
From his
peripheral vision he could see she was still spotlighted on the jumbotron.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
He was moments
away from doing something bold and inappropriate. And those big sad brown eyes,
glossy downturned lips, and pink cheeks fueled him.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
Without hesitation
he cupped her face and moved in for a kiss.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-79867317074441586702017-02-22T09:44:00.001-05:002017-02-22T09:44:28.632-05:00Cover Reveal: CHASING CHRISTMAS EVE by Jill Shalvis <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
</div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="CHASING CHRISTMAS EVE - banner" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-23680" src="http://www.inkslingerpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CHASING-CHRISTMAS-EVE-banner.jpg" height="171" width="400" />
</div>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: blue;"><em>From New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes the next sexy, standalone novel in the Heartbreaker Bay series...</em></span></h1>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wvBk6r6ieQxRk3lYUGjXTvVKNppPPOf4EIY6BBW9ufgihtqYheL6aN7dUadiSirn1AbPv7CVkvO2C35zOgEEgIsanQoN7jvnduxBTjJ7Ef7AJYunbX7V6qqYZOXtfSsKo9Oxn4FsRs8/s1600/ChasingChristmasEve.jpg.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wvBk6r6ieQxRk3lYUGjXTvVKNppPPOf4EIY6BBW9ufgihtqYheL6aN7dUadiSirn1AbPv7CVkvO2C35zOgEEgIsanQoN7jvnduxBTjJ7Ef7AJYunbX7V6qqYZOXtfSsKo9Oxn4FsRs8/s320/ChasingChristmasEve.jpg.jpeg" width="202" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>About CHASING CHRISTMAS EVE:</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Meet cute...</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<em>Run for the hills—temporarily</em>. That’s Colbie Albright’s plan when she flees New York for San Francisco. Wrangling her crazy family by day and writing a bestselling YA fantasy series by night has taken its toll. In short, Colbie’s so over it that she’s under it. She’s also under the waters of a historic San Francisco fountain within an hour of arrival. Fortunately, the guy who fishes Colbie out has her looking forward to Christmas among strangers. But she’s pretty sure Spencer Baldwin won’t be a stranger for long.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Make merry...</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Spence’s commitment to hiding from the Ghosts of Relationships Past means he doesn’t have to worry about the powerful—okay, crazy hot—chemistry he’s got with Colbie. Just because she can laugh at anything, especially herself... just because she’s gorgeous and a great listener…just because she “gets” Spencer immediately doesn’t mean he won’t be able to let Colbie go. Does it?</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>…and hope for a miracle.</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Now the clock’s ticking for Colbie and Spence: Two weeks to cut loose. Two weeks to fall hard. Two weeks to figure out how to make this Christmas last a lifetime</div>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://jillshalvis.com/books/chasing-christmas-eve/" target="_blank">Pre-Order</a> <strong>CHASING CHRISTMAS EVE </strong>in ebook or paperback, releasing 9/26/17</h2>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://jillshalvis.com/books/chasing-christmas-eve/" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://jillshalvis.com/books/chasing-christmas-eve/" target="_blank">iBooks</a> | <a href="http://jillshalvis.com/books/chasing-christmas-eve/" target="_blank">Kobo</a>| <a href="http://jillshalvis.com/books/chasing-christmas-eve/" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></h1>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<strong><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33783425-chasing-christmas-eve" target="_blank">Add to your Goodreads</a></strong></h2>
<strong> </strong>
<strong>EXCERPT:</strong>
The bathroom door opened, and even better than his fantasy, Colbie emerged from a cloud of steam, her willowy body wrapped in one of his towels, her exposed skin gleaming and dewy damp. Her hair had been piled on top of her head, but wavy strands had escaped, clinging to her neck and shoulders.
He couldn’t tear his gaze off of her. There was just something so uncalculated about her, so . . . natural and easy. She was like a beacon to him, which was both crazy and more than a little terrifying.
Clearly not seeing him against the wall, she moved with an effortless grace to the suitcase she’d left at the door. Bending low enough to give him a near heart attack, she rifled through her things, mumbling to herself that she should’ve researched more about how to be a normal person instead of how to kill someone with an everyday object.
“Do you kill a lot of people, then?” Spence asked.
“Motherforker!” she said with a startled squeak of surprise, whirling to face him, almost losing her grip on the towel.
Five days a week, Spence worked out hard in this gym. Mostly to outrun his demons, but the upside was he could run miles without losing his breath. But he lost his breath now.
And that wasn’t his body’s only reaction.
<br />
<h2>
<img alt="Heartbreaker Bay graphic" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-23682" src="http://www.inkslingerpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Heartbreaker-Bay-graphic.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
And don’t miss the previous books in Jill Shalvis’s Heartbreaker Bay Series, SWEET LITTLE LIES, THE TROUBLE WITH MISTLETOE, ONE SNOWY NIGHT and ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE, now available! <a href="http://jillshalvis.com/series/heartbreaker-bay/" target="_blank">Grab your copies HERE</a>!</h2>
<strong> </strong>
<strong> </strong>
<strong> </strong>
<strong><img alt="Jill Shalvis - headshot" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-23683" src="http://www.inkslingerpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Jill-Shalvis-headshot.jpg" height="250" width="200" /></strong><br />
<strong><br /></strong>
<strong>About Jill Shalvis:</strong>
<em>New York Times</em> and <em>USA Today</em> bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is, um, mostly coincidental. Look for Jill’s sexy contemporary and award-winning books wherever romances are sold and click on the blog button above for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.
<br />
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://jillshalvis.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Website</strong></a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Shalvis/315956498871" target="_blank"><strong>Facebook</strong></a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/JillShalvis/" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter</strong></a> | <a href="http://jillshalvis.us6.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=49bd741975a1b7aa5f6d33340&id=271cfa76aa" target="_blank"><strong>Newsletter SignUp</strong></a></h3>
<img alt="InkSlinger-Blogger-New" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23684" src="http://www.inkslingerpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/InkSlinger-Blogger-New-300x111.png" height="111" width="300" />
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-50933635899052696032017-02-22T09:39:00.003-05:002017-02-22T09:39:40.239-05:00Excerpt Reveal : HER SECRET RANGER by Donna Michaels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZuGfAZ-xf-aAQwoSG-bBjiIBBnNUIqyAk_XdX6Hu62C5zdBRhZBQZggLfNhvBv2lkban0p0xx159Valrg6ZeOGUvhvtEtXaKXSv61YdfAoTYdb2cn_1MO1TOEekiwnsOtd4sd8yqSK53/s1600/ExcerptReveal-HerSecretRanger-DMichaels_FINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZuGfAZ-xf-aAQwoSG-bBjiIBBnNUIqyAk_XdX6Hu62C5zdBRhZBQZggLfNhvBv2lkban0p0xx159Valrg6ZeOGUvhvtEtXaKXSv61YdfAoTYdb2cn_1MO1TOEekiwnsOtd4sd8yqSK53/s400/ExcerptReveal-HerSecretRanger-DMichaels_FINAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: center;">
<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kissing
the sexy soldier was a dare she couldn’t resist…</span></span></i></b><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGwnvSCytTw9HOTyYHlVfhu88LWNoEQsW1ZnHRiXvN4UlzpQ_49M8Im4iNuWIR3vgBMsbXJCOUX6W89FkfATdZrY-f7lGrl7Igf3df8siAvY22l4_VRSbL4C8-h3NthLFFW0uslyA7kqc/s1600/HerSecretRanger_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGwnvSCytTw9HOTyYHlVfhu88LWNoEQsW1ZnHRiXvN4UlzpQ_49M8Im4iNuWIR3vgBMsbXJCOUX6W89FkfATdZrY-f7lGrl7Igf3df8siAvY22l4_VRSbL4C8-h3NthLFFW0uslyA7kqc/s400/HerSecretRanger_500.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>HER SECRET RANGER</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The Men of At Ease Ranch #2</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Donna Michaels</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing March 6th, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Entangled Lovestruck</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34105363-her-secret-ranger" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Y23OybnMKZrFhXZEvwi91AEk5WybUSNLc6rHuUjziw6YAasR-FrtvUe4R3PgzAHpfH-TtdgZS16UMpeC-wVaqSvdzgQcM0ynKIjfzib7vkuXonjbB00J2oiCMcQpYrPq8v17fieL1hE/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-hyphenate: auto;">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Kissing
the sexy soldier was a dare she couldn’t resist…</i></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">By-the-book
event planner Beth Brannigan’s best friend dared her to kiss a cowboy. She
should have said no. Instead, she said <i>please</i>…again and again. If
her brother finds out she’s dating—okay, kissing—okay, <i>sleeping with</i>—one
of his military buddies, he’ll kill her. Assuming he doesn’t kill his friend
first.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Former Army
Ranger Brick Mitchum isn’t a relationship kind of guy. But then he meets Beth
and starts to wonder if maybe it’s time he settled down. She’s mysterious.
Unpredictable. Curvy in every way he needs… And hiding something. He’s just got
to figure out <i>what</i>. </span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://entangledpublishing.com/index.php/her-secret-ranger.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkWta6Wb3G887OYPkLq-QxdtaY7MgdLW0k73UP1HL6F0Nr_sL5Ty-X3X9LcofNppMzOJbUTnmxx7LTYD_FMlgQ9U0b7Jb-tOY3BK_AOcuHp3qC49NQcOHROtzxgEl_OrL7GC4ZLqLlDGX/s1600/Pre-Order.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPb3FhGB11XOsRiLq7wvhh_PTWT2oVQfvmOtLHye_hiRhjxpN9JsU_udEgX4fW1I6vMSqQLVhQR9vaMjeG-bqjWqDZDigF5NS4hBcDY8jQu35flQld3laLJEHoP5ReVsGYTQdN5Rz4P6c/s1600/TastyToursExcerpt.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPb3FhGB11XOsRiLq7wvhh_PTWT2oVQfvmOtLHye_hiRhjxpN9JsU_udEgX4fW1I6vMSqQLVhQR9vaMjeG-bqjWqDZDigF5NS4hBcDY8jQu35flQld3laLJEHoP5ReVsGYTQdN5Rz4P6c/s320/TastyToursExcerpt.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I know what we should
do. Let’s play truth or dare.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Crud.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Beth drew back and
adamantly shook her head. “Let’s not.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Come on. We could both
use something to lighten things up. So, let’s see…” Her friend’s gaze narrowed
as she tapped a finger on her chin. “I can’t help but feel there’s something
you’re not telling me about the Roadhouse. The fact you knew about the line dancing
has my Spidey sense tingling. So…truth: Did you meet someone there the last
time you were in town?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Damn. She’d forgotten
about her friend’s astute superpower. “What are you talking about?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rachel’s amused, albeit
determined, blue gaze bore deep. “Either tell me the truth about that weekend
or take a dare.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Double damn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Beth didn’t do dares.
Ever. She’d always taken the “truth” option of the game during their
adolescence. She couldn’t risk reprimands or hospital bills back then. Not much
had changed. But she wasn’t about to reveal her sexy cowboy weekend, either.
With a lift of her chin, she held Rachel’s gaze. “Dare.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The bugger’s grin grew
wicked as satisfaction gleamed in her eyes. “I dare you to kiss the next cowboy
who walks through the gate.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Beth gasped. “I can’t do
that! What if he’s married?” She jumped to her feet and headed to a nearby
trash can to toss her garbage. “Not happening.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rachel followed and
shrugged. “You have to. You chose dare. But, I’ll amend it to: you have to kiss
the next <i>single</i>
cowboy who walks through the gate. We’ll watch for wedding rings. And just
because you’re not looking doesn’t mean you can ignore the da…amn.” Her friend
blinked. “Wow, Beth. I almost wish you’d given <i>me</i> the dare. Turn around
and check out your ‘single’ cowboy.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Without giving her the
chance to protest, Rachel grasped Beth’s shoulders and physically turned her to
face the gate and one hell of a sexy cowboy. Well over six foot of solid muscle
that rippled under a black T-shirt and a pair of jeans hugging lean hips and
thighs, the guy oozed hotness she felt with an invisible wave of heat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her throat went dry. It
was…<i>him</i>. The cowboy from two
weeks ago. Seriously? What were the chances he’d walk back into her life at
that exact moment? “Uh…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I know, right? And
there’s not a wedding ring in sight. Now go over there and kiss him.” Her
snickering friend pushed her after the hunk striding toward the livestock
section of the fair. “Go on before he gets away. Or is that what you wanted?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">She gulped. Pulled herself
together. The knowing tone in her friend’s voice revealed she expected Beth to
chicken out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Any other time, yes,
she’d lose the dare. It was childish and irresponsible, and she didn’t have
time for foolish games. But she did have time to help her friend de-stress. Her
friend who was also her client. It was Beth’s duty to put her client at ease.
So, technically, it was her duty to kiss the sexy cowboy whose body she knew as
well as her own.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">That was her story and
she was sticking to it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Fine. I’ll do it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rachel squealed and
clapped her hands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Grasping bravado with two
fists, Beth set her shoulders, lifted her chin, and marched after the hot guy
striding away from her down the fairway. So what if she’d decided he was part
of her past? The opportunity was too good to pass up. Things like this never
happened to her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Zigzagging around
fairgoers, she avoided running into two children wearing a blue coating of
cotton candy, and closed in on her prey. Her confidence rose with each step.
Not only had she received her first ever dare, she was actually in the position
to have the upper hand on the challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">A flicker of guilt and a
touch of anxiety mixed with excitement. She pushed them both aside and smiled
when the cowboy suddenly stiffened and came to a halt. It was as if he could
feel her presence as sure as she could feel his. Not wanting Rachel to see the
guy’s expression, Beth didn’t give him a chance to turn around. She slid in
front of him, her anxiety fading at the pleasure curving his mouth into a sexy
grin, dimpling his cheeks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Hello, Brick,” she said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then she cupped his
deliciously scruffed jaw, pulled his face down, and kissed the ever loving heck
out of him.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Enter to Win a Print Copy</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.5pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.25in; vertical-align: middle;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/223120-her-secret-ranger" target="_blank">Goodreads Giveaway</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrW1xtDcDEE3l9CeQJSIk89lL_WKpjyhA7Mv1O30kewQSp8IL2FqKtcTO5iLFN1pi1d225AQhv4O63KqQXB45-cA_jaqMTrYzjwvhPaLFGgzgBKMXgJJtNZt3Yiiojj7fFetqcbh_x5k/s1600/TastyToursAuthor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrW1xtDcDEE3l9CeQJSIk89lL_WKpjyhA7Mv1O30kewQSp8IL2FqKtcTO5iLFN1pi1d225AQhv4O63KqQXB45-cA_jaqMTrYzjwvhPaLFGgzgBKMXgJJtNZt3Yiiojj7fFetqcbh_x5k/s320/TastyToursAuthor.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUN5O7845VDmGoOEGSpDabzeiia5iD_NGZKwdbAL0MRNEbC6-9GxAU5dK362xxr_aY5a7G1Z4QwrxUzgeea7Fa9pQrcMAWGCSExJQ_Mw5L16Bw_TrDHx3EjpMHS_SbbFnpMUSD_q-2WA/s1600/about-me-picture1-194x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUN5O7845VDmGoOEGSpDabzeiia5iD_NGZKwdbAL0MRNEbC6-9GxAU5dK362xxr_aY5a7G1Z4QwrxUzgeea7Fa9pQrcMAWGCSExJQ_Mw5L16Bw_TrDHx3EjpMHS_SbbFnpMUSD_q-2WA/s1600/about-me-picture1-194x300.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Normal1">
<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Donna Michaels is an award winning, New York Times & USA
Today bestselling author of Romaginative fiction. Her hot, humorous, and
heartwarming stories include cowboys, men in uniform, and some sexy, primal
alphas. With a husband in the military fulltime, and a household of nine, she
never runs out of material to write, and has rightfully earned the nickname
Lucy…and sometimes Ethel. From short to epic, her books entertain readers
across a variety of sub-genres, and one has even being hand drawn into a Japanese
translation. Now, if only she could read it.</span></span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Normal1">
<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.donnamichaelsauthor.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oJqe75a72q0xFFWkfzgkQVe_l-3OVBLpe1aaD-G06VADBo7pjqwvOZ5UU-C-9X7vOwfp2lxhzWXpxE5NkENFh26uSlBfF1ZYJKTfK9Y15nQPKcl__dg962mleYuRaqvMoKlC70Ui3kU/s1600/TastyToursButton-Website.png" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/Donna_Michaels" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mYrjC7l-YDt9t1TRfA38ZH4z8nID-y92jMI8cEYj-24so1jiKI_NhrcrKivMWEVgBox3fUtIfBCHcrEZYxaBeGBmbgzB3BdlWniXroZ0S6bbafzCYO06i5-4nJ01wqyjLLtYGvflDyk/s1600/TastyToursButton-Goodreads.png" /></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DonnaMichaelsAuthor" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5UesVz07cA3EzdIMh02vjTZn9pcgMER_N76wmb1X889uy-WShXqvMFNEj0gehy78w29L2bTY9jFMcswYcmBLpMseTpsH2MLY8odlZGOjiICheWSzMPs_uCNgUYnmF1WPvOVOF1asyjo/s1600/TastyToursButton-FB.png" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Donna_Michaels" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fqt2nFPg7WIgPnMBzg8Q86OZdVqwA8EbBsdayTbUyzvBAHT_dLd6zm3bGB1hEWteBFWg5_Nrku7J_mC8t-8d4lnujnH3phbjDu2eoXN_mh0N3KS1ldheCH5JNBJnZXBhtCt8m-TB01I/s1600/TastyToursButton-Twitter.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://tastybooktours.com/tours-master/2017/2/2/her-secret-ranger-blast-donna-michaels" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5PTA9OvqavdCgMURVihuTgu2NiYsTen_9rxaXICTR7GZUUelzr7xuQjBQsUmakrxNutCqMHwrtjvg9zWbVexrDQPQv8OyT1X2Wx6Ta5TOkMxlG3_rAJYqtCeHovFswHh_69UfbvsrhhY/s1600/TastyToursButton.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-74291979114013176452017-02-21T09:03:00.003-05:002017-02-21T09:03:48.872-05:00Teaser Tuesday : CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING by Miranda Liasson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRgiwLYa4XQ6nRbDvp4YLqWF3mjr1oeRie3NQkFO7C-oH8UnzxGAt_drMZMct8l4ulrOYENqjTCd_I2BjR00s7os1pEInhrqfMMtQKm9Fdc2YCSxvxuZXd8jCy_7jfSSxmXGaiMX1_xyH/s1600/Can%2527t+fight+this+feeling+Teaser_Tuesday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRgiwLYa4XQ6nRbDvp4YLqWF3mjr1oeRie3NQkFO7C-oH8UnzxGAt_drMZMct8l4ulrOYENqjTCd_I2BjR00s7os1pEInhrqfMMtQKm9Fdc2YCSxvxuZXd8jCy_7jfSSxmXGaiMX1_xyH/s400/Can%2527t+fight+this+feeling+Teaser_Tuesday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Spikonos Brothers #2</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Miranda Liasson</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing March 7th, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1gkw06qmwJyv-581Il2LZdOo2AvpRH7iI0Yynh-udardeCc7wSNZr6J_wyadoE8KG04JHo-Rcg5jqpo2kXdqQuxpX-hxSqa5ywFr1Q0lntuXyhqyJ2sLWuETRlKixjsYf0leNYMPYQH9/s1600/CoverFinalLG-CantFIghtThisFeeling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1gkw06qmwJyv-581Il2LZdOo2AvpRH7iI0Yynh-udardeCc7wSNZr6J_wyadoE8KG04JHo-Rcg5jqpo2kXdqQuxpX-hxSqa5ywFr1Q0lntuXyhqyJ2sLWuETRlKixjsYf0leNYMPYQH9/s400/CoverFinalLG-CantFIghtThisFeeling.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34038783-can-t-fight-this-feeling" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6bqqXNgJBC26iRLNQIV9qlA5Peb1oFXiRC_iTx6U_YxEMLmrPvKBf9Y8A3U337UYoRqPMoYi5HGgAvRPDfcOfOtZ_br35TyNExVgRsX9t-7bqZ0zBdYWW2d8KBhnhgiJOOO1nL_94ja9/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">SHE WANTS TO MOVE ON…WITH SOMEONE
BLAND AND BORING…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Widowed
psychologist Maggie McShae is ready to find someone who won’t make her heart
beat fast, her knees grow weak, or make her feel hot and cold at the same time.
No one she can <i>really</i> love, because love brings too much pain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Drew
Poulos, son of a billionaire, is hiding out in Mirror Lake, working at his
brothers’ brandy company. He inspires those very feelings Maggie’s determined
to avoid. The hunky businessman, who left his high society bride at the altar,
is the <i>last </i>person she’d ever seriously date…but he might just
be perfect for a fling…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">HE NEEDS A DATE FOR HIS BROTHER’S
WEDDING…WITH SOMEONE WHO CAN CALM HIS QUIRKY FAMILY…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Drew’s too
heartbroken to ever trust any woman again, but the sexy psychologist is the
perfect person to deflect his family’s attention as his brother marries the woman
Drew once thought was his.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> As
sparks fly, two injured hearts might just find that true love can be even
better the second time around….</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Fight-Feeling-Spikonos-Brothers-ebook/dp/B01MUF71BF/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMUE36KpT0da6W9OsaAIe2Z4ogvP5VF4txpgiQCCxJJx3Jz4wO6tIT9PzwaWiXobV-hbNiKxerUkdRfjqVrDdKSDEow2gNyUbd4EK8kYfCPBPzdF2cVpJb7mzfC3dczIkfYkw7jN9ovFg/s1600/Pre-Order.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVcFvZoF-fBe3_sLxsTSVrQTgHVSgb7z7yBCxM7iUf8Ob9N_xt21-p4fnih_rKHyOFvtBTtpvys7FfCQeM10ZhtzkBQoLlSbs-7kftjYSUumJQp-cXQtuf7NI4qlb0W2PTK-Jr0ZI08Eo/s1600/TastyToursExcerpt.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVcFvZoF-fBe3_sLxsTSVrQTgHVSgb7z7yBCxM7iUf8Ob9N_xt21-p4fnih_rKHyOFvtBTtpvys7FfCQeM10ZhtzkBQoLlSbs-7kftjYSUumJQp-cXQtuf7NI4qlb0W2PTK-Jr0ZI08Eo/s320/TastyToursExcerpt.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="color: #0d0d0d;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He got in her face. And oh, those big brown intelligent eyes
up close, those chiseled cheekbones, so much more defined than her own, which really
were such a waste on a man. That thick, pitch-black hair, so thick a woman’s
fingers could get lost in there.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="color: #0d0d0d;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She tried to back up a step, but he moved forward. “Maybe.
Let’s start by being honest with each other. Do you want me, Maggie?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="color: #0d0d0d;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“We’re not talking about—that. Back off already.” She pushed
on his chest a little. A mistake. Because it was hard as boulders and made her
knees go weak. “Besides, you just—flinched when I touched you.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="color: #0d0d0d;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“I think we need to do what you said, talk about it. I
flinched because I felt what I think you feel too. That there’s something going
on between us. What are we going to do about it?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="color: #0d0d0d;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She flipped her hand dismissively. “It’s all that
touchy-feely stuff we’re doing in front of your family. That has to stop.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="color: #0d0d0d;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“This has nothing to do with playacting,” he said quietly.
“And I think you know that. “That kiss on the court… It was real.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="color: #0d0d0d;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“That kiss was…impulsive. Heat of the moment, fueled by our
hard-won victory.” Joking now was not stopping the shivers that were running up
and down her arms. Or the hot and cold coursing through her veins. Somehow, she
sensed how it would be between them. Wild. No holds barred. And God help her,
she <i>wanted</i> that.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="color: #0d0d0d;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She tried to pull some common sense out of her sex-addled
brain. It would be a very bad idea on both their parts to forget their troubles
with a sweaty round of sex, wouldn’t it?</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYx4ryJChKLun9-ulGrnzxbUUaBg_V7NRiiCF_ih7F8im2OmRIbBd2KSl3o4KMJWKzlYWkkPn8zcUPIR4meWRXj6KSG1h7bBYt-ylhUzKjWXBLlu-ncfFrbAk9wV4sMstokuJTfJTfpYTm/s1600/TastyToursAuthor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYx4ryJChKLun9-ulGrnzxbUUaBg_V7NRiiCF_ih7F8im2OmRIbBd2KSl3o4KMJWKzlYWkkPn8zcUPIR4meWRXj6KSG1h7bBYt-ylhUzKjWXBLlu-ncfFrbAk9wV4sMstokuJTfJTfpYTm/s320/TastyToursAuthor.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjetS1MH31SwJ6w28gRfCdFuFn6EZseyA2AOlyLcWKSmGdDOVg3oE2lEsgA-0EMc0CMa4uOXllyIXX6uXxq143lYtgKaEgdOttvKUrj9A5LtKQ0w-UAiGxuBldpZ2JeT86K3AKiYKpYZ8/s1600/Miranda11-3-2-2-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjetS1MH31SwJ6w28gRfCdFuFn6EZseyA2AOlyLcWKSmGdDOVg3oE2lEsgA-0EMc0CMa4uOXllyIXX6uXxq143lYtgKaEgdOttvKUrj9A5LtKQ0w-UAiGxuBldpZ2JeT86K3AKiYKpYZ8/s320/Miranda11-3-2-2-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Miranda Liasson</b> loves to write
stories about everyday people who find love despite themselves, because there’s
nothing like a great love story. And if there are a few laughs along the way,
even better! She’s a former Golden Heart winner who writes contemporary romance
for Montlake Romance, Entangled, and soon for Grand Central. She lives in the
Midwest with her husband, three kids, and Posey, a rescue cat with attitude.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.mirandaliasson.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RBYy4Ywj1wMX7oO3HnpK2RL7g6rpfbWkfhDvV00NBaaU9sNgRLF-KnkkeE_Nl8rSB9E1vbQqrXMFU7cOAgXgigG5UMGcxuQ51LVNGA0UwWaVIzyI2925OdBgmsWwhH5YpPW8rguzkBXk/s1600/TastyToursButton-Website.png" /></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MirandaLiassonAuthor" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSf6eSRsEmABw5P2uy7v8xQVtJlopUOYx4_WAEZHBlN5Jd902nj4Wbf6bmLja3y-LOLbcq8rh4E7ixBCGuXAW2xaK1ExExVU2WucoMwf5V5YIvyZM71Xng-T8bmo2uJmNcrFCQ0v7JNgbT/s1600/TastyToursButton-FB.png" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10716626.Miranda_Liasson" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOHY5JA096IVe6upHRglGG0oqByRrkDinABAdYSDW1UVH1BXYBwMRBLbVATtjk4vFshl1WCGNOdG54ZhTFM9Qs_UfbQK_ccGoS3eL4sF2JJp1UzvWYfn3k0TnqKxry6jRr61SZF8JPYUY/s1600/TastyToursButton-Goodreads.png" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/mirandaliasson" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZ3mTRNwCMUfadcMX7j3YlnNC84AUNCpXGJvs3B5L2KpHZX8qfXlPsZjSSkxEDIia1g6WfCEcEZ2UlyraXym70eaC2-LWSBogVds2hbpvQdUYGM-fo14KzwdWsp8d7IN5IXA80BwScbDk/s1600/TastyToursButton-Twitter.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyiohnjoUcmoHiM8cc0xAUtHE7tZ97pK5V0Oe0xiRyCo8-yUmsQOB7s_f8CMHGuKNFhHXRI1Uon4NCYVPPMgVRoKoMwCs5rSsTrloddn6Z_1oaydGYUhiMsQGa-0ZJvzkBbsMvcS2j3Qn/s1600/TastyToursButton.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyiohnjoUcmoHiM8cc0xAUtHE7tZ97pK5V0Oe0xiRyCo8-yUmsQOB7s_f8CMHGuKNFhHXRI1Uon4NCYVPPMgVRoKoMwCs5rSsTrloddn6Z_1oaydGYUhiMsQGa-0ZJvzkBbsMvcS2j3Qn/s1600/TastyToursButton.png" /></a></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-75124702348780327922017-02-21T09:00:00.003-05:002017-02-21T09:00:39.777-05:00HIS Blog Tour & Giveaway: COWBOY HEART by Jennifer Ryan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bIFAZfcttlAMXNJFMd0gTEbG_CeHRpdTzJjS_hJIwMqHgQLr0STFL5n9l-HCBFOJMJnFU2GOU5PUuMwj53_emedwD1ASpRp2jR6y8wzH6qll2XFOTojI81UoAz3T1Gxw1On97OTyl0-E/s1600/BT-HisCowboyHeart_FINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bIFAZfcttlAMXNJFMd0gTEbG_CeHRpdTzJjS_hJIwMqHgQLr0STFL5n9l-HCBFOJMJnFU2GOU5PUuMwj53_emedwD1ASpRp2jR6y8wzH6qll2XFOTojI81UoAz3T1Gxw1On97OTyl0-E/s400/BT-HisCowboyHeart_FINAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><em id="yui_3_17_2_20_1487353040632_724" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Bound by honor and by love…</em><em style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">That’s a Montana Man.</em></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1R9dHV2kzojUMnZI9ropSLxMeA3Lq9BrzQDGFLZRVMuB8MbBJjye0TgCZcPAfBSqasehX4FbPQY-4Wpir15oT7PI9Ajrw81eHNng5JmjriQVBjLW_AgWjxPbvNB0CpeerA1K2ZODbq67/s1600/HisCowboyHeart+mm+c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1R9dHV2kzojUMnZI9ropSLxMeA3Lq9BrzQDGFLZRVMuB8MbBJjye0TgCZcPAfBSqasehX4FbPQY-4Wpir15oT7PI9Ajrw81eHNng5JmjriQVBjLW_AgWjxPbvNB0CpeerA1K2ZODbq67/s400/HisCowboyHeart+mm+c.JPG" width="247" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>HIS COWBOY HEART</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Montana Men #6</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jennifer Ryan</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing Feb 21, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Avon Books</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30363080-his-cowboy-heart?from_search=true" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcL5vkLuQVObVkv7pt55SWJ4l23pEdLUje9NIZPiYDXdIAfSuSkT7X5sBnqW19ZrN0jXT_6LJYECMHuai0681Oj9yRzLf6svFnlXK1odtWxvuvlrrbeImfsPyPSJLK3WvoBr4K3zDr0o/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Ford Kendrick has often
dreamed of the day that Jamie Keller would come home to Montana. After high
school, she needed to leave—and he, duty-bound to rescue his family’s ranch,
pushed her to go. The Army made Jamie a hero, but Ford still sees the gorgeous,
loving woman who lit up his whole world.<br />
<br />
Every day since she left, Jamie has longed for Ford. One glimpse confirms it:
the sexy, dangerous-looking cowboy left a hole in her heart that nothing else
can fill. Yet the battle scars she bears—inside and out—won’t let her trust
anyone enough to get close.<br />
<br />
Ford wants to bring Jamie back to the life they dreamed of building. But locked
somewhere in her memories is a dark truth that threatens her safety. It’s a
battle Ford won’t let her fight alone, not when he’s determined to keep her by
his side, now and always… <b><br />
<!--[endif]--></b></span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/his-cowboy-heart-jennifer-ryan/1123918686?ean=9780062435408" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-C_08KqLmKlb4zngLcClTXvj7Wc_6tBeqvbtV6RXeEze_z4YoEZwWgc2MSZD16OzvZ4H3BoKTOyIM2T_iBHQX9J6yZ2u9YLxIA0ldC1DMjb1Y9ycQMuCdMhcAji9oKb_e3tF8bvebX_i/s1600/TastyToursButton-BarnesNoble.png" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/His-Cowboy-Heart-Montana-Novel/dp/006243540X" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-1ksL9dB7PT7fVYMYaryT59q6JnEoAhQeAO3VrVcddnGdJhjBDVsArW7KvSmsNWCZ7SDzVU32gynqAIcC5mEdHT5sqBtaVj3qMBF_JclHCosy8yeudO4WEoQNcWJgO8oZ0vHTXvEjqg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Amazon.png" /></a><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/his-cowboy-heart" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDsht0OVdXOY_-kDilGROOGaAfLZ1m3vex7EbNb0WjIiMCNuMk-PO4J87HxqGYXJIAaZZby0Uqb1dWxexnnr11VFfLbl8_nZCV5LHRzujNd078kKEkAwqTbIHuSZQQeZN-P-yEDF-724/s1600/TastyToursButton-Kobo.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Roxanne_Smith%20_To_the_Studs?id=xspBDAAAQBAJ" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZT2uDpJkvSzmN4oqY0zToWLmHKhkyouV2e2z1NIPLUOIVrPXK2fJZryR-vIuucNt2qeYxO5nNanRwL6HjNnzpuYQGYPRKUQS6zp7PpgP8wZH5dhfeaMV6ncb8IKKGG9Z0-qqNw2MkcOcC/s1600/TastyToursButton-GooglePlay.png" /></a><a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Jennifer_Ryan%20_His_Cowboy_Heart?id=RZtMDAAAQBAJ" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVq31Q2YMPoTzKDvzVXXNT6dsXIpnuSMmdsbUun1TAjr6NwARAEDWXR3-VAXWATCHWHeDNXGkI-dsZPeeI9QFTxRkD25ByUUW1gekRAaHr4wQaay6WTTintOjyVAvaf4zsFOD5P5NgK0/s1600/TastyToursButton-iBooks.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s1600/TastyToursAuthor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s320/TastyToursAuthor.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMQnWqRFwqvFTleD-2xpv5uUhIIBN4zxaLoe3Sgly48kGmPgZ86QzxjkHTeo-QbzTwxvDwsqbkS0whFr6b4pas0doKP23lIYhcj4e-3RZ2EzKKeqXynPoN0mSuTfUzuBCMKSwUaIB9n_t/s1600/Author+Photo_Jennifer+Ryan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMQnWqRFwqvFTleD-2xpv5uUhIIBN4zxaLoe3Sgly48kGmPgZ86QzxjkHTeo-QbzTwxvDwsqbkS0whFr6b4pas0doKP23lIYhcj4e-3RZ2EzKKeqXynPoN0mSuTfUzuBCMKSwUaIB9n_t/s320/Author+Photo_Jennifer+Ryan.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Jennifer
Ryan</b> is
the <i>New York Times </i>& <i>USA Today </i>bestselling
author of The Hunted, McBride, and Montana Men series. She writes suspenseful
contemporary romances with outrageous plot twists, deeply emotional love
stories, high stakes and higher drama. Her stories are filled with love,
family, friendship, and the happily-ever-after we all hope to find.<br />
<br />
Jennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three
children. When she finally leaves those fictional worlds, you’ll find her in
the garden, playing in the dirt and daydreaming about people who live only in
her head, until she puts them on paper.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br />
<!--[endif]--></b></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.jennifer-ryan.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3U7-Sq9UnnQWhownhxD83SXb_BqI3nGM_pM40dKNyDKByiJFGUZbJbmPZfvNiQVnRD_tBn2ctQk2SGlTD3wtko0I_Se2bhPTtftoZcJOQcxRmgwi09E4SDUQLIbYTTL5HH-nYtqxfos/s1600/TastyToursButton-Website.png" /></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jennifer-Ryan/520021168037391" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7MACLfFXC9PXTMlp7CmGdmR9LOpFPIyvFA3bB0Xsm62arwc_LagsdwZH63ijV7rxSbiZmfeJyPXX8IVOCgJ9COWYwfHYNAlRUsK5_-1uUBq4MOxHQ5_SJXij-WbQ7FE59orZ9CYf2kE/s1600/TastyToursButton-FB.png" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4693347.Jennifer_Ryan" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFxLfxjo9bInCJmJkKPyNzkrByywDel6c7ajUjiM6UHbT0zUe4JdCdcxGcVCTEVQ5JN1eQ1Vt3vfnGd6mRUT4Xbgd-A6ICInfVDgrd46QIkbX3r0TggwS806OMb787RRtAGxCNbrwhrg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Goodreads.png" /></a><a href="http://www.twitter.com/JenRyan_author" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oNGFS3qgamgmQktV4JwXt5NQxiT4H4Y4ktAthsiuLcZPV5JIZGm7Fl7u9zU0BUTT7zeV96IbastHTyapanw1-90LqpMdE_oX0N428BouQCeJTpiKpexVw2LKL03jiBG4Ao7ok0Vv9bg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Twitter.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s1600/TastyToursGiveaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s320/TastyToursGiveaway.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="521ac4c81232" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/521ac4c81232/" id="rcwidget_9n1aezku" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-25604241666226228892017-02-20T09:16:00.001-05:002017-02-20T09:16:07.509-05:00Blog Tour & Giveaway: TO THE STUDS by Roxanne Smith<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSGBcMdSB8R03hEXfSSRwkNgENq6AEQ2onAePXfvXF1julkzp8azf7zIESryR5sbIL5AZhY_q_ljtAcTnZ9aTeggGVtfQ0gYn_DNH6LM0_sYHKshhE6xdh5TwZqxXc1mTGFD01WQ-dkKu/s1600/BT-ToTheStuds-RSmith_FINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSGBcMdSB8R03hEXfSSRwkNgENq6AEQ2onAePXfvXF1julkzp8azf7zIESryR5sbIL5AZhY_q_ljtAcTnZ9aTeggGVtfQ0gYn_DNH6LM0_sYHKshhE6xdh5TwZqxXc1mTGFD01WQ-dkKu/s400/BT-ToTheStuds-RSmith_FINAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Duke
has always made it clear she’s not his type. </i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Yet the simmering tension between
them says otherwise….</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhRxe4zgs4oKFMwUCDuuBey6kK3L0P2hm7m1Qx_84_WqHxdvPHwICyvDILbdThH-mzR32NCerfQrDEivna7o37Lm4oNWmfgp-Qp9oEoDJJkSsJQVMEyMcyg8q7lPOi2aJ-i-14cC4Mmqp/s1600/ToTheStuds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhRxe4zgs4oKFMwUCDuuBey6kK3L0P2hm7m1Qx_84_WqHxdvPHwICyvDILbdThH-mzR32NCerfQrDEivna7o37Lm4oNWmfgp-Qp9oEoDJJkSsJQVMEyMcyg8q7lPOi2aJ-i-14cC4Mmqp/s400/ToTheStuds.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>TO THE STUDS</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Bound by Design #1</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Roxanne Smith</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing Feb 21, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Lyrical Shine</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31749708-to-the-studs" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcL5vkLuQVObVkv7pt55SWJ4l23pEdLUje9NIZPiYDXdIAfSuSkT7X5sBnqW19ZrN0jXT_6LJYECMHuai0681Oj9yRzLf6svFnlXK1odtWxvuvlrrbeImfsPyPSJLK3WvoBr4K3zDr0o/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">No one says
no to fiery but talented home designer Neve Harper—which is how she convinces
her elusive neighbor, Duke Kennicot, to help out with her latest renovation
job. Not only is Duke a design aficionado, he’s got the inside scoop on the
cabin’s owner. And since Neve’s ulterior motive is a romance with the boss,
Duke is her ideal wingman. Except from the moment they’re alone in the remote
Ozark mountain location, Neve discovers Duke is just as headstrong—and a whole
lot sexier—than she ever realized. Duke has always made it clear she’s not his
type. Yet the simmering tension between them says otherwise….<br />
<br />
Duke had been warned to steer clear of hot-tempered Neve, but his resolve is
lessening with every heated exchange—and every smoldering touch. By the time
Neve unearths a dangerous, age-old mystery buried on the property, Duke is
ready to do just about anything to keep the brazen beauty safe….<b> </b></span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/to-the-studs-roxanne-smith/1123861214?ean=9781516100828" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-C_08KqLmKlb4zngLcClTXvj7Wc_6tBeqvbtV6RXeEze_z4YoEZwWgc2MSZD16OzvZ4H3BoKTOyIM2T_iBHQX9J6yZ2u9YLxIA0ldC1DMjb1Y9ycQMuCdMhcAji9oKb_e3tF8bvebX_i/s1600/TastyToursButton-BarnesNoble.png" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Studs-Bound-Design-Roxanne-Smith-ebook/dp/B01GBAG7NG/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-1ksL9dB7PT7fVYMYaryT59q6JnEoAhQeAO3VrVcddnGdJhjBDVsArW7KvSmsNWCZ7SDzVU32gynqAIcC5mEdHT5sqBtaVj3qMBF_JclHCosy8yeudO4WEoQNcWJgO8oZ0vHTXvEjqg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Amazon.png" /></a><a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/to-the-studs" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDsht0OVdXOY_-kDilGROOGaAfLZ1m3vex7EbNb0WjIiMCNuMk-PO4J87HxqGYXJIAaZZby0Uqb1dWxexnnr11VFfLbl8_nZCV5LHRzujNd078kKEkAwqTbIHuSZQQeZN-P-yEDF-724/s1600/TastyToursButton-Kobo.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Roxanne_Smith%20_To_the_Studs?id=xspBDAAAQBAJ" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZT2uDpJkvSzmN4oqY0zToWLmHKhkyouV2e2z1NIPLUOIVrPXK2fJZryR-vIuucNt2qeYxO5nNanRwL6HjNnzpuYQGYPRKUQS6zp7PpgP8wZH5dhfeaMV6ncb8IKKGG9Z0-qqNw2MkcOcC/s1600/TastyToursButton-GooglePlay.png" /></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/to-the-studs/id1128182383?mt=11" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVq31Q2YMPoTzKDvzVXXNT6dsXIpnuSMmdsbUun1TAjr6NwARAEDWXR3-VAXWATCHWHeDNXGkI-dsZPeeI9QFTxRkD25ByUUW1gekRAaHr4wQaay6WTTintOjyVAvaf4zsFOD5P5NgK0/s1600/TastyToursButton-iBooks.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s1600/TastyToursAuthor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s320/TastyToursAuthor.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0akTHkO9xBcU1lxGd1x7wjljQkWW3atZD9UlnIKE9fmy7kdZ-umaNIvz79VTz3uG5fomQ83-gVzskdXLW9YY1URZoUR7K1kn-pe0dXjyEZen8cEUzE5QRF1Zsm5uqolzg3box95KXzfF/s1600/Roxanne.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0akTHkO9xBcU1lxGd1x7wjljQkWW3atZD9UlnIKE9fmy7kdZ-umaNIvz79VTz3uG5fomQ83-gVzskdXLW9YY1URZoUR7K1kn-pe0dXjyEZen8cEUzE5QRF1Zsm5uqolzg3box95KXzfF/s200/Roxanne.png" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A Florida native, <b>Roxanne
Smith</b> has called everywhere from Houston to Cheyenne home. Currently
residing in Roswell, New Mexico, she’s an avid reader of every genre, a cat
lover, pit bull advocate, and semi-geek. She loves video games, <i>Doctor
Who</i>, and her dashing husband. Her two kids are the light of her life and
provide ample material for her writing.</span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br />
<!--[endif]--></b></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.roxannesmith.net/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3U7-Sq9UnnQWhownhxD83SXb_BqI3nGM_pM40dKNyDKByiJFGUZbJbmPZfvNiQVnRD_tBn2ctQk2SGlTD3wtko0I_Se2bhPTtftoZcJOQcxRmgwi09E4SDUQLIbYTTL5HH-nYtqxfos/s1600/TastyToursButton-Website.png" /></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/roxannesmith.author/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7MACLfFXC9PXTMlp7CmGdmR9LOpFPIyvFA3bB0Xsm62arwc_LagsdwZH63ijV7rxSbiZmfeJyPXX8IVOCgJ9COWYwfHYNAlRUsK5_-1uUBq4MOxHQ5_SJXij-WbQ7FE59orZ9CYf2kE/s1600/TastyToursButton-FB.png" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9800536.Roxanne_Smith" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFxLfxjo9bInCJmJkKPyNzkrByywDel6c7ajUjiM6UHbT0zUe4JdCdcxGcVCTEVQ5JN1eQ1Vt3vfnGd6mRUT4Xbgd-A6ICInfVDgrd46QIkbX3r0TggwS806OMb787RRtAGxCNbrwhrg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Goodreads.png" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/ThisSmithRox" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oNGFS3qgamgmQktV4JwXt5NQxiT4H4Y4ktAthsiuLcZPV5JIZGm7Fl7u9zU0BUTT7zeV96IbastHTyapanw1-90LqpMdE_oX0N428BouQCeJTpiKpexVw2LKL03jiBG4Ao7ok0Vv9bg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Twitter.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s1600/TastyToursGiveaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s320/TastyToursGiveaway.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="521ac4c81228" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/521ac4c81228/" id="rcwidget_cw0icbki" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-71765650356575952052017-02-20T09:12:00.002-05:002017-02-20T09:12:44.546-05:00Release Blast & Giveaway : NOVA by Rebecca Yarros<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://tastybooktours.com/tours-master/2017/1/22/nova-rebecca-yarros" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgle2iJEJkzj2JsvuJTsG5Sg-Dcq7jooBm4hGdBmw0C-DnOwWfOp0ageCRmgpSUM2rdW4lXvwAk98SoXheseBV_Up5r7_q0SCHob1RFgl_7ix7A7brio-6hrGQFUpICodlg1xf0Pym9i7IQ/s400/RB-Nova-RYarros_FINAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<strong style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The only heart he wants is the one he already broke...</i></span></strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLz2qpkUTwj6D6zKAsg8NobHH5pibBJ63NnKRCd3zK_ySZQko3XijsHB3RnWY-i2KBkY8833XkPfrjoN4RahNVqZwYFY58P8Vy8WNVJwLkpKHnaxbjQcoTw9MA1kvoM4hsmqRFHbsIRYH/s1600/NovaTheRenegades_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLz2qpkUTwj6D6zKAsg8NobHH5pibBJ63NnKRCd3zK_ySZQko3XijsHB3RnWY-i2KBkY8833XkPfrjoN4RahNVqZwYFY58P8Vy8WNVJwLkpKHnaxbjQcoTw9MA1kvoM4hsmqRFHbsIRYH/s400/NovaTheRenegades_500.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>NOVA</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The Renegades #2</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rebecca Yarros</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing February 20th, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Entangled Embrace</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31844195-nova" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcL5vkLuQVObVkv7pt55SWJ4l23pEdLUje9NIZPiYDXdIAfSuSkT7X5sBnqW19ZrN0jXT_6LJYECMHuai0681Oj9yRzLf6svFnlXK1odtWxvuvlrrbeImfsPyPSJLK3WvoBr4K3zDr0o/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">The only heart he wants is the one
he already broke...<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">He's
Landon Rhodes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
Renegade they call Nova.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sinfully
gorgeous, broody, tatted-up, professional snowboarder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Four-time
X Games medalist—<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Full-time
heartbreaker.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">They say a girl broke him once—<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">That's why he's so reckless, so
driven, so careless with his conquests.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">But I'm
that girl.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">They can
call me his curse all they want.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">He and I
both know the truth—<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">He's the
one who destroyed me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">And I'm
not the sucker who will let that happen again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">***NOVA can be read as a
standalone***<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nova-Renegades-Rebecca-Yarros-ebook/dp/B01LM0KZQ0/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-1ksL9dB7PT7fVYMYaryT59q6JnEoAhQeAO3VrVcddnGdJhjBDVsArW7KvSmsNWCZ7SDzVU32gynqAIcC5mEdHT5sqBtaVj3qMBF_JclHCosy8yeudO4WEoQNcWJgO8oZ0vHTXvEjqg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Amazon.png" /></a><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nova-rebecca-yarros/1124566378?type=eBook" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifI7Sqh19FCjExRj6ux72dj4jsco6N4y3FauIERX2cXrGoJ705uwBg7NrHqUlhw2_r89BQmcJHOXr5D6NbdsrbAMtYEj9xw6QNMfAirDYEQe59A0nQjb464NqJ0sbvMcTshcFHanl3kw/s1600/TastyToursButton-BarnesNoble.png" /></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/nova/id1151290436" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIXe6BHMtVfQQtn1kc3i40MthsGEZCSfdlNHKZ72EoONVDKJCMtHq_xnYWIuzTWXDz4gPo6XMxr8J5MUrj8LOTTClE5MKXaEX3xIqY6V9O4xWPsN9TP6P8_E1ONZLiVvi94O2hPzJJpw/s1600/TastyToursButton-iBooks.png" /></a><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/nova-22" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CUdHHBO5F2L20lNoOEUn6AVIUzzInZmx4n3kya10EJ5aq3Ltq0iJsWHYaOSP-_1qLeJJdzRxvluGTc1P7Wb9laYsLbW_3xRwgYz6B9ONR_TzvDWE3GJUOSLl4gXVBmo0_MkC0vcjKBA/s1600/TastyToursButton-Kobo.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s1600/TastyToursAuthor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s320/TastyToursAuthor.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_X97iDkGmQ7KyC6b81c3SJLQbRgJ_jWmzR7kSb-tVP0FJ9kC7hwSLn77xn4tjlOwcFuhpOapwGVgE39z5ywutyoLmCQjlAuCBmslXDbA1tP6nygXl9ELClyvy3lHxiKx-QkemJfr1NO6M/s1600/Rebecca+Yarros.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_X97iDkGmQ7KyC6b81c3SJLQbRgJ_jWmzR7kSb-tVP0FJ9kC7hwSLn77xn4tjlOwcFuhpOapwGVgE39z5ywutyoLmCQjlAuCBmslXDbA1tP6nygXl9ELClyvy3lHxiKx-QkemJfr1NO6M/s320/Rebecca+Yarros.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Rebecca
Yarros</b> is
a hopeless romantic and a lover of all things coffee, chocolate, and Paleo. She
is the author of the Flight & Glory series, which includes Full Measures,
the award-winning Eyes Turned Skyward, Beyond What Is Given, and Hallowed
Ground. She loves military heroes and has been blissfully married to hers for
fifteen years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">When
she’s not writing, she’s tying hockey skates for her four sons, sneaking in
some guitar time, or watching Brat Pack movies with her two daughters. She
lives in Colorado with the hottest Apache pilot ever, their rambunctious gaggle
of kids, and an English bulldog who is more stubborn than sweet. They recently
adopted their youngest daughter from the foster system, and Rebecca is
passionate about helping others do the same.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.rebeccayarros.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3U7-Sq9UnnQWhownhxD83SXb_BqI3nGM_pM40dKNyDKByiJFGUZbJbmPZfvNiQVnRD_tBn2ctQk2SGlTD3wtko0I_Se2bhPTtftoZcJOQcxRmgwi09E4SDUQLIbYTTL5HH-nYtqxfos/s1600/TastyToursButton-Website.png" /></a><a href="http://facebook.com/rebeccaelizabethyarros" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7MACLfFXC9PXTMlp7CmGdmR9LOpFPIyvFA3bB0Xsm62arwc_LagsdwZH63ijV7rxSbiZmfeJyPXX8IVOCgJ9COWYwfHYNAlRUsK5_-1uUBq4MOxHQ5_SJXij-WbQ7FE59orZ9CYf2kE/s1600/TastyToursButton-FB.png" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7539785.Rebecca_Yarros" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFxLfxjo9bInCJmJkKPyNzkrByywDel6c7ajUjiM6UHbT0zUe4JdCdcxGcVCTEVQ5JN1eQ1Vt3vfnGd6mRUT4Xbgd-A6ICInfVDgrd46QIkbX3r0TggwS806OMb787RRtAGxCNbrwhrg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Goodreads.png" /></a><a href="http://www.twitter.com/RebeccaYarros" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oNGFS3qgamgmQktV4JwXt5NQxiT4H4Y4ktAthsiuLcZPV5JIZGm7Fl7u9zU0BUTT7zeV96IbastHTyapanw1-90LqpMdE_oX0N428BouQCeJTpiKpexVw2LKL03jiBG4Ao7ok0Vv9bg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Twitter.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s1600/TastyToursGiveaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s320/TastyToursGiveaway.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="521ac4c81227" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/521ac4c81227/" id="rcwidget_l4e8eq6b" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-13134985743462231452017-02-17T02:00:00.000-05:002017-02-17T02:00:36.628-05:00Surprise Series Cover Reveal : I Do, I Don't Series by Lauren Layne<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Tasty Book Tours Presents...</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpqf-SKtKziZ6JL0ckzWaWnftZ_dabGc4a7_SVhsgoqtGGZsXS4dLAME9oyMWrKkYrz7Hbdfwe78Nk6pcATVO5_N5sxZ96hshV-AjGPSksLPNliiLp951vJ1JE3p_pvP0b_fS7NOnTxhz/s1600/ReadyToRun_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpqf-SKtKziZ6JL0ckzWaWnftZ_dabGc4a7_SVhsgoqtGGZsXS4dLAME9oyMWrKkYrz7Hbdfwe78Nk6pcATVO5_N5sxZ96hshV-AjGPSksLPNliiLp951vJ1JE3p_pvP0b_fS7NOnTxhz/s640/ReadyToRun_.jpg" width="419" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">READY TO RUN</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I Do, I Don't (Book 1)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Lauren Layne</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing Aug 22nd, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Loveswept</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/196758-i-do-i-don-t" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8G__MkdX5iQHwBL2IvceABHtgT61atR29SyqLOgEpSkauWhWPOnAm2BK8rXnPOxi7tK4PEfK-E3gG1nw1tLKtTDpLpwps89JzKWUGoovxKlDJC_3sDaYKPO-FUjpqZyQHXxEOhAKeXMj6/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 15.05pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.05pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>The Bachelor </i></b><b>meets <i>The Runaway Bride</i> in this
addictive romance novel about a reality TV producer falling for her would-be
star: a Montana heartthrob who wants nothing to do with the show.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 15.05pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.05pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jordan Carpenter thinks she’s finally found the
perfect candidate for <i>Jilted,</i> a new dating show about runaway
grooms: Luke Elliott, a playboy firefighter who’s left not one but <i>three</i> brides
at the altar. The only problem? Luke refuses to answer Jordan’s emails or
return her calls. Which is how she ends up on a flight to Montana to recruit
him in person. It’s not Manhattan but at least the locals in Lucky Hollow seem
friendly . . . except for Luke, who’s more intense—and way hotter—than the
slick womanizer Jordan expected.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 15.05pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.05pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Eager to put the past behind him, Luke has zero
intention of following this gorgeous, fast-talking city girl back to New York.
But before he can send her packing, Jordan’s everywhere: at his favorite bar,
the county fair, even his exes’ book club. Annoyingly, everyone in Lucky Hollow
seems to like her—and deep down, she’s starting to grow on him too. But the
more he fights her constant pestering, the more Luke finds himself wishing that
Jordan would kick off her high heels and make herself comfortable in his arms.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://laurenlayne.com/ready-to-run" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxjGI2ulqFYZKrhxfvpsn2ZijL1jlqE30qCBSdG-FRIi9JCbEjJY8VDTV5Sfshpt-RMEHQ3Ams4HwVLxhHUd9OWIJyziO2s9_Hctq-RsqAMx7-iUYraZL34Q3mTe7BSxPcFyl_9cIARR1/s1600/Pre-Order.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0u9grRAP7k9UW8puKGPbvvvlcFtECXAZdWDUmk6NIxCGDF8Hecx6GQVbmHMu_b6Xb02jhDdqXJ6cFpSOGdUzgqKYa5OUlAPHFoPJLlBkeQc6PJVCadmUeR8et7FcO4zzR8bM1twojCDx9/s1600/RunawayGroom_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0u9grRAP7k9UW8puKGPbvvvlcFtECXAZdWDUmk6NIxCGDF8Hecx6GQVbmHMu_b6Xb02jhDdqXJ6cFpSOGdUzgqKYa5OUlAPHFoPJLlBkeQc6PJVCadmUeR8et7FcO4zzR8bM1twojCDx9/s640/RunawayGroom_.jpg" width="420" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">RUNAWAY GROOM</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I Do, I Don't (Book 2)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Lauren Layne</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing Sept 12th, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Loveswept</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/196758-i-do-i-don-t" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkqUcJnbU5NcD-5fv_WOMZz_OLMrF52h7r0HAEgtjC6gyEAuiU2MrWVCUW41_cmGLH58QaQf99qdZthesruYndfURMRTXha7bljnEjvwu7p_aX680RjU-92o9E37VqNIsV5EeuEDfTQUX/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 15.05pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.05pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>For one charming playboy, getting cast on a
Bachelor-esque reality TV show is the shock of a lifetime—until he finds love
where he least expects it. And now the chase is on!</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 15.05pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.05pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Gage Barrett’s reputation as a ladies’ man has
been greatly exaggerated, but none of that matters after a drunken bet lands
him on Jilted, a reality TV show that matches runaway grooms with wannabe
brides. Now he’s stuck at a Hawaiian resort with nineteen women competing to
drag him back to the altar—and one contestant who’s even more miserable than he
is. Gage has no idea how feisty, independent Ellie Wright wound up in the cast,
but it’s obvious she hates his guts. And if there’s one thing Gage likes, it’s
a challenge. . . .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 15.05pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.05pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ellie can’t believe she let her best friend talk
her into exchanging her dignity for a glorified bikini contest. Still, she
could use the exposure—her business is struggling—and she’ll probably be one of
the first to get eliminated anyway. But Gage isn’t the shallow jerk Ellie
anticipated—and he’s in no rush to send her home. As stolen kisses turn into
secret trysts, she finds herself losing track of what’s real and what’s for the
camera. With the wedding finale looming, this runaway groom is tempting Ellie
to start believing in storybook endings.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://laurenlayne.com/runaway-groom" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgQKBc9H2Xge0uD1PuMJ_vY8E3VhMpLkplDoMOkBRQyxdwvcV1HTkpRmvnOMB5FDtPlWeJIc4tz70TEvo12CxkT_DH1A7M2B6_ZlapZDFmcwGqQFq8mIIpwWUke9BWv6OECKlUT3630Dz/s1600/Pre-Order.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
~*~</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUa7DIBgOCT8W3oyj8XpSrUjY7wGq3A0quoYRgmDvDXMq0awcxNkjvmVR-D-uslHhMCnc2jQ0zEMXbhQIpZGIptAknY6n_rqWrb7EzNF072YucDayosEAbbYbRid8igdGFnwEUCj8YH-U/s1600/9781101885130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUa7DIBgOCT8W3oyj8XpSrUjY7wGq3A0quoYRgmDvDXMq0awcxNkjvmVR-D-uslHhMCnc2jQ0zEMXbhQIpZGIptAknY6n_rqWrb7EzNF072YucDayosEAbbYbRid8igdGFnwEUCj8YH-U/s640/9781101885130.jpg" width="420" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">JUST RUN WITH IT</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I Do, I Don't (Book 3)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Lauren Layne</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing Oct 24th, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Loveswept</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/196758-i-do-i-don-t" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkqUcJnbU5NcD-5fv_WOMZz_OLMrF52h7r0HAEgtjC6gyEAuiU2MrWVCUW41_cmGLH58QaQf99qdZthesruYndfURMRTXha7bljnEjvwu7p_aX680RjU-92o9E37VqNIsV5EeuEDfTQUX/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 15.05pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.05pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>A good girl takes her wild twin’s place on a
provocative dating show and meets the man of her dreams . . . off-camera . . .
in this charming rom-com about loving the one person who can’t love you back.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 15.05pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.05pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">High school science teacher Violet Simmons has
spent her entire life helping her twin sister out of one scrape after another,
but this time, Zoe’s outdone herself. After signing on for the hit reality show <i>Jilted,</i> Zoe
ends up pregnant, and it’s <i>Violet</i> who finds herself in the
exquisite New Orleans mansion with twenty guys trying to coax her down the
aisle. Everyone buys Violet’s cover, including the one man she wishes would see
right through it: Bennett Chapman, the TV executive who looks good in a
suit—and even better out of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 15.05pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.05pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bennett’s always expected to take over the
network from his father. Now, to seal the deal, he needs record ratings from
their tackiest show, which means the ditzy star needs to walk down the aisle
with one of her meathead suitors. But Zoe Simmons is no bimbo. She’s too smart,
too sarcastic, and far too alluring. The more they butt heads—and lock lips—the
more Bennett wants her all to himself. And when Zoe drops a real bombshell,
Bennett is forced to choose: between the job he’s destined for, or the woman
who’s stolen his heart.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://laurenlayne.com/just-run-with-it" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgQKBc9H2Xge0uD1PuMJ_vY8E3VhMpLkplDoMOkBRQyxdwvcV1HTkpRmvnOMB5FDtPlWeJIc4tz70TEvo12CxkT_DH1A7M2B6_ZlapZDFmcwGqQFq8mIIpwWUke9BWv6OECKlUT3630Dz/s1600/Pre-Order.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaulEwhzJ7X3yrCLwunBkHg-Jsju5TPdU33V1aGi61AW_Kyj-9Cb_0dZyLTMEkfHtkvjtj_Mo_WfMoQIMoHNyQ22c60tF84mWBOgHEU0pXv5R7J253XcIjfWajQrTDfJe_yrZIWawsxUf/s1600/TastyToursAuthor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaulEwhzJ7X3yrCLwunBkHg-Jsju5TPdU33V1aGi61AW_Kyj-9Cb_0dZyLTMEkfHtkvjtj_Mo_WfMoQIMoHNyQ22c60tF84mWBOgHEU0pXv5R7J253XcIjfWajQrTDfJe_yrZIWawsxUf/s400/TastyToursAuthor.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9m-sDpNKDAwB8a7Ruzh3HkyUSWyJIZF-66-SPL5I7FFpDRmyj3TzeCiAZKeZWEsig3GEFCQTSNtQkBbrDiU-KEvTv4g-YXH20u_DgVT710T4ettJaJz8ZZ95btXbOlhdknjWURIkyHNF/s1600/Lauren_layne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9m-sDpNKDAwB8a7Ruzh3HkyUSWyJIZF-66-SPL5I7FFpDRmyj3TzeCiAZKeZWEsig3GEFCQTSNtQkBbrDiU-KEvTv4g-YXH20u_DgVT710T4ettJaJz8ZZ95btXbOlhdknjWURIkyHNF/s1600/Lauren_layne.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lauren Layne is the New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen romantic comedies.<br /><br />A former e-commerce and web marketing manager from Seattle, Lauren relocated to New York City in 2011 to pursue a full-time writing career.<br /><br />She lives in midtown Manhattan with her high-school sweetheart, where she writes smart romantic comedies with just enough sexy-times to make your mother blush. In LL's ideal world, every stiletto-wearing, Kate Spade wielding woman would carry a Kindle stocked with Lauren Layne books. </span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.laurenlayne.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aDdzN4MXolfGVtPwEpF6iRikfkjrHDLj3DqPkIeT8DKIir-g48-XRLuUnruU6YRq57puBaopsDzga3jNvSIS9QvgkPu12mkQd66b6afQJQHOreqVzYu2MisUoqtGqzRHcBbOfRazhyphenhyphen9H/s1600/TastyToursButton-Website.png" /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/laurenlayneauthor" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8as0Bx-v7exKoQFqRRFSOumn9PwFwv2AMHlTJwST-_cVO3OZL7J998Opnqly6qoUlo85raywr97OzA1bOiphezaqGEtqiDl1dhDK-ByThZWpgNB3juefXYMBVF91WtCjVH3QRqbu-5Xo/s1600/TastyToursButton-FB.png" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6969772.Lauren_Layne" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXm8KoGsilItSuXTZN9GAOOOUnmLxTPVaElWWFX5x9BzT-DCAIKjpX62bcNQdxBlKo9NQ0HoqFZ31DD0-M05S50Jh5JxXYN3LBidsHO_CHzWR0wMtZLaF5MSUXmM3jhUcPR1aHMengLS0/s1600/TastyToursButton-Goodreads.png" /></a><a href="http://www.twitter.com/_laurenlayne" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAt5VE77RdKTybBUiYf11B7cVbNa5yHLQptxeGUKi3dc9ydxfSyA0Mzz4expUQpEvXLIlL4_At95IGkdOhr6htd20m0G8uks9BaC6B-fqmVi1nCV770FhW1wU5sydM9DyYiiYl4o4Acvkm/s1600/TastyToursButton-Twitter.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8f0-SxcD3MZHXeJYL2oy-dgvQu5QEBOtBUNpnXlqX-JGkzxVKjfQS904YvSkMyxozmpMebOv-p3gHOl0XK1KrxuZ-NMpSP287KrL71jIGH0WzLHdB6chIiQYH1uPfbZUjqSykAtNMhxON/s1600/TastyToursButton.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8f0-SxcD3MZHXeJYL2oy-dgvQu5QEBOtBUNpnXlqX-JGkzxVKjfQS904YvSkMyxozmpMebOv-p3gHOl0XK1KrxuZ-NMpSP287KrL71jIGH0WzLHdB6chIiQYH1uPfbZUjqSykAtNMhxON/s1600/TastyToursButton.png" /></a></div>
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-33231692826222206102017-02-17T00:00:00.000-05:002017-02-17T00:00:28.825-05:00Review & Giveaway: MILLION BALLER BABY by Rie Warren<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9-Kc5z_AVk-pC8qlvC9gHzYRMPCKVZpSwncyAFf5U1ZqTRkgsR44PZl3S931Rr_V70i4hNPH17v9OVItc_vzeiqIvkF2T-2rQB-tqIcNUAnvlVPC-7zsrHyaYgckbicWLGJdIeCxmv0/s1600/Million+Baller+Baby+Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9-Kc5z_AVk-pC8qlvC9gHzYRMPCKVZpSwncyAFf5U1ZqTRkgsR44PZl3S931Rr_V70i4hNPH17v9OVItc_vzeiqIvkF2T-2rQB-tqIcNUAnvlVPC-7zsrHyaYgckbicWLGJdIeCxmv0/s400/Million+Baller+Baby+Banner.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">MILLION BALLER BABY: A Secret Baby, Second Chance, Sports Romance<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Bad Boy Ballers, #1</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BLURB</b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">She’s NFL royalty. He’s the star quarterback of a tanking
team. When she takes ownership, balls will roll . . . and the truth will out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rafe Macintyre—the rocket-armed Carolina Crush
quarterback—has nothing to lose and everything to prove. All because of one
woman . . . Miss Peyton Fox. When the tough-as-nails chick takes over as team
owner, Rafe is ready to turn the epic-fail season into a Super Bowl
championship. But the winning has to start with Peyton’s love. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No stranger to playas on and off the field, Peyton Fox is
born and bred NFL royalty. Been there, done him, and called the plays even
before she took up the Carolina Crush crown. She has zero time for a love life
and even less time for games unless they happen between the endzones.
Unfortunately, Rafe Macintyre has one hell of an arm, and he’s full of hot
southern charm. He’s not too bad to drool over either, but it’s been five years
since she tangled with him—a mistake she doesn’t plan on repeating. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The consequences of one night of rebellion will last a
lifetime. It’s all fun and games until someone gets knocked up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
<o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="false"
DefSemiHidden="false" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="382">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footer"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of figures"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope return"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="line number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="page number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of authorities"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="macro"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="toa heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Closing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Message Header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Salutation"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Date"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Block Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="FollowedHyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Document Map"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Plain Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="E-mail Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Top of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Bottom of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal (Web)"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Acronym"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Cite"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Code"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Definition"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Keyboard"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Preformatted"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Sample"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Typewriter"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Variable"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Table"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation subject"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="No List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Contemporary"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Elegant"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Professional"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Balloon Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Theme"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" QFormat="true"
Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="41" Name="Plain Table 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="42" Name="Plain Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="43" Name="Plain Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="44" Name="Plain Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="45" Name="Plain Table 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="40" Name="Grid Table Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="Grid Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="List Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="List Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="List Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Mention"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Smart Hyperlink"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;
mso-font-charset:1;
mso-generic-font-family:roman;
mso-font-format:other;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;
mso-font-charset:0;
mso-generic-font-family:auto;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:-536870145 1073786111 1 0 415 0;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{mso-style-unhide:no;
mso-style-qformat:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
mso-default-props:yes;
font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;
mso-header-margin:.5in;
mso-footer-margin:.5in;
mso-paper-source:0;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<!--EndFragment--><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQHan5lHCjbC-vquZwuIdNz_WDD_njIltf1UqVHpWXXYxDKWUqWm55YnvU0bbNA9-Uuyghtkh3xDIBQ08t3je5BZJBmRg9hNjdkpI6kp1aOV3vzRKZBVTJhZzXBbQbkIyANYCxEII3Hc/s1600/Million+Baller+Baby+Live+rie+Warren+Option+One.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQHan5lHCjbC-vquZwuIdNz_WDD_njIltf1UqVHpWXXYxDKWUqWm55YnvU0bbNA9-Uuyghtkh3xDIBQ08t3je5BZJBmRg9hNjdkpI6kp1aOV3vzRKZBVTJhZzXBbQbkIyANYCxEII3Hc/s400/Million+Baller+Baby+Live+rie+Warren+Option+One.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<o:p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">AMAZON ==> <a href="http://amzn.to/2keWikg">http://amzn.to/2keWikg</a></span></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p>
<o:p><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iGcs5Ujw_zwmUFTTHpC66RVusP7FjpPzEmRStTxmf2UVgfqW0VEXVc1oZ-wRKoyOtznco0nEs9Vx0wIgT4p95hA_bQeRZcog2b06BIojijji_gTbTGCUyiOl-Rl4o4C9tTVE4F8fl-o/s1600/Million+Baller+Baby+Teaser+Two+Rie+Warren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iGcs5Ujw_zwmUFTTHpC66RVusP7FjpPzEmRStTxmf2UVgfqW0VEXVc1oZ-wRKoyOtznco0nEs9Vx0wIgT4p95hA_bQeRZcog2b06BIojijji_gTbTGCUyiOl-Rl4o4C9tTVE4F8fl-o/s400/Million+Baller+Baby+Teaser+Two+Rie+Warren.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<o:p><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p>
<o:p><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">EXCERPT:</span></b></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I led Peyton upstairs after grabbing her bag, our hands brushing
together sending that same hot sizzle coursing through my body. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“You can shower up in here.” I guided her into my room, giving
it a quick once over. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I’d changed the sheets, made the bed, tidied the fuck up . . . <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Dammit</span></i><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">. I’d missed a pair of
briefs on the floor. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Swiftly kicking them under the bed while Peyton inspected the
ocean view outside the tall windows, I said, “Bathroom’s through that door. I
put out fresh towels for you.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dammmn</i>, Peyton
looked good in my bedroom when she spun to face me. “This is your room?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mmm</i>.” My gaze
lingered on her body and that goddamn bikini-thing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“What about you?” she asked, strolling closer. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Are you inviting me to join you in the shower?” Because if so I
was in danger of shredding my shorts with my rapidly hardening cock. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Maybe.” She blushed deliciously. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Drawing her straight against me, I brushed a light kiss over her
smooth, slightly salty lips. “Trust me, darlin’. If my mom and Liv weren’t here
I’d have us both stripped down and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you</i>
soaking wet in ten seconds flat.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Her fingertips made small circles through the black hair on my
chest, and I cursed quietly. “Who says you haven’t already made me wet?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I barely refrained from mauling her. She had to feel the solid
bar of my cock hot and throbbing and pressing against her belly. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“I’d love to find out.” My palms skimmed to her hips, but she
pulled back an inch. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Her cheeks flushed even more. “I suppose this happens a lot.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“What?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Her bare feet overlapping, she shrugged. “Having women over. And
I don’t mean your mom and Liv.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I tilted her chin beneath my knuckles, lifting her eyes to mine.
“Peyton Fox, you’re the first woman who’s ever been in this bedroom. I swear.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">She whimpered once then I crushed her against me. The floodgates
opened and our lips slid together. She gripped the back of my neck. I hauled
her up and wrapped her legs around my waist. Our hot tongues tangled, tasted.
And I was so close to slamming her against the wall. Her grinding hips were
making me crazy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When she started nibbling my neck with her soft moist mouth I
had to break away before I ripped her suit off and tackled her to the floor. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fuck me. Her nipples were making peaks in the material of that
sexy blue suit, so hard I could think of nothing but sucking them. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Rafe.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Huh</i>?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“You’re staring at my boobs.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I stared some more. Mighta drooled, too. “Because I want them in
my mouth.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When she started untying the string behind her neck, I pivoted
away. “Fuck. Don’t test me, Pey.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I heard the wet slap of her suit hitting the floor, and it took
the last shred of my willpower to keep my eyes glued straight ahead. Struggling
to breathe deeply enough for air to actually inflate my lungs, I stood like a
wooden soldier. A very stiff wooden soldier. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And when I felt her bare tits—warm from the sun—brush against my
back, I jerked forward as if burned. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Now I gotta go cool down before I do something everyone will
hear.” I rushed out of the room, her smoky laughter following me all the way. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hurrying downstairs, I stripped off and dove into the outside
shower, hitting that shit on straight-up ice cold. No joy. Even the icy
prickles of water couldn’t deflate my cock. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>JA</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
<w:UseFELayout/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="false"
DefSemiHidden="false" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="382">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footer"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of figures"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope return"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="line number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="page number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of authorities"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="macro"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="toa heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Closing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Message Header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Salutation"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Date"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Block Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="FollowedHyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Document Map"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Plain Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="E-mail Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Top of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Bottom of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal (Web)"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Acronym"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Cite"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Code"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Definition"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Keyboard"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Preformatted"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Sample"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Typewriter"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Variable"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Table"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation subject"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="No List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Contemporary"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Elegant"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Professional"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Balloon Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Theme"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" QFormat="true"
Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="41" Name="Plain Table 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="42" Name="Plain Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="43" Name="Plain Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="44" Name="Plain Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="45" Name="Plain Table 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="40" Name="Grid Table Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="Grid Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="List Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="List Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="List Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Mention"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Smart Hyperlink"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"MS 明朝";
mso-font-charset:128;
mso-generic-font-family:auto;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:-536870145 1791491579 134217746 0 131231 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;
mso-font-charset:1;
mso-generic-font-family:roman;
mso-font-format:other;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Cambria;
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;
mso-font-charset:0;
mso-generic-font-family:auto;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:-536870145 1073743103 0 0 415 0;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{mso-style-unhide:no;
mso-style-qformat:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"MS 明朝";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
mso-default-props:yes;
font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"MS 明朝";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;
mso-header-margin:.5in;
mso-footer-margin:.5in;
mso-paper-source:0;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<!--EndFragment--></span></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Review: </span></o:p></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="freeTextreview1903969120">As soon as I saw this cover I said I wanted to read this and then the blurb and I was all in. Who doesn't like a secret baby story and it included football...Yes please!<br /><br />Rafe went into the NFL draft as the top quarterback and was picked up Carolina Crushers. The night he signed with the team he had a one night stand with Peyton and once he found out she was the owners daughter he acted liked he didn't remember her.<br /><br />Now its almost 6 years later and Peyton has returned from Nashville after her fathers sudden death to take over the team. They have been struggling but this is her legacy and she wants to do her father and the fans proud even if that means ruffling some feathers. Peyton has never really gotten over Rafe but she knows he is a good player, but when the sparks start flying again between them and they just start getting closer. There is just one secret she needs to tell Rafe that she has been holding onto for 5 years and hope he can forgive her for her betrayal. <br /><br />Watching these two reconnect was pretty funny. Rafe from the beginning wanted to have sex with her again because he never forgot her. Peyton on the other hand wants nothing to do with him and still is hurt that he didn't remember the wild night they spent together all those years ago. I couldn't help but wonder when and how they would end up together but I never expected them to jump into bed again and so soon, but I think that Peyton just had enough of fighting her feelings for him. <br /><br />The sex scenes are dirty but hot. I didn't feel that they were a forever couple but they sure did tear up the sheets. These scenes just lacked a little on the love and affection. While I don't mind cursing in a story I did feel like some of it was a little over done but other then those things I read this story in one sitting. <br /><br />Rafe has a bunch of teammates that we learn a few things about but was it enough to make me interested in reading their books, not really but I will be reading book two to see how this series will take off. </span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWsObzZJ1YxCeWijX0PYT00nbrSrti8OH0ozywfLktk6ov37YQc-y90VUJDJdYdX79y5vu5UTqTWauxddaIg07gqv7nrYMu_b-IwD8a55cOSGqoOXOwdICM0l6IbKLXFWPH0q2mE4Dwo/s1600/Rie+Warren+Headshot+For+ANGSTY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWsObzZJ1YxCeWijX0PYT00nbrSrti8OH0ozywfLktk6ov37YQc-y90VUJDJdYdX79y5vu5UTqTWauxddaIg07gqv7nrYMu_b-IwD8a55cOSGqoOXOwdICM0l6IbKLXFWPH0q2mE4Dwo/s320/Rie+Warren+Headshot+For+ANGSTY.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Author Bio<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rie is the badass,
sassafras author of Sugar Daddy and the Don’t Tell series–a breakthrough
trilogy that crosses traditional publishing boundaries beginning with In His
Command. Her latest endeavor, the Carolina Bad Boys series, is fun, hot, and
southern-sexy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A Yankee transplant who
has traveled the world, Rie started out a writer—causing her college professor
to blush over her erotic poetry without one ounce of shame. Not much has
changed. She swapped pen for paintbrushes and followed her other love during
her twenties. From art school to marriage to children and many a wild and
wonderful journey in between, Rie has come home to her calling. Her work has
been called edgy, daring, and some of the sexiest smut around. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can connect with Rie
via the social media hangouts listed on her website <a href="https://www.riewarren.com/">https://www.riewarren.com</a>. She is represented by Saritza Hernandez,
Corvisiero Literary Agency. <a href="http://www.corvisieroagency.com/Saritza_Hernandez.html">http://www.corvisieroagency.com/Saritza_Hernandez.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Social Links<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.riewarren.com/">Website</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rie-Warren/e/B00BI1IM46/">Amazon</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/Rie_Warren">Goodreads</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RieWarrenRomance">Facebook</a> Page<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/RieWarren">Facebook</a>
Profile<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/RieWrites">Twitter</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/riewarrenwrites">Pinterest</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>JA</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="false"
DefSemiHidden="false" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="382">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footer"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of figures"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope return"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="line number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="page number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of authorities"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="macro"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="toa heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Closing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Message Header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Salutation"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Date"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Block Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="FollowedHyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Document Map"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Plain Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="E-mail Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Top of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Bottom of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal (Web)"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Acronym"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Cite"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Code"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Definition"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Keyboard"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Preformatted"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Sample"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Typewriter"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Variable"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Table"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation subject"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="No List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Contemporary"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Elegant"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Professional"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Balloon Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Theme"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Level 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" QFormat="true"
Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="41" Name="Plain Table 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="42" Name="Plain Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="43" Name="Plain Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="44" Name="Plain Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="45" Name="Plain Table 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="40" Name="Grid Table Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="Grid Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="List Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="List Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="List Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Mention"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Smart Hyperlink"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"MS ゴシック";
mso-font-charset:128;
mso-generic-font-family:auto;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:-536870145 1791491579 134217746 0 131231 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;
mso-font-charset:1;
mso-generic-font-family:roman;
mso-font-format:other;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Georgia;
panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3;
mso-font-charset:0;
mso-generic-font-family:auto;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{mso-style-unhide:no;
mso-style-qformat:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-unhide:no;
color:blue;
mso-themecolor:hyperlink;
text-decoration:underline;
text-underline:single;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
mso-themecolor:followedhyperlink;
text-decoration:underline;
text-underline:single;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
mso-default-props:yes;
font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;
mso-header-margin:.5in;
mso-footer-margin:.5in;
mso-paper-source:0;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<!--EndFragment--></span></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://goo.gl/NCpgv2">Newsletter</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p><br /></o:p></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3bb62e03321" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3bb62e03321/" id="rcwidget_ms7fsnhr" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-35510147649988356622017-02-16T14:34:00.002-05:002017-02-16T14:43:53.458-05:00Release Day Blitz & Review: Her Touch for Alexa Riley<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-6863b5e5-3fc2-7057-ce4e-6eaf868e76dc" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img height="209" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9KH03wXETEyvLKdGDNhAG4c5ExQEHg9WAQjFp2J_sjsdffxXHbhVkh2T2SfLpe7r8-y1vDlCbw5ga6tU9tv_2zohr6jfG5TqrzZEcPnpcqdcD2UJuWvxy45UdyZw3VVicOFfUHqY" style="border-image: none; border: medium; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="400" /></span></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;">
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
</b><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img height="125" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/5arynmfp2jZEVdUTIerzfcZ3QUQtER5IwEyGru4qLtrb37jf-tNQZsvW6n9YoX3a4IlMJlzq9lqWL54C5nXUNH_Hu87TzjHt5UjqbvEDJK7Gw4jzDR-0WBmwvtJTq5S0wLa0LXLu" style="border-image: none; border: medium; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="400" /></span></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;">
<br />
</b><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://hyperurl.co/euzokj" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 20pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Amazon Global</span></a></b></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;">
<br /><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33953197-her-touch?ac=1&from_search=true" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="goodreads-badge.png" height="41" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/rj_ZasaN3CNItluOe8YT8yfTz7TJnXwhSTA1hpL16OzaBNKQSzeUjftb-d1jLJxXqIhQ24ULUwJe9cupUrBHQig7nMRU6xTNaYNnGi_cWTE5y7ALRr4H-aRRJEyDC3SrAUYFIu7h" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="130" /></span></a></div>
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4Fc9uL9IHnjmc3Eh5nnkqSKXuGyH3yVePfnIWZ0JaXkA1qOw-keFvvyQFed075iwZWp-mDEtyImVBOYLfJYjV0fXdbOl5X94oZqVbOx4QezECLLURL-e5dok1sfmT3RnTBfkhGOS" style="border-image: none; border: medium; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="249" /></span></div>
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img height="125" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gIouxlqh_y8k7MaS43CIAjHkAZsJYkXH3CMqTlvVSOiUP4ovqBQ8qgqWPrlk59ioHeni9_ejhVYoMBtUoqyFMwwTTdwTQ4TS4362nuyKTD8wTN849Od_3B8gF3FS6B4v5yPsGAck" style="border-image: none; border: medium; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="400" /></span></div>
<br /><br /><br /><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Eli Strong got out of the military and all he wanted to do was get better. He never expected that the officer he was living with would have a daughter who tested his honor.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Maggie Drummond has been moved around more times than she can count, and starting at a new high school sucks. But when a wounded Marine comes to live with her and her dad, suddenly Maggie figures out what home is.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">She’s forbidden fruit, and he’s trying to not to taste… But desire can only be denied for so long. Circumstances keep pulling them back together, and something truly unforeseen happens. Overnight, Eli becomes a guardian and Maggie his ward.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Will Eli keep his hands off Maggie? Will Maggie like it if he doesn’t? Will the two of them break the law because it feels so good? Only one way to find out!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Warning: This book will make you ache in the best way possible! It’s so sweet it’s disgusting, and yet we just can’t stop. It’s a coming-of-age story that’s just what the author ordered. So eat up and enjoy! </span></div>
<div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
Review: </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
After reading Everything For Her by Alexa Riley I knew I wanted to read more of their work so when I saw Her Touch I jumped right in and didn't want to put it down. Their heroes come off a little creepy and stalker-ish at first but once their stories start to take form I end up loving them and how sweet they actually are to go through all they do for the loves of their lives and Eli was one of those heroes. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Eli is a injured marine that really has no family but his commanding officer who has kept in touch and offers him a place to stay to get back on his feet. When he arrives at the house he finds Maggie who is in a difficult position and falls for her instantly but their is one problem... she is underage. As the time passes they both fall for one another but nothing happens and Eli buys time until Maggie turns 18. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I have to admit at first I was a little creeped out but then I started to think about when I was Maggie's age and I could understand their story from a different perspective. Her Touch had more drama then I actually expected and came to find some of it a little boring and unnecessary. The whole thing with the teacher was a even creeper because of her wanting to be with Eli. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Overall Her Touch was just an okay read for me but I am glad I read it. At the end their is a bonus story involving Maggie's friend which I really wasn't expecting but I liked that the stories brought everything together and filled in some details that were missing while reading Her Touch. If you love Alexa Riley you wont want to miss reading Her Touch. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img height="361" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4KBHAG4OxohGjN8vBOsXtqQKzG8Lq5aA1n6G09vMG27FLNyxXD2oAftAkfWVroChRLwiKCQPMxGY_MfadpIxhRLeQ25wQ73bnPh5UxBYu_uW_OnshNW2dHaQc_3bf6WO7tjNkmHD" style="border-image: none; border: medium; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="400" /></span></div>
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5iwW0K18wwDjqkXnkjnMCxJsIiSaGGOV-v8rjt1PPdP9MBhpqL0btHeIGM2S4besU2E6Gie7DdN0kAiUgUiJAd4OwtIBkdxQJFbvczqZSkY-9EumoxLaVHCoOJywH1luuf7qROtE" style="border-image: none; border: medium; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="400" /></span></div>
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GrRUN2hrSkpFMojGWZ4l_a5h397yLFDUylqyOqKTX1M1oVqoMfj5YgbxLInqe7DBYDcLGX8Z6sXH0VcbFqkZzrKofW0f4rcB_f3pA3P426MmiwfupoRESWZodj1c3mMDJj5DP_pp" style="border-image: none; border: medium; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="400" /></span></div>
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img height="400" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/m1xn1B5BzbucBf7fBcflDZALQvPLc2Mb_X4-Lu3HL3vBb3HA60l67lfLYx9yaD_O7fM4yYXTBlyH8gldUEE9ZwgoFvANtiXO86hwSnTKAIfX-qm_OiyWX9jfMUbGcuwjTRSWqwEO" style="border-image: none; border: medium; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="400" /></span></div>
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="AP new -about the author.jpg" height="125" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/jMXOyQO0ejvE0m_CLekP7ZQSCVyVxC4sa6dG-yZTdyiyYyYvwJHB_3mlmbJgNz8YootyfV0Hx9yzVF1uNTin2GEkv2udAw9Pvlik--vuKMH_bWbpM0srz2_FRAYIbXCkk1oz_cIx" style="border-image: none; border: medium; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="400" /></span></div>
<br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Alexa Riley is two sassy friends who got together and wrote some dirty books. They are both married moms of two who love football, donuts, and obsessed book heroes.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">They specialize in insta-love, over-the-top, sweet, and cheesy love stories that don’t take all year to read. If you want something SAFE, short, and always with a happily ever after, then Alexa Riley is for you!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Author Links</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://twitter.com/_AlexaRiley" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0563c1; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Twitter</span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alexa-Riley/1422897704652939" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0563c1; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Facebook</span></a><a href="http://alexariley.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0563c1; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Website</span></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/32044036-alexa-riley" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0563c1; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Goodreads</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Alexa-Riley/e/B00LWDFE1O/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_4?qid=1437885446&sr=1-4" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0563c1; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Amazon Page</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><a href="http://instagram.com/authoralexariley" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0563c1; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Instagram</span></a></div>
<br /><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img height="147" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/S2SUri2Tes_3Yv9vQw01ah5u16A8JhWtmi9as5cIjMC2-GPkOv_hcwruZCHK0gs5n7gMg_InOlboDUQ1hKhPRi2lyFNfX3pXLvVpsYiogZH1GmUo14P9Vu8q67XcEsnmYVXZh064" style="border-image: none; border: medium; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="400" /></span></div>
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="ArdentProse_LogoMain.jpg" height="76" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/P8531TQtKfSha58cdK5gEaqXA0FMXjGv0kQnp4scbdei7wkHN6C4Ge5cU-H06OtlmihrKyqiyUczyALru6IULsvQ_JFxUYYQ0_MKJUA2GYj9n69V6m6mXOwvmwHbd_HGcJtyrsUT" style="border-image: none; border: medium; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="400" /></span></div>
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</b><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875507781947178148.post-24934518951490953912017-02-16T02:30:00.000-05:002017-02-16T02:30:11.038-05:00Excerpt & Giveaway: SAUVIGNON BLANC TO SIGH FOR by Pamela Gibson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQY_OGedqqmATout5BZCSGYuiYQXMTv7Iiz0y3DZKGmv7j89PKo5ESgjLj2alga0KQTDfAhXaDCt47Tx_-OAWsoMKiZ8BuRrSiraiSipRJY7P777rZ9MU7SxChcCGVBLAHyCJZQEchxE/s1600/VT-SauvignonBlanc-PGibson_FINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQY_OGedqqmATout5BZCSGYuiYQXMTv7Iiz0y3DZKGmv7j89PKo5ESgjLj2alga0KQTDfAhXaDCt47Tx_-OAWsoMKiZ8BuRrSiraiSipRJY7P777rZ9MU7SxChcCGVBLAHyCJZQEchxE/s400/VT-SauvignonBlanc-PGibson_FINAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>They’re best friends until a wine and food pairing competition </i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>throws them together in an intimate, tension-filled setting. </i></b></span></span><br />
<b style="text-align: start;"><br /></b></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZPNCJNPWNAY2L63c5a8MJ3BNIQI10WF-UsrB_stAL8eUvocS_oLoYN4oqQ7ACMSV2EiMoN5wJA1i0syLQwEMufgKmNur8X9-s7f08aZxXZQzMjeVDEgl5gR6eJrRBacnn1a3Xk2jeQo/s1600/Cover+Kindle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZPNCJNPWNAY2L63c5a8MJ3BNIQI10WF-UsrB_stAL8eUvocS_oLoYN4oqQ7ACMSV2EiMoN5wJA1i0syLQwEMufgKmNur8X9-s7f08aZxXZQzMjeVDEgl5gR6eJrRBacnn1a3Xk2jeQo/s400/Cover+Kindle.jpg" width="250" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>SAUVIGNON BLANC TO SIGH FOR</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Love in Wine Country #4</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pamela Gibson</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Releasing Feb 13th, 2017</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/159125-love-in-wine-country" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcL5vkLuQVObVkv7pt55SWJ4l23pEdLUje9NIZPiYDXdIAfSuSkT7X5sBnqW19ZrN0jXT_6LJYECMHuai0681Oj9yRzLf6svFnlXK1odtWxvuvlrrbeImfsPyPSJLK3WvoBr4K3zDr0o/s1600/Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sarah James
has always wanted to be part of a family. Her divorced parents are estranged
and she has no siblings. But she does have friends, especially Sam, who’s
always underfoot…eating her food, fixing stuff in her house, and seeking advice
about his love life.<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Aspiring
winemaker Sam Reynoso has taken care of Sarah since the sixth grade. She’s
smart, comfortable, and indulgent. They’re best friends until a wine and food
pairing competition throws them together in an intimate, tension-filled
setting.</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">As feelings
neither of them expected start to emerge, each will have to decide if their
relationship will evolve, or if their newfound love will be nipped in the bud
by a crushing secret.</span><b style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><br />
<!--[endif]--></b><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ND40WPB" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-1ksL9dB7PT7fVYMYaryT59q6JnEoAhQeAO3VrVcddnGdJhjBDVsArW7KvSmsNWCZ7SDzVU32gynqAIcC5mEdHT5sqBtaVj3qMBF_JclHCosy8yeudO4WEoQNcWJgO8oZ0vHTXvEjqg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Amazon.png" /></a><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/sauvignon-blanc-to-sigh-for" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDsht0OVdXOY_-kDilGROOGaAfLZ1m3vex7EbNb0WjIiMCNuMk-PO4J87HxqGYXJIAaZZby0Uqb1dWxexnnr11VFfLbl8_nZCV5LHRzujNd078kKEkAwqTbIHuSZQQeZN-P-yEDF-724/s1600/TastyToursButton-Kobo.png" /></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/sauvignon-blanc-to-sigh-for/id1203890767?ls=1&mt=11" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVq31Q2YMPoTzKDvzVXXNT6dsXIpnuSMmdsbUun1TAjr6NwARAEDWXR3-VAXWATCHWHeDNXGkI-dsZPeeI9QFTxRkD25ByUUW1gekRAaHr4wQaay6WTTintOjyVAvaf4zsFOD5P5NgK0/s1600/TastyToursButton-iBooks.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Excerpt </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">Sarah
moved around behind him. Her subtle perfume blended with the smells in the
kitchen. “Do you think my label is okay?”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">“They’re
not judging your label. They’re judging how well the food and wines complement
each other.”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">“You’re
right.” He set the bottle down and turned to greet his friend, but she wasn’t
there. In her place stood a siren—that’s the first word that came to mind—in
tight leggings that hugged her hips and bared her midriff, and a fitted shirt
that tied under plump breasts, showing a hint of cleavage.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;"><i>What the hell?</i></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">But
it was the hair that got his attention.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">“What
have you done to your hair?”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">She
twirled in front of him, letting her hair swing from side to side
provocatively. It looked lighter, and it looked like she had way more
hair.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>“Where are your glasses?”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">“I’m
wearing contacts. Do you like this look?” She batted her eyelashes at him and
moved closer.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">He
stepped back, aware of an unaccustomed heat he’d never felt in Sarah’s house
before. She was his friend. She shouldn’t look like this.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">She
seemed to be waiting for his answer, but he didn’t know what to say.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">“It’s…different.”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">She
laughed and put her hand on his chest. It left a warm spot there. He couldn’t
back up any more, because the edge of the counter was biting into his backside.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">“Do
you think people will believe we’re a couple now, Mr. Hot Guy?” Her voice was
low and sexy, her soft mouth curved into a secret smile.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">“Geez,
Sarah. You didn’t have to change your appearance.”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">“Sure
I did. We’re supposed to be a couple in a committed relationship. I have to look
like the girls you date. I have to be warm and affectionate, and look at you
like you’re my dessert course.” She paused and ran her tongue over her bottom
lip. “Let’s see. What would you be? A chocolate soufflé, puffed and pretty on
the outside and dark and intense on the inside, with flavors that slide over
the tongue and linger there to be savored later, making you crave more.”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">The
room was suddenly hot. How would he concentrate on wines when she looked—and
talked—like that? And how would he keep guys at the resort away from her?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">His
eyes fixed on her cleavage. “Could you go put on a sweatshirt or something? We
need to get down to business.”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">Sarah
laughed, showing dimples in her cheeks. She had dimples? Why hadn’t he noticed
before?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">“I’m
sorry Sam. The deer-in-the-headlights look on your face is priceless. But
you’re going to have to get used to the new Sarah…at least for a week. We need
to be convincing. Isn’t that what you said last time you were here?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">He
shoved his fingers through his hair. “Did I?”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 8px;">
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;">“No
more playacting right now. Pour the wines, and let’s start tasting with food.”</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s1600/TastyToursAuthor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tJBKR8HTZMzSi-mdckG-EzGXQJvXdAKx_wdIYKX31CtOwBYeC6d1hzkDDyzgXzrr8uRCgpyzvs6th1oxpi4ImtYkNdV9Czt69v68F8V7xrgCtf4ukwvgUd9MZevAwEeQPMvZ6TXSdio/s320/TastyToursAuthor.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_iHA1s3V_zUFoQ4wkuPc0W_J-tMkM5YA1lAHMjDFgaZc4HiZlz_xY7mwkIxbzg3fw9hAZbdGDGw6GCPOwjsZ3uchILJGFb9wJcPGHtcpQq1UkXWh8-SmzeQ0YCZDEWxwlYlp-CUPTBU/s1600/Profile+picture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_iHA1s3V_zUFoQ4wkuPc0W_J-tMkM5YA1lAHMjDFgaZc4HiZlz_xY7mwkIxbzg3fw9hAZbdGDGw6GCPOwjsZ3uchILJGFb9wJcPGHtcpQq1UkXWh8-SmzeQ0YCZDEWxwlYlp-CUPTBU/s320/Profile+picture.jpg" width="229" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pamela
Gibson grew
up loving books, history, and small towns. Her first career was a newspaper
reporter, but when she returned to college to get a master’s degree, it was in
public administration which eventually led to jobs running cities…not as an
elected official, but as a city manager, the chief appointed one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Writing
was still her passion and in her spare time—between meetings and raising two
active kids—she was contracted to write several books on local history. Taking
an early retirement at the urging of her very supportive husband, she turned to
fiction and began writing the happy ending novels she loves to read.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">She now
spends half her time on land and the other half cruising coastal or inland
waters in her 32-foot boat. She speed-eats chocolates when she’s nervous,
squeals when she sees a spider, and loves to relax with a good read with a
mellow glass of wine. </span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.pamelagibsonwrites.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3U7-Sq9UnnQWhownhxD83SXb_BqI3nGM_pM40dKNyDKByiJFGUZbJbmPZfvNiQVnRD_tBn2ctQk2SGlTD3wtko0I_Se2bhPTtftoZcJOQcxRmgwi09E4SDUQLIbYTTL5HH-nYtqxfos/s1600/TastyToursButton-Website.png" /></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Pamela-Gibson/1557080444511057" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7MACLfFXC9PXTMlp7CmGdmR9LOpFPIyvFA3bB0Xsm62arwc_LagsdwZH63ijV7rxSbiZmfeJyPXX8IVOCgJ9COWYwfHYNAlRUsK5_-1uUBq4MOxHQ5_SJXij-WbQ7FE59orZ9CYf2kE/s1600/TastyToursButton-FB.png" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/209763.Pamela_Gibson" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFxLfxjo9bInCJmJkKPyNzkrByywDel6c7ajUjiM6UHbT0zUe4JdCdcxGcVCTEVQ5JN1eQ1Vt3vfnGd6mRUT4Xbgd-A6ICInfVDgrd46QIkbX3r0TggwS806OMb787RRtAGxCNbrwhrg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Goodreads.png" /></a><a href="http://www.twitter.com/pamgibsonwrites" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oNGFS3qgamgmQktV4JwXt5NQxiT4H4Y4ktAthsiuLcZPV5JIZGm7Fl7u9zU0BUTT7zeV96IbastHTyapanw1-90LqpMdE_oX0N428BouQCeJTpiKpexVw2LKL03jiBG4Ao7ok0Vv9bg/s1600/TastyToursButton-Twitter.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s1600/TastyToursGiveaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IGuch0ijtEIhHorhGTsLpHLgx-zh_Dr_AocR_w4Q2NT8hNMKKL7ClwZH1THSwUHIVG_KDW3EXpM5havfuxv3A3DbW1lwfRXN7SEaO1PmiWXvIv_r801IytZOLtpAtaSVJvjprKxuJo/s320/TastyToursGiveaway.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="521ac4c81222" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/521ac4c81222/" id="rcwidget_ciclx1wo" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://twitter.com/Lush26</div>lushbookreviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895774869689234277noreply@blogger.com0