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  • The Fallen Crest Series by Tijan

    The Fallen Crest Series by Tijan

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Mason Kade is not known to be nice. He is ruthless, manipulative, and unforgiving. Most will say that he is a jerk and he is to those that cross him or cross his loved ones. However, he does not want to be who he is. He does not enjoy hurting others, but there is no limit to the lengths he will go to protect himself and his brother...
  • Fall by Rachel Van Dyken

    Fall by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    If you look up British in the dictionary…A-list celebrity Jamie Jaymeson’s name would be next to it. Along with charming, witty, man-whore, and a lot of other adjectives that he wouldn’t appreciate being attached to his name. He has everything in the world going for him. Until fate decides his number’s finally up...
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    college  young adult  contemporary  bad boys
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  • Letting Go by B.A. Wolfe

    Letting Go by B.A. Wolfe

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book # 1.5 of The Keaton Series The much anticipated companion novel to Away -- the heart gripping romance about first loves and unforgettable moments. Now experience it all from Jason's point of view in Letting Go. Jason Bradley is a simple, country guy thrust into a life most wouldn't consider normal...
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    christian  young adult  contemporary
  • Coming Attractions by Robin Jones Gunn

    Coming Attractions by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Are you serious? As graduation approaches, Katie Weldon is pretty sure she s ready for the word engaged to describe her relationship with Rick. But Eli seems to always be right there when she needs support. Rick is everything Katie s ever dreamed of, offering her stability and love. Eli, on the other hand, brings adventure, spontaneity, and a wild love for God...
  • Sparks & Embers: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Sparks & Embers: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Autumn Rains went to Lexington, Kentucky on a mission.This was no vacation.She had a very specific goal in mind.Autumn had done research and knew who she would encounter on the Tanner Farm.Photographs of the family were accessible on the internet, so she had an idea of what to expect when she arrived.Autumn was already aware that she would be meeting tall, handsome athletes on her trip...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  young adult
  • Young & Wild: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Young & Wild: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The golden boy meets his match in the Tanner Family series finale.Tanner Wilde was just that. Wild.He had been working hard and playing harder for so long that he paid no mind to the long lineof heartbroken women he left in his wake. His life seemed full, and he was nowhere near readyto settle down.Jillian Young was just the opposite...
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    christian  contemporary  young adult
  • A Sign of Affection, Vol. 3 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu

    A Sign of Affection, Vol. 3 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Does he really see me as a girl? Yuki's a Deaf college student who is at first enchanted by and soon falls in love with an upperclassman in her school named Itsuomi who doesn't care about her lack of hearing but treats her like anyone else. Yuki resolves to face that love head-on and really pursue it proactively...
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    college  contemporary  young adult  new adult
  • Christy Miller Collection, Vol. 1 by Robin Jones Gunn

    Christy Miller Collection, Vol. 1 by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The first nine books in the popular Christy Miller series are now available in three treasured volumes! Bestselling author Robin Jones Gunn packs each one with enough action, romance, and drama to keep you reading and wanting more. It all starts the summer Christy vacations on a California beach and meets two friends who change her life forever...
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    christian  contemporary  young adult
  • Finding You by Kelly Elliott

    Finding You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    If Grace Johnson knew one thing at all, it was that all men were dirt bags. All men … except Noah. “I was lost in his eyes. Lost in his tears. My goal was to pull him out of the darkness … if even if it dragged me in as well.” If Noah Bennet knew one thing at all, it was he needed Grace Johnson. Needed her … desperately. “My pain was pulling me under … she was my only saving grace...
  • Finding Us by Allie Everhart

    Finding Us by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Finding Us is in both Jade's and Garret's POV After the events of last year, Jade and Garret are anxious to get a fresh start in a new town and a new college, far away from the people who tried to tear them apart. But soon after moving, their relationship problems begin. Jade finds out Garret hasn’t been completely honest with her...
  • Lost & Found: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Lost & Found: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jude Tanner came from a humble background. He couldn't believe he was now the owner of a Thoroughbred racehorse. He obviously hoped his colt would be a contender on the road to the Kentucky Derby, but it still surprised him when it actually happened. It was surreal that his dreams were coming true. There were only a few more races before the Derby, and if Mister Everything did well, he had a shot...
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    christian  contemporary  young adult
  • There I Find Rest by Jessie Gussman

    There I Find Rest by Jessie Gussman

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On the shore of Lake Michigan, just up the road from Blueberry Beach is another small town. Strawberry Sands.A place of comfort.A place of rest and peace.A place where divorcee and single mom, Kim Tinsley, can go to try to make a new life for herself, raising her baby, while praying for her older child who has left the faith of her childhood and is questioning everything she’d ever taught her...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  young adult
  • The Complete Little Women: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott

    The Complete Little Women: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Louisa May Alcott ended Little Women (1868) with the words “So the curtain falls upon Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Whether it ever rises again, depends upon the reception given the first act of the domestic drama called Little Women.” It was an immediate commercial and critical success, and readers demanded to know more about the characters...
  • A Sign of Affection, Vol. 4 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu

    A Sign of Affection, Vol. 4 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    “I WISH ITSUOMI-SAN WOULD TAKE ME INTO HIS WORLD…” Yuki, a deaf college student who’s led a relatively sheltered life, has just taken a huge step: She’s got a boyfriend! And he seems like a keeper: Itsuomi is a multilingual globetrotter who works hard, and he’s a knockout, to boot...
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    college  contemporary  young adult  new adult
  • Endure by S.E. Hall, Sommer Stein

    Endure by S.E. Hall, Sommer Stein

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Our vessel may have cracks and dings, tatters in its sail, and sometimes takes on water… but it still cuts through the waves with authority. Because of its Crew— bonded for life. Unsinkable. Will this be our final voyage… or just the beginning of a new chapter in our lives? Endure is best read following Emerge, Embrace, Entangled(novella) and Entice of the Evolve Series...
  • Season of Blessing by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock

    Season of Blessing by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The fourth and final novel about the trials and joys of the residents of Cedar Circle. Sylvia Bryan has been feeling weak and tired, but is shocked when her internist finds a malignant lump in her breast. She and her husband can’t understand why God is allowing cancer to attack at a time when their missionary work is going so well...
  • The Complete Blueberry Beach Box Set Books 1-8 by Jessie Gussman

    The Complete Blueberry Beach Box Set Books 1-8 by Jessie Gussman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Escape to Blueberry Beach in this charming collection of sweet, heartwarming romances!Book 1 - Yesterday's When Lindy leaves her workaholic husband and moves with her teenage daughter to their summer cottage on the shores of Lake Michigan, will she find joy and healing with the help of her new neighbors in the town of Blueberry Beach? And when it comes down to a choice between her bright new...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  young adult
  • The Angels Trilogy by Lurlene McDaniel

    The Angels Trilogy by Lurlene McDaniel

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Leah is not happy about being stuck in the hospital for the holidays while her mother is thousands of miles away on a honeymoon with husband number five. Until she meets her hospital roommate, Rebekah, and her big family. Cynical 16-year-old Leah has never known people like this before...
  • Come Friday by Brooke St. James

    Come Friday by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wes Bishop had a real sense of adventure. He left Memphis and moved to London as soon as he graduated high school. It had been nearly seven years since then, and even though Wes missed his family, he was doing really well in England. He had a budding career as a musician and had met the girl of his dreams. He really thought he had everything figured out. Then he met Jolene Wright...
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    christian  young adult  contemporary
  • Promising You by Allie Everhart

    Promising You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When Jade first arrived at Moorhurst College, she never imagined that the guy who helped her move in would end up being the guy she wants to be with forever. Now, seven months later, Jade and Garret are starting to talk about a future together. But the people around Jade are planting doubts in her mind, questioning her decision to be part of the Kensington family...
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    college  young adult  contemporary  mystery
  • Gentry Boys by Cora Brent

    Gentry Boys by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “All my life I’d always known what the Gentry boys were. A set of fraternal triplets born to a depraved family, they were rough, sexy and wild as wolves..." DRAW They called us ‘those white trash Gentry boys’ until we believed that’s what we were. Our people squatted at the edge of a hellhole prison town for generations. The childhood we endured was the stuff of nightmares...
  • Sky Zone by Creston Mapes

    Sky Zone by Creston Mapes

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Political Rally. A Terrorist Threat. A Nightmare of Cataclysmic Proportions.Jack and Pamela Crittendon have hit the breaking point. After months out of work as a reporter, Jack is playing Mr. Mom and working part-time at Festival Arena with his survivalist friend Brian Shakespeare...
  • The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur

    The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    "You never got over her. You just left." From author Suanne Laqueur comes an astonishing debut novel: a young man's emotional journey to salvage relationships destroyed in the wake of a school shooting. As a college freshman, Erik Fiskare is drawn to the world of theater but prefers backstage to center stage...
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    college  contemporary  young adult  angst  m-f
  • Home of Our Hearts by Robin Jones Gunn

    Home of Our Hearts by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Christy and Todd are looking forward to being part of two important weddings. Christy would never think of missing Katie's big day, even though she's getting married in Kenya. Todd has been waiting his whole life to stand up as the best man for his dad's wedding...
  • So Over My Head by Jenny B. Jones

    So Over My Head by Jenny B. Jones

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Newly single, stalked by a killer, and in desperate need of some chic clown shoes--Bella is one skinny mocha frapp away from total meltdown. When the Fritz Family Carnival makes its annual appearance in Truman, Bella's keen reporter instincts tell her the bright lights hide more than they reveal. Her suspicions are confirmed when one of the stars is murdered...
  • I'm So Sure by Jenny B. Jones

    I'm So Sure by Jenny B. Jones

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "Think you're having a rough week? Bella's stepdad, a semi-pro wrestler, just signed the entire family up for a reality TV show. Bella's first thought: Kill. Me. Now." Living in Truman, Oklahoma wasn't 100% miserable for Bella. Sure, she misses Manhattan, couture clothes, and her dad. But she was making new friends at Truman High and almost enjoying her work at the school newspaper...
  • On a Whim by Robin Jones Gunn

    On a Whim by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ever since high school, Katie Weldon has wondered what it would be like to be Rick Doyle's girlfriend. As a college senior she's about to find out. In the swirl of Katie's upgraded dating life, she receives an unexplained bouquet, an unexpected call from her mother, an unprecedented girls' night out with Christy, and an unhappy moment when her beloved car, Baby Hummer, takes its last wheeze...
  • Can't Let You Go by Jenny B. Jones

    Can't Let You Go by Jenny B. Jones

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An old love whose kisses make her weak, but whose secrets threaten to destroy all she holds dear... Fresh out of college, Katie Parker had it all—a charming romance, a role in a famous stage production, and an idyllic life in London. Until she found her boyfriend cheating and got herself fired from the play...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  humor  young adult
  • On a Whim by Robin Jones Gunn

    On a Whim by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What s next? Ever since high school, Katie Weldon has wondered what it would be like to be Rick Doyle s girlfriend. As a college senior she s about to find out...
    Categorized as:
    christian  young adult  contemporary
  • ゆびさきと恋々 8 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu

    ゆびさきと恋々 8 by Suu Morishita, 森下suu

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    college  contemporary  young adult
  • Through & Through: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Through & Through: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I didn’t have a rule against kissing a guy while on vacation. That was why I just let it happen with Jordan Tanner. Maybe it was a rash decision since he was my best friend’s brother-in-law, but I could hardly blame myself. He was a basketball star, and he was strikingly handsome, so I did what any woman in my position would have done. I kissed him. It was just a kiss...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  young adult
  • Let My Daughter Go: A Mind-Blowing Christian Fiction Thriller by Creston Mapes

    Let My Daughter Go: A Mind-Blowing Christian Fiction Thriller by Creston Mapes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rogan Sneed is spending life in prison for the mass shooting he committed at Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon. The copycat shooter who attempted a similar attack on the anniversary of the event is dead. Time has passed. Wounds are healing.But then a blip on the screen.A teenage girl is kidnapped in Portland...
  • Peculiar Treasures by Robin Jones Gunn

    Peculiar Treasures by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A fresh start? Katie Weldon catches more than just the bouquet at the wedding of her best friend, Christy Miller. She also snags a job offer that launches her into an adventure she never imagined. Katie eagerly accepts the job as resident assistant at Rancho Corona University, only to find herself in a community of conflict...
    Categorized as:
    christian  young adult  contemporary
  • Love Always, Kate by D. Nichole King

    Love Always, Kate by D. Nichole King

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Dear Diary, Leukemia’s been my life since I was eleven. Now, six years later, I want my life back. Only I’m not sure what that is. The test results came back today. 22,000. Which means I’m officially out of remission—again. I have three options: 1. Another round of chemo. 2. A super-new experimental drug. 3. Dump it all— forget the meds and treatments and enjoy the time I have left...
  • The Secret Journal of Brett Colton by Kay Lynn Mangum

    The Secret Journal of Brett Colton by Kay Lynn Mangum

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Kathy Colton can t stand her brother, Brett. Her family talks as if he were perfect! All Kathy knows for sure is that Brett is dead. He died of leukemia when he was sixteen and she was only two. But when Kathy turns sixteen, she discovers her brother s hidden journal - a journal written especially for her - and learns about the brother she never knew...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  young adult
  • Match Point by Erynn Mangum

    Match Point by Erynn Mangum

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Matchmaker Lauren Holbrook is happy after putting together four successful couples. That is, until the tables are turned and she's on the receiving end of the matchmaking!Lauren and her boyfriend, Ryan, devise a plan to make it look as if they've broken up so people will get off their backs about marriage. No problem, right? That's of course until Lauren realizes she's in love...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  young adult
  • One More Wish: Christy & Todd: The Married Years Series by Robin Jones Gunn

    One More Wish: Christy & Todd: The Married Years Series by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As Christy blows out the 26 candles on her birthday cake, she closes her eyes and makes a wish. Could this be the year that she and Todd finally have a baby? They know that everything will change once they have a child. Are they ready for all the adjustments a new little one would bring? Christy isn't sure...
    Categorized as:
    christian  young adult  contemporary
  • Finding Now by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Finding Now by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After a tragic accident that plays on an endless loop in her mind, wild child Kate Jolie died inside. She now functions only through her rigid, ironclad routine, which keeps her mind and soul in check – balancing her in a dangerously precarious position between life and death Rocker and Master's student Sam North knows no limits and seeks out every challenge to conquer and defy...
    Categorized as:
    college  contemporary  young adult  new adult
  • Away by B.A. Wolfe

    Away by B.A. Wolfe

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What good is running AWAY when you only end up lost? Cassandra Pierce had her whole "perfect" life planned out by her parents. One night of pure weakness and lust has her running away from it all and seeking refuge in Alamosa with her best friend. But it seems life has other plans for her when she finds herself lost in the small town of Keaton. Jason Bradley is a charming country guy...
  • Rematch by Erynn Mangum

    Rematch by Erynn Mangum

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lauren’s dad may be getting remarried—and Lauren is still looking for the love of her life! Join Lauren on her adventure of caffeine, chocolate, girl talk, and spiritual insights as she continues to search for the right match...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  young adult
  • Protected by Vannetta Chapman

    Protected by Vannetta Chapman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ERIN JACOBS doesn’t hesitate when she receives a desperate call in the middle of the night. As owner of the Noah’s Ark Animal Shelter, it’s her job to rescue animals. But from the start, this case is different. The woman’s frantic plea. Directions to a deserted hunter’s cabin. Insistence that she come alone. Then she’s looking down into a washtub at an infant child...
  • Song Chaser by Kandi Steiner

    Song Chaser by Kandi Steiner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For more than a year, Tanner West has tried to shake his feelings for his long time best friend, Paisley Bronson. She was the perfect girl to fit the lyrics in all his favorite songs – the girl he had always wanted. When she fell in love with another man before Tanner had the chance to tell her how he felt, he was left with no resolve to find love again...
    Categorized as:
    college  humor  young adult  contemporary
  • Behind Her Smile by Rosemary Hines

    Behind Her Smile by Rosemary Hines

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Not good enough…the words echo in Madison Baron’s mind as the darkness presses her to be thinner, more beautiful—somehow more attractive to her peers. A junior in high school, she is facing life without her childhood love, Luke Johnson, who is off to college in the Midwest. Alone with her insecurities, Madison yearns for acceptance—until Miles that is...
  • What the Heart Remembers: Memory House Collection, Book Three by Bette Lee Crosby

    What the Heart Remembers: Memory House Collection, Book Three by Bette Lee Crosby

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CAN YOU TRULY TRUST THE MEMORIES OF YOUR HEART? Max Martinelli spent her junior year of college in Paris, and fell in love. Julien was a wickedly handsome young man who was crazy in love with her, or so she thought. He was a free-spirited artist and she an aspiring architect—impressionable, young, and standing on the brink of womanhood...
    Categorized as:
    christian  young adult  contemporary
  • The End of the World by Amy Matayo

    The End of the World by Amy Matayo

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A desperate boy. A damaged girl. And a dark house filled with secrets.For Cameron Tate, being shuffled from foster home to foster home is just a normal way of life. Until the year he turns fourteen. That’s when he’s sent to the home of seventeen-year-old Shaye McCormick—a fellow foster kid counting the days until she’s released from the system.For good reason...
  • Back to the Bayou by Brooke St. James

    Back to the Bayou by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Back to the Bayou is the fifth and final installment in the Martin Family Series, but it can also be read as a standalone. Amelia Martin was the youngest of three girls. Both of her older sisters had already found their soul mates, and Amelia felt like she was well on her way to that with Hank Marksberry. Hank seemed to have everything she was looking for...
    Categorized as:
    christian  young adult  contemporary
  • Suddenly Starstruck by Brooke St. James

    Suddenly Starstruck by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bad Medicine was one of television's most popular dramas, and Ethan Prescott was the show's biggest star. He was a talented actor and an all-around good guy. His quick wit, intelligence, and dashingly handsome appearance only added to his larger than life persona. And somehow, Macy Tillman ended up sitting right next to him at dinner...
    Categorized as:
    christian  young adult  contemporary
  • My American Angel by Brooke St. James

    My American Angel by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My American Angel is the sixth and final installment of the Shower & Shelter Artist Collective series. It can also be read as a standalone. Theo Duval was born and raised in Montréal. He was only ten-years-old when he met a young American girl named Caroline at a public library near his home...
    Categorized as:
    christian  young adult  contemporary
  • Malibu by Moonlight by Brooke St. James

    Malibu by Moonlight by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Liam Kennedy was on a flight to Los Angeles, bound for his cousin's wedding. He was fresh out of a relationship that he had been trying to end for months and was looking forward to having a great trip with his family while relaxing in his reclaimed status as a bachelor...
  • The Suite Life by Brooke St. James

    The Suite Life by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I was completely exhausted when I first laid eyes on him. I had been traveling, and for the last twenty-four hours, sleep had evaded me. I knew I looked terrible, and I was relatively sure I didn't smell so great, either. It was not the most ideal moment to make a first impression. On a normal day, I wouldn't be so torn up about it, but today was different. This was the day I met Taylor...
    Categorized as:
    christian  young adult  contemporary
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