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“just one more chapter” is how i time travel from 9pm to 2am in a single blink.

reader chemistry

for the reader who loves one book boyfriend too much

the lead obsession, then two more books with dangerously similar energy.

if tiernan is your type

mafia boss energy, with a dangerously familiar pull.

quietly curated for the reader who fell for tiernan and gives mafia boss energy.

if kingsnake is your type

morally gray villain energy, with a dangerously familiar pull.

quietly curated for the reader who fell for kingsnake and gives morally gray villain energy.

if Kai is your type

athlete with heart energy, with a dangerously familiar pull.

quietly curated for the reader who fell for Kai and gives athlete with heart energy.

if greyson serel is your type

tortured prince energy, with a dangerously familiar pull.

quietly curated for the reader who fell for greyson serel and gives tortured prince energy.

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