31 must-read contemporary books like 25 Days 'Til Christmas by Poppy Alexander

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25 Days 'Til Christmas

By: Poppy Alexander

3.47

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In this heartwarming, feel-good holiday novel, one woman needs to find a little inspiration in the …

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1. The Christmas Surprise (Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop, #3)

By: Jenny Colgan

4.35

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Rosie Hopkins, newly engaged, is looking forward to an exciting year in the little sweetshop she ow… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Colgan's The Christmas Surprise (Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop, #3) book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
Cover of Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop (Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop, #2) by Jenny Colgan

2. Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop (Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop, #2)

By: Jenny Colgan

3.46

Format: 103 pages, Hardcover

Rosie Hopkins is looking forward to Christmas in the little Derbyshire village of Lipton, buried un… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Colgan's Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop (Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop, #2) book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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3. Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #2)

By: Jenny Colgan

3.60

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

Carmen is at a loose end. Her gorgeous bookshop is the filming site of a cheesy Christmas movie, sh… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Colgan's Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #2) book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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4. The Summer Skies

By: Jenny Colgan

3.84

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York Times  bestselling author Jenny Colgan takes us to the gloriously windswept islands of nor… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Colgan's The Summer Skies book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. Eight Perfect Hours

By: Lia Louis

3.71

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In this romantic and heartwarming novel, two strangers meet in chance circumstances during a blizza… read more

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  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The only way to live forever is to leave part of yourself behind. And that's what this is. A part of me."

-Lia Louis, Eight Perfect Hours

"And I don't have a corner sofa or a sweater-wearing husband. But I am here. The Noelle of right now, is right here."

-Lia Louis, Eight Perfect Hours

"I spoke to this woman in the supermaket," Charlie barges in again, "and I said I was tired and finding it hard, and she said, 'Ah, you wouldn't change it thoug, would you?' and I had to of course say…"

-Lia Louis, Eight Perfect Hours

"No," she says. "No, I can't. How can I? I've started seeing someone." My heart stops. "A counselor," she adds, and it starts beating again, relieved. Of course. Of course she wouldn't have a bloody a…"

-Lia Louis, Eight Perfect Hours

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6. The Book Club Hotel

By: Sarah Morgan

4.00

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

This Christmas, USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan returns with another heartfelt exploratio… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Morgan's The Book Club Hotel book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"... Just because someone doesn't ask for help doesn't mean they don't want it or need it. Particularly women. Women are so used to coping that sometimes they don't even realize there's another way..."

-Sarah Morgan, The Book Club Hotel

"... Just because someone doens't ask for help doesn't mean they don't want it or need it. Particularly women. Women are so used to coping that sometimes they don't even realize there's another way..."

-Sarah Morgan, The Book Club Hotel

"It was like hugging a cat. Not Panther, because she is unusually cuddly, but you know what I mean; sometimes they go all stiff and rigid and you know that all they want is for you to stop so that the…"

-Sarah Morgan, The Book Club Hotel

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7. The Christmas Star

By: Kate Forster

3.78

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

3 hours, 49 minutes It's nearly Christmas, Julia Devine's favourite time of the year. She's jus… read more

Similar categories in Kate Forster's The Christmas Star book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"And then she kissed him. Because she realized life was too short for purgatory. And he was being completely honest with her. Love wasn’t always like the movies. There were many paths it took and not …"

-Kate Forster, The Christmas Star

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8. Love, Holly

By: Emily Stone

3.90

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

A young woman tries to heal a rift in her elderly pen pal’s family in time for Christmas, all while… read more

Similar categories in Emily Stone's Love, Holly book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. The Holiday Swap

By: Maggie Knox

3.58

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

A feel-good, holiday-themed romantic comedy about identical twins who switch lives in the days lead… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Knox's The Holiday Swap book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Time heals all things. But if time fails, try cake."

-Maggie Knox, The Holiday Swap

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10. All I Want for Christmas

By: Maggie Knox

3.18

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

True love wasn't on their holiday wish list. When Sadie and Max are selected as contestants on t… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Knox's All I Want for Christmas book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. Bright Lights, Big Christmas

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.88

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Homewreckers and The Santa Suit, co… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Bright Lights, Big Christmas book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Close Knit

By: Jenny Colgan

3.98

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

Follow Gertie MacIntyre from knitting circle to air stewardess in this glorious and romantic summer… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Colgan's Close Knit book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
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13. The Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #1)

By: Jenny Colgan

3.75

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Perfect for the holidays! A brand-new heartwarming Christmas novel from the beloved New York Times … read more

Similar categories in Jenny Colgan's The Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #1) book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Carmen measured her days in books."

-Jenny Colgan, The Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #1)

"And tiny Leone smiled and took the book after Carmen carefully wrapped it up in paper and held it tight to her breast, as if she both loved it and was slightly scared of it, which were not, after all…"

-Jenny Colgan, The Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #1)

"Carmen measured her days in books. She kept a paperback under the desk for quiet periods, when she had remade as many window displays as one could usefully do in one day, and dusted, polished, straig…"

-Jenny Colgan, The Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #1)

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14. A Season for Second Chances

By: Jenny Bayliss

3.78

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

A charmingly quirky seaside town offers a recently separated restauranteur a fresh start and possib… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Bayliss's A Season for Second Chances book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. Christmas by the Book

By: Anne Marie Ryan

4.01

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

“A heartfelt and lovely Christmas tale for book lovers everywhere!”—Jenny Colgan, author of The Boo… read more

Similar categories in Anne Marie Ryan's Christmas by the Book book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. The Santa Suit

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.82

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From Mary Kay Andrews, the New York Times bestselling author of Hello, Summer , comes a novella cel… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's The Santa Suit book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Ezra kissed Ivy's right and then left palm. "Your hands". Then he clasped both her hands between his. "Ours"

-Mary Kay Andrews, The Santa Suit

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17. The Twelve Dates of Christmas

By: Jenny Bayliss

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

'Tis the season for finding romance in this hilarious and uplifting holiday readWhen it comes to re… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Bayliss's The Twelve Dates of Christmas book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The scarlet women are always the most alluring!"

-Jenny Bayliss, The Twelve Dates of Christmas

"A bigger pool doesn't necessarily mean a better swim."

-Jenny Bayliss, The Twelve Dates of Christmas

"There is only a hairsbreadth between adoration and animosity and when the gap closes it is rarely pretty."

-Jenny Bayliss, The Twelve Dates of Christmas

"A man is like an optional extra; you should only take one on when it is beneficial to do so. It's like refraining from the fourth plate at the all-you-can-eat curry buffet. Just because it's there, d…"

-Jenny Bayliss, The Twelve Dates of Christmas

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18. The Best Worst Christmas

By: Kate Forster

3.51

Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio

Lily is back from Australia for the first time in seven years to spend Christmas at her mum’s house… read more

Similar categories in Kate Forster's The Best Worst Christmas book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. We Met in December

By: Rosie Curtis

3.37

Format: 400 pages, ebook

Following a year in the life of a twenty-something British woman who falls hard for her London flat… read more

Similar categories in Rosie Curtis's We Met in December book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The best way to get over someone is to get under someone else."

-Rosie Curtis, We Met in December

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20. Duke, Actually (Christmas in Eldovia, #2)

By: Jenny Holiday

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

USA Today bestselling author Jenny Holiday follows A Princess for Christmas with another delightful… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Holiday's Duke, Actually (Christmas in Eldovia, #2) book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. A Princess for Christmas (Christmas in Eldovia, #1)

By: Jenny Holiday

3.59

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From USA Today bestselling author Jenny Holiday comes a modern fairy tale just in time for Christma… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Holiday's A Princess for Christmas (Christmas in Eldovia, #1) book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Girls need love, not braids."

-Jenny Holiday, A Princess for Christmas (Christmas in Eldovia, #1)

"Hey Princess, you wanna see my chimney up close?"

-Jenny Holiday, A Princess for Christmas (Christmas in Eldovia, #1)

"Oh my god, you are from a fake Hallmark country," Leo deadpanned."

-Jenny Holiday, A Princess for Christmas (Christmas in Eldovia, #1)

"He held out his arm and she took it. "We're off to see the wizard."

-Jenny Holiday, A Princess for Christmas (Christmas in Eldovia, #1)

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22. A December to Remember

By: Jenny Bayliss

3.71

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

Three bickering half sisters. One unique antiques shop. The coziest holiday season of their lives. … read more

Similar categories in Jenny Bayliss's A December to Remember book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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23. Three Holidays and a Wedding

By: Uzma Jalaluddin

3.59

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Three times the holiday magic. Three times the chaos.     As strangers and seatmates Maryam Azi… read more

Similar categories in Uzma Jalaluddin's Three Holidays and a Wedding book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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24. A Winter in New York

By: Josie Silver

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A young chef stumbles on a secret family recipe that might lead her to the love—and life—she’s been… read more

Similar categories in Josie Silver's A Winter in New York book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It's the swoon-worthy climax of our showreel moment, this beautiful, achingly sexy kiss, slow and electric, full of pure, vulnerable kiss-me-forever magic."

-Josie Silver, A Winter in New York

"You guys have enough baggage to fill a gosh dang carousel at JFK, but isn't that kind of the point of love, that you help each other carry the bags? Fresh starts are for Hallmark movies, not real lif…"

-Josie Silver, A Winter in New York

"By my reckoning, everyone gets a handful of movie-worthy moments in their lives. Some people would probably pick out their wedding day or the birth of their child for their showreel, but for most of …"

-Josie Silver, A Winter in New York

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25. Meet Me Under the Mistletoe

By: Jenny Bayliss

3.49

Format: 429 pages, ebook

A city bookshop owner heads to the English countryside for a holiday reunion—only to face her child… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Bayliss's Meet Me Under the Mistletoe book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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26. Wreck the Halls

By: Tessa Bailey

3.43

Format: 351 pages, Paperback

A sexy, hilarious standalone holiday rom-com about the adult children of two former rock stars who … read more

Similar categories in Tessa Bailey's Wreck the Halls book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Acknowledgement. Apparently that was all it took to want to forgive someone. Just to have them acknowledge that you were hurt, out loud."

-Tessa Bailey, Wreck the Halls

Cover of So This is Christmas (Christmas in Eldovia, #3) by Jenny  Holiday

27. So This is Christmas (Christmas in Eldovia, #3)

By: Jenny Holiday

3.43

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

USA Today bestselling author Jenny Holiday concludes her beloved royal Christmas series with an un… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Holiday's So This is Christmas (Christmas in Eldovia, #3) book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Christmas Dress by Courtney Cole

28. The Christmas Dress

By: Courtney Cole

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

An enchanted Christmas dress brings two generations of women together for the magic of the season i… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Cole's The Christmas Dress book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of 25 Days 'Til Christmas by Poppy Alexander

29. 25 Days 'Til Christmas

By: Poppy Alexander

3.47

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In this heartwarming, feel-good holiday novel, one woman needs to find a little inspiration in the … read more

Similar categories in Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Christmas by Accident by Camron Wright

30. Christmas by Accident

By: Camron Wright

3.31

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Carter is an insurance adjuster whose longing for creative expression spills over sometimes into hi… read more

Similar categories in Camron Wright's Christmas by Accident book and Poppy Alexander's 25 Days 'Til Christmas

  • romance
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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31. Once Upon a December

By: Amy E. Reichert

3.49

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A one-of-a-kind Christmas market offers holiday magic in the new romance from the author of The Kin… read more

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  • romance
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The TV was still on, but now they were watching Moana . The princesses had definitely gotten more badass since she was a little girl."

-Amy E. Reichert, Once Upon a December

"The girls met at least one Saturday a month for brunch at Blue's Egg in Wauwatosa. It was a nice middle distance between them all and had the most incredible hash browns."

-Amy E. Reichert, Once Upon a December

" "Epic drama, with a lot of love that withstands it all." She leaned in closer and whispered, "And great steamy scenes, if that's your thing." Jack laughed. Now he knew he'd be reading it. Who didn't…"

-Amy E. Reichert, Once Upon a December

"I like a girl who knows what she wants and asks for it." Jack's eyes glazed as he remembered last night when Astra had done just that. Her cheeks heated at her boldness, but she maintained eye contac…"

-Amy E. Reichert, Once Upon a December

31 Best fiction books like 25 Days 'Til Christmas by Poppy Alexander

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The Christmas Surprise (Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop, #3)

Jenny Colgan

4.35

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Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop (Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop, #2)

Jenny Colgan

3.46

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Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #2)

Jenny Colgan

3.60

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The Summer Skies

Jenny Colgan

3.84

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21 best-selling fiction books like Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews

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The Summer Book Club

Susan Mallery

3.84

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The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

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Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #2)

Jenny Colgan

3.60

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The Wishing Bridge

Viola Shipman

4.02

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