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12 Suddenly Sunday Sales & New Releases!

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<— BREAKING NEWS UPDATE!!! LOOK WHAT’S LIVE!! Kristen Ashley’s latest book: Soaring (The Magdalene Series Book 2)!!!

ALSO!! This entire DARK series has been bundled and just went live (at a rock-bottom price!!) —> Monsters in the Dark by Pepper Winters

Happy Sunday everyone! I love waking up to a brand new book to start, AND to a big bunch of books that were just released or just went on super-sale (and I mean books by our fav authors!!). *squeeee* Very good Sunday ahead of us, indeed, my friends!

So what book am I reading today? EASY! Hearts of Fire by L.H. Cosway. <— I’ve already started it, already loving it and it’s been on my TBR list for about a week. And I was especially excited when Marine said:

Marina: “Ok, I am absolutely MOURNING that I’m almost done with Hearts of Fire. :( Lovin’ it! Not sure how I’ll move on? How? Please tell me how?“

Kostantina: Hearts of fire !! Omg it’s fantastic !! Blazing up my iPad !! Have you started it yet Maryse ?!?!?

GAH!!! I can’t get to it fast enough you guys!!! OMG I LOVE WHEN THAT HAPPENS!!!! MINE!! And! it’s from one of my favorite authors and I’ve been told this one is HARD to get over, and I am so very excited!!!

  1. Pocketful of Sand by M. Leighton <— JUST RELEASED and already so many awesome reviews!! Another one of my fav authors! Ohhhh the girls were on the run from a nightmare and… “I don’t know what makes a great love story. Is it that instant attraction when boy meets girl? The passionate kisses and the fairy-tale ending? Or is it a lifetime of tragedy, paid in advance, for a few stolen moments of pure bliss? The pain and the suffering that, in the end, you can say are worth it for having found the missing piece of your soul?“
  2. The Naughty King (A Sexy Manhattan Fairytale: Part One) by Michelle A. Valentine <— JUST RELEASED!! And from the blurb… he’s pretty darn bossy!
  3. Soul Rest: A Knights of the Board Room Novel by Joey W. Hill <—- JUST RELEASED – Cop/Dom alert! YES!! I remember when this series was making waves. This author was a HUGE favorite amongst our crew… “Then Sergeant Leland Keller walks into her life. He’s the Dom she’s always feared and hoped she’d meet, and he recognizes her as what he’s been looking for as well. But she fights submission as much as she longs for it…” GAH! I LOVE THAT COVER! And it’s over 400 pages!
  4. Accidental Alpha (A is for Alpha Male Book 3) by Laurel Curtis <— JUST RELEASED!!
  5. Moments in Time by Nina C. Payne <— JUST RELEASED and *gasp*! Forbidden…
  6. Cement Heart by Beth Ehemann <— JUST RELEASED!! “When what was supposed to be an innocent bet goes horribly wrong, he’s left to deal with the aftermath—and the guilt. In an effort to make things right the best way he can, he ends up falling for the one person on the planet he never should have.“
  7. Death Row by Sienna Lane <— JUST RELEASED BIKER BOOK! She’s kidnapped by the biker club because she witnessed something she shouldn’t have… (it’s a short one but might be fun for a few hours!)
  8. Clear: A Death Trippers Novel by Jessica Park <— She’s one of my FAVORITES and her latest release from just a few weeks ago is on SUPER-SALE. She says the sale will last: “…through Monday night only! You will probably *never* see this price again…“
  9. Jacked (Trent Brothers Book 1) by Tina Reber <— ALL of Tina Reber’s books are on super-sale right now, including her latest one, also from a few weeks ago!
  10. Love Unscripted:The Love Series, Book 1 by Tina Reber <— This one too! PLUS it’s one of my favorite books EVER. (my review)
  11. Love Unrehearsed: The Love Series, Book 2 by Tina Reber <— loved this one, too! (my review)
  12. A Questionable Friendship by Samantha March <— SUPER-bargain priced and sounds really good! Best friends right into their adulthood with very different lives and things are not so good anymore. “Portland envies her friend’s seemingly stable and easy life while Brynne doesn’t understand the growing distance between them and cannot begin to guess what secret Portland is hiding about her husband and crumbling marriage. While one woman feels shut out, the other enters into a web of lies to protect herself.“
  13. When You Make It Home by Claire Ashby <— Another super-bargain that sounds pretty great! She gets pregnant and tries to hide it! “She’s learned her lesson and has her mind set on success—until she gets knocked up. Embarrassed and unwilling to discuss her situation with friends and family, she wears layers to hide the pregnancy. When Meg gets sick at a party, she’s mortified. Even worse, Theo Taylor, the guest of honor, discovers her secret. Theo, an Army medic wounded in the war, agrees not to reveal her condition, and the two forge a bond of friendship that blossoms into love.“
  14. Soaring (The Magdalene Series Book 2) by Kristen Ashley <— P.S. LIVE!!! 😀

              

Book Review – Kyland by Mia Sheridan

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Kyland
A heartwarming coming of age book where the characters struggle desperately with their circumstance, and become dear friends… and so much more over time. But as in all of my favorite kinds of love stories, the harder the life, the angstier the love!

YES! Very good and highly recommended by pretty much… EVERYONE! LOL! 😉

Allison: Omg! I just finished Kyland by Mia Sheridan. It’s amazing, like seriously 5-star amazing! Every bit as good as Archers Voice. I laughed and cried and yelled at my kindle. It’s a must read! It will definitely be making some best read lists in 2015.

Melody: You have to read Kyland!! It’s a hands down 5.0 star read!!

MichelleS: I just finished Kyland. 5 stars for sure! I had a lump in my throat and lone tears kept squeezing out of my left eye for the entire second half of the book. It was just so dang sweet and achy and beautiful. I’m totally in love with this man/boy right now…. until the next one comes along anyway. It had an epilogue, and all that angst…. just perfect.

marina: Kyland is definitely a book that I think about a lot.

Melody: Just wanted to give you a friendly reminder to read Kyland!! It’s an absolutely amazing read that stays with you. You will never forget the characters!

MichelleS: Maryse – don’t forget about Kyland… he may have been shelved due to all the greatness that has been on your Kindle lately, but I am SURE you’d fall in love with him and their story. And…. you’re on a roll… why not add one more? … Out of those three, Archer’s Voice was the stand-out. Kyland was also good. Leo didn’t do it for me. All stand-alones.

Jean: I agree MichelleS, Leo was just okay for me, but Kyland and Archer’s Voice were unforgettable!

bev: I just started Kyland, 15%, and Jean was right. So, far I’m hooked.

It tickled my fancy for sure. I can’t resist a good hard-luck story, and in this one? BOTH were from dire circumstances and doing their best to stay alive AND go to school. Plus it had that sweet sleeping/cuddling together without “sleeping” together. I LOVE when they do that!!! And I loved getting to know them through their day to day struggles, personal apprehensions, painful pasts and insecure futures. I mean… how could they possibly succeed right? Not unless of course they managed to win a scholarship.

And therein lies *some* of the drama! BOTH, before knowing each other, have done everything in their abilities to stay at the top of their class to win that scholarship. And BOTH want the best for themselves. And both… want the best for each other.

And I knew it was because she had pride. Which, for people like us, was more a curse than a blessing.

That’s right! You guessed it… there is only one that can win the scholarship.

But you know what? It’s not all about that. It’s about her current life situation, her mentally unstable, delusional beauty-queen mom,

Words wouldn’t work with our mama, not when she was like this. Tomorrow she’d take the sash off. Tomorrow she’d stay in bed all day. And in a few days, the medicine would kick in and she’d be somewhat back to normal. And then she’d decide she didn’t need it anymore and secretly go off it and we’d do this all over again. And I had to wonder, should a seventeen-year-old girl be so tired? Just tired down to my bones . . . weary in my very soul?

her best friend & sister and the men that have destroyed their hearts, time and time again. And yet despite all of that, Kyland proves to be a solid friend to Tenleigh. Reluctant, at first because Kyland wants NOTHING to do with forming attachments. He has one goal, and it’s to leave Kentucky and make something of himself with the education he has been working towards.

I needed that scholarship. My whole life depended on it. So, as far as what it was about Tenleigh that interested me so much, it didn’t matter. I’d be leaving soon and I’d never look back, not at beautiful,green-eyed Tenleigh Falyn or anyone else.

And while Tenleigh has also been determined to win the scholarship, once she gets to know Kyland’s heart, her own heart is reluctant to let go… of him.

Great read full of life, love and heartache in all forms. Family embarrassments, the good townsfolk, rumors and truths.

“Even for people like us— there’s always someone who’s hungrier. And hunger, well, it comes in different forms.” He lowered his head. “I try not to forget that,” he finished quietly, looking slightly embarrassed.

Love and lies and sacrifices.

Mind you, at times, I found it somewhat…  predictable. I wasn’t all that surprised at the super-angsty “surprise” that came my way, and kind of had a feeling. I “knew”… stuff. So I read without the *shock* emotion I would have loved to feel… (even thought it was sure gaspworthy!!). So there were quite a few stop-and-starts once I hit the 50% mark. That’s right! I was hooked more onto the first half that I was, the second.

bev: Finished Kyland. I wish I had seen more of a Journey in the middle and the end, but I did really like it. I’d love to see the Appalachian mountains.

Maryse: have started Kyland and I’m already loving it ’cause of both of their financial status. I like the hard-luck stories the most.

MichelleS: Maryse – yay Kyland!!! That’s what drew me to it as well. Their situation is so desperate – both of them (instead of the usual rich boy, poor girl or vice-versa). I am still thinking about it.

bev: MichelleS, I did so enjoy Kyland. The first fifty percent or so the best. But only because I liked that so much I wanted the last part to be as in depth. It was a perfect lazy Sunday read.

YES BEV!!!!! I usually am into a book more into the 2nd half but this one was the opposite. It was ALL good, but the first half was 5-stars for me.

But all that said, the overall heartwarming message of determination and resilience, of people coming together and the spirit of love… helping to renew and rebuild had my heart swelling! The beginning (with all of that “hard life”) and the message is what made this story, for me.

I had worked four f**king years for that. And it was right within my grasp. A beautiful girl with a spirit so bright I wanted to squint when I looked at her was not going to derail me now.

Think again, Kyland. 😉

4 stars —> 5 stars for the beauty in the message and the writing but there was just something that kept me from being “unputdownable” hooked…

I mean.. come on. How can anyone possibly resist a book about this?:

I worked when I got the shifts. I struggled, I went hungry some nights, and I scraped together pennies to pay for mama’s medicine.

And I fell in love.

Deep, hard, utter and complete love.

And he was still leaving. And he still wouldn’t look back.

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Latest Bargain e-Books & Reader Recommendations – March 13th 2015

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Happy Friday the 13th, my friends! And today is looking like it’s full of GOOD book-luck. 😉

I dug in deep today!! Not only did I do the usual (reader recommendations and bargain finds) but I searched for all sorts of different subjects and just followed the leads… Found SO MANY “new-to-mes” from a few years ago that sound right up our alley, have awesome reviews and plenty of ’em, and have unique and jolt-worthy blurbs!!! From mature-sounding teenage angst, to marriages in turmoil, to a guy with a skin disorder where he gets injured easily to SO many that look so good (including super-bargain priced audio books). I think I may have stumbled upon quite a few goodies today!

And then… we have next week’s pre-orders to *squee* over, too (all below) BUT!! I wanna highlight one right now!!! *squeeeeee!!* Look what I just found —> After You: A Novel <— The sequel to 5-star favorite “Me Before You” by Jojo Moyes (which is on super-sale right now) is up for PRE-ORDER!!

P.S. Here is my review of Me Before You: https://www.maryse.net/…/book-review-me-before-you-by-jojo-m…

P.S. Let me know if I’m missing any or if you loved any (from this list or elsewhere).

AUDIOBOOK BARGAINS (e-book bargain priced!!!) PLUS check out the free audible trial + 2 free ebooks deal ————->

       
EBOOK BARGAINS
  1. The Girl on the Train: A Novel by Paula Hawkins <— I FIVE-STAR LOVED IT ALERT!!! One of my FAV books is on sale & #1 again in all of Kindle books!!! *squeeeeee* (my review) <— I paid almost TWICE as much for it when I read it!
  2. Djinn and Tonic (The Houri Legends Book 2) by Jasinda Wilder <— JUST WENT LIVE ALERT!!!
  3. Me Before You: A Novel by JoJo Moyes <— ON SALE and book #2 will be out in just a few months!! FINALLY YAY US!!!! I 5-star LOVED Me Before You <— my review.
  4. In Your Corner (Redemption Book 2) by Sarah Castille <— Look what’s on super-sale!!! Usually quite a bit higher in price but this is awesome! 😀 MMA FIGHTER (book #2 in the series and focuses on a different couple) and I absolutely LOVED LOVED book #1 – my review and the series reading order!
  5. Love the Way You Lie (Stripped Book 1) by Skye Warren <— JUST RELEASED!! DARK READ ALERT! “I’ll do anything to get safe, even if that means working at the scariest club in town…” (mafia romance… author says: “the daughter of the boss and the son of a foot soldier.”)
  6. Hendrix (Caldwell Brothers Book 1) by Chelsea Camaron & MJ Fields <— BAD BOY BAR OWNER ALERT! “Hendrix Caldwell, the oldest of the Caldwell brothers, is the ever steady voice of reason out of the three Detroit—Rock City’s—wild boys. Focused, determined, and living with a chip on his shoulder, Hendrix is married to his bar, allowing no time for anything more than a casual hook up. Work hard, play harder—that is the Caldwell brothers’ way…“
  7. The Summer Remains by Seth King <— TEAR-JERKER ALERT!! A few of our fellow readers keep bringing this one back up, and the AMAZING reviews tell me I should be reading it now!!!! Jean says: “Oh I am in love with The Summer Remains!!!! Beautiful, beautiful love story…. yeah stuffed manatee may be a little wet and sloppy this morning…..I am left in a book fog and will probably need a few days to recover!“
  8. Bride in Bloom (The Beachy Bride Book 1) by J.B. Hartnett <— JUST RELEASED!
  9. The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd (The MacGregors: Highland Heirs Book 2) by Paula Quinn <— BARGAIN priced, and MichelleS is loving it! “I started Paula Quinn’s “The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd”. OMG. So in love already just on chapter 4. This is exactly what I needed. Adventure. A wicked wicked hot pirate, the Highland lassie who is s tow-away on his ship – with a “saucy mouth” and a virgin…. YES… don’t laugh people. I used to devour this stuff. And you know what? When done right, it is so freaking awesome. And I love love love Paula Quinn, so this is fabulous. And did I mention the heat? I was having an hour long message this morning and kept thinking, when can I get back to my book? So you know I’ve got THAt feeling. And I needed that. A total escape…” and THEN she said: “Alexandre the pirate is doing it for me. Definitely. I must have been in the mood for this style of romance. I highlighted a bunch of lines I was going to share, but thought better of it. You guys can imagine! I have to get back to the story. Her daddy and uncle (the Chieftain of the clan) are not happy about her “abduction” (they don’t know she stowed away) and they are coming after him! GASP! And, of course, they just landed in Portugal and the local ladies are all over him like bees on honey and she is not happy! SNORT. Remember loving this stuff?“
  10. Hearts of Fire by L.H. Cosway <— BOOK HANGOVER ALERT! back on the list ’cause it’s still at the top of my TBR list, especially after Marina said: “Ok, I am absolutely MOURNING that I’m almost done with Hearts of Fire. :( Lovin’ it! Not sure how I’ll move on? How? Please tell me how?“
  11. Make Me (The Submission Games Book 1) by Tamara Mataya <— JUST RELEASED and recommended by Jessalyn: “MAKE ME by Tamara Mataya is THE best book I’ve read in a long time! It’s so much more than a BDSM book, or an erotic romance … It’s an epic love story for sure.“
  12. Finding Our Way by Ahren Sanders <— BROTHER’S BEST FRIEND ALERT!! “My new life has no room for the endless tears I cried for months. Emotionally, Bryce betrayed me and caused a deep heartache I never thought I’d overcome.”
  13. When Dreams Come True (The Star Series Book 1) by M. Stratton <— HER BOOK INTO A MOVIE ALERT!! NEW RELEASE and kind of a generic cover and title but the blurb has me intrigued. Her book is about to be made into a movie and she gets a surprise meeting the actor going for the role: “Will Martinsson was riding high on his fame and loving every minute of it. He traveled the world meeting his legions of fans and could pick which roles he wanted. When the script was presented to him, he read it and was intrigued. Then he found out that the author had modeled the character after him…“
  14. Breaking All Barriers by Cait Jarrod <— JUST RELEASED “There’s just one problem—the sexy Dina Wright who lives down the hall. He can’t keep her out of his thoughts and fantasies. When he sees her frightened on a New York City street, he tosses aside his reservations and kisses her…“
  15. Little Memphis (Little Memphis MC Book 1) by Bijou Hunter <— BIKER BOOK ALERT! He’s an enforcer and she’s starting over “Meeting Shay at the MC´s bar Suede, Ford sees her as a shiny new toy to spice up his life. Shay sees him as a sexy bastard she needs to avoid…“
  16. Blue Colla Make Ya Holla by Laramie Briscoe, Chelsea Camaron, Carian Cole, Seraphina Donavan, Aimie Grey, Bijou Hunter, Stella Hunter, Cat Mason, Christina Tomes <— Anthology that was just recently released and super-bargain priced! The tagline? “NOT A BILLIONAIRE IN SIGHT”
  17. Vandal (Ashes & Embers Book 2) by Carian Cole <— Oh!! What’s this one about!?? “She loves me. She needs me. She has no idea I’m the one who wrecked her life…“
  18. She’s Gone: A Novel by Joye Emmens <— PSYCHOLOGICAL LOVE STORY ALERT! One I just received a review copy of, and it sounds pretty good… young protester that marches with protesters and meets an enigmatic guy… “Thrown into an adult world, Jolie lies about her age and identity and quickly discovers that nearly everything is more complicated than it seems on the surface—Will included. In this psychological love story, Jolie’s emotional and spiritual journey from California to the East Coast is one of pain, resilience, fear, and hope, as she navigates an increasingly controlling boyfriend and her own personal convictions.“
  19. Not To Us (A Love Story) by Katherine Owen <— TUMULTUOUS ALERT!!! AND!!! It’s from back in 2011. Why am I excited about 2011? ‘Cause most of my absolute forever indie favs are from that year. “Ellie’s perfect world unravels. A best friend’s betrayal ends her marriage. An alarming diagnosis threatens her life. Yet. It all leads to Michael… But, fate soon tests their perfect union.“
  20. This Much Is True (Truth In Lies Book 1) by Katherine Owen <— RUH-ROH AGE ALERT!!! Super-bargain priced, and from 2013 (but new-to-me). Sounds so good! He’s about to be an all-star baseball player but… “Lying to him about her age and her name is just a part of her don’t-get-emotionally-attached style. She doesn’t count on being found out, nor on ever seeing Linc again or falling in love…”
  21. The Truth About Air & Water (Truth In Lies Book 2) by Katherine Owen <— AND here’s book #2!!
  22. NORMAL (Something More) by Danielle Pearl <— ANXIETY ATTACKS ALERT!!! I found us yet another series set! This one is book #1 and has my attention!! “Rory is broken, and now suffering from a debilitating anxiety disorder, wrought with precarious triggers, she moves across the country to escape the source of her troubles. Her plan is anonymity, but that’s easier said than achieved for the new girl having a panic episode outside of calculus. The worst part? There’s a witness – and a gorgeous one at that.“
  23. ReCAP: A NORMAL Novella by Danielle Pearl <— Book # 1.5!!
  24. OKAY: (Normal #2) (Something More) by Danielle Pearl <— Here is book #2 (but I won’t read the blurb ’cause I don’t wanna spoil it for myself…
  25. Julie’s Butterfly by Greta Milán <— SOUNDS RIGHT UP OUR ALLEY ALLERT! Nancy found us this one saying: “Good Friday the 13th Morning & my book find of the day is Julie’s Butterfly… A real tortured soul hero & hope she can help him!”!!! And he’s physically damaged… “Since birth, he has suffered from a very rare skin disorder that makes him exceptionally prone to injury...” Oh I can already see the potential for love and heartache!!!
  26. VOID An Erotic Romance Novel by Cassy Roop <— Stephanie found out that this recent release is now on super-bargain sale!

                       

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Anna Zaires – Twist Me Series Reading Order

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DARK READ ALERT!!!! SO MANY fans of dark reads absolutely LOVED this one, and I just found out, book #3 is up for pre-order!

Trisha: Twist Me! WOW~ I am not a big dark fan but I loved this, twist me is the perfect title for this book, because it did in all kinds of ways…

rori: …I am usually not a fan of dark reads but I enjoyed it.

Jamie: One series that I absolutely adored this year was Twist Me/Keep Me by Anna Zaires. It’s really dark and a bit disturbing, but I am obsessed with it!

About book #1:

I never thought this could happen to me. I never imagined one chance meeting on the eve of my eighteenth birthday could change my life so completely.

Now I belong to him. To Julian. To a man who is as ruthless as he is beautiful—a man whose touch makes me burn. A man whose tenderness I find more devastating than his cruelty.

My captor is an enigma. I don’t know who he is or why he took me. There is a darkness inside him—a darkness that scares me even as it draws me in.

My name is Nora Leston, and this is my story.

     

 

“You’ll Never Believe…” with Jessica Scott

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Welcome to the twenty fifth installment of “You’ll Never Believe…”

For those that don’t know what these new featurettes will be about, here is the scoop! “You’ll Never Believe…” will feature the weirdest questions or encounters that authors have been asked/had. Might be about their books or random things, like meetings in a bathroom where someone asked what brand of toilet paper they normally use. Fun stuff and inside scoops that an author would not normally share.

Today’s “You’ll Never Believe…” celebrates the release of Jessica Scott’s latest book “Before I Fall (Falling Book 1)” by telling us about her bunny slope danger!

You’ll Never Believe by Jessica Scott:

Soo there I was, standing at the top of the bunny slopes in Garmisch Germany. I had no idea how to ski and the mountain was oh, I don’t know, glare ice. My other half and I were just looking at each other like we were going to die – and to be honest, we’re lucky we didn’t. Even though it was the bunny slope, it might as well have been a black diamond because of the ice. I think we both busted our fourth points of contact a million times on the way down but funny thing about learning to ski on ice: you get really good at digging in your edges to keep from dying.

I haven’t been skiing in almost eight years because you know, life, but I’m hoping that being back in New England will give us a chance to get back out on the mountains.

Wanna know what Before I Fall (Falling Book 1) is about?:

Stay focused. Get a job. Save her father’s life.

Beth Lamont knows far too much about the harsh realities of life her gilded classmates have only read about in class. She’ll do whatever it takes to take care of her father, even if that means tutoring a guy like Noah – a guy who represents everything she hates about the war, soldiers and what the Army has done to her family.

Noah Warren doesn’t know how to be a student. All he knows is war. But he’s going to college now to fulfill a promise and he doesn’t break his promises. Except he doesn’t count on his tutor being drop dead gorgeous and distracting as hell. One look at Beth threatens to unravel the careful lies Noah has constructed around him.

A simple arrangement turns into something neither of them can deny. And a war that neither of them can forget could destroy them both.

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About Jessica Scott

Author Jessica Scott

USA Today Bestselling author Jessica Scott is a career army officer, mother of two daughters, three cats and three dogs, wife to a career NCO and wrangler of all things stuffed and fluffy. She is a terrible cook and even worse housekeeper, but she’s a pretty good shot with her assigned weapon and someone liked some of the stuff she wrote. Somehow, her children are pretty well adjusted and her husband still loves her, despite burned water and a messy house.

She’s also written for the New York Times At War Blog, PBS Point of View Regarding War, and IAVA. She deployed to Iraq in 2009 as part of OIF/New Dawn and has had the honor of serving as a company commander at Fort Hood, Texas twice.

She’s pursuing a graduate degree in Sociology in her spare time and most recently, she’s been featured as one of Esquire Magazine’s Americans of the Year for 2012.

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