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I didn't know how to stop wanting him. It wasn't that I had any hope—I knew I'd never see him again. But that didn't stop me from comparing every other man to Hardy and finding them all lacking. I had exhausted myself loving him.

Lisa Kleypas

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Lisa Kleypas
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 5
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