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Copyright © 2023 by Laurell K. Hamilton

Excerpt from Slay copyright © 2023 by Laurell K. Hamilton

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Hamilton, Laurell K., author.

Title: Smolder / Laurell K. Hamilton.

Description: New York: Berkley, [2023] | Series: Anita Blake, vampire hunter

Identifiers: LCCN 2022040947 (print) | LCCN 2022040948 (ebook) | ISBN 9781984804495 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781984804518 (ebook)

Subjects: LCGFT: Novels.

Classification: LCC PS3558.A443357 S66 2023 (print) | LCC PS3558.A443357 (ebook) | DDC 813/.54—dc23/eng/20220831

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022040947

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022040948

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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