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Purple Books 💜📚

Felt right for my first post here to be books in my favourite colour 🤭✨️

♡ Assistant To The Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

♥︎ Powerless by Elsie Silver

♡ King of Pride by Ana Huang

♥︎ A Worthy Opponent by Katee Roberts

♡ Between Never and Foerever by Shain Rose

♥︎ Crossed by Emily McIntire

What's your favourite colour and corresponding book?👀📖

#books #booksoflemon8 #booktok #darkromance #romance

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