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“I dinna think tis romantic when a man says he's willin' t' give his life fer the woman he loves. Give me instead a man who'd fight to keep us both alive and kickin'! There's naught rommantic about a dead man, beau or no.”

Quote by Karen Hawkins

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Karen Hawkins is a renowned author whose works have won the hearts of readers. Details about her life and achievements are yet to be fully documented. more

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