Tate James is a New Zealand-born romance author whose work spans dark contemporary romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, academy fantasy, and “why choose” relationships. She writes both independently and with authors including Jaymin Eve, C.M. Stunich, and Heather Long.
Her bibliography is divided into many separate worlds. The most important connection is between the Madison Kate, Hades, and The Guild series, which share characters and take place in the same broader Shadow Grove continuity.
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Most other series are independent. Kit Davenport does not connect to Madison Kate, the Royal Trials books have their own fantasy world, and co-written projects such as Dark Legacy and Boys of Bellerose should be kept separate from Tate James’s solo series.
The Fastest Way to Choose a Starting Point
- Start with Hate for Madison Kate, Tate James’s best-known contemporary why-choose series.
- Start with 7th Circle when you want a darker criminal-underworld heroine and are comfortable meeting some Shadow Grove characters before reading Madison Kate.
- Start with The Vixen’s Lead for paranormal romance, supernatural powers, and a long completed arc.
- Start with Imposter for a completed fantasy competition trilogy.
- Start with Dear Reader for a dark-academia and secret-society series.
- Start with NoFear for Tate James’s newest solo contemporary series, centered on online creators and dangerous stunts.
The Shadow Grove Universe
Three series share the Shadow Grove world:
- Madison Kate
- Hades
- The Guild
Each series follows a different heroine and romantic group, but characters cross between them. The safest route preserves introductions and prevents later books from revealing earlier outcomes.
Recommended Shadow Grove Reading Order
- Hate
- Liar
- Fake
- Kate
- Vault
- 7th Circle
- Anarchy
- Club 22
- Timber
- Honey Trap
- Dead Drop
- Kill Order
Publication records sometimes list Liar before Hate, but the official Madison Kate story begins with Hate. Liar is Book 2.
Madison Kate Books in Order
Continuity: One heroine and the same principal love interests across four main novels
Reading rule: Do not skip or rearrange the books
Completion: Main story complete
1. Hate
Hate (2020): Madison Kate returns to Shadow Grove after being blamed for a violent riot and discovers that three men connected to her downfall are now living in her home.
The book establishes Madison Kate’s enemies-to-lovers relationships, the mystery surrounding Riot Night, and the dangerous power structures operating in Shadow Grove. It ends with unresolved questions and should be followed immediately by Liar.
2. Liar
Liar (2020): Madison Kate’s uneasy relationships with Archer, Kody, and Steele intensify while lies about Riot Night and the threats against her become increasingly difficult to separate.
This is a direct continuation rather than a new romance. The investigation, rivalries, and emotional relationships all depend on Hate.
3. Fake
Fake (2020): Madison Kate struggles to determine which alliances are genuine as obsession, deception, and escalating danger close in around her.
The third book develops the same why-choose relationship and moves the central mystery toward its confrontation. It should not be treated as a standalone.
4. Kate
Kate (2020): Madison Kate and her partners confront the person behind the campaign against her, bringing the original four-book story to its decisive conclusion.
This completes the central Madison Kate arc. Readers should finish it before moving to Hades or The Guild if they want to avoid learning the final relationship structure and survival outcomes early.
5. Vault
Vault (2021): A collection of bonus scenes and additional perspectives revisits moments from the Madison Kate series after the main story has concluded.
Vault is optional but belongs after Kate. Reading it earlier can disclose relationships and plot resolutions from the four novels.
Hades Books in Order
Continuity: One continuing heroine and romantic group
Connection: Same broad world as Madison Kate
Completion: Four-book story complete
Hades follows Hayden Darling, the formidable leader of Timberwolf and one of Shadow Grove’s most powerful criminal figures. The series overlaps with characters and events established in Madison Kate but develops its own central conflict.
1. 7th Circle
7th Circle (2021): Gang leader Hayden “Hades” Darling maintains control of her criminal empire until a series of threats and complicated relationships begins exposing vulnerabilities she cannot eliminate through force.
The book establishes Hades’s organization, her hidden personal history, and the men who become central to her life. It begins a continuous four-book arc.
2. Anarchy
Anarchy (2021): Violence against Hades’s organization escalates while betrayal and shifting loyalties complicate her relationships with the men closest to her.
The second novel assumes full knowledge of 7th Circle. The criminal conflict and romantic developments continue without a reset.
3. Club 22
Club 22 (2021): Hades’s enemies target both her territory and her personal attachments, forcing her to confront how much her carefully controlled life has changed.
This book pushes the series toward its final confrontation and ends with major issues still unresolved.
4. Timber
Timber (2021): Hades fights to protect her empire and chosen family while the conspiracy surrounding Timberwolf reaches its conclusion.
Timber completes the main Hades story. It should be read before The Guild because later appearances can reveal where Hades and her partners end up.
The Guild Books in Order
Continuity: One continuous romantic-suspense trilogy
Connection: Set in the Shadow Grove world after Madison Kate and Hades
Completion: Complete
The Guild focuses on a highly trained female assassin operating inside a secretive organization. Familiar Shadow Grove figures appear, but the central relationship and conspiracy belong to this trilogy.
1. Honey Trap
Honey Trap (2021): An assassin known for using seduction as a weapon receives a mission that becomes dangerously personal when her target and her past begin colliding.
The novel introduces The Guild’s covert operations and launches one continuing relationship. Prior Shadow Grove knowledge is helpful but not required to understand the immediate plot.
2. Dead Drop
Dead Drop (2022): The heroine’s loyalties are tested as secrets inside The Guild become more dangerous than the targets she has been assigned to eliminate.
This is a direct sequel to Honey Trap. It develops the same romantic relationships and central conspiracy.
3. Kill Order
Kill Order (2022): The assassin and her partners face the full consequences of The Guild’s betrayal as the order to kill becomes inseparable from their fight to survive.
The trilogy’s romance and suspense plot conclude here. Reading the books in any other order would reveal identities, alliances, and relationship outcomes prematurely.
Kit Davenport Books in Order
Continuity: One long paranormal why-choose story
Completion: Six main novels plus a companion novel
Recommended starting point: The Vixen’s Lead
Kit Davenport is a thief with unusual abilities, a concealed supernatural identity, and a growing group of partners. The first six books form her central story.
1. The Vixen’s Lead
The Vixen’s Lead (2017): Supernaturally gifted thief Kit Davenport is captured by a covert team whose members may hold answers about her powers and hidden past.
The book introduces Kit’s abilities, the secret organization pursuing her, and the men who become part of her developing why-choose relationship.
2. The Dragon’s Wing
The Dragon’s Wing (2017): Kit continues training with her new team while dangerous supernatural enemies and discoveries about her identity widen the conflict.
The second installment begins immediately after the first and should not be read separately.
3. The Tiger’s Ambush
The Tiger’s Ambush (2017): Kit and her partners face betrayal and an increasingly organized threat as her powers continue changing.
Relationships established in the opening books deepen, while the mythology behind Kit’s origins becomes more important.
4. The Viper’s Nest
The Viper’s Nest (2018): Kit enters a more dangerous stage of the conflict, where enemies hidden inside trusted institutions threaten both her team and her developing family.
This book relies on the accumulated supernatural revelations and romantic commitments of the first three installments.
5. The Crow’s Murder
The Crow’s Murder (2018): Loss, captivity, and divided loyalties force Kit to confront enemies who understand her powers better than she does.
The fifth novel drives the series toward its final confrontation and is not a suitable standalone.
6. The Alpha’s Pack
The Alpha’s Pack (2018): Kit and her partners unite against the forces controlling her supernatural legacy, bringing the principal series arc to its conclusion.
This is the ending of Kit’s main six-book story.
Hellhound’s Legion
Hellhound’s Legion (2019): A companion story follows River and expands the lives of characters introduced through Kit’s team after the central conflict has ended.
Read it after The Alpha’s Pack. Although some lists label it Kit Davenport Book 7, it functions more as a related continuation than as the next stage of Kit’s original arc.
The Royal Trials Books in Order
Continuity: One fantasy trilogy
Completion: Complete
Reading rule: Follow the numbered order
1. Imposter
Imposter (2018): A street thief enters a deadly royal competition under a stolen identity, hoping to survive among noblewomen competing for the princes’ attention.
The novel establishes the kingdom, the trials, and the heroine’s relationships with multiple royal brothers.
2. Seeker
Seeker (2019): The royal competition grows more dangerous as the heroine’s false identity, political enemies, and unexpected attachments become harder to conceal.
This is a direct continuation of Imposter and ends before the final political questions are settled.
3. Heir
Heir (2019): The heroine must decide whom to trust as the royal succession crisis and the final stage of the trials determine the kingdom’s future.
Heir completes both the competition and the trilogy’s central romantic arc.
Valenshek Legacy Books in Order
Continuity: Connected paranormal-heist trilogy
Completion: Complete
Valenshek Legacy combines supernatural abilities, criminal missions, hidden identities, and a continuing why-choose romance.
1. Heist
Heist (2022): A skilled thief becomes involved with a dangerous crew while a high-risk robbery exposes powers and secrets tied to the Valenshek legacy.
The story begins the central romance and the mystery surrounding the heroine’s background.
2. Forgery
Forgery (2023): The crew’s alliances are strained as false identities, supernatural politics, and the consequences of the first heist create a more dangerous mission.
This book continues directly from Heist and should not be approached independently.
3. Restoration
Restoration (2023): The heroine and her partners confront the forces behind the Valenshek conspiracy, bringing the supernatural heist trilogy to its conclusion.
The final book resolves the central relationships and the legacy mystery.
Devil’s Backbone Books in Order
Continuity: One dark-academia why-choose trilogy
Completion: Complete
Setting: A university controlled by a secret society
1. Dear Reader
Dear Reader (2025): A scholarship student arrives at an elite university and becomes entangled with her wealthy stepbrother, his dangerous friends, and the secretive Devil’s Backbone Society.
The book introduces the society’s rules, the heroine’s complicated romantic connections, and a mystery involving the university’s powerful families. It ends with major questions unresolved.
2. Watch Your Back
Watch Your Back (2025): The heroine’s relationships deepen while the Devil’s Backbone Society closes ranks and new revelations make it unclear who is protecting her and who is controlling her.
This is a direct sequel to Dear Reader. The secret-society conspiracy and romantic group continue across both books.
3. You’re Next
You’re Next (2025): The conspiracy surrounding the university reaches its decisive stage as the heroine and her partners uncover who has been directing the danger around them.
The trilogy concludes here. Reading only the final volume would spoil the society’s secrets and the final romantic arrangement.
ClikByte Books in Order
Continuity: Ongoing contemporary why-choose series
Current status: One prequel and one main novel released
Next release: Bubbles
ClikByte follows Noah Fearly, a former child actor known online as NoFear. Her reckless stunts lead to a contract with a highly successful male content-creator team.
Oblivion
Oblivion (2025): A short prequel introduces the online world and personalities surrounding ClikByte before Noah officially joins the team.
This story is optional. It can be read before NoFear, but the main series is designed to begin with Book 1.
1. NoFear
NoFear (2026): Former child star Noah Fearly faces serious legal consequences after a stunt goes wrong and is forced to join a famous team of male ClikByte creators who resent adding her to their brand.
The novel begins an ongoing why-choose relationship and establishes the rivalry, online pressure, and dangerous stunt culture surrounding the team. It is not a complete standalone.
2. Bubbles
Bubbles (2026): Noah’s unstable position within the ClikByte team continues as online fame, shifting loyalties, and the consequences of the first book place greater pressure on the group.
The book is scheduled for August 11, 2026. Final plot details remain limited, but it is confirmed as ClikByte Book 2 and should be read after NoFear.
3. Peaches
Peaches (2026): The third ClikByte installment will continue Noah’s relationship with the creator team and the larger story begun in NoFear.
It is scheduled for December 29, 2026. Detailed story information has not yet been released reliably enough for a more specific summary.
4. Sparkle
Sparkle (2027): The fourth announced ClikByte novel will continue the same central series rather than introduce an unrelated couple.
Current listings place its release in 2027. Publication details may change because the date is still distant.
The author has also indicated that ClikByte is planned as a five-book series, although the fifth title has not been confirmed clearly enough to list.
Co-Written Series with Jaymin Eve
These series are jointly written by Tate James and Jaymin Eve. They are separate from the authors’ solo continuities.
Dark Legacy Books in Order
Continuity: One completed dark-academy why-choose storyline**
1. Broken Wings
Broken Wings (2019): Riley enters the world of a powerful group of wealthy young men after a death leaves an opening inside their tightly controlled circle.
The book introduces the “Delta” heirs, their family power, and Riley’s dangerous position among them.
2. Broken Trust
Broken Trust (2019): Riley’s developing relationships are tested as the powerful families behind the group tighten their control and hidden betrayals surface.
This is a direct sequel and depends on the first book’s family and romantic conflicts.
3. Broken Legacy
Broken Legacy (2019): Riley and the heirs confront the forces manipulating their families, bringing the main Dark Legacy trilogy to its conclusion.
The central conspiracy and why-choose relationship are resolved here.
4. Dylan
Dylan (2020): A companion novel shifts attention to Dylan and expands the Dark Legacy world after Riley’s principal story has ended.
Read it after Broken Legacy. It is connected supplementary reading rather than the fourth part of Riley’s original arc.
Royals of Arbon Academy Books in Order
Continuity: Completed dystopian royal-academy trilogy**
1. Princess Ballot
Princess Ballot (2019): A girl from outside the ruling elite wins entry to an exclusive academy attended by princes whose political futures make every relationship dangerous.
The book introduces Arbon Academy, its royal students, and the heroine’s unexpected position among competing heirs.
2. Playboy Princes
Playboy Princes (2020): Political tensions and romantic rivalries intensify as the academy’s princes face threats that extend beyond school competition.
The second volume continues the same heroine, relationships, and royal conflict.
3. Poison Throne
Poison Throne (2020): The struggle for power reaches the throne as the heroine and the princes confront betrayal, succession, and the consequences of their alliances.
This completes the Arbon Academy trilogy.
Boys of Bellerose Books in Order
Continuity: Four-book mafia and rock-star why-choose romance
Completion: Complete
1. Poison Roses
Poison Roses (2023): Billie seeks protection from the Ricci crime family and is forced back into the lives of men connected to her past, including a rock star who built his career from their heartbreak.
The first book establishes the mafia danger, the band Bellerose, and Billie’s complicated history with several men.
2. Dirty Truths
Dirty Truths (2023): Billie learns that the stories she believed about her past are incomplete while the men around her struggle to protect her from an expanding criminal threat.
This book directly continues the relationships and danger introduced in Poison Roses.
3. Shattered Dreams
Shattered Dreams (2023): Betrayals within the group and the criminal world place Billie’s future with the Boys of Bellerose in doubt.
The third installment escalates toward the final confrontation and should not be read alone.
4. Beautiful Thorns
Beautiful Thorns (2023): Billie and her partners confront the Ricci conflict and the secrets that have shaped their relationships, completing the four-book story.
The romance and principal mafia plot conclude in this volume.
Bluebell House Duet Books in Order
Co-written with Jaymin Eve
Continuity: One completed dark college-romance story
1. Forced Proximity
Forced Proximity (2025): A young woman becomes trapped in a dangerous college environment with five secretive men whose connection to Bluebell House places them at the center of a mystery.
The novel begins the why-choose romance and ends before the threats and relationships have been resolved.
2. Trauma Bonded
Trauma Bonded (2026): The heroine must work with the five men to uncover the dangers surrounding Bluebell House while accepting that their shared experiences have bound them together.
Released on May 7, 2026, this is the final book of the duet. It resolves the main romance and does not end on a cliffhanger.
Co-Written Series with C.M. Stunich
Several early Tate James projects were written with C.M. Stunich. Some are complete trilogies, while others have only one or two published books.
Hijinks Harem Books in Order
Continuity: Completed paranormal-comedy trilogy**
1. Elements of Mischief
Elements of Mischief (2017): A young woman becomes involved with supernatural men connected to elemental magic, beginning a humorous and explicit why-choose adventure.
The book introduces the magical rules and the central group relationship.
2. Elements of Ruin
Elements of Ruin (2017): The heroine’s elemental powers and relationships become more complicated as supernatural enemies threaten the group.
This is a direct continuation of the first novel.
3. Elements of Desire
Elements of Desire (2018): The magical conflict and the heroine’s why-choose relationship reach their conclusion in the final Hijinks Harem installment.
The trilogy should be read in order because the same romance and fantasy plot continue throughout.
Undercover Sinners Books in Order
1. Altered by Fire
Altered by Fire (2018): A woman becomes entangled with several dangerous men while an undercover investigation exposes organized crime, violence, and hidden identities.
The book was also associated with the title Five Fathers in some listings. These should not be counted as two separate novels.
2. Altered by Lead
Altered by Lead (2020): The undercover conflict continues as the heroine and her partners face the consequences of the criminal secrets revealed in the first book.
Read it after Altered by Fire. No additional installment has been confirmed reliably enough to complete the sequence.
Wild Hunt Motorcycle Club
Dark Glitter
Dark Glitter (2018): A woman becomes involved with supernatural members of a motorcycle club in a paranormal why-choose romance combining biker danger with fae mythology.
It was published as the first Wild Hunt Motorcycle Club book. No confirmed second installment is currently available, so readers should approach it as an unfinished series beginning.
Foxfire Burning
The Nine
The Nine (2018): A supernatural heroine becomes connected to nine dangerous figures in a paranormal romance involving fox magic, hidden powers, and a developing group relationship.
The book was positioned as the start of Foxfire Burning. No later installment has been confirmed, leaving the wider series incomplete.
Forgotten Gods
Feral Magic
Feral Magic (2019): A heroine drawn into a world of forgotten deities and dangerous supernatural forces discovers that her identity is tied to powers others want to control.
It is listed as the opening Forgotten Gods book. Readers should note that no continuation has been confirmed.
Standalone and Separate Collaborative Novels
I’ll Be Home…
I’ll Be Home… (2023), with Heather Long: A holiday-season romance brings characters together through separation, danger, and the promise of returning home.
The novel stands apart from Tate James’s established series and can be read independently.
Overexposed
Overexposed (2025), with Heather Long: Public attention and private danger collide in a romantic-suspense story involving characters whose lives have become too visible to remain safe.
This is a separate collaborative novel rather than a sequel to I’ll Be Home….
Anthologies and Collections
Anthologies should not be inserted into the main series order unless a reader wants every short contribution.
Snow and Seduction (2017): A multi-author collection of winter-themed romantic stories that includes shorter fiction rather than a full Tate James series novel.
Billionaires and Babes (2023): A multi-author romance anthology centered on wealthy heroes and self-contained stories.
BABE 2025: Bitemarks and Bewitching Edition (2025): A paranormal-romance anthology containing contributions from multiple authors.
Anthology stories are optional. They are not required to understand Madison Kate, Hades, Kit Davenport, or any other principal series.
Is There a Chronological Order?
Most Tate James series follow the same order chronologically and by publication. There is no advantage to rearranging Kit Davenport, Royal Trials, Madison Kate, Hades, The Guild, or Devil’s Backbone.
The main exception is not a timeline change but a broader-universe choice. Readers may begin Shadow Grove with either Madison Kate or Hades, but Madison Kate first preserves more character introductions.
The clearest shared-world sequence remains:
- Madison Kate
- Hades
- The Guild
Vault belongs after the four Madison Kate novels because it contains bonus material that assumes the main ending.
Complete Recommended Tate James Reading Route
Readers do not need to follow one enormous publication list. A continuity-based route is more practical.
Route One: Contemporary Shadow Grove
- Hate
- Liar
- Fake
- Kate
- Vault
- 7th Circle
- Anarchy
- Club 22
- Timber
- Honey Trap
- Dead Drop
- Kill Order
This is the strongest route for readers interested in Tate James’s criminal-underworld romances and recurring characters.
Route Two: Paranormal and Fantasy
- The Vixen’s Lead
- The Dragon’s Wing
- The Tiger’s Ambush
- The Viper’s Nest
- The Crow’s Murder
- The Alpha’s Pack
- Hellhound’s Legion
Then choose either the Royal Trials trilogy or Valenshek Legacy. Those series are separate from Kit Davenport and from each other.
Route Three: Dark Academy and Secret Societies
- Dear Reader
- Watch Your Back
- You’re Next
The Dark Legacy, Royals of Arbon Academy, and Bluebell House books also use elite-school or college settings, but each belongs to a different continuity.
Route Four: Current Series
- Oblivion – optional prequel
- NoFear
- Bubbles
- Peaches
- Sparkle
Only Oblivion and NoFear are available as of July 18, 2026. The later titles should be read after release and in their confirmed numbered positions.
Latest Tate James Book
The latest released Tate James book is Trauma Bonded, co-written with Jaymin Eve and published on May 7, 2026.
Trauma Bonded (2026): The heroine and the five men connected to Bluebell House confront the enemies and mysteries left unresolved in Forced Proximity, completing the dark college-romance duet.
Because it is Book 2, new readers should begin with Forced Proximity.
Tate James’s latest solo release is NoFear, published on March 31, 2026.
NoFear (2026): Reckless former child star Noah Fearly is forced to join a famous male creator team after a stunt exposes her to legal trouble, beginning the ongoing ClikByte series.
Upcoming Tate James Books
Bubbles
Bubbles (2026): ClikByte Book 2 continues Noah’s developing relationship with the creator team and the unresolved consequences of NoFear.
Its scheduled publication date is August 11, 2026.
Peaches
Peaches (2026): The third ClikByte novel will continue the same central heroine, romantic group, and online-creator storyline.
It is currently scheduled for December 29, 2026.
Sparkle
Sparkle (2027): The fourth announced ClikByte novel continues the ongoing series after Peaches.
Current listings place it in 2027, but distant publication dates can change.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was Tate James’s first book?
The Vixen’s Lead (2017): Supernaturally gifted thief Kit Davenport is captured by a covert team that may know the truth about her identity.
It is the first Kit Davenport novel and the earliest principal book consistently listed in Tate James’s bibliography.
What order should the Madison Kate books be read in?
Read Hate, Liar, Fake, and Kate, followed by the optional bonus collection Vault.
The four main novels tell one continuous story and should not be rearranged.
Why is Liar sometimes listed before Hate?
Some publication databases sort the books incorrectly or use edition dates that do not match the story numbering.
Hate is Madison Kate Book 1. Liar is Book 2.
Are Madison Kate and Hades connected?
Yes. Both take place in the Shadow Grove universe and include crossover characters.
Madison Kate first is the safer order because it introduces the setting and several people who later appear around Hades.
Is The Guild connected to Madison Kate?
Yes. The Guild belongs to the wider Shadow Grove world.
Its central heroine and conspiracy are different, but reading Madison Kate and Hades first provides fuller context for returning characters.
Do Tate James’s books usually follow one couple per book?
No. Many of her series follow one heroine and the same group of partners across several cliffhanger-ending novels.
Examples include Madison Kate, Hades, Kit Davenport, Devil’s Backbone, and Boys of Bellerose.
Which Tate James series are complete?
Madison Kate, Hades, The Guild, Kit Davenport’s main arc, Royal Trials, Valenshek Legacy, Devil’s Backbone, Dark Legacy, Royals of Arbon Academy, Boys of Bellerose, Hijinks Harem, and the Bluebell House duet have completed central storylines.
ClikByte is ongoing. Wild Hunt Motorcycle Club, Foxfire Burning, Forgotten Gods, and Undercover Sinners do not have fully confirmed completed sequences.
Can NoFear be read without Oblivion?
Yes. Oblivion is a short optional prequel.
NoFear is the official first full-length ClikByte novel and provides the intended main introduction.
Does NoFear end the ClikByte story?
No. It begins an ongoing multi-book series.
Continue with Bubbles, followed by Peaches and Sparkle as those books are released.
Are Tate James and Jaymin Eve’s series connected?
Their co-written series are generally separate from one another.
Dark Legacy, Royals of Arbon Academy, Boys of Bellerose, and Bluebell House each have distinct characters and continuities.
What is the best Tate James series for a new reader?
Choose Madison Kate for contemporary dark romance, Kit Davenport for paranormal romance, Royal Trials for fantasy, or Devil’s Backbone for dark academia.
For the newest ongoing series, begin ClikByte with NoFear.
Final Reading Decision
The broadest introduction to Tate James is Hate, followed by the remaining Madison Kate books. Continue into Hades and The Guild when you want the full Shadow Grove experience.
Readers who prefer supernatural stories should begin with The Vixen’s Lead and complete Kit Davenport in order. Those seeking a shorter fantasy commitment can choose Imposter and finish the three Royal Trials books.
For current releases, start ClikByte with NoFear. Oblivion is optional, while Bubbles, Peaches, and Sparkle continue the same unfinished storyline and should be read only in numbered order.
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