Best CalinaSaylet Podcasts (2024)

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165 - A Game of Hearts and Heists by Ruby Roe 59:00

5h ago59:00

59:00

In book one of the Girl Games series, we meet Scarlett Grey, an assassin who is trying to reclaim her status in society and enemy/love interest, Quinn Adams, an alchemist with poisons that is putting Scarlett out of a job. When the Magician Queen secretly offers them an interesting deal, Scarlett and Quinn have to put aside their hatred/attraction …

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164 - 10 Things that Never Happened by Alexis Hall 57:13

14d ago57:13

57:13

Samwise (yup, that’s his name) and his boss, Jonathan, don’t see eye-to-eye about how Sam manages one of Jonathan’s stores. But things take a turn after Sam feigns amnesia after hitting his head on a bathroom display after Jonathan fires him after a disagreement. Not wanting to be sued, Jonathan invites Sam to stay with him until he is fully recove…

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163 - Chasing Goldie by Holly Roberds 1:03:32

28d ago1:03:32

1:03:32

In book two of The Lost Girls series, we get Goldie’s story. Yes, she eats porridge all day long after inheriting a big old house with barrels and barrels of it, and she tries out different beds that just don’t seem right. At first. That is until she tries out her grumpy neighbor’s, Ted’s, bed and it’s just right. Yup - Ted. Who is a shape-shifting…

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162 - Role Playing by Cathy Yardley 1:14:04

1M ago1:14:04

1:14:04

You guys - these forty-something-year-olds bone. Join us as we meet Maggie, a 48-year-old introverted, single mom who loves her son and is a gamer. While trying to set an example for her freshman in college son, Kit, she agrees to be more outgoing if he does the same on campus. So she joins a raid on an RPG and meets the leader of the guild, colleg…

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161 - King of Wrath by Ana Huang 1:15:02

2M ago1:15:02

1:15:02

Jewelry store heiress, Vivian, was always supposed to marry well. And in her parents eyes, well meant filthy rich. So when her father saw an opportunity to arrange an engagement for her with one of New York society’s richest bachelors, he couldn’t help pass it up, even if it was a blackmail scheme. Dante Russo is arrogant, dominating, sexy, and a b…

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160 - Selkies are a Girl's Best Friend by Molly Harper 58:39

2M ago58:39

58:39

Welcome back to Mystic Bayou, where a tiny town meets supernatural meets strong women and hot men. We are excited to get back into this series and review book three. Sonja is human and Dr. Hottie, I mean, Dr. Will, is a selkie shifter. The story continues as our main characters continue to manage and uncover the mystery of the magical rift that is …

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159- Raising Elle by S. E. Reichert 1:03:11

3M ago1:03:11

1:03:11

Two broken people rekindle a romance years after a heart wrenching break up. Having just run away from a very abusive husband, Elle returns to care for her family’s farm in Wyoming and into the comfort and safety of her parents and two sisters. Blake has burnt many bridges across town and never got over her leaving him to start a new life in Califo…

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158 - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore 1:18:15

3M ago1:18:15

1:18:15

Our first historical romance for the pod! Bringing Down the Duke introduces the issues surrounding women’s rights in the late 1800s England and makes for a great conversation. Join us as we meet Annabelle, a ‘commoner’ who just wants to live the way every woman should be able to live - free from the confines of the rules of men. After being one of …

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157 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver 1:41:17

4M ago1:41:17

1:41:17

Attention: Please jump on this bandwagon. If you haven’t read/listened to Butcher & Blackbird yet - PLEASE do so before listening to us because we do SPOILERS! Take heed to those trigger warnings and hold on. In this dark-romance thriller, we meet two serial killers, Sloane and Rowan, who kill serial killers. They work alone but after a not so cute…

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156 - Knight in Leather by Holley Trent 1:00:03

4M ago1:00:03

1:00:03

Book two of the Hearth Motel series by Holley Trent stars Dasha, a human who is recovering from a very bad relationship, and motorcycle-riding shifter fae, Ethan, who is itching to show Dasha how much he loves her already, even though this the second time they’ve met. But don’t worry, it’s because they are mates, not because he is super creepy or a…

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155 - Sex and the Single Vamp by Robin Covington 59:18

5M ago59:18

59:18

Cici is a vampire who believes in love. That’s why she started a supernatural dating agency where customers can find love with humans. Of course, there are those who do not share these same beliefs so they interfere in the most malicious way, by murdering Cici’s clients. Deacon is also a vampire and while he is one of those who does not believe in …

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154 - Dragon Prince by Michelle M. Pillow 48:43

5M ago48:43

48:43

Dragon shapeshifters with sophisticated technology and machines that make you any meal you want on the spot? Please! It’s been a while since we’ve had a dragon shifter romance and we are pleased to introduce you to Dragon Prince, book one of the Qurilixen Lords series. Grier is a dragon prince, waiting to find his true fated mate. Just as he thinks…

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153 - Sanctuary of the Shadow by Aurora Ascher 56:40

6M ago56:40

56:40

So you only had one day to read this book before this episode came but do not worry - we haven’t spoiled anything for you this time. We did, however, have an amazing time interviewing Aurora Ascher in preparation for the release of Sanctuary of the Shadow and we welcome you all to join us! But just a quick snip for interested readers… in this book …

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152 - Venice Actually by Kelly Reynolds 1:08:28

6M ago1:08:28

1:08:28

Here’s to another holiday book with Kelly Reynolds! We are excited to dive into book two of Kelly’s Holidays in LA series and talk about Venice Actually. Here we meet Leighton, who is trying to find her own way in LA but keeps getting stopped by different life circumstances, like, uh trying to find a new place to live just before the holidays! Good…

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151 - Cloudy with a Chance of Witchcraft by Mandy Roth 1:03:57

7M ago1:03:57

1:03:57

Let’s give a second chance-romance another try. In this week’s book, we travel back home with Poppy, who has recently gotten a divorce from her husband of 19 years. His reason: he’s been a cheater for a while and has finally found the one he wants to spend the rest of his life with. Not her. So Poppy makes a move back home to the other end of the c…

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150 - The C*ck Down the Block by Amy Award 1:14:13

7M ago1:14:13

1:14:13

What a perfect book to celebrate our 150th episode. We not only got a cute story between a pro NFL QB and a rooster loving librarian, but we got to connect with our Denver-Metro roots with all the hidden easter-pumpkins scattered throughout the story. We hope you read this quick, fun story with us because then you’ll be able to keep up with us as w…

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149 - Wicked Bite by Jeaniene Frost 57:16

8M ago57:16

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Yet again we are venturing back into a series that we love and adore. And we are glad we did! This week we read Wicked Bite, book two of the Night Rebel series by Jeaniene Frost where we are delighted to see Ian and Veritas again. Now we haven’t forgotten how much we loved Ian but we sure did miss him. And so did Veritas even though she denies it a…

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148 - The Alpha by Dannika Dark 1:03:11

8M ago1:03:11

1:03:11

Welcome back to the Black Arrowhead novels. To recognize Native American Heritage Month, we are jumping back into book two of this series where we get to know Hope and Tak. Hope is a local jeweler who works hard to produce and sell her craft, though not without doubt and backlash from certain people in her community. Tak, whom we met in the first b…

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147 - A Shift in the Air by Patricia D. Eddy 58:01

8M ago58:01

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In book two of the Elemental Shifter series by Patricia D. Eddy, we finally get to meet Bella, or should we say, Caitlin. At the end of book one, A Shift in the Water, Liam recognizes Caitlin immediately though she has no memory of who she once was. While she struggles with her darkness and her true powers, she can’t help the instant pull she feels…

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146 - The Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira by Lou Diamond Phillips 1:06:45

9M ago1:06:45

1:06:45

We are excited about our book this week, written by the one and only Lou Diamond Phillips. We took another turn down fantasy, sci-fi, YA with this incredible love story, “The Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira.” Inspired by The Tinderbox Soldier by Hans Christian Anderson and the beautiful illustrations of his wife, Yvonne, Lou elegantly presents us with…

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145 - Ramón and Julieta by Alana Quintana Albertson 1:13:51

9M ago1:13:51

1:13:51

In observance of Hispanic Heritage month, we are highlighting Latina author Alana Quintana Albertson and her readaptation of the classic Romeo and Juliet. In her retelling, Ramón and Julieta come from different sides of the block and their scene is laid out in modern day southern California where a grudge between his father and her mother stems fro…

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144 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 1:27:51

10M ago1:27:51

1:27:51

Never let the doubts of others limit the depths of your abilities. Violet doesn’t and she is the true-blue heroine badass in this week’s book. If you’ve been following us (or the book world!) then you have already heard of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros and her EPIC world of dragon riders, magic, love, and sexytimes. We hope you read along because h…

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143 - Alpha Attacked by Eve Langlais 1:04:36

10M ago1:04:36

1:04:36

Sexiness. It’s been a while since we’ve had ourselves some Eve and we are glad we did! We get sex and lots of it. Yum! This week’s book introduces us to Maeve, an ER doctor who’s probably seen it all - except for anyone who gets up and walks away after getting bullets taken out of his body, without anesthetics. Griffin, on the other hand, cares not…

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142 - Shifter Business by Rhiannon Hartley 1:08:08

11M ago1:08:08

1:08:08

In book 3 (yes we skipped #2!) of the Raising Hell Downunder series we get to have the story of Emily and Dan. Emily is a human, ex-social media influencer who is trying to find her path in life and finding it slowly by pursuing a career in psychology. Dan is a shape-shifting jaguar, who is also a psychologist but for those in the paranormal commun…

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141 - That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming 1:12:59

11M ago1:12:59

1:12:59

Have you ever wondered if cinnamon can break a spell casted upon demons by a wicked necromancer who is secretly lying to her followers because she’s uncool? Well, it can! This week’s book by Kimberly Lemming is SO MUCH FUN! It’s full of funny quips, epic adventure, not to mention sexy-sexytimes with an amazing cast of characters that you will grow …

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140 - Crimson Mourning by Lawrence Hall and Michelle Miller 52:20

12M ago52:20

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This week we take a turn down a dark alley and into a dark romance novel, something that we have yet to venture into. Crimson Mourning is the prequel to The Games of the Underworld series that brings us into a dystopia full of powerful vampires, lustful humans, sex, and violence. In this world, the vampire councils make the rules, including the shu…

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139 - Even though I Knew the End by C. L. Polk 51:13

1y ago51:13

51:13

To close out LGBTQIA+ month we are going to jump into a timepiece and enter the underground of Chicago’s monster scene with a noir lens. Here we meet Helen, a supernatural detective who only has days left before resolving a debt owed in which she will enter hell forever, leaving behind her brother and the love of her life, Edith. When she is offere…

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138 - Demons Do it Better by Louisa Masters 1:04:02

1y ago1:04:02

1:04:02

To begin our observance of Pride for the month of June, we welcome everyone to join us in our discussion of Demons Do it Better, book one of the Hidden Species series by Louisa Masters. Here is an adorably funny story about how Sam, Lucifer’s assistant and human (or is he?) and Gideon, a demon who also works for Lucifer, fall in love with each othe…

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137 - Tasting Red by Holly Roberds 1:26:58

1y ago1:26:58

1:26:58

My what big… curiosity you have. Was this a good one? Hell yes it was. We love sexy retellings of our childhood fairytales and this one did not disappoint! Join us as we discuss this fun, sexy, magical rendition of Little Red Riding Hood and the big bad wolf with none other than Holly Roberds herself. We had a wonderful conversation about stinky ma…

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136 - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang 1:03:28

1y ago1:03:28

1:03:28

To close out AAPI awareness month, we are excited to talk about book two of The Kiss Quotient series by Helen Hoang. And just like book one, this one did not disappoint. Here we meet Esme, a hardworking, single mother from Vietnam, and Khai, an accountant in California who believes he does not possess the ability to have feelings. Considering the p…

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135 - Big Bad Wolf by Suleika Snyder 1:01:55

1y ago1:01:55

1:01:55

This is a different type of book for us, more of a paranormal urban fantasy romance. And we loved it! We loved this alternate reality world where shifters and paranormals were exposed following the unfortunate election of a certain president and now the world is struggling to deal with the results of that revelation. We have Joe, a shifter who was …

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134 - Obsession: The Mate Games - Kim Loraine & Meg Anne 1:06:38

1y ago1:06:38

1:06:38

We are excited to try out a new Reverse Harem book and one written by Kim Loraine who we know brings the hot steamy scenes. We are introduced to Sunday Fallon, a wolf shifter and heir to a major wolf pack, with one small problem, she can’t shift. She is shipped off to a supernatural university type school where the best and brightest go to train an…

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133 - Claiming Beauty by Skye Alder 1:00:10

1y ago1:00:10

1:00:10

For this first book of the Once Upon a Shifter series, we sit down with authors Cameron Hart and Shaw Hart of Skye Alder to discuss their fun and sexy adaptation of a beauty who finds her beast. It is the perfect way to tell a concise and sweet story from beginning to end with the right amount of love and sexiness in between. We hope you’ve read al…

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132 - Hexes & Hot Flashes by Lisa Manifold 54:42

1+ y ago54:42

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It has been a few years but we finally are getting back to a book by Lisa Manifold. This first book in the Oracle of Wynter series gives us another main character in her 40’s similar to the Betwixt series and the Midlife Bounty Hunter series. We compare the different and similar ways all three series approach writing about a woman in her 40’s getti…

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131 - Hades by Ariel Dawn 1:06:04

1+ y ago1:06:04

1:06:04

For this episode we are joined by Ariel Dawn to discuss one of her books in the shared world of Speed Dating with the Denizens of the Underworld. Come along as we explore the journey of Hades from heartbroken, down on love, underworld bureaucrat to totally smitten and willing to give up immortality for Darcy, a regular human being. We can’t get eno…

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130 - Black Witch Magic by Mila Nicks 1:00:25

1+ y ago1:00:25

1:00:25

This book is a fun and unusual romance novel. On the surface, this book reads more like a typical murder mystery as Selene and Aiden investigate the current unexplained attack in Brimrock and its potential connection to an unsolved murder from the past. But as they work together to finger out what is going on they also begin a budding romance. This…

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129 - Seduced by Moonlight by Kenya Wright 1:00:01

1+ y ago1:00:01

1:00:01

This book is HOT. Aiden is the alpha of a wolfpack trying to find a safe place to settle down and move on from the supernatural wars that have left magical creature populations decimated. He and his pack mates have arrived in Crystal Lake where he runs into Imani. The attraction between the two of them is instantly palpable to everyone around and l…

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128 - His Fate by A. K. Graves 1:03:10

1+ y ago1:03:10

1:03:10

This is the first book in the Bound Beyond Blood series by AK Graves and a super fun introduction to this world and this author. We loved these giant cinnamon roll Dragon Shifters, especially Kai. After fleeing their homeland when attacked by a rival dragon clan and losing much of their family Kai and his 3 brothers expect to lay low in the sleep m…

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127- Shades of Wicked by Jeaniene Frost 1:02:17

1+ y ago1:02:17

1:02:17

This is our favorite Jeaniene Frost book yet! We cannot get enough of Ian and Veritas. This couple is seriously too hot to handle. We love all the tropes in this book: fake relationship, lost memories, false public persona, past trauma, and secrets! It is so nice to have two equally strong bad ass paranormals as the main characters. Veritas doesn’t…

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126 - Unhinged by Helen Hardt 1:09:29

1+ y ago1:09:29

1:09:29

It has been a while but we finally return to the Blood Bond Saga by Helen Hardt for Dante and Erin’s story. This whole book is a battle between logic and emotion, head versus heart, closely held beliefs against newly discovered information. Erin wants to accept Dante for everything he is but her heart and logic keep getting in the way, I mean vampi…

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125.1 Meet Me in Los Feliz by Kelly Reynolds 38:29

1+ y ago38:29

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Inspired by the festivities in this book, we held our own very fun, very successful White Elephant Sex Toys Only get together. Good times had by wonderful ladies thanks to this fun and sexy book by fellow podcaster, Kelly Reynolds of Boobies & Noobies. Check her out if you want to hear more about romance novels reviews and check out this squishy ho…

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125 - Waking in a Witchy Wonderland by Juliette Cross 1:03:20

1+ y ago1:03:20

1:03:20

This is a collection of short holiday stories in the Stay a Spell world by Juliet Cross, best read between book 3 and 4 of the series. We cannot express our love for this series in words. These 5 stories give us a fun peek at some of our favorite characters who we have already watched fall in love plus the bonus story of JJ and Charlie finally gett…

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124 - Rejected by Jaymin Eve 1:11:29

1+ y ago1:11:29

1:11:29

This is our first ever rejected mate book and wow did we start out BIG! This book is just the beginning of the Shadow beast Shifters series and we are totally here for it. To say that a lot of this book is world building and background would be an understatement. But still, we got the beginnings of an interesting relationship dynamic. Mera is the p…

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123 - The Vow by Dannika Dark 1:15:41

1+ y ago1:15:41

1:15:41

In this book we follow as Melody tries to make a connection with a local tribal leader in Oklahoma, only to stumble across her friend’s older brother on an undercover investigation of recent deaths in the area. Lakota and Melody haven’t seen each other since they were kids but the sparks start flying immediately. We really enjoyed the tension of th…

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122 - Betwixt by Darynda Jones 1:02:11

1+ y ago1:02:11

1:02:11

We are excited to read another book by Darynda Jones after a much too long break. Betwixt gives us another story with a protagonist who has lost everything and is trying to rebuild her life. Defiance Dayne has inherited a mysterious house from an unknown lady who turns out to be her grandmother whose ghost is using a website for communication from …

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121.1 Hannah’s Bliss by Dania Voss 25:32

1+ y ago25:32

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Thank you for joining us for Book Gush October!!! Listen as Calina shares her Book Gush novel, Hannah's Bliss by Dania Voss, with Saylet and listeners. This is a contemporary, semi fake-lovers trope, and so full of squishies. We are honored to have been selected for this fun event hosted by very talented and fun indie authors. Thank you! We hope yo…

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121 - Fixing Destiny by S. E. Reichert 53:34

1+ y ago53:34

53:34

We are so excited to share this book with everyone! This was a beautifully written, emotional, sexy novel and we can’t wait to read the next 2 in this series. On this episode we were joined by author, Sarah Reichert, to discuss this sexy ghost story and how she wrote such a touching book. We loved watching Destiny rebuild her life in the quaint tow…

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120 - Spellbound/Surrendered in Salem by Milly Taiden 1:01:09

1+ y ago1:01:09

1:01:09

We finished up the Caster and Claws series by Milly Taiden with the 3rd and 4th book for this episode. Taking place at the same time as the previous 2 books, we follow the “meet - rescue” of Astra and Blaze in Spellstruck in Salem and Selene and Jett in Surrendered in Salem. This set of twins is a bit more open and interested in their fated mate wo…

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119 - Happy Hour at Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta 58:26

2y ago58:26

58:26

***FIRST! So many apologies for the sound quality of this recording. Something went crazy weird with Calina's mic and she sounds like a mermaid underwater. Please bear with us during this episode and we promise the ones after this are back to normal. Thanks for coming back!*** Milagro de Los Santos is trying to get her life together and prove she i…

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118 - Unclaimed by Aidy Award 1:00:57

2y ago1:00:57

1:00:57

Taryn doesn’t know who she is or where she is, but it's freezing and she is surrounded by threatening wolves looking at her like dinner. When a giant man swoops in, protects her, and carries her off to his cabin is he in more danger or less? It’s hard to say. As she starts to find out more about this frozen, magical prison where she is trapped and …

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