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Every day in February, FaRoFeb are spotlighting a different fantasy romance author, and with some big names, like Jennifer L Armentrout, involved, you won&#8217;t want to miss it. But that&#8217;s not all! FaRoFeb have an action packed schedule, full of giveaways, a readathon, panel events, interviews, a workout session(!), original micro stories, and more.<\/p>\n<p>For all the details, and to get involved, check out www.farofeb.com (which also has a list of books to try) and @farofeb on Instagram. See you at the tavern!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lockdown in the time of the pandemic, far from your lovers caress, but imagine a portal to another world, where the men are brooding and rippling with muscle, the women are cunning and costumed up to the nines, and&#8230;well&#8230;magic. 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