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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Nora and Alyssa discuss the hit enemies to lovers novel by Lyla Sage: Lost and Lassoed. </p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Nora and Alyssa discuss the hit enemies to lovers novel by Lyla Sage: Lost and Lassoed. </p>]]>
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      <itunes:keywords>booktok cowboys cowgirls reading</itunes:keywords>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Nora and Alyssa try to comprehend the Swedish mind that is Lukas Blomqvist in Ali Hazelwood's hit novel: The Deep End</p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Join Nora and Alyssa, counselors in training, as they dissect the love interests of your favorite romance novels. Asking the hard hitting question: Is he hot, or is it trauma?</p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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