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The Lover

A Short Story

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The Lover

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Narrated by: Nina Yndis
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About this listen

During a brutal winter, a young woman longing for love finds more than she expected in the woods, in this wickedly sensuous short story by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic.

Judith knows her sister, Alice, is the pretty one—but that doesn’t stop her from wishing for love. When a handsome and gentlemanly hunter appears in their village, seeking lodging from the cold, she believes her lover has finally arrived. He does, indeed, choose to stay—but as Alice’s husband, not her own. When another stranger comes out of the woods, looking every bit a vagrant, he offers Judith something mysterious and enticingly strange. Against reason and decency, she welcomes both men into her life, in different ways. As forbidden longings ensnare each of them, an unrelenting winter storm and an evasive wolf on the prowl have everyone on edge…and ravenous. By spring thaw, will any of their hungers be satisfied?

©2023 Moreno-Garcia Books, Inc. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Paranormal Paranormal Romance Romance Winter

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Critic reviews

“Nina Yndis narrates a bewitching short story about a girl named Judith, who longs for adventure and romance in her quiet life.… Listeners hear the thrill in Judith's voice when a handsome stranger comes to her village—and her devastation when he marries her sister. Yndis captures the quiet menace in the voice of another stranger who arrives in town—one who doesn't have the hunter's charm but is mysteriously compelling.… Yndis's light Norwegian accent and engaging voice will draw listeners into this atmospheric tale.”—AudioFile Magazine
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I really enjoyed this story and the reader made it even more interesting. The music was eerie and beautifully fit in with the dark but romantic tone

A wonderfully dark fairy tale

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This author is becoming an instant buy for me. I loved the gothic vibe to this take on Red Riding Hood. And I love the way the author can create such intensity of character in such a short space of time.

Gothic Folktale

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