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Jan 2023
1h 25m

S05.19: Homecoming Romance with Kate Cla...

Fated Mates
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Seven-timer Kate Clayborn returns to the Fated Mates studio (lol, jk there is no studio) to talk about about going home again in romance and to celebrate the launch of her new book, Georgie All Along, which you can get this week wherever books are sold! We talk about all the ins and outs of homecoming romances, what sends characters back to the beginning, wh ... Show More
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