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The Snowbound Express [ ON HOLD ]
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Last published Tue, Feb 3, 2026
Running into your nemesis on a train? Annoying.
Getting snowed in with them in the middle of nowhere? Infuriating.
Adrian Halden, a 29-year-old police officer stationed in the bustling capital city of Elvaare, is heading north to his quiet hometown of Nordhaven for the holidays. All he wants is a peaceful winter-far from people, noise, and complications.
Freya Sylven, 28, a firewoman burned out by the chaos of city life, makes a last-minute decision to board the same train. Her only goal: escape. From her asshole of an Ex-boyfriend, from her feelings, from everything.
Neither expects to see the other. Neither wants to spend the journey together. But when a sudden snowstorm strands the train in the middle of nowhere, and tensions among passengers rise, Adrian and Freya are forced to work together to keep the peace.
Old grudges resurface.
Banter flies. But so do sparks.
As the cold stretches on and isolation sets in, their reluctant alliance turns into something deeper-something neither of them saw coming.
Because sometimes, getting snowed in is the only way to thaw a frozen heart.
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