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Casiopea begins an adventure that will take her on a cross-country odyssey from the jungles of Yucatán to the bright lights of Mexico City—and deep into the darkness of the Mayan underworld

and not form a mating bond

starting homelands

With a disarming mix of charm and Tammany-hewn toughness

a bit player whose career has stalled and who will do anything to win the fame she believes she richly deserves

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