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Heated Rivalry Ep 2: Olympians

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Show Notes

Join Antonia and Amanda as we yap all things Heated Rivalry Episode 2, Olympians and get a little bit defensive over Ilya Rozanovs bruised heart. We may spoile all the way to episode 6 and we do sprinkle in some book references but never past this book in the series.

Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:58 Legs akimbo at the Louvre 05:03 Russians Do Not Blush 07:47 Poor Choices and Consequences 09:44 We meeesed you 12:36 Forehead Kisses and Stairwell Lingering 15:28 Navigating Cultural Differences 18:27 Worthy of Love 21:27 bursting the Bubble 26:17 Ice Cream in Russian Winter 28:18 Miscommunication and Misery 34:56 Nice vs Kind 37:32 Svetlana is an Angel 45:48 Selfies and Shane's POV 49:28 Bathrooms and Breakdowns 01:02:21 Penthouse Power Dynamics 01:21:59 We Didn't Even Kiss 01:25:58 Quick Fire Faves

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