Karyne (00:00:07) - Hi fantasy readers. This is Karyne Norton, your fellow book binger, and you are listening to the Finding Fantasy Reads podcast where you can test out a new fantasy story every single week to find your next favorite author.

Today's story is part one of two, and in honor of Christmas being around the corner, it's a fun and whimsical Nutcracker retelling. It's written by an author we featured before who actually won the 2024 Most Played Episodes Award for her steampunk fantasy story, Dawnbringer, so I already know you all love E.J. Kitchens' stories. Elizabeth loves tales of romance, adventure, and happily ever afters, and strives to write such tales herself. When she's not thinking about her stories or traveling to far-off places, she's enjoying the beautiful outdoors and talking about classic books and black and white movies.

Stick around to the end or check out today's show notes to see where you can find more from Elizabeth. For now, please enjoy A Spell's End: Part 1 by E.J. Kitchens.

Karyne (00:01:19) - A Spell's End: Part 1 is read by Karyne Norton. Due to copyright, the full transcript of the story cannot be included here.

Karyne (00:45:04) - I hope you enjoyed listening to A Spell's End: Part 1 by E.J. Kitchens, narrated by Karyne Norton. If you want to read more by Elizabeth, go to ejkitchens.com to find more of her books. If you sign up for her newsletter while you're there, you'll actually get a different Nutcracker retelling, so you can get even more Christmasy feels.

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Thank you all for listening, and happy reading!