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Táto séria sleduje osudy mladých žien, ktoré sa ocitnú v extrémnych a nebezpečných situáciách. Čitatelia sú svedkami ich boja o prežitie, kde musia využiť všetku svoju silu, vynaliezavosť a odvahu tvárou v tvár nepriazni osudu. Príbehy sú plné napätia, nečakaných zvratov a zdôrazňujú odolnosť a ducha mladých hrdiniek. Je to dynamické čítanie pre tých, ktorí majú radi dobrodružné príbehy s výraznými ženskými postavami.
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