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Taken Wild

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Annukka Salama is Finland’s answer to Elsie Silver! A fiery, explosive country romance that will set your pulse racing.

Twenty‑something Viola Vennas has made a mess of things and broken her own heart. She escapes the jet‑set circles of Brussels to the idyllic — and deadly dull — Wheat Valley to lick her wounds and stay far away from new problems.

But the moment she arrives, Viola runs straight into the worst kind of trouble. Luka Vuori, the neighbor, is sinfully handsome, carefree as a summer evening, and dangerously skilled with his hands. And this just when Viola has sworn she won’t touch another man ever again.

Taken Wild kicks off the scorching hot Wild Heart series, bringing the hugely popular country‑romance genre into a Finnish setting.

The Melting Point

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So hot it melts the ice!

The queen of addictive romances, Annukka Salama, now takes your breath away on the hockey rink! Oliver and Niklas are hockey’s brightest prospects—and sworn enemies on junior national teams from Finland and Sweden. When the boys are forced onto the same team, a Finland–Sweden showdown begins like nothing the hockey world has ever seen.

Oliver Järvinen rockets from complete obscurity to a trial with the national team. All his wildest dreams are coming true, until Niklas Gauffin skates into his life: a Finnish-Swedish hockey star and a total pain in the neck. Tipped to be the NHL’s number-one draft pick, Niklas has ditched his Swedish Tre Kronor jersey and moved to Finland, and, to top it all off, he’s Oliver’s new roommate in the high school dorm.

When fate throws them onto the same ice, the game, and the tension, heat up to unbearable levels. With the media scrutinizing their every move ahead of the NHL draft, the boys face huge choices as they fight for their future.

Annukka Salama

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Annukka Salama (b. 1980) is a Finnish YA author from Tampere. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees. In addition, she has studied fashion design and architecture.

Salama’s young adult novels are known for their fast-paced plots and addictive romances. Her stories also give space to LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent perspectives. Salama’s books enjoy wide popularity among readers and have consistently performed well in annual Blogistania awards voted by book bloggers. In 2024 she won the Queer Book of the Year Award.