The Snow Queen [Mercedes Lackey]
Basically no romance at all, aside from a little implied at the end and the love between Veikko and Kaari. I don't know why I expect these to have romance in them, but there it is.
I wonder how old Annukka and Aleksia are? I thought Aleksia to be in her late 20s at the oldest, but Annukka says that she thinks the other woman to be about her age, which would have to be ~40 or so. Since she has a grown son (who might be as young as 15-16). I guess she could be as young as 30.
I was a little worried about Aleksia putting herself into the story, but I don't think they would have managed otherwise.
