![]() ![]() And a firestorm.įor generations, the Bradford family has worn the mantle of kings of the bourbon capital of the world. From the creator of the bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood, get ready for a new band of brothers. But Danny may be more than a distraction, and as Anne narrows in on her target, the arsonist begins to target her. Danny is taking risks like never before and seems to have a death wish until he teams up with Anne to find the fire starter. Danny McGuire is a premiere fireman, best in the county, but in the midst of a personal meltdown. ![]() She doesn’t believe she will ever feel that same all-consuming passion for her job again–until she encounters a string of suspicious fires setting her beloved city ablaze. ![]() Shattered and demoralized, Anne finds her new career as an arson investigator a pale substitute for the adrenaline-fueled life she left behind. But when one risky decision at a warehouse fire changes her life forever, Anne must reinvent not only her job, but her whole self. Strong-willed Anne was fearless and loved the thrill of fighting fires, pushing herself to be the best. Anne Ashburn is a woman consumed… By her bitter family legacy, by her scorched career as a firefighter, by her obsession with department bad-boy Danny McGuire, and by a new case that pits her against a fiery killer. Anne Ashburn, who is consumed by her troubled past, her family’s scorched legacy, and her current case: chasing a deadly killer. ![]()
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Weak and disorientated, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. ![]() After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. How do you punish an immortal? By making him human. ![]() He must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favor." "After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Įxclusive edition: includes Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades If I fail, the Beast will control the future, but worse - I'll be stuck as a teenage boy, forever. My first task? Protect the final Oracle, hidden away for millennia. I figured that regaining Zeus's favour would involve a series of harrowing trials, and I was right (I usually am). ![]() Demigods are going missing and the all-seeing Oracles have fallen to a mysterious enemy known only as 'the Beast'. I persuaded Percy Jackson to give me a life to Camp Half-Blood. 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