Burning Bright (51 page)
Authors: Melissa McShane
The Deathsniffer’s Assistant, by Kate McIntyre
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Set in a world very similar to 1900s London, The Deathsniffer’s Assistant combines the investigative murder mystery with a tale of personal and societal redemption. It is about the relationships between broken people who clash more often than not, but manage to shape and learn from one another in spite of this. The story is told from the perspective of Christopher Buckley, young and impressionable and influenced by the prejudices of his time, as he finds himself surrounded by a cast of exceptional women whose differing characters will slowly reconstruct his understanding of strength in others—and in himself.
Treasure Darkly, by Jordan Elizabeth
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Seventeen-year-old Clark Treasure assumes the drink he stole off the captain is absinthe… until the chemicals in the liquid give him the ability to awaken the dead. Now on the run from the army, Clark turns to his estranged, mining tycoon father for help. The Treasures welcome Clark with open arms, so he jumps at the chance to help them protect their ranch against Senator Horan, a man who hates anyone more powerful than he.
A Curse of Ash & Iron, by Christine Norris
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Eleanor Banneker is under a spell, bewitched and enslaved by her evil stepmother. Her long-lost childhood friend, Benjamin Grimm, is the only person immune to the magic that binds her. Even if he doesn’t believe in real magic, he cannot abandon her to her fate and must find a way to breach the spell - but time is running short. If he doesn’t succeed before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, Ellie will be bound forever…
The Heartless City, by Andrea Berthot
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It's 1903, and London has been quarantined for thirteen years, terrorized by a race of monsters created by Henry Jekyll. Due to his own devastating brush with science, seventeen-year-old Elliot is now an empath, leveled by the emotions of a terrorized, dying city. He finds an unlikely ally in a music hall waitress named Iris, and together they must discover who's pulling the strings in Jekyll's wake. Monsters, it turns out, are not the greatest evil they must face.
Appetizer:
Main Course:
- Prologue
- Chapter One
In which Elinor arrives in London, to her dismay - Chapter Two
In which a ball turns out to be a disappointment - Chapter Three
In which Elinor braves the Admiralty - Chapter Four
In which Elinor embarks, literally, on her third path - Chapter Five
In which Elinor has a small problem, which leads to a larger problem - Chapter Six
In which Elinor proves herself - Chapter Seven
In which Elinor’s shipmates are introduced - Chapter Eight
In which there is Flying, a new friend, and an unexpected attack - Chapter Nine
In which Elinor meets the admiral - Chapter Ten
In which they are not allowed to go to war, but do so anyway - Chapter Eleven
In which Elinor demonstrates her talent to an unwilling audience - Chapter Twelve
In which there is an unpleasant development - Chapter Thirteen
In which Elinor’s circumstances change, and not for the better - Chapter Fourteen
In which Elinor is no longer the only Scorcher - Chapter Fifteen
In which Elinor discovers another Extraordinary and has a very long swim - Chapter Sixteen
In which Elinor makes many discoveries - Chapter Seventeen
In which there are pirates - Chapter Eighteen
In which Elinor returns home - Chapter Nineteen
In which Elinor beards the admiral in his den - Chapter Twenty
In which Elinor has an unwelcome surprise - Chapter Twenty-One
In which there is a great deal of planning - Chapter Twenty-Two
In which there are more pirates - Chapter Twenty-Three
In which Elinor releases the fire - Chapter Twenty-Four
In which Elinor decides to live - Chapter Twenty-Five
In which almost everyone has a happy ending
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