As I Burn
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Alys Eastwood has lost everything in the ongoing war between Demons and those who dare to hunt them. Alys is one of those hunters, abandoned by her mother, trained by her father and betrayed by the love of her life. She is fighting to find meaning in an increasingly meaningless world. Will she manage? Will she discover exactly why the beautiful Jason Bridge turned his back on her? And will she realise that the world in which she lives is about to implode, before its too late?
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