What We Burn
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A passionate flame. A barely controlled inferno. A dimming ember.
Marina is heir to a crumbling kingdom. Is she bitter? Of course. She's a royal who ended up right in the heart of a rebellion that seeks to destroy everything she's known. The question is, will she be able to get out before her true identity is discovered?
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