title: Burn For Me (Phoenix Fire Novel)
author:  Cynthia Eden 
description: Award-winning author Cynthia Eden writes dark tales of paranormal romance and romantic suspense. She is a<i><i>New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World</i>,</i>and<i><i>IndieReader</i> </i>best-seller. Cynthia is also a three-time finalist for the prestigious RITA award . Since she began writing full-time in 2005, Cynthia has written over fifty novels and novellas. Visit her online at www.CynthiaEden.com.
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  VIKING
  
  
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  First published in the United States of America by Viking,
  
  
  an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020
  
  
  _A Phoenix First Must Burn_ copyright © 2020 by Patrice Caldwell
  
  
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