title: Of Flame and Light: A Weird Girls Novel (Volume 7)
author:  Cecy Robson 
description: CECY ROBSON is an author of contemporary romance, young adult adventure, and award-winning urban fantasy. A double RITA 2016 finalist for Once Pure and Once Kissed, and a published author of more than sixteen titles, you can typically find her on her laptop writing her stories or stumbling blindly in search of caffeine.
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  # [ABOUT THE AUTHOR](contents.xhtml#c_ata)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [VERONICA
  SCHANOES](http://us.macmillan.com/author/veronicaschanoes?utm_source=ebook&utm_medium=adcard&utm_term=ebookreaders&utm_content=veronicaschanoes_authorpage_macdotcom&utm_campaign=9781250781512)
  is an American author of fantasy stories and an associate professor in the
  department of English at Queens College, CUNY. Her novella _Burning Girls_ was
  nominated for the Nebula Award and the World Fantasy Award and won the Shirley
  Jackson Award for Best Novella in 2013. She lives in New York City. _Burning
  Girls and Other Stories_ is her debut collection. You can sign up for email
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