Burning
Bright (Going Down in Flames #5)
by
Chris Cannon
Publication Date: June 4, 2018
Publication Date: June 4, 2018
Publisher:
Entangled Teen
Bryn
is back for her senior year at the Institute for Excellence, also known as
shape-shifting dragon school. She isn’t sure which is scarier, the life-force
sucking dragons stalking campus or the fact that she’s officially betrothed to
Jaxon, a guy who will never love her. Not that she could ever love him, either…
That’s just ridiculous.
Senior
year should be fun. Her parents are alive, she’s finally fitting in, and she’s
learning how to be a Medic. But what’s with Jaxon giving her strange looks? He
runs hot and cold, and he doesn’t even have the excuse of being a hybrid
fire-and-ice-breathing dragon like her. One minute they’re having a great time
and the next, she wants to blast a fireball at his head. The marriage contract
of doom looms over them--unless this match not made in heaven kindles a flame…
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Excerpt:
“I think we are at the
no-news-is-good-news stage,” Jaxon said.
“That works for me.” Bryn
said. “I’m hoping my chaos magnet days are over. I’d love an uneventful holiday
season.” “The Christmas Ball should be safer this year. Your grandfather has
hired extra guards and installed more surveillance cameras around the estate.”
“That’s
comforting, but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to relax and believe an event
is safe.”
“I feel compelled to point
out that the common denominator among all the recent chaos has been you.”
“And you get to spend the
rest of your life with me,” Bryn shot back. “You lucky duck.”
“I can barely contain my
joy.”
They drove back to the
Institute for Excellence trading comments and laughing. It was nice. On the way
to her room, he said, “Do you still have the present I asked you to keep for
me?”
Way to put a damper on the
day. “I do.” Where is he going with this?
“Can I have it back?” he
asked.
“Of course.” She unlocked
her door, letting him into the living room and then went to retrieve the
bracelet from underneath her sweaters. Should she admit she’d looked at it? No.
Jaxon accepted the box
from her and held it in his palm like he was testing its weight. “I finally figured
out what I should do with it.” He slid it into his coat pocket and then said,
“I almost forgot.” He pulled a small white cardboard box from his pocket and
handed it to her.
“What’s this?” She opened
the box and looked inside to find brownies dotted with green Christmas
tree-shaped sprinkles.
“I stopped in a bakery to
order something for my mother, and I saw those.”
That was oddly thoughtful
of him.
“I know normal girls
wouldn’t want to eat brownies after baking cookies all day, but I figured that
didn’t apply to you.”
“It’s not like I can argue
that statement, so thank you.”
“Good night, Bryn.”
“Good night.” She locked the
door behind him before taking a bite of brownie. It was chocolatey fudgey
heaven. A small voice in her head whispered that he must actually care about
her. The smarter part of her brain said to shut up and enjoy the brownie. No
reason to read anything even remotely romantic into the nice gesture.
Bryn stopped mid chew.
Wait. What? Did she just think of romance and Jaxon in the same sentence? Sure,
he was funny, and smart, and handsome when he wasn’t being an asshat, but that
didn’t mean there would ever be any real feelings between them. Right?
Guest
Post:
Dear Readers,
Thank you for believing in my dragons. Thank you to
everyone who commented on my blog or left a review or clicked on a star rating.
Thank you to everyone who has reached out to me over social media to talk about
the Going Down In Flames series.
The characters and the world are very real to me. I am
thrilled that other people have felt the magic of this world. I’m not really
ready to let go yet. So…even though Bryn’s series has come to a close in
Burning Bright, I plan on writing more stories in this world. I think I’ll
start with Bryn’s parents story.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Chris
Cannon is the award-winning author of the Going Down In Flames series and the
Boyfriend Chronicles. She lives in Southern Illinois with her husband and
several furry beasts. She believes coffee is the Elixir of Life. Most evenings
after work, you can find her sucking down caffeine and writing fire-breathing
paranormal adventures or romantic comedies. You can find her online at
www.chriscannonauthor.com.
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