The Burning - Paperback

by Anna Todd (Author)

A bond this strong can't stay broken.

Life near the army base at Fort Benning, Georgia, might be small, but it's safe. That suits Karina Fischer just fine. She knows letting anyone get close to her means she could get hurt, and she's had enough of that in her almost twenty-one years to last a lifetime. The only man she's ever let in, Kael Martin, betrayed her trust before they could find their way together. She can't forgive him for what he's done, but letting go still feels impossible.

Kael Martin's scars run deep, but the mark Karina left on him is deeper. He can't get her out of his mind or his heart. He's ready to start fresh, adjust to civilian life, and build a future outside of the Army--one he hopes could include Karina, because their spark, while it burned, was unforgettable.

Now, just when it seems their world is crumbling and can't be put back together, circumstances force them to confront what they can't deny: the volatile, passionate, all-consuming love they can't live without.

Karina and Kael's unlikely love story, which began in THE FALLING, grows deeper and even more intense in THE BURNING, the second book in the Brightest Stars trilogy.

Author Biography

Anna Todd (writer/producer/influencer) is the New York Times best-selling author of the After series, which has been released in thirty-five languages and has sold more than twelve million copies worldwide--becoming a number one best seller in several countries. Always an avid reader, Todd began writing stories on her phone through Wattpad, with After becoming the platform's most-read series with over two billion reads. She has served as a producer and screenwriter on the film adaptations of After and After We Collided, and in 2017, she founded the entertainment company Frayed Pages Media to produce innovative and creative work across film, television, and publishing. A native of Ohio, she lives with her family in Los Angeles.