The Burning - Paperback

by Anna Todd (Author)

A bond this strong canâ (TM)t stay broken.

Life near the army base at Fort Benning, Georgia, might be small, but itâ (TM)s safe. That suits Karina Fischer just fine. She knows letting anyone get close to her means she could get hurt, and sheâ (TM)s had enough of that in her almost twenty-one years to last a lifetime. The only man sheâ (TM)s ever let in, Kael Martin, betrayed her trust before they could find their way together. She canâ (TM)t forgive him for what heâ (TM)s done, but letting go still feels impossible.

Kael Martinâ (TM)s scars run deep, but the mark Karina left on him is deeper. He canâ (TM)t get her out of his mind or his heart. Heâ (TM)s ready to start fresh, adjust to civilian life, and build a future outside of the Armyâ "one he hopes could include Karina, because their spark, while it burned, was unforgettable.

Now, just when it seems their world is crumbling and canâ (TM)t be put back together, circumstances force them to confront what they canâ (TM)t deny: the volatile, passionate, all-consuming love they canâ (TM)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 (author/writer/producer) is the New York Times bestselling author of the After series. Always an avid reader, Todd began writing stories on her phone through Wattpad, the reading and writing multiplatform for original stories, with After becoming its most-read series with over 1.95 billion reads. She has been hailed by Cosmopolitan as â oethe biggest literary phenomenon of her generation.⠝ The print edition of After was published in 2014 and has since been released in over 35 languages with more than 12 million copies sold worldwide. After is a #1 bestseller in countries across the globe including Italy, Germany, France and Spain. Since the release of After, Todd has gone on to write eight additional novels and served as producer and screenwriter on the film adaptations of After and After We Collided. A native of Ohio, Anna Todd lives with her family in Los Angeles.