Light Burned

An instant USA Today bestseller! <BR><BR>In this modern retelling of Jane Austen's PERSUASION, a K-drama actress gets her second chance at love with the man she left to save her family, if only she can work up the courage to risk her heart on forever...one last time.<BR><BR>For ten years, Anne Lee told herself that Frederick Nam was her past. To save her father from bankruptcy, she dropped out of UC San Diego to pursue an acting career in Korea. Anne had to stop Frederick from following her and ruining his future. Breaking up with him was the best way she could love him. <BR><BR>After Anne left him, Frederick spent years loving her, missing her, and hating her until he decided to live his life for himself. He followed his dream and became a firefighter in Culver City. He didn't need romance. He had his work and his friends.<BR><BR>When she returns to Los Angeles, Anne and Frederick find themselves in the same wedding-she as her cousin's bridesmaid and he as his friend's groomsman. Even though he is cold and distant with her, Anne can no longer deny that she never got over him. Not even close. As for Frederick, needing to take care of Anne is a habit he can't seem to kick, but that doesn't mean he has to forgive her.

Korean folklore and modern culture entwine in this epic fantasy about a reluctant heroine who must deny her fated love to battle the dark forces that threaten to end her worlds.Nine-tailed fox spirit Sunny Cho has spent years running from her destiny, but fate is upon her. Inevitable or not, she doesn't like it one bit.After a harrowing battle with a dark enemy from her past, Sunny has nowhere left to go but back to the Realm of Four Kingdoms. She grudgingly trains as a suhoshin cadet by day while learning to harness the Yeoiju's magic by night...to disheartening results. At least throwing herself into training with Jihun and her suhoshin friends keeps her from running to Ethan--a love that can never be.But there are more immediate dangers to fear than the slow fracturing of her heart. Tyranny, deadly secrets, and betrayal reign in the Realm of Four Kingdoms. And eternal darkness threatens magical and mortal worlds alike. To stop the rise of evil, Sunny must embrace the full force of her powers...or risk being consumed by the darkness within.

An enemy on her tails, an innocent at her side, and a dangerous power within her that could destroy them all. Jayci Lee melds Korean folklore with modern Americana in this fiery new series.Sunny Cho aspires to be the dullest, least interesting person in any given room, which can be challenging for a nine-tailed fox spirit. So she drifts from city to city--staying clear of any and all attachment--and keeps her fox buried deep inside her. It is better this way. She would rather live as half of herself than risk losing control of her terrible powers.Ethan Lee, a friend she left behind eight years ago, is a brilliant and distractingly hot PI. When he tracks her down and asks her to help him find his brother's murderer, Sunny knows her uneventful life is about to be turned upside down.Traversing the mortal realm and the world of gods, Sunny and Ethan discover their quest is much more dire than mere vengeance, and their friendship might be...more. An ancient evil is stirring, and Sunny is faced with an impossible choice: save the worlds from annihilation or claim the love fated by the heavens.

Prophecies collide in this explosive finale to USA Today bestselling author Jayci Lee's epic romantasy series. Can one obstinate fox spirit save the worlds, even if it means destroying her heart?Through every battle won and enemy defeated, Sunny thought she was the good guy--until now. The eternal darkness has breached the Realm of Four Kingdoms, threatening to consume all life, and her power may be the only hope for salvation. But what if she accidentally destroys the realm instead?Sunny must return to the Realm of Four Kingdoms and face her destiny--for her friends, for Ethan, for everyone she's sworn to protect. Though no longer certain she's the hero they deserve, she will battle the darkness across the kingdoms, except for the one place she's forbidden: the Kingdom of Mountains where Ethan rules.As ancient prophecies unfold and the gods' buried secrets emerge, Sunny and Ethan find themselves caught between duty and desire. Their fated love could be their greatest strength, or their ultimate downfall.In this epic conclusion, they must choose: follow destiny's path, or forge their own way forward--even if it means watching everything they love burn in the flames of their defiance.