No. I’m … okay. Hi, I’m Aaron.
Aaron, huh? Hello, Aaron. I’m Jenny. And apparently still lying on top of you.
I don’t mind. Take your time.
Wow. Did you expect that line to work?
I don’t know. You’ll have to tell me thirty years from now when we’re celebrating our anniversary.
And she’d laughed.
As an air of unreality washed over him, Aaron gasped when she lifted her head, helmet clutched in her hands, eyes wide as she looked at him, a lock of her short blond hair falling over her forehead. “Hi, honey,” Jennifer Bell said quietly. “I’m home.”
ALSO BY TJ KLUNE
The House in the Cerulean Sea
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Flash Fire
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Epilogue
Credits
Stung
Also by TJ Klune
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
FLASH FIRE
Copyright © 2021 by Travis Klune
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First Edition: 2021