TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cross,Juliette
TI  - Firebird
T2  - The Fire that binds
SN  - 9781250339942
U1  - 813/.6 23/eng/20250321
PY  - 2025///
CY  - New York
PB  - Bramble/Tor Publishing Group
KW  - Dragons
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Generals
KW  - Shapeshifting
KW  - Man-women relationships
KW  - Magic
KW  - Rome
KW  - Romance fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Fantasy fiction
KW  - Erotic fiction
N1  - Series statement from jacket; Maps on endpapers
N2  - "From the moment Roman general and nephew to the emperor Julianus Dakkia laid eyes on Malina, he was enthralled by the Dacian dancer.  Years later, the fierce beauty stands before him on a scarred battlefield, her life in danger. He instinctively shifts into his fierce dragon form to save her, an action that may mean his head on the imperial gate. But he and his dragon know one thing: she belongs to them. Malina can't believe that the centurion who had once bestowed a secret talisman on her is the Roman general of legendary brutality. His prowess as a warrior cannot be denied, yet they don't reveal the secret he hides. All Malina knows is his protection and gentle touch. And she cannot deny how her soul has always seemed to answer his"--
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