The Phoenix Project Duet Series by Candice M. Wright

For twenty-four years I have been fighting for my life, And I’m losing. Out of time and options, I make a devil's bargain with the Phoenix group that ensures my family will be provided for once I'm gone. So, I pack up what’s left of my life and sign it over to them. I have a month left to live, 43200 fleeting minutes. Yet, it’s long enough for everything to change. Long enough to dream big, to love hard, and inexplicably begin to heal... moreFor twenty-four years I have been fighting for my life, And I’m losing. Out of time and options, I make a devil's bargain with the Phoenix group that ensures my family will be provided for once I'm gone. So, I pack up what’s left of my life and sign it over to them. I have a month left to live, 43200 fleeting minutes. Yet, it’s long enough for everything to change. Long enough to dream big, to love hard, and inexplicably begin to heal. But the thing about a devil's bargain is that there is inevitably a price to pay. Always one step ahead, The Phoenix group observe, test, and wait for someone special to come along. Someone like me. Now, to avoid spending the rest of my life in a cage, The girl who was once ready to die will burn the world to ashes for a chance to live. less

My mother taught me to embrace my gift.I was special, she said, and one day I would change the world.But that was before they murdered her and forced me into a cage.All those things that once made me special became my curse.And the gift I’m blessed with became a weapon to use against me.When the chance of freedom presents itself, I take it,Seeking to reclaim the life they stole from me.But when a twist of fate turns my curse into the cure... moreMy mother taught me to embrace my gift.I was special, she said, and one day I would change the world.But that was before they murdered her and forced me into a cage.All those things that once made me special became my curse.And the gift I’m blessed with became a weapon to use against me.When the chance of freedom presents itself, I take it,Seeking to reclaim the life they stole from me.But when a twist of fate turns my curse into the cure. I’ll have to make a choice; Fall on the sword that cut me down, or use it to slay my demons.My mother said I would change the world, and I did.But she said nothing about saving it. less

*This collection also contains an exclusive extended epilogue*From the Ashes Book One:My whole life has been defined by my illnessAnd after twenty-four years of trying to fight it,I’m about to lose.That’s when The Phoenix group approached me with a devil's bargain.They will pay my family one million dollars, leaving them a lifetime of choices instead of a legacy of debt.And all they want in return is me.But the thing about a devil's bargain is that there is inevitably a price to pay... more*This collection also contains an exclusive extended epilogue*From the Ashes Book One:My whole life has been defined by my illnessAnd after twenty-four years of trying to fight it,I’m about to lose.That’s when The Phoenix group approached me with a devil's bargain.They will pay my family one million dollars, leaving them a lifetime of choices instead of a legacy of debt.And all they want in return is me.But the thing about a devil's bargain is that there is inevitably a price to pay.I go from being a human to being a commodity. A test subject to be poked and prodded, broken and put back together again until my body finally fails me.The only way out is to die.So what will happen when the girl who has always been sick, inexplicably begins to heal?With the odds stacked against me, I’ll have to place my life and my heart in the hands of a group of criminals,Because the girl who was once ready to die will burn the world to ashes for a chance to live.From the Fire Book Two:An asset. An experimentA liability. A freak.I’m all those thingsAnd so much more.The Phoenix Group might have all the powerBut underestimating someone with nothing left to lose will be their downfallThey took the only thing in my life that was pure and untaintedAnd destroyed it, leaving behind nothing but rubble and ash.Now there’s nothing but revenge on my mind and rage in my heart.They left me to burn, trapped behind a wall of fire and flames.But the girl I once was is now a monster of their own makingThey should have remembered that a Phoenix cannot be beaten with fire.From the ashes, I will riseAnd vengeance will be mine.Trigger warning: This collection contains themes that some readers might find uncomfortable.Authors note: The Phoenix Project is an unconventional story about love and loss and the hard part in between. It is a Reverse Harem romance with multiple love interests and not a triangle in sight.Due to its mature content, readers should be 18 and over. less

An asset. An experiment.A liability. A freak.I'm all those thingsAnd so much more.The Phoenix Group might have all the powerBut underestimating someone with nothing left to lose will be their downfall.They took the only thing in my life that was pure and untaintedAnd destroyed it, leaving behind nothing but rubble and ash.Now there’s nothing but revenge on my mind and rage in my heart.They left me to burn, trapped behind a wall of fire and flames... moreAn asset. An experiment.A liability. A freak.I'm all those thingsAnd so much more.The Phoenix Group might have all the powerBut underestimating someone with nothing left to lose will be their downfall.They took the only thing in my life that was pure and untaintedAnd destroyed it, leaving behind nothing but rubble and ash.Now there’s nothing but revenge on my mind and rage in my heart.They left me to burn, trapped behind a wall of fire and flames.But the girl I once was is now a monster of their own making.They should have remembered that a Phoenix cannot be beaten with fire.From the ashes, I will riseAnd vengeance will be mine. less