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Riley's Fire
Written by Lee Merrill Byrd
Narrated by Cynthia Darlow
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About this audiobook
Lee Merrill Byrd's first full-length novel is a product of personal experience. Riley came to the burn institute with third-degree burns on over 63 percent of his body. Through his painful and slow recovery, Riley learns that life is still possible behind a mask and destiny is impossible to escape. "Against this backdrop of fear and pain, Byrd forges a riveting story that, in the end, is astonishingly uplifting." -People Magazine
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