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  • The Firebird and Other Stories

  • By: R. Cooper
  • Narrated by: Robert Nieman
  • Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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Summary

Magical creatures known as beings emerged from hiding amid the destruction of the First World War. Since then they've lived on the margins of the human world as misunderstood objects of fear and desire. Some are beautiful, others fearsome and powerful. Yet for all their magic and strength, they are as vulnerable as anyone when it comes to matters of the heart.

A firebird in 1930s Paris is drawn to a writer with a haunted past. Upon returning from fighting in the Pacific, a jaguar shifter finds a third-gender human on his doorstep. Early rock 'n' roll DJ Hyacinth the fairy shocks his listeners with his admiration for his quiet assistant. During the AIDS crisis, a gruff, leather-wearing troll dreams of a settled life with a mixed-species elf across the bar. An imp, who remembers only too well how cruel the world can be, tells himself he's content to stay behind the scenes - if only his chaotic, impish magic would stop getting in the way. And a shy human tending his poisonous and carnivorous plants is convinced no one will ever want him, certainly not the handsome werewolf grieving for a lost mate. Human or being, all must overcome fear to reach for love.

©2014 R. Cooper (P)2016 Dreamspinner Press
Anthologies & Short Stories Fantasy Fiction Historical Fiction Romance Shifter Heartfelt
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I'd give it 100 stars if I could!

This series is wonderfully written. It's evocative, warm and sexy in a sophisticated way. The sense of desire runs through each story and threads from different shorts are subtly woven throughout. Oh and dragons... Don't forget the dragons.

This is one I'll be revisiting again and again.

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