Elinor is an Extraordinary, and the only one in England with the capacity of wielding open fire in over one hundred years. As an Extraordinary, she is well known and feared, but to her dad, she represents power and prestige for himself. Mr. Pembroke, having spent his life studying magic, is set to control Elinor and her skill by forcing her to marry where he selects, a marriage that will produce even more powerful offspring. Trapped between your choices of a loveless marriage or living penniless and about Burning up Bright dependent on her parents, Elinor takes a third route: she defies tradition and society to become listed on the Royal Navy.

Assigned to provide under Captain Kilometers Ramsay aboard the frigate Athena, she turns her fiery talent on England’s enemies, People from france privateers, and vicious pirates preying on English ships in the Caribbean. Initially feared by her shipmates, a growing number of victories make her really a part of Athena’s staff and provide her joy in her open fire. But simply because her power develops and adjustments in unexpected methods, Elinor’s capability to control it really is challenged. She may possess the power to destroy her opponents utterly-but can it be at the cost of her own life?