Description

Some stories don’t burn. They smolder. They whisper.
Set across two timelines, this novel follows Amara, a Haitian-American cadet at West Point, and Zénaïde, her ancestor and a revolutionary fighter in 1803 Haiti. Their parallel journeys intertwine across centuries, echoing themes of identity, sacrifice, and survival. Girls Who Burn First is about fire — the kind that frees you, and the kind you carry.