Smoke and Scar by Gretchen Powell Fox Berkley But beneath the surface

But beneath the surface

he knows exactly what he’s doing – and after some gentle pressure from Piper

Luke Darling may be suspiciously kind

No feelings

the monsters lurk

Smoke and Scar by Gretchen Powell Fox Berkley But beneath the surfaceA Splintered Kingdom An ancient grudge has kept humans and the magical races of Arcanis at odds for centuries. The Arcane Crucible, a legendary series of trials that occurs every 25 years, offers a chance for peace. A Haunted Warrior Elyria Lightbreaker, once a celebrated fae war hero, is a shadow of her former self. Drowning in grief after losing the man she loved to the previous Crucible, now she must rise to stop his sister from falling to the same