Whispers of Obsidian
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The last Havenwood was never meant to survive.
Briar Havenwood lives under the Capital's control, watched by General Axton, moulded to follow in her parents' political footsteps, and burdened by a legacy soaked in secrets. But Briar isn't her parents. And she wants more than a life lived behind lies.
When a hidden message from her dead brother shatters everything she thought she knew, Briar is thrust into the brutal world of the Emberwings-an elite force bound to dragons and war. There, she meets Lieutenant Elikai Varkos: sharp-tongued, infuriating, and impossible to ignore. He awakens a fire in her that refuses to be extinguished.
As the line between truth and illusion blurs, Briar uncovers a conspiracy that runs deeper than blood. The real threat isn't beyond the border-it's within the Capital itself.
And falling for the wrong man might be the key to either her salvation... or her undoing.
First Book in the Crown of Embers Series.
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