Armor and Infernos
Love is a war Ren never expected to fight.
When the council threw Ren into the Choosing, she intended to escape no matter the cost.
The last thing she expected was that her struggle for freedom would deliver her into the hands of the resistance. If she plays her cards right, they could give her the revenge and freedom she desperately desires.
All they want in return is for her to spy on the council.
The task would have been simple if the council hadn’t caught her first.
Ren is confronted with the harsh reality that the resistance and the council both see her as a means to destroy the other. Knowing she is only a tool to them makes it harder for her to keep her secrets, but she has no choice but to play the game if she wants to survive.
When lines blur and friends become enemies, she realizes she can’t maintain her balancing act between the two factions for much longer. There are monsters and heroes on both sides.
Can she gain the trust of the resistance without being labeled a traitor and take back control of her future?
Or will divulging the truth cost her everything?
If she isn’t careful, her hopes for a better tomorrow will disintegrate before her eyes.
With so much on the line, old enemies and new allies must work together to prevent the council’s most dangerous experiment yet.
Can Ren convince them that saving the lives of the Free Peoples and everyone in the provinces is more important than holding onto past grudges? What is she willing to do, and who is she willing to lose to take down the council?
For as long as Tennessee native Brittany Hester can remember, she has always been enchanted by three things: nature, magic, and powerful stories. While most kids were playing sports, she preferred to spend her free time exploring nature, with animals, or lost in her own creativity, accompanied by her favorite fictional characters. Hester’s love of storytelling and overactive imagination would often lead her to explore the galaxy as the other Earth Sailor Scout, join the rebel forces in her own Gundam, lend her sword and bow to the fight for middle earth, her my wild magic for the betterment of Tortall, or simply explore the beautiful fantasy landscapes. Her only wish was that there were more characters that looked like her in the books she loved reading.