In the first installment of the A Fire Beneath the Skin trilogy, the
city of Klaar has never fallen. No enemy has ever made it across the
Long Bridge or penetrated the city's mighty walls. Even when a powerful
invading army shows up at the gates, the duke and his daughter, Rina
Veraiin, are certain that it poses little threat.
But they are cruelly betrayed from within and, in a horrific spasm of
violence, the city is brought to its knees.
With the help of her bodyguard, Kork, the battle-trained young Rina
narrowly escapes the slaughter and makes her way to the lair of an
ancient sorcerer--the Ink Mage--who gifts her with a strange, beautiful
set of magical tattoos.
Now a duchess in exile, Rina sets out on a quest to reclaim what is
rightfully hers, aided by a motley assortment of followers who will help
her in her cause--some for noble reasons and others for their own dark
purposes.
With the enemy's agents nipping at her heels, Rina must learn to harness
her new and startling magical powers if she is to assert her rightful
place as ruler of Klaar.
This book was initially released in episodes as a Kindle Serial. All
episodes are now available for immediate download as a complete book.
