The Lies Behind That Smile - Paperback

by Sally Emberwyn (Author)

Some truths aren't meant to be remembered. They're meant to stay buried.

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Two years after the battle that was meant to end everything, Nikki is no longer where the world thinks she is-and that's the only reason she's still alive.

Hunted by forces that move through shadow and scripture alike, she survives on rules she barely understands, guided by a dangerous knowledge that can't be spoken aloud. Every answer she uncovers pulls at something older than demons, older than Guardians, and far more interested in her survival than her safety.

Josh has spent years believing he lost her. Finding her again should have been a miracle-but miracles come with consequences. Bound by duty, prophecy, and a past that refuses to stay silent, their reunion exposes fault lines that love alone can't mend.

As ancient Hunters close in and the line between protector and weapon begin to blur, Nikki must decide what she's willing to risk: the truth, the people she loves, or the fragile peace holding the realms apart.

Because this time, the war isn't about power.

It's about knowledge-and what it costs to carry it.

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Where book one, The Truth Behind Those Eyes, is about the cost of truth... what it takes to face what's been hidden, and what it risks when distance has been the only way to survive.

Book two, The Lies Behind That Smile, is about the price of lies... the ones told to endure, the ones that keep people moving forward, and the damage left behind when the past refuses to stay buried.