In the secret tribes of the Core, humans walk a tenuous line, using ancient masks to channel the gods and their elemental powers. But the delicate balance between gods and man is fractured when someone resurrects the forbidden mask of a ruthless Earth Goddess and begins a war. Her goal . . . reclaim the natural world from human civilization. Her first victim . . . Josie Day’s mother. After witnessing her mother's murder, seventeen-year-old Josie wants nothing more than to seek justice... moreIn the secret tribes of the Core, humans walk a tenuous line, using ancient masks to channel the gods and their elemental powers. But the delicate balance between gods and man is fractured when someone resurrects the forbidden mask of a ruthless Earth Goddess and begins a war. Her goal . . . reclaim the natural world from human civilization. Her first victim . . . Josie Day’s mother. After witnessing her mother's murder, seventeen-year-old Josie wants nothing more than to seek justice. Instead, she’s forced to return to the tribe she left as a child and expected to act like a normal teenager. Still, the unknown face behind the goddess's mask haunts her. And it isn’t the only one. When the Earth Goddess targets Josie, a shadowy Fire God comes to her rescue. But the heat between them just might prove a greater threat to Josie than the bloodlust of the Earth Goddess. Josie knows how to deal with gods. But when the masks come off, the humans behind them may be more than she can handle. less
