title: Ripples of Smoke and Water
author: Oakes, Lotus
description: On the day of their wedding, Adara's fiancé and hero of the realm, Prince Rafael, is stolen away by the fairy of the lake and given up for lost. But while Adara doesn't love Rafael, she does owe him, and so in spite of scorn and dismissal she sets out to save him. But to win Rafael's freedom, and her own, Adara must complete three challenges—and be careful not to end up ensnared herself.