In her debut novel, Emma Hamm brings us to a new world. The mining town of Silnarra is not an easy place to survive in. Convicts and the poor work alongside each other to gather gemstones sold to the rich and famous. Their lives are put on the line every day as they descend into tunnels that were built long before humans found them. Rumors of monsters lurking in the depths keep the miners wary of shadows. Disappearances frequently occur in the darkness. Jane Penderghast has two younger siblings relying on her. She has to resort to desperate measures to keep them all alive. Women are not allowed to work in the mines but it is the only way to earn money in this cursed place. She will do anything to save her family, even lie and work in the belly of the earth. In a moment of fear and confusion, she realizes that the rumors of goblins are true. These strange creatures that live far below her town bring her into their world. What she finds there is both astounding and heartbreaking. A goblin warrior, a dying race, and a chance at a life she never expected. To become a Goblin Bride is no easy thing.

Return to the world of Silnarra and discover the world above the sands. Jane and Ruric continue to struggle as the relationship they have built slowly starts to unravel. Jane's siblings learn what life inside the City is really like. And a goblin boy is kidnapped from Below, causing an age old question to arise. What will happen if the humans find out that goblins do exist? Together, Jane and Ruric must return the goblin boy to his home before the humans discover his existence. Their band of goblins and humans must travel across the deadly sands that Jane called home to find their way to the glistening City which houses the most dangerous person they have faced yet. They will fight many adversaries, disband many beliefs, and ultimately find out that not every situation is black and white. To save the people she loves, Jane must reveal that humans and goblins are far more similar than she had anticipated. This book is the second in the Beneath Sands series. It is recommended that you read the first book "The Goblin Bride" before this one.