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The sacrifices Kaia and her family have to make for a chance of gaining immortality might tear them apart, and success is not guaranteed. Is the dubious promise of eternal life worth the risk of losing everything?

William knows that his budding relationship with the 19-year-old Kaia will be frowned upon, but he’s unprepared for her family’s vehement opposition. Family means everything to Kaia, so when she finds herself in the impossible position of having to choose between them and William, she resorts to unconventional means to resolve the conflict.

A brilliant scientist and programmer, William lives for his work, but when he recruits a young bioinformatician to help him decipher the gods’ genetic blueprints, he find himself smitten with more than just her brain. A PhD at 19, Kaia is considered a prodigy and expects a bright future in academia. But when William invites her to join his secret research team, she accepts for reasons that have nothing to do with her career objectives. William’s promise to look into her best friend’s disappearance is an offer she just can’t refuse.

Destinies converge, and secrets are revealed in part three of Mia and Toven's story.

Toven might have failed in his attempts to improve humanity's condition, but he isn't going to fail to improve Mia's life, making it the best it can be despite her fragile health, and he can do that not as a god, but as a man who possesses the means, the smarts, and the determination to do it. No effort is enough to repay Mia for reviving his deadened heart and making him excited for the next day, but the flip side of his reviviscence is the fear of losing its catalyst.

Unaware of the time bomb ticking inside her, Mia had lived the perfect life until it all came to a screeching halt, but despite the difficulties she faces, she doggedly pursues her dreams. Once known as the god of knowledge and wisdom, Toven has grown cold and indifferent. Disillusioned with humanity, he travels the world and pens novels about the love he can no longer feel. Seeking to escape his ever-present ennui, Toven gives a cutting-edge virtual experience a try. When his avatar meets Mia’s, their sizzling virtual romance unexpectedly turns into something deeper.

Amelia Cole—Lia for short—is one of the first women studying abroad at Oxford University in the 1920s. Finally free from her overbearing Brooklyn parents, she finds a welcome sense of independence in British college life. Lia quickly falls for Scarlett Daniels, an aspiring actress and hardheaded protester. Scarlett introduces her to an exciting gender-equality movement with high stakes. But when their secret love clashes with political uprising, their relationship is one of the casualties.

As Orion and Alena’s relationship blooms and solidifies, the two investigative teams combine their recent discoveries to piece together more of the Kra-ell mystery. Attacking the puzzle from another angle, Eleanor works on gaining access to Echelon’s powerful AI spy network. Together, they are getting dangerously close to finding the elusive Kra-ell.

When Alena and Orion join Kalugal and Jacki on a romantic vacation to the enchanting Lake Lugo in China, they anticipate a couple of visits to Kalugal’s archeological dig, some sightseeing, and a lot of lovemaking. Their excursion takes an unexpected turn when Jacki’s vision sends them on a perilous hunt for the elusive Kra-ell. As things progress from bad to worse, Alena beseeches the Fates to keep everyone in their group alive. She can’t fathom losing any of them, but most of all, Orion.

For most of his five centuries of existence, Orion has walked the earth alone, searching for answers. Why is he immortal? Where did his powers come from? Is he the only one of his kind? When fate puts Orion face-to-face with the god who sired him, he learns the secret behind his immortality and that he might not be the only one.

As the past collides with the present, a new future emerges in this surprising continuation of the best-selling paranormal romance series.

Poppy Mellin came to Henderson for one reason and one reason only. To earn a promotion. A big one. She's not interested in making a love match while here in Henderson because her bags will be packed to head on back to Dallas just as soon as the Sports Academy opens its doors. She's here for business. Nothing personal. Although a woman does have needs. Cal Johnson is the hottest pitcher in Major League Baseball. And, yeah, he's about to knock it out of the park with a collaborative album that will no doubt rock the music world. Life is good, right?

The more clues that emerge about Geraldine's past, the more questions arise. But she won't have to find the answers alone. Cassandra and Onegus are there for her, and so is Shai, the immortal who sets her body on fire. As they work together, the four of them stumble upon a millennia-old secret.

Geraldine’s memories are spotty at best, and many of them are pure fiction. While her family attempts to solve the puzzle with far too many pieces missing, she’s forced to confront a past life that she can’t remember, a present that’s more fantastic than her wildest made-up stories, and a future that might be better than her most heartfelt fantasies. But as more clues are uncovered, the picture starting to emerge is beyond anything she or her family could have ever imagined.

The threads of fate converge, mysteries unfold, and the clan’s future is forever altered in the least expected way.

Onegus and Cassandra's story continues in Dark Power Unleashed.

Attending a charity gala as the clan’s figurehead, Onegus is ready for the pesky socialites he’ll have a hard time keeping away. Instead, he encounters an intriguing beauty who won’t give him the time of day. Bad things happen when Cassandra gets all worked up, and given her fiery temper, the destructive power is difficult to tame. When she meets a gorgeous, cocky billionaire at a charity event, things just might start blowing up again.

Anastasia is growing suspicious, and Leon is running out of excuses. Risking death for a chance at immortality should’ve been her choice to make. Will she ever forgive him for taking it away from her?

McKenna Blakely’s greatest desire is to marry into the Wright family. Neither an absentee boyfriend, nor another woman, nor a hot, confident rock star is going to thwart her dream. Probably. Because, Jagger Yates is not just the lead singer of McKenna’s favorite band, he’s her one-and-only celebrity crush. And he’s just asked her out.

As Anastasia leaves Safe Haven for a week-long romantic vacation with Leon, she hopes to explore her newly discovered passionate side, their budding relationship, and perhaps, also solve the mystery of the voices in her head. What she actually discovers exceeds her wildest expectations.