Christina L. Barr

On the day Luna proves that she is powerful enough to be her father's heir, she is banished for saving the life of an enchanting human boy. Her father, the king, gives her two options: kill Ian and regain her honor by the time she comes of age, or be destroyed.Luna finds shelter in forbidden waters and comes under the protection of her father's greatest enemy, the Sea Witch. As her ward, Luna becomes a fearsome warrior, but struggles with the fear of turning her powerful magic dark.With only days remaining before her seventeenth birthday, Luna finds Ian sailing the seas in search of answers. Luna is determined to escape her father's wrath, and the Sea Witch's plot of revenge, but dark forces won't allow her to live a human life without making an impossible sacrifice.

On the eve of Michelle's first official demon hunt, her mentor and love, Julian, briefly loses himself and sets off a chain of events that makes Michelle question if he ever had control in the first place.With the help of her new ally, Diana, she is able to cast out Zariel once and for all. But there's hardly cause for celebration when Balthazar unleashes a full-scale attack on Julian's mind.Balthazar and Maria transform Michelle's life into a constant state of horror for pure entertainment while moving on with their plans for humanity's end. Michelle trains her new powerhouse prot g to help her face the upcoming evil, but Balthazar's terror extends further than Michelle can imagine.Michelle desperately searches for a way to save what's left of Julian's soul, but the only salvation may very well be his death.

Roxy's life forever changes when the atrocities of mankind force her to explore the darker nature of her powers. With guidance from a mysterious and handsome young Avarian named Silver, she finally begins to take control of her body. Lyla's life drastically changes as she struggles through her bothersome affection for Adam, and he isn't thrilled how Fate has shackled them together either. He has no choice but to rely on Lyla to save him from a dangerous new ability, and to uncover the secret agenda of Roxy's self-proclaimed "Chosen".Extreme measures are taken. Betrayals are made. New alliances are forged. The deeper they dig into Roxy's past, the more they question whether she was meant to be a conqueror instead of the savior.

Charlotte was given her name the day she was purchased by Lady Cohen, a widow newly married to a plantation owner in Mississippi. Charlotte is tasked with taking care of her son, John, not realizing that he's been tasked with observing her for any unique abilities. The two grow secretly in romance, but their future together is threatened when John's loyalty to his father and the South is called into question. Charlotte uses her blossoming gifts to escape a life of slavery and become the strong and adventurous woman that she was always meant to be, but she soon discovers a secret society of men willing to destroy her and her beloved for the gift that granted her freedom.

"I never thought life could get more complicated after death. I guess I was terribly mistaken."Michelle Dorin seems to be your average seventeen-year-old rich girl with dysfunctional parents-except for the fact that she's been dead before. Months after her revival, she discovers that a demon is living inside of her and plans on devouring her soul until her body is free reign for its evil purposes. Her only confidant is Julian, an edgy classmate that has the same condition, but seems to have power over his demon and hers. He offers to teach Michelle how to handle living with the demon if she agrees to train and eventually help hunt them. But it's not easy to steer clear of temptation when you're not sure if the voice inside your head is your own or something else. Can the unlikely duo save our world from demons that disguise themselves as ordinary humans, or will their strange and growing attraction toward each other drag them both to hell?

At sunrise, Roxanne Harris is a vibrant high school student with loving parents and a devoted boyfriend, Adam. At sunset, Lyla emerges with a taste for blood and the lips of Roxanne's delectable beloved. When Adam is tricked into releasing Lyla from confinement, the three of them set off on a journey/kidnaping that brings them head on in a battle of inexplicable good vs wickedly evil. Roxanne fights to bring out the goodness in humanity, Lyla fights to free humanity from their inhibitions, while Adam is in a constant battle to keep his soul intact and his mysterious past hidden. But they will all have to answer one very important question: is paradise worth the price of your own soul?