When Cin lost her father, she thought her world had been torn apart. Little did she know it was just the beginning of her story… Being the sole heir to the d’Rella family fortune placed a target on Cin’s back that she wasn’t prepared to deal with at the age of ten. Luckily for her, she had a mysterious godfather looking out for her best interests who whisked her away from her selfish step-family and helped Cin discover her true destiny as a Thorn within the formidable Circle of the Rose. Thorns are an elite fighting force trained at an early age to protect Briar Rose and search for a way to awaken her from a seemingly eternal slumber. The city of Briardale has been cut off from the rest of the world for a hundred years by a spell no one seems to be able to break. Only by finding a cure to awaken Briar Rose will the city be released from the magical curse and its citizens allowed to rejoin the world of Faloria. Her mission is clear until a chance encounter with the dashing Coltan Prince turns her world upside down. For decades, his family has been sabotaging the Thorns’ efforts to awaken Briar Rose. Although Cin knows Coltan is the enemy, she is inexplicably charmed by him. When Coltan goes to the Thorns with information about the whereabouts of the fabled Water of Life, Cin must decide if she can trust a man she has been taught to hate.

As Cin tries to cope with the reality of her new circumstances, long buried secrets are revealed while her survival is threatened at every turn. After she makes the acquaintance of an unlikely ally, Cin is forced to make choices that will irrevocably change her life forever. As new alliances are formed and old friendships are tested, Cin knows the only thing she can do is stay true to who she is and her duty as a Thorn. While Cin’s feeling for Coltan continue to grow deeper, a mysterious stranger appears who seems determined to thwart their burgeoning romance. Through this stranger, Cin is able to discover the truth about the outside world and what it means for the future of both Briardale and the City of White.

While Cin tries to help Coltan with the new reality of his life, a host of surprising complications crop up which take them both on a journey of self-discovery. With the help of a mysterious ally, Cin and her friends embark upon a quest to find a magical object known as the golden apple. It’s said that whoever possesses the apple is granted one wish. Figuring out where this legendary item is located won’t be the hard part. Discovering how to get there and surviving the journey to its resting place may end up costing Cin more than she bargained for. After tragedy strikes the city of Briardale, a new adversary rises from the ashes and threatens to destroy everything Cin loves. Not only will Cin have to rely on the other Thorns to help her protect the city from this new foe, but she’ll also have to trust her new angelic friends to guide her to her destiny. As if all of this wasn’t enough, Cin must also learn how to balance both duty to the Thorns and love for a man she can no longer view as her enemy.

With the final piece of the weapon lost to her, Cin’s only hope of reclaiming it is by keeping her promise to the sea witch. But, will the cost be too high of a price for her to pay? As Cin attempts to forge a friendship with Ondine’s son, the stakes for not only Briardale but also herself have never been higher. The whole city is depending on her to make the right decision, but can she do what’s needed without breaking Coltan’s heart in the process? The new world awaits the citizens of Briardale, but there’s still one obstacle Cin must overcome before it can be released from the curse: the angel of death. By defeating Suri, Cin can finally free the people of Briardale and end Suri’s threat to humanity once and for all. Can one Thorn save the world? Or is humanity doomed to suffer the consequences of its past mistakes?

Ivy We all knew the Barrens would be difficult to travel through, but I didn’t expect our worst adversaries to be the fae. Their trials to judge the worthiness of humanity have begun, but what exactly are they testing? Will we even know when one has started? Dangers lurk around every corner. Will everyone survive this misadventure? Nothing is guaranteed to work in our favor, especially when your fate is in the hands of the fae. All I want is to live a peaceful life with Damon, whether it’s in Midnight or the real world. Is that too much to ask? Emily My family’s future hinges on the talents of a disgraced geomancer and humanity’s good judgment. What could possibly go wrong? With both Jack and Ivy trapped inside Earth 104, I pray the humans successfully complete their trials. I will do whatever it takes to bring my loved ones into the real world, even if that means marrying the dark fae king. Oberon is my best chance to take leadership of all fae away from my father. His sadistic reign has to be brought to an end for the sake of everyone, fae and human. He won’t give up his power easily. We’ll have to play on his weakness – his own arrogance. Oberon protests that fate has brought us together, and that he’s the love I’ve been waiting a lifetime for. Can he help me push past my undying love for Mark once and for all? It seems impossible. In fact, I fear it will take a miracle. If Oberon and I can seize control of the crown away from my father, I’ll know that miracles can and do exist.

As Sarah and Julian begin their quest to uncover the truth surrounding his curse, a new threat arises, endangering not only their lives but the future they hope to build with one another. In order to protect themselves and those they care about the most, Julian and Sarah must use all of the resources at their disposal to neutralize their adversaries. For Julian, this means relying on his sister, Mira, and the Council of Elders in New Orleans to uphold the laws within the supernatural community there and mete out justice to those who disobey them. Sarah must seek the assistance of the alfar who are more than happy to oblige the wishes of their future queen and ruler of House Moonshade. As she begins to accept the responsibilities of her birthright, Sarah’s knowledge of the rivalries between the alfar houses grows, revealing to her how tenuous peace is among them. While Sarah delves deeper into their world, she discovers just how far they’re willing to go to serve and protect her. Such loyalty brings into focus her duty to the alfar and the dreams she might have to abandon in order to live up to her heritage. Torn between two worlds, Sarah must decide whether or not she can have the best each has to offer, or if she will have to choose between the man she loves and protecting the legacy of House Moonshade.

As Sarah and Julian begin to forge ahead with plans for their life together, reality becomes an unwanted visitor, intruding at inopportune times. While they continue to search for the answer to Julian’s curse, they realize that the solution may require the combined knowledge of all the vampires. In order to warn the others about the mysterious woman in Destin, an early conclave is organized, giving Julian the opportunity to tell them the information he’s been able to gather so far and to ask them for their help. However, gaining the willing cooperation of the most bloodthirsty among them won’t be an easy feat. Sarah’s loyalty to the alfar deepens as she become more entangled in their political and personal affairs. Unexpected connections arise between Julian’s earthly past and Sarah’s future with the alfar, bringing them one step closer to understanding the origins of his curse, but generating more problems for them to solve. As the past meets the present, Sarah begins to realize that family secrets can run deep, forging feelings of betrayal that can lead straight to catastrophe.

Outcast. Undesirable. Human. I've been called all these things by the members of the two wolf packs who rule my world because I'm an oddity- a pure blood human. As a child, only the leader of the Thieves Guild was willing to take me in after my grandmother died, and I've spent my entire life using the skills he taught to become his most reliable thief. When the wolf packs discover that their bloodlines are losing the ability to shift from wolf to human, I suddenly become a prize worth fighting over. The only problem is I'm cursed. No one can touch me unless I want them to. If they try, the strange spell surrounding me begins to leech their life-force, killing them if they don't release their hold. What I once viewed as an affliction is now my greatest weapon. Now, the two warring kingdoms need me to preserve their humanity, and I have two alphas vying for the right to call me his queen. Damon, the king of the midnight pack who rule the day as humans and shift into their wolf forms at nightfall, is known to be ruthless, cruel, and selfish, but if he truly wants me to rule by his side, he'll have to show me that he's more than just a tyrant. Simon, the king of the dawn pack who rule the night as humans and shift into wolves at the breaking of dawn, is charming to the point of distraction, but behind those bright blue eyes and easy grin lurks a secret that might just undo us all. Each man may want to claim me as his, but they’ll have to try and win my heart first. Good luck with that…

Ivy The life of a pirate is not the life for me. With Alek holding me hostage this time, I fear there will be no escaping my fate. Just like Damon and Simon, he wants me to help his people reverse the curse they’re facing, but I’m not the only cure. I have to convince Alek that the real cure lies within the Barrens where Margaret discovered the elixir. Who knew my humanity would become my greatest gift and my worst nightmare? Can Damon rescue me before Alek forces me to become his mate for life? Or will I be doomed to live on the high seas forever and never again see the one man who has captured my heart? Damon There is nowhere Alek can take Ivy that I won’t venture to. It’s not a matter of if I will get her back. It’s a matter of when. She’s the one person I can’t live without, and I’ll be damned if I let some two bit pirate keep her away from me. Once she’s back home, we’ll venture into the Barrens together and find the fae. With Vamir’s help, I’m sure we can convince his people to provide us with more of the elixir. After we have the cure, Ivy will be free to live her life in whatever way she chooses. I hope she chooses me because a life without her would be no life at all.

In the final installment of the Vampire Conclave series, Sarah delves further into her family’s dark and stormy past, unlocking a disturbing truth surrounding her ancestor, Thallan Moonshade. With the help of an unexpected ally, Sarah comes across a secret so shocking from Thallan’s life that it makes her even more determined to thwart his malevolent plans. As the volatile situation within New Orleans’ supernatural community worsens, Sarah must devise a plan to seize control of the city and restore order before chaos runs rampant. Although she never considered herself a leader of people, Sarah quickly discovers she’s more than capable of handling the responsibility associated with such a task and becomes even more determined to keep her place in the line of succession for the alfar throne. In order to save the man she loves from the diabolical clutches of a mad woman, Sarah decides to further explore her newfound powers in order to better protect herself and those she cares about most. She soon realizes that magic isn’t always the answer to every problem. Sometimes, you need to rely on the people who love you most in order to make it through the darkest times of your life, and that you need to take charge of your own destiny, even when the odds seem insurmountable.