Uriah thought his battle would be over once he saved Claire’s life, but his search to save their love and uncover the truth of his destiny is nowhere near finished. After losing Claire to the Twin Soul bond, Uriah intends to seek out the Matwau and let the monster have exactly what he wants…Uriah’s death. Only the words of the shaman, who has already betrayed him more than once, stops him. Her promise that there is still a chance of saving Claire from the bond and keeping her love for Uriah whole sends him on a new hunt to find a shaxoa witch who is rumored to have more power and knowledge than anyone has seen in centuries. No matter the price, Uriah promises to find the Shaxoa and rescue Claire from a fate she doesn’t want. Claire promises to hold off the cruel desires of the Twin Soul bond until he returns. Keeping their promises may require more of them than they ever could have imagined. As Uriah searches for a way to break the bond and Claire’s desperation to resist the bond intensifies, both learn truths about themselves that will change everything.

Kate hates hiding, but the risk of her past sneaking up on her is too great to risk getting involved in anyone else’s problems. At least, until getting involved is the only way to avoid a run-in with the police. The snow was to blame for the car wreck, but desperation forces Kate to make Sam an offer she’s sure she’ll regret. If she can fix Sam’s car and send him on his way without the getting the cops involved, she can get back to her normal, safe life. It should be easy enough. Kate knows cars better than almost anything else. She can repair the damage to the car, but can she protect herself from falling for Sam and putting everything she’s worked for in danger?

Everyone has bad days. Anna Elizondo is going on three years of bad days. It started with her mother’s illness and eventual death, continued with a decision that ruined a friendship, and culminated in her father announcing they were broke and moving away right before her senior year of high school. Maybe a fresh start will turn things around. Or maybe it will put her face to face with her former best friend Felix and the hatred in he still carries for her. The only bright spot in Anna’s move to Santa Fe is meeting her new swim coach, a long-time hero who has big plans for her athletic career. The pool is her refuge, but she can’t hide there forever. Living in a small town makes it impossible to stay out of Felix’s way, and unlikely their history will remain just between them for long. If Anna can’t find a way to make things at least tolerable with Felix, it’s going to be a very long summer.

Vanessa and Zander Roth sit balanced on the edge of impending death and unthinkable power. Their enemies hide, waiting for their chance to strike, while Vanessa and Zander are forced into the ranks of the Godlings. Even though David’s brutal training is indeed improving their control, his methods are cruel and harsh. Van struggles to survive his torment while Zander embraces it. Full control of his power is his only hope of redeeming himself. The situation for Van worsens when her always reliable intuition strengthens into frightening visions that leave her fearful of Zander’s future. She is desperate to protect her brother, but her sixteenth birthday and the eruption of the full strength of her hunger demands her full focus. Redemption and protection both take a backseat when a shocking discovery puts everything they’ve worked for in jeopardy. The choice between safety and freedom has never been more important, but the ability to choose is fading fast.

Everyone thinks Echo Simmons is crazy, but being The Ghost Host isn’t just a YouTube hoax like people think. It’s the only way to control the ghosts haunting her…at least until the FBI shows up asking questions. The first eighteen years of Echo Simmons’ life have been less than ideal. On more than one occasion her parents have considered committing her. They don’t believe she sees ghosts or that they harass her on a daily basis. So when a rogue ghost begins tormenting her, they’re the last people she’s going to tell. Her best friends Holden and Zara are doing their best to help, but ghost attacks are only the beginning of Echo’s problems. Handling the ghosts by giving them a voice on YouTube through her webshow has been her saving grace—even if her parents think it’s all a hoax—but that gets a little complicated when the ghost of Madeline Crew reveals a little too much about her previous life and the FBI shows up at her door wanting to know how she gained access to long-buried government secrets. It just keeps getting worse from there. Madeline’s message to her great grandson sparks a strange connection between Echo and Malachi, which leads to Georgia, secrets, mistakes, love, lies, and life changing revelations.

Michael’s intentions are questionable, but Sabine desperately needs help and he’s the only one who understands enough to give it. Sabine Saint Laurent is known as the Princess of Paris. Polite, beautiful, charming, polished…perfect. Everything is always under control and, when it isn’t, she handles it. It’s been an eventful few years, and just as she’s looking forward to things calming down, her entire life is upended by a startling piece of news. Sabine does not ask for help. Not even from her close-knit group of friends and family. As she struggles to cope with major changes in her life, she’s determined to power through on her own. It should be easy enough. Everything always is for Sabine. Finding out she’s pregnant shouldn’t be any different, right? Except it’s not easy. Nothing is simple about navigating pregnancy, custody, complications, and a man she despises trying to seduce her. Michael Moniteau’s intentions are questionable, but she desperately needs help and he’s the only one who understands enough to give it. It could be the beginning of something wonderful, or it could break the heart she’s kept carefully shielded for so long.

Simple and easy falls apart when secrets revealed require making promises and opening up to the possibilities of hurt and hope. Leo Bailey has so far escaped the curse of the date shark business. He fills in when needed, but has held onto his casual relationships and family emergency-free existence. hover Marriage and family are a vague idea for the future, but he’s not ready to give up the freedom of being single and answering only to himself. When Piper Moretti witnesses the demise of yet another of Leo’s friends-with-benefits relationship, she doesn’t think much of it. She has a long list of more pressing responsibilities and headaches to occupy her mind. Friends, and the strings that go with them, are at the bottom of her priority list. When a date shark client who tops the list of bizarre behavior Leo has seen, his half-joking request for rescue drags Piper into the chaos and into Leo’s life. Neither one wants more than a simple, no-stress friendship. Secrets and surprises force them to admit neither one is nearly as in control of their futures as they think they are. Helping each other means getting involved, making promises, and opening themselves up to the hurt and hope they’re both terrified to face.