Losing your momma is the worst thing that can happen to a young girl, or is it? Sofia's momma died when she was very young. Daddy married into a family of monsters, and Sofia became their prey. Life kicked her when she was down. Can she survive? Will she make it through life with any dignity?

Skylar is waiting out her suspension, listening with frustration as more stories of chaos and violence filter in from around the realms. Even when a horrific act of destruction occurs in her adopted home of Inter-Realm, the Council refuses to act. Skylar is forced to do it herself. When her best friend's home is in imminent danger, Skylar rallies support from under the Council's nose to lead a dangerous mission. But the threat is even more grave than she had realized. It seems like Skylar has led her friends into a deadly trap.

Three years have passed in the real world while the siblings were in Fairyland, and a lot has changed. Why are Aubrey and Adrian working for the General, and what goes on inside LIFE, the London Institute For Eternity? Has John really joined forces with the sinister Mr Milton, and what are their plans for the worlds created by human belief? With ancient prophecies foretelling that the End of the World is fast approaching, it's up to Richard, Abigail, George and Elizabeth, with allies old and new, to undertake their most harrowing journey yet, from Heaven to Hell, from Valhalla to the field of Ragnarok. But with the world falling into Chaos, can they really prevent the inevitable? - - - The apocalyptic finale of the Veil Trilogy delves into the darkest sides of human belief, from myths about the battle between light and darkness to the otherworldly denizens of Heaven and Hell. It also explores the history of Christmas, and the festive season's surprising connections to the End of the World.

When Skylar Dufrense got the opportunity to leave school and her unappetizing job prospects behind for an internship with the Trans-Realm Investigation and Protection agency, she leapt in with both feet. Now, she is in over her head. The wonder of stepping through the Veil into new realms, meeting elves and dwarves and kelpies, even her discovery that she can wield magic, has all faded in the endless grind of training. Skylar is hopelessly behind her fellow trainees, but that isn't her biggest problem. There is a malignant force lurking just below the surface, an evil stirring up trouble wherever Skylar goes. But she can't convince her superiors to take it seriously. And then the danger follows her home.

GHOSTLY WHISPERS Rocking chairs moving to and fro in the night…and an inherited house straight out of the eeriest of ghost stories. These were the things Sasha Michaelson found when she arrived on Sunset Island to collect the body of her identical twin…and take charge of her newly discovered niece. But even more frightening to Sasha than her sister’s shadowy presence in the old house, and the killer still running loose on the small island, was the fact that Sheriff Reed Blakeslee stopped her breath and made her heart pound fast. But was the brooding lawman’s determined search for answers caused by a love that hadn’t stopped with death…or by a desire—for Sasha—that he couldn’t deny?

The High King of Hildegoth should be proud of his accomplishments, and often he can convince himself that he is. The Garull Wars had nearly crippled the lands of the civilized beings to the point of devastation. Only by the risk and craft of the most brilliant and the most brave in all the High Kingdom of Hildegoth did the men and mankindred return from the very teetering edge of annihilation, but a new evil looms, one that spawned and brewed in the space between spaces. Now, its eyes opened, it peers at the frailty that was once strength. In desperation, an ancient elf attempts to gather the most unlikely of champions to aid his dear mortal friend the High King, but will it be enough?

Some say Demiel ben Yusef is the world's most dangerous terrorist, personally responsible for bombings and riots that have claimed the lives of thousands. Others insist he is a man of peace, a miracle worker, and possibly even the Son of God. As a feisty reporter digs into ben Yusef's past, she is already in more danger than she knows--and then she is falsely accused of murder.