For 9 years, nightmares have escorted me to the next morning. For 9 years, I've wondered if it was a vague memory or a vivid piece of my imagination. For 9 years, I've blamed myself for not being able to do anything. Now that the universe has revealed the truth, I have no other choice but to hide and learn; in and from the shadows. Lauren Helena Rhodes A seventeen year old orphan, whose mother died under sketchy circumstances. One fine evening, she is bombarded with her truth, her mother's truth and the world's truth. The truth of Dixantes. With the help of a mysterious stranger, Haydes Brooklyn and her best friend Jason Mills, she has to survive and learn to use and control her abilities till she reaches her destination. But surviving the attacks of the henchmen of a 1000 year old maniac isn't that easy when you have no idea what you are dealing with.

The passionate story of Tessa and Hardin continues as family secrets, deep betrayals, and career opportunities threaten to tear them apart.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.