BOOK #1 [A Watty Finalist & Newly Edited!] The Swarm - thought to have originated from biological warfare, arrived, it killed and left millions dead in its wake and still has not been eradicated as it makes its way around the world. A cure is not possible. Irissa Maclin, a reclusive and hostile girl from a desert region that borders the capitol Arid, is on the verge of turning seventeen. Girls of this age from the surrounding regions are selected at random for surrogacy. They will be taken to PURE, a lab to help harbor Seraphim - genetically perfect embryos. If she is to be sent away, can the turmoil deep within her be mended by a young man from a neighboring region - a forbidden attraction that can change everything? Secrets, betrayals, and love pave the path for Irissa. Will she choose her own fate, or succumb to the science that promises a brighter future?

In a world where vampires exist and are all the rage, Diana Louis may be the only person who DOESN'T like them, especially considering she thinks them all to be arrogant, conceited bastards. Unfortunately, it's because of this that she's shunned by practically all of her peers. What happens however, when the most popular guy at school-who also happens to be a vampire-starts to pay more attention to her? Or when mysterious circumstances force them to spend more time with each other while they try to figure out all of the answers to an ever-growing puzzle? As time goes on and they learn more and more about each other in the process, she begins to wonder; perhaps vampires aren't really as bad as she once thought...