"You wanna know?" She rolled over on the couch to better meet his challenging gaze, "You really wanna know?" A minute passed between them with Hale's gaze not wavering from hers, while she finished off her slice. "Fine!" She relented and threw the crust into the box, and Hale smiled victoriously. __________ When a bribe makes Tessa Maccio take on the job of being Hale Westbrook's personal stylist she never anticipated just how hard - and fun - it would be. --- further summary inside ---

"Chaos is coming, my child. You must change it and so you must be ready. You need to be prepared..." A dream changed everything for Skye Anderson. A fiercely independent girl who sees the memories flooding her mind reminding her that she is missing her other half as an ongoing nightmare. He was the man she had loved for centuries. The one she kept falling in love with over and over again. He is here. But so is the threat. A threat so disturbing and malevolent she cannot lose her focus. The Goddess came to her telling her to stop it. It is on her shoulders. Her responsibility. So how can the self-reliant girl ever confide in anyone else when the burden is hers to carry?