Hal was completely entranced by Amanda from the moment she set foot in Endeavor, and she shook his world view to its core, re-coloring the way he looked at everything. The guides continue to make surprising discoveries as they sleuth into recent alarming developments at school, Amanda's true identity, and her reasons for coming to Orion. They come to realize that Amanda may have disappeared physically, but she is definitely still sending beacons and clues so that they can uncover the larger mystery of which she is a part . . . does an intricate, carved box belonging to Amanda hold the key to everything?

When enigmatic freshman Amanda Valentino arrived at Endeavor High, she chose three people - Callie, Hal, and Nia - to guide her through the choppy waters of her new school. Except she didn't tell them about each other. When Amanda leaves, the three must reluctantly work together to figure out why. But once they start piecing together the cryptic clues that Amanda herself is leaving for them, they realize that everything they thought they knew about her is false. The more they dig, the mystery of where - and who - Amanda is deepens.

Love . Betrayal . War . King Alaric Stewart vows to get his revenge against the Athertons after a horrible incident takes place in the kingdom of Rimonle and to get his revenge, he needs powerful allies! Days after she became queen of Borthrough, Sharona Bates meets King Alaric Stewart who seeks to make an alliance with her but he soon realises that it's easier said than done. After separating from her brother and her kingdom, Katherine Stewart knows she must avenge her family by destroying the Athertons on her own and before long, she finds herself in the Castle of Tharnhorm where her enemy resides. Colin Atherton found a mysterious young lady who looked like a princess, wounded in a forest but he grows more and more suspicious of her when she says she is a mere commoner and he will stop at nothing to unveil her secret, which could get her killed.

A serial killer stalks Barbados and Detective John Riley returns to the island to stop them before they turn their attention to the people closest to him. ***** A serial killer stalks the tropical paradise of Barbados, leaving victims naked in canefields and the island police force is ill-equipped to handle the case. Enter Seattle homicide detective and Barbados native: Detective John Riley. John hasn't been back to Barbados in decades, and he has his own demons to face. But as he combats the heat, the media, and the very police force he's working to help, he desperately hopes he can stop the violence before the killer turns their attention to the people closest to him. [[Wattys Winner]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]