It's been two months since Claire found herself back in the theater dressing room. Two months spent wondering whether or not the experience had been real or just a vivid dream, and if the man she loved was merely a figment of a wild imagination. No matter her mind, her heart refused to believe the latter to be true. When Claire returns home one evening to find an unexpected visitor waiting for her, she finds herself faced with a difficult choice -- go back at the risk of her own life, or remain safe and risk losing everything she holds dear. ------------------------------------- Winter Embers is the second book of a three book series. Please stop and read the first book -- Winter Fire -- before proceeding.

Karis Lin has waited all her life to attend the prestigious Empyrean Academy -- to hone her skills as a pyrokinetic, also known as a Blazer. When she finally gets accepted, she is determined to be at the top of every class, to make connections with all the right people, to make her family proud and most of all to earn the coveted title of Arbiter. All her dreams, and her sanity, are put to the test when she crosses paths Leon Alcantar, an arrogant telekinetic with a chip on his shoulder and a reputation for being a bully. Karis refuses to stand by and allow Leon to get away with picking on other students, but her rash actions and short temper get the better of her and lands her, Leon and a three other students caught in the crossfire, on probation in the Reject Dorm. All Karis has to do is survive six months with her arch enemy as a roommate while juggling training, lessons and an impending alien invasion. Should be easy... right?