Can a troubled investigator rescue humanity from its mistakes? Bill Taggart lost his wife and his last spark of happiness on humanity's new home. Now as part of the team sent to monitor the indigenous aliens on Exilon 5, the investigator hopes to find a clue to explain her disappearance. But when official reports on the mysterious race clash with Bill's findings, he wonders just how many secrets the terraformed planet holds... This book was previously published as Becoming Human.

Harrison Kringe loses more than his wife when she suddenly dies after giving birth; he loses his mind. He blames his newborn baby girl for his devastating loss. She will pay the price for his insanity. Taught from birth to know only unimaginable horror, Harrison creates a monster. Can he control his creation, or will he become a victim of 'Daddy's Little Girl'?

In a futuristic society ruled by an elite breed of humanity known as the Wardens, assisted by their empathic Counselors, Kit Charlet is a Warden at the beginning of her days as a ruler, struggling to come to terms with her new rank, her heightened abilities, and her need for a Counselor. And just when she has become satisfied, she becomes caught up in a web of tragedy, lies and corruption.