On a vacation before her senior year Natalie meets the guy of her dreams. He's fun to be around gorgeous and sweet. She instantly has feelings for him and wants nothing more than to develop a relationship with Ky. But there is a slight problem. Ky is leaving for Iraq in two weeks and wants to spend more and more time with Natalie but Natalie just doesn't know if she can be the military girlfriend he wants her to be. Natalie is forced with the decision of holding on to the feelings she has for Ky, or letting it just slip through her fingers and act as if she never even cared. The problem is though that she does care, she cares a little to much about not letting him go.

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?

A hundred and seventeen years ago, a demon offered a girl who was on the verge of death a deal. Having no other choices, she accepted and gained an almost immortal body. It was only when she got it that she discovered that immortality is nothing but solitude. For more than a century, she's been searching for clues to find him again, hoping that he can undo the deal. What will happen when she finds out the truth behind the deal? And will she fulfil her part of the deal?