What Sofia has with Derek feels like a sandcastle; temporary and something that the waves of life and time will soon ruin. Since the return of Gregor Novak, the island has turned several shades darker. His hatred toward Sofia and thirst for fresh blood lead to a brutal war igniting between father and son. Meanwhile, the hunters are gaining formidable strength and resources by the day; they know that the safety of The Shade hangs entirely on its ability...

"From the ruins of the final battle, a new hero has emerged. A hero who will take The Shade into unchartered territories. Who will usher in a new world order, in which no predator may ever be safe again. And who will experience and learn to love, like no man has ever done before."--Back cover.

Ever since his brief encounter with Emilia at The Shade, Derek's thoughts and dreams have been haunted with images of the mysterious, beautiful brunette. Plagued with guilt, he struggles to understand why he is so drawn to this dark stranger from his past. When Emilia suddenly appears again on the island, Derek is both terrified and intrigued.

There is a need to discover what the twins have before it's too late. With a black witch hard on their heels, Caleb and Rose embark on a race against time to escape the heart of the Amazon and make it back to The Shade. Little do they know how much more hangs in the balance than their own survival.

Unwilling to even grant the two white witches a reception, Derek orders Mona to expel them from the island the moment he hears of their arrival. But will that be enough to rid themselves of their presence? Meanwhile, Rose and Caleb have met with an unexpected hurdle in returning to the Shade. A hurdle that could threaten to crush Rose's dreams into dust.

Thanks to Mona's discovery, the residents of The Shade finally know their enemies' ultimate weakness. But this knowledge will soon be worthless if they lose the race against the black witches. Starting out on what seems like an impossible journey, the Novaks and their closest companions must solve the mystery that is Magnus and hope to not lose themselves in the process.

"Vampires don't exist. At least, not anymore..." I celebrated when vampires were declared extinct. Those beasts had preyed on humanity for millennia, committing senseless, brutal murders. Like the rest of my colleagues at the Occult Bureau, I looked forward to a world where we could all sleep at night-where constant cover-up jobs were no longer required to keep the public calm and unaware. But the end of vampires wasn't the end of our...

I never could have imagined that Derek and I would willingly turn back into vampires, but there are some things in life that you just can't predict, like the strange human disappearances that had started happening on the coasts surrounding us. There would have been nothing mysterious about these kidnappings so close to our own turf, had the Shade's vampires not given up drinking human blood almost two decades ago.

Persie's got the keys to the kingdom. She's spent months training hard, taking names, making friends, and Purging beasts with a newfound confidence. Everything, she thinks, is going swimmingly. But secrets are brewing in and around the Institute, ushered in by the arrival of a mysterious stranger who is fundamentally opposed to everything Persie stands for. But he's fascinated by her. And he needs her help. While Persie is forced to confront her entire...