Living the high life in Grace Locke's elite world has left her listless and unfulfilled. Her parents have it all mapped out for her, from birth to marriage, including the man she's supposed to love and marry. It's too bad she can't get her kiss with Dean, a cowboy from outside her circle, off her mind. Things change when her grandmother challenges Grace to break free and begin to learn who she is and not who her parents want her to be.Attacking her new life with the gusto of self-exploration, Grace finds she really only feels free with Dean. Unfortunately, that soon becomes complicated when she's drawn into helping her ex-boyfriend, not out of love, but out of her concern for his suffering younger sister. Sworn to secrecy by her ex to protect his family's reputation, Grace has to deal with a suspicious Dean and her ruthless parents who care little about her happiness. Freedom, Grace, soon learns can come at a cost.

Nero sees a stranger when he looks in the mirror. After years as a twisted beast-like creature, the hybrid soldier looks like any other human thanks to an injection by a dying Horatius Group scientist. The change in appearance didn’t wipe away his guilt over his time with the ruthless Group. It also doesn’t make other hybrids trust him. They still see the beast enforcer for the Group and have no qualms about telling him, including Nyx, the only woman he’s ever desired. Nyx isn’t about to accept Nero’s anything but a Horatius Group spy waiting for his opportunity to sell them all out. She’s also certain he’s trying to steal her position in the hybrid community. Unfortunately, she can’t seem to get her traitorous body to stop being attracted to him. The Group may or may not be targeting the hybrids, but the suspicious Azilians still linger nearby, harboring a weapon of unimaginable power. A chance recon mission against the cult forces Nero and Nyx to confront both their enemies and their passion. **

Jennifer thought she was living the good life with a stellar marketing job and a successful boyfriend. In just one horrible day, she loses both. She finds a potential light of hope after being dragged to a bar with an appropriate name, Bad Omen, owned by the brooding but ridiculously sexy Eric. Jennifer isn’t sure if giving into her instincts with such a tortured soul would be a salvation or make her wish she’d only been fired and dumped.