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The fiery crash of a private jet leaves a mystery in its wreckage. Alone in the devastation is a man, unhurt, who has no memory of the crash, himself, or his past. It is up to FBI Agent Gail Crane, Santa Maria Police Detective Darcie Devonshire, and ex-CIA Operative Morgan Garrett to solve the puzzle. Not an easy task, because for each question answered, two surface to take its place.

Kona, Hawaii. A stunning tropical paradise steeped in cultural heritage. But in this idyllic setting a psychopath twists Hawaii's past to fulfill his obsessions. Two young women have been brutally murdered, one month apart and each on a full moon's night. Hawai'i County Police Officer Alana Lee has vowed to find their killer. But can she catch the murderer before the next full moon rises, or will Alana become another victim in a deadly ritual.

Sarah Charles hadn’t slept for more than three hours without dying in the past two weeks. In her 28 years of life, she’d never even had a bad dream. Many friends called her a little Pollyanna, and sometimes not in a flattering way. Sarah couldn’t help it. She was a positive person, always seeking the bright side of things. But even Sarah couldn’t find anything positive about being burned at the stake night after night.

Kelsey Cafferty has been dead for seven years, or so her sister Regan believes, until a stranger with a blue flame upon his cheek, identical to the one on her shoulder, shows up on her doorstep. The man, Peter Canterville, tells Regan that he is a mage from Daradawn, chosen by the Power at birth and marked with the blue flame, as is she. Kelsey isn't dead, the man claims; she has become a warrior and fights for Queen Tessa, against the dark mage, Dirkk, a battle they are losing. Regan must come with him through the rift into Daradawn to save his world and her sister, Kelsey.

Spirits talk to Dakota Lee. They have since she was twelve years old. Now an adult, she is happy with her life as the owner of, Sugar Babies, a small bakery in the quiet town of Santa Mesa, California. Dakota has accepted her gift for the most part and learned to deal with the sometimes demanding spirits.

Want to generate some heat? Try some Ice. Sherice Solomon, the serial killer known as Ice, is moving west, and Santa Maria, California, seems an enticing new hunting ground. Ex-CIA agent Morgan Garrett has also chosen Santa Maria as his new home. When a chance meeting brings them together, Sherice realizes how lonely she has become. She needs a partner, and Morgan is her choice. Now the only thing left to do is to convince him, and she won't let anyone stand in her way, especially an old flame.

Six months after Isabelle Allen's husband dies in bed with his latest lover, she is bombarded by her well-meaning friends attempt to hook her up with any eligible male. They just can't accept that she doesn't want another man in her life. As far as Isabelle is concerned love was for fools. In exasperation Isabelle packs her car, loads up her basset hound Sammi-Sue, her cat Longfellow and all three escape to Baja, Mexico.

The Power, granted to the Chosen, is that stands between the dark mage Dirkk and the ravage of Daradawn. Dirkk has not been idle of the seven years the rift has been closed. With the help of Dadaodh, the demon who lives inside the emerald dagger, he is again ready to challenge Queen Tessa for all of Daradawn. To this end he has conjured new dark beings to aid him: fenris’ena, once mountian wolves, now large beasts who hear only his words, and etain’daman, fairie demons with razor-sharp wing edges and poisoned talons.