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Wind tunnels, torrential rains and earthquakes tear apart Casden. The cause of the world's imbalance is unknown, but the mounting occurrences suggest there's little time before life ceases to exist. Rydan Gale and Akara Nazreth are the only humans with the ability to wield magic. The tattoo on their necks and the discovery of an ancient book, dictate they are the key to the world's survival. But the greatest obstacle for saving mankind isn't the bizarre creatures, extreme betrayals and magic-fearing men hunting them. It's that Akara doesn't believe the world is worth saving.

As the world collapsed around her, Akara finally grasped the last piece of the Gia Stone. Once whole, the stone sent its magic into the very fabric of the planet, saving all of Casden. After using the stone to heal the world, a strange power emerges from the gem, giving Akara the ability to feel and use the energy in water. But with this new power comes greater responsibility, and Akara has no desire to do more than she already has for a world that has made it very clear she doesn't belong. With Akara doing her best to ignore the gift she's been given, and the world no longer in danger of...

After agreeing to help steal the Gia Stone back from Starkous, Akara found herself with a knife to her stomach, certain her life was about to end. But a second before the inevitable, Eve ran a sword through her father's back. A woman without an ounce of magic killed her own father...to save Akara. With Eve no longer welcome among the Liasam people and Severine an outcast among the Tarmack, the small group of three turns into five. But as they journey back to the Namaqua village in search of safety, it becomes clear all those they travel with may not be as they appear. Confessions are made...

The final book in the Fraction Series takes Akara and Rydan across Delsi to the Loreena Mountain Range, where a reclusive tribe hides from the war torn country. Anyone who ventures to the Ventiana village never returns. But the fourth gem, the final piece of the Hedrea Stone, rests with their leader. Akara, Rydan, Severine and Tristan need to cross dry desert sands and climb steep snowy landscapes to reach a people who have no interest in what outsiders have to say. And with their Namaqua reputation, Rydan and Akara find it very difficult to convince the Ventiana that their formidable...

"Magic, Magic, hear my plea. True love is meant to be. Reunite me with this love that's lost, Never mind about the cost. A love that's pure will overcome. And awaken a heart that's numb." With a simple spell she never thought would work, Alysandra is whisked away from her high school prom to a fantasy world where everything is as it should be. Betrothed to her best friend and in the role of Princess, no less, it appears as though a happily ever after awaits. But as her wedding day approaches, Aly realizes her fairytale world is not as it seems. Dark secrets and lies threaten the love she...

Homeless, again, Knox is left with only two options: a park bench or Rain and her misfit group of friends. An obvious choice, if it wasn't for the boy with the stone cold blue eyes, and lips that are just too hard to resist. Spencer has more in common with Knox than he knows, since the only side of Knox he's seen is the half-truths she's created. As they spend time together, it's clear Spencer wants more than just fun, drunk make-out sessions. His interest in her love of photography is refreshing, but when he starts asking probing questions about her past, her family, Knox's first instinct is...