Lily West, having cared for her ailing parents most of her adult life, is now totally alone. Or so she thinks, until she finds a letter hidden in her mother's closet. Its contents send her far from home in search of family she didn't know existed. Finally free to choose her own way, she'll have to decide whether to live her life as others wish or follow her own path, possibly alienating the only family she has.

Having abandoned his sterile existence in the government controlled domes; Dax has crossed the desiccated wastelands of the Burn Zone and found an unlikely Eden that seems to offer the life he's always dreamed of. But all is not well in his new home. The Resistance is losing ground while the government and the Triad, to whom they answer, are seeking to solidify their power. Still, there is hope. An ancient legend will require him to leave behind the wonders of his island sanctuary to protect the very things he has come to cherish. Can he live up to the promise of the prophecy and become the...