The Kiss

She swore she'd never want him. But the Devil's son is the only one left.Benson is gone. He walked straight into the enemy's arms, taking Ellyce's hope for the future with him. Her father's prophecies are unraveling. And the last person on any world she thought would rescue her has shown up.Now she and Kasdaye are trapped together in Rupert's homeland, hunted by monster and machine, with nothing between her and death but the Devil's son. Kasdaye saves her life more than once. He keeps her close. And the harder she tries to hate him, the harder it gets-until one kiss undoes everything she thought she knew about who she is, and who she's meant to love.But the realms don't care about her heart. A buried secret is about to surface, and when it does, Ellyce loses someone she can never get back. And when grief hardens into something darker, she'll ask Kasdaye for a promise that even he, who would give her anything, can't keep.The line between grief and vengeance has never been thinner. The only thing that can pull her back is the one thing she's stopped believing in.There will be a war. There will be a wedding. Choose whom you will serve. I grew up in a tiny, magical town in Illinois-total population: 800. In 2014, I brought my love of books, a Midwest hankering for a good Horseshoe Sandwich (also known as fat-on-a-plate), and Southern Sweet Tea to sunny SoCal.About an hour north of Los Angeles, I live with my husband, Craig, two of our three kids, and our sweet, slightly neurotic, standard poodle, Eisley. My oldest daughter flies the friendly skies, so if you see a super cute flight attendant named, Elyssa, be sure to say, hello!When I'm not chasing Eisley, or chauffeuring my teens around town, I'm writing. For seventeen-year-old Ellyce Jensen, the world is spiraling out of control.The week before her birthday, her father disappears. Then, by accident, she finds a secret room in his closet. But she can't tell anyone, including her best friend, Benson Monroe, because he's now her ex-boyfriend. He's also dating her nemesis, Sydney Parker. And if that wasn't enough, a solar flare erupts, plunging the entire world into darkness and chaos.As Ellyce uncovers the truth about Thomas' life, she discovers the ancient prophecies and the stories of the seven realms he wrote about are true, and a war is coming. With no time to lose, Ellyce will have to choose which kingdom she's willing to serve as she prepares to battle against the people she thinks she can trust-and the supernatural forces trying to stop her.You're invited to embark upon a story ripe with ingenuity and intrigue as Ellyce Jensen unlocks the secrets of the seven realms and finds herself entangled in an epic battle between two ancient kingdoms.