Nika, a halfblood vampire, faces conspiracies and dark magic during a hunt for her best friend - whose kidnapping has sparked a war between supernaturals. ***** Lurking in the shadows of the human world are Daemonstri - beings akin to vampires, witches, werewolves, and other foul myths. Nika, a seventeen-year-old Daemonstri, has been alienated since birth for having "tainted" blood, and her only real family is her best friend Lu. So when vengeful shapeshifters kidnap Lu, she scrambles to the rescue. With the help of Ren, a guardian on her father's payroll, Nika uncovers shocking conspiracies about the Daemonstri government and even darker truths about herself. Bloody confrontations leave both Nika and Ren vulnerable to their growing feelings, while Lu's abductors execute horrifying plans. And should they survive the chaos of war, only one thing is certain: their world will never be the same. Book 1 of the Halfblood Chronicles [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

When Nova Nightingale sets out to find her missing sister in her small town, she isn't expecting to uncover dangerous supernatural secrets that challenge her understanding of reality-and everything she knows. ***** Aurora Nightingale has been missing from Hell's Cove for three years. Everyone assumes she's dead. Everyone, that is, except for her younger sister, Nova. So when Nova is approached by a beautiful and strange boy in the wood promising he can help her find her sister, she risks everything to strike a deal and find the truth. But it might just get her more than she bargained for. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]