Stefanie Dawn – författare

You think your soul is simply something you sacrifice after you die? Something you don't have to think about between now and the moment you leave this mortal realm?No.You'll devote your life to me. You'll worship me. In turn, I'll worship you and your body however I desire. From now until the darkness of eternity swallows us both whole, in this realm and the next.You'll be mine.I summoned a demon. How was I supposed to know it would actually work?Now for the revenge I sought, he demanded my soul... and my body…And I would give it to him.

Abducted by aliens in the middle of the night, then dumped on a foreign planet in nothing but my flimsy nightclothes.Any number of predators could have eaten me.Well, as it turns out, I was—eaten, I mean—by a hulking alien who really knew what he was doing when it came to pleasing human women.Is he my protector or my captor?And what happened to the other women I was abducted with?Something must be seriously wrong with me because I want to ask for his help to find the other women, but even with our language barrier, I find my thoughts drifting. And the way he touches me tells me his thoughts are anything but pure.I must be crazy. There are dangers on this planet he's only hinted at, a reason I'm here I don't know, and yet when I'm with my alien savior, all I can think is when he touches me, I really, really, like it.

I've been abducted, torn from my home, experimented on, then left stranded on a strange planet.The other girls who were abducted with me are out there somewhere, and I need to navigate an unfamiliar landscape to find them, while fighting for survival. Easy, right?Things are complicated further when I find an alien.Or more to the point, he finds me.He won't leave me alone, no matter what I do. And, as we spend more time together, the way I'm drawn to him defies reason and logic—he's protective and caring in a way I crave.But then a contradicting side of him emerges—a wild beast driven by primal instincts, savage and unpredictable.And I wonder if I'm safer without him.As the line between survival and desire blurs, it becomes undeniably clear that there are few things more distracting than a sexy alien determined to keep me happy.I must be crazy. The way he looks at and touches me should be terrifying, but instead I really, really like it.

Stuck on an alien planet with no means of escape. I can't say I've been in worse situations.It's my nature to try to look on the bright side and remain positive in the face of adversity. Even when everything seems to be going completely crazy.My resolve is tested when I'm taken by an alien who looks like a demon. He's primal and aggressive – but when my life is in danger, he surges to my rescue.I get small glimpses that there's something more to him, convincing me he's simply a wounded animal unsure how to respond to kindness. He's keeping things from me, not only why I'm on this planet, but also about himself.Is he a victim too?With all of this to consider, why is it that when I try to think of ways to thank him for helping me, my mind only goes in one direction? I'm inexperienced and feel it's wrong to have these indecent thoughts.As desire heaves through me, I wonder, does he want to give into it like I do?

Being abducted by aliens whose sole intention is to use me for breeding is not how I saw this year panning out.Add to that a different species of alien helping me escape, it couldn't get any stranger. I had to put all my trust in Sahcor, the alien who helped me flee. The only problem is, as we spend more time together, our mutual attraction can't be ignored. My alien savior, who seems intent on pleasing me in every way, is a distraction I am losing my will to fight. When I finally give in to my desires, I forget everything else outside of his wandering webbed hands. But my original captors are still hunting me and are desperate for my recapture. I keep my distance from the other women who were abducted alongside me, fearing being near them puts them in certain danger.I'd rather face this world alone than threaten their safety. But am I also risking my alien savior's safety when I may not even be able to save myself?  If this planet is to be my new home, I want to make a life with Sahcor.But will we forever be on the run from an enemy that will never stop searching for me?

Where am I?What happened? Those are the questions I asked myself as I awoke from cryogenic sleep, only to learn I'd been held prisoner for almost a decade. The aliens who had abducted me from my home on Earth had kept me frozen in time until they needed me--or more specifically, until they needed my body.  But I'm not the only one who was abducted. One of the other girls held captive with us keeps telling me fantasies of being rescued by another alien race – the Synths. She promises me it's true, but I can't bring myself to believe her. When two of them show up at the bars of our cell, I don't know what to make of them. Are they friend or foe? Why do they want to help us? All I know is that I can't take my eyes from him.His sandy-toned skin is dappled white, and I find myself wondering how it would feel to touch it. Our connection instant. It sears into my mind further when he reaches through the bars and touches my cheek, apparently as smitten with me as I am with him. But I'm a prisoner here.  He says he'll come back for me, and he promises me a future with him. I'm torn with wanting him to return and wanting him to stay away. My captors are dangerous and won't let me and the others go easily. Every second my newfound Synth friend spends trying to rescue me puts him in danger, and I'm not sure my freedom is worth his life. When my worst fears are realized and he's captured too, any hope I had of a future outside of captivity disappears. But I can't give up hope and simply wait for my captors to kill me with their vile experiments. I need to find a way out of this mess, before it's too late for both of us.

Freedom is an illusion.  I've learned that lesson well. I was abducted from my home along with several other women. We were kept in captivity by one alien race, then rescued by another. But it all seems so cozy now, doesn't it? Living together in a big, happy group guarded by our alien saviors.  My fellow captives have all paired up with their chosen protector and are playing happy marriage—everyone except me and a lone male alien, Ryth.  He watches me, and although the expectation remains unspoken, I sense from the other girls that they want me to end up as his mate.  But what if I don't want that? Don't I get a say? But sometimes the loneliness of being stranded on an alien world gets to me. During these moments, my desire for physical connection grows strong and, in my weakness, my mind turns to Ryth. But what if I only think I want him because there are no other options? I'm pretty sure he deserves better. My behavior confuses him as much as it confuses me. I'm constantly battling between guilt, and my physical and emotional needs. He challenges me, and we often clash.  Ryth is pushing to see the real me, I think, but after everything that's happened, I'm not sure who I am anymore.  And if that isn't enough, a secret fear is growing inside me which is destined to push me to the edge. Once it's out, there won't be any going back, and I'm not sure even Ryth's love can save me.

I'm faced with something I never thought I'd need to consider – if it comes to it, would I sacrifice my duty, for love?As the Guardians of Earth, we inhabit the two realms — Lucidis and Tenebris — and work to maintain the Balance on Earth between positive and negative energies. The Balance is constantly disrupted, as every human emotion shifts the delicate equilibrium our universe exists on.Every laugh, smile, and act of kindness.Every tear and heartache.And every act of violence.When a Tenebrian Guardian goes rogue, he not only disrupts the Balance, but the pleasure he takes in the sadistic acts of violence make my stomach churn. My duty is to stop him, and return him to his home realm where he will be dealt with.But everything changed when I met her.Anahera.She's tangled up in the battle and my feelings for her are clouding my judgement. I have to let her go, but every nerve in my body aches for her. She's in danger every second she's close to me.What if he comes for her?If I wait too long to make the choice, it will be made for me.And I may not be able to save her.

Guardians are incapable of love.Until I met Anahera–a half-human, half-Guardian–I believed it too. She's lived with me in Lucidis for years, and yet by most of the community is still considered an outcast.I was changed by my experiences on Earth, or so I'm told by other Guardians. But I've never felt more like myself than I have since finding Ana, and having her by my side is a bliss I won't ever give up.Our son, Samael, is coming of age. But as part human himself, it's difficult for him to simply observe humanity when he feels their pain with them. I want Samael to embrace both sides of himself, but he fears becoming an outcast like his mother.Until he too fell in love with a human.How can I tell him it's wrong, when my son is a reflection of me?When the Tenebrian Guardians launch attacks to create chaos on Earth, I try to keep Ana and Samael safe. But they are drawn to Earth and away from the safety of Lucidis in ways I can't fully understand.I'm convinced there's more to the Tenebrians' attacks than it seems.Beyond these concerns, something is happening to Ana's powers. She grows stronger each day.More unpredictable.When Samael goes to Earth against my wishes, and Ana wants to follow, I only hope I can protect them from outside threats…and themselves.

Earth is crumbling to pieces as the three realms begin their tumultuous merge into one.The Balance has been shifted.Mankind is being tormented by incessant earthquakes, violent cracks in the Earth's crust, and the collapse of homes and buildings. But while Lucidians are working tirelessly to protect humans, the roaming Tenebrians are gleefully reveling in the chaos.Ana was used as a tool, a weapon, to bring on the end of the world. I can do nothing but watch as what is left of the woman I love shrinks into herself, and questions if a world plagued by violence is even worth saving.Samael and I struggle to hold everything together, while fighting an uphill battle to correct the Shift before it completes, and all is lost.If Ana was the key to destroying the world, perhaps she's also the key to restoring it.But will I be faced with the choice between her life, and everyone else's?

She believes her home is haunted, and I'm nothing more than a playful ghost. But I live in the shadows, a demon who fell in love with her the moment I saw her. One day soon, I'll reveal to her my true self. Until then, I'll visit her in her sleep and have her languid form writhing under me while she dreams of all the ways I pleasure her…