Everyone is good. Sometimes they just do evil things. Despite the loss of Calloway's parents, the torment he deals with at Fresno High School for being poor, and the responsibility of the entire world on his shoulders, he still believes life is worth living-even if it isn't. The only things he has left are the gifts his father left behind, a glowing orb and a picking knife. Calloway doesn't understand the use of these gifts. The globe only responds to him, shining in the darkness at his command. And his knife can open any lock. But what are they for? After Calloway steals the Kirin book from the Grandiose Historian Library, he is hunted by the Hara-Kirs, an ancient race that seeks to harbor the essence of all humans. Constantly looking over his shoulder, Calloway doesn't understand why he's being followed. And, more importantly, why he hasn't been killed. The creatures had the chance many times, but his life has never been claimed. With the help of his two friends, they decode the ancient text and investigate the portal that leads to the other side. The Anti-Life. During their research, Calloway realizes his father may not be dead after all. But if he isn't, where is he? Why would his father abandon him? Did he ever love Calloway? His friends suspect his father was actually a Hara-Kir, which was how Calloway received the gifts, but Calloway refuses to believe it. His father was a good man. He'll prove it. Weston, the girl that Calloway immediately feels connected to, is the leader of the White Wing, a group of warriors that fight against the Hara-Kirs. But she doesn't trust Calloway. All the information works against him. If his father was a Hara-Kir, what is he?

The love of Aleco's life, Accacia, has sailed away from these shores, leaving him more crippled and broken than when she came into his life to begin with. All he has left of her are the memories stored within his Soul Catcher, memories that have to last him a lifetime as he continues his mission to save her people from the void. He immerses himself in her recollections, but it's not enough. It will never be enough. Aleco needs her by his side. He is nothing without her. The only thing keeping him from complete despair is the mission of saving Accacia's soul and those of the Asquithians and killing his brother, the king of the Continent. If he can accomplish all this, he can be reunited with the woman he loves. Meanwhile, Accacia reaches her new home, the home of the Asquithians. The land is beautiful and tropical, the place where her ancestors came from, but not all the Asquithians are accepting of her. Instead of inviting her in immediately, they fear her, and the queen of the Asquithians places her in a prison until she decides her fate. Accacia isn't sure why the queen distrusts her so much. But as she learns more of her people's history, she begins to understand the queen's motives. She fears Accacia. Though Aleco and Accacia are separated by the ocean, their souls are still intertwined through the Soul Catchers they carry, forever connecting them. While Aleco struggles to fight for her people's freedom, Accacia is imprisoned once again until she proves she is not a threat to the Asquithians. She survives through her memories of Aleco and imagines she's in his arms once again. Continuing without the love of her life is just as crippling. She needs him more than ever.

Living in paradise, Sydney loves her job, her friends, and her passion for marine biology. Her best friend, Henry, has an invested interest in her, but Sydney never seems to notice. While Henry is the perfect man, she only dates the wrong guys. Her ex-boyfriend cheated on her, broke her heart, and now she's too shattered to give anyone a chance. Until Coen... A sexy bad boy with a tattoo, he elicits dark desires Sydney hasn't felt in so long. His intense eyes, the color of the sea, capture her sight, making it impossible to look away. She tries to avoid him, knowing he's no good for her, but Coen, who always getting what he wants, doesn't take no for an answer. Will Sydney regret this decision? Or will she find what's been missing her entire life? The family she lost, the loves she misses, and the trust she never thought she could have for someone else.

On the outside, it seems like Nancy has her life figured out. Her father is the successful owner of a billion dollar hotel, which she hides from her friends, she's continuing her education, and she and Derek are trying to make their relationship work despite the constant difficulties. She pushes through the obstacles because she hopes, prays, that things will get better. But even when she doesn't think it will, she settles for what she has. Her mother abandoned her and her father doesn't care for her. She accepts the love she thinks she deserves. Until Thatcher... The moment they meet, the connection that forms between them is strong and undeniable. Nancy pushes her feelings away, knowing she can't act on them. But the longer they spend time together, and the more charming, perfect and charismatic he is, she realizes she finally found her other half, her soul mate. But being a loyal friend and girlfriend, Nancy represses her thoughts. But when Derek does something unforgiveable, everything changes. Will she find the love she deserves? Repair the relationship with her father? And find her happily ever after?

Derek wasn't always the man he is now. After repeated mistakes, a life that lacks any morals, he finally feels remorse for what he did to Nancy, one of his closest friends. Now that all of his friends are paired off, the loneliness sets in. He wants-needs-to feel connected to someone. The only problem is, there is no one that catches his eye. Until Paola... A professional surfer with a confident attitude, Paola doesn't need anyone to take care of her. She's independent, intelligent, and beautiful. Derek immediately falls for her, and when she rejects him, he only works harder. He may have been a jerk in the past, but his bachelor days are over. He'll only have one woman, whether she takes him or not.

The newlyweds are blissfully happy together. The heat hasn't died between them, and their honeymoon never seems to end. But Coen takes his role as a husband very seriously, and when Sydney works too much, hardly eats, never sleeps, studies too much, and spends all her time at the lab, he starts to worry. This behavior isn't good for her health and he has to intervene, whether she likes or not. Coen meets a new client at his gym, Casey, and the more he gets to know her, he realizes she's in deep trouble. Just like his sister, she is being beaten and abused. It would be easy for him to forget about it and worry about his own problems, but he can't. He has to help her. There is no other option. But when Casey makes him swear to keep it a secret, it creates another problem. Coen can't lie to Sydney about his whereabouts and his actions. He feels torn. What will he do?