Talia Jager

Kassia is a 16-year-old girl just trying to have a normal life. This is somewhat difficult because she has the ability to inflict pain on others with her mind, which is why she was sent to a special institute for kids with various gifts. It is here Kassia met her best friend Mira. Their lives will change forever after Mira is attacked and Kassia finds out her talent is much more powerful when she saves her. Little did she know that this act would attract the attention of demons. Suddenly, she is on the run from them with her boyfriend, Mira, and a few of their close friends. Realizing she can't outrun the demons, she seeks the guidance of a shaman. The shaman tells her the heart breaking news that the only way to protect her friends and the institute is through her own death. Join Kassia on her journey of friendship, love, and the conflicts she must face to protect those around her. The Ultimate Sacrifice is recommended for grade 9 and up. The Ultimate Sacrifice is the FIRST book in The Gifted Teens Series. Roots and Wings is the SECOND book in The Gifted Teens Series. Unbreakable is the THIRD book in The Gifted Teens Series.

Book One of the Gifted Teens Series

The Ultimate Sacrifice

Julia Crane

Rylie has it all - great friends, dream boy, loving family. But on the eve of her sixteenth birthday, her perfect little world shatters. A stranger claiming to be her real mother appears with a secret: Rylie is a faery whose powers will be unleashed on her birthday. Captured and forced into a new life, Rylie struggles to keep everything she loves and discovers a terrifying truth: some promises cannot be broken.

Between Worlds

Dark Promise

Without Hesitation

Over a year has passed since Rylie returned to her 'human' life. She now knows the truth about her past - and the destiny she can't yet accept. Rylie struggles to choose between two different worlds, each with a boy she loves. News that her father is alive complicates her life even more. Among the broken hearts and promises, a chance for a new beginning will emerge.

Broken Promise

Seventeen-year-old succubus Lily Anderson can't have a normal life: She isn't allowed a boyfriend, she has no friends, and school is just one mess-up after another. Lily's parents send her away to the prestigious Emerson Academy. It doesn't appear to be any different from the others. That is, until she meets her roommate, Hannah, and a blue-eyed boy named Jake. Lily makes an almost deadly mistake, and Jake has a mysterious past that has come back to haunt him. Together, they must go on the run from things neither of them understand in order to save the people they love-and each other. But, Jake's foe is more dangerous than they realized, and it will take the help of friends and family to save the man Lily loves. She must learn to use her powers for good before it's too late. WARNING: This is a mature YA. Due to sexual content and some language it is not recommended for younger teens.

Mesmerized

Roots and Wings is the SECOND book in The Gifted Teens Series. Kassia has been given a second chance at life. Everything is finally getting back to normal--she's back at Glendale institute with her friends and boyfriend. The school is recovering from the recent demon battle. Kassia is ready to go back to the way things were, but the demon world has other plans. A young man shows up claiming to be her brother and tells her their parents are in danger and he needs her help. Reluctantly, she agrees--until her best friend and boyfriend are captured by demons who only want one thing...her, the girl with angel blood and a warrior gift.She finds herself on a mission to find them and her parents, only to find out everything she thought she knew was wrong.

Roots and Wings

“I did the spell to save your life, but I also did it to fulfill a promise I made to you,” Rylie said. “What promise was that?” I asked. “I promised you I’d find a way for you to be together—with Drake—with me." "I don't remember that promise," I said sadly, really wishing I did.

(Between Worlds: Book Four)

Forgotten Promise

Rylie has chosen the dark faery prince Kallan and has been swept away by the faery world. There’s much more to being the Aurorian than she knew. She continues to learn about the faery world and her connection to it. After several fey go missing, the time comes for her to take her place. Rylie is shocked when the investigation leads to the discovery of Satine, Kallan’s evil half-sister, who plans on completely destroying the light faery world.

(Between Worlds: Book Three)

Eternal Promise

Darkness has descended on the faery realm. Rylie and Sierra have dealt with numerous challenges over the past two years: love, death, friendship, magic, but can they save the realm they have come to love?

Between Worlds: Book Five

Unexpected Promise

Over a year has passed since Rylie returned to her 'human' life. She now knows the truth about her past – and the destiny she can’t yet accept. Rylie struggles to choose between two different worlds, each with a boy she loves. News that her father is alive complicates her life even more. Among the broken hearts and promises, a chance for a new beginning will emerge.

Back on Valinor, faced with the news that Caspar has poisoned her planet, and everyone and everything will soon die, Akacia must keep it together for those who are left. Akacia and Everleigh are forced to deal with evil people, illness, and survival. When given the opportunity to find a cure for her planet, Akacia jumps at the chance to go with her lover, Everleigh, to a dangerous world in hopes to get the cure and return home. All does not go as planned. **This book is an LGBTQ sci-fi story with a female/female relationship.**

Love Without Limits

*Unbreakable is the THIRD book in the Gifted Teens series.* The gifted teens are now in their senior year and anticipating graduation when a new crisis occurs. After Kassia gets a note from Vala, she finds herself on yet another journey. Kassia learns the Masters of the Dark will soon unleash demons upon the world. The gifted and other paranormal entities will be attacked first by a new lethal threat to prevent them from interfering. Nothing will get in the way of Kassia protecting those she loves. Mira, worried that Kassia is missing, rounds up their friends to go after her. Still healing, she must deal with her own emotions to join Kassia in the fight against evil. Kassia discovers her nightmares are not just nightmares, they are erased memories. Kassia must face her fears and forgive her extended family to clear her head for the looming battle.

The Gifted Teens Series Book Three

Unbreakable

The gifted teens are now in their senior year and anticipating graduation when a new crisis occurs. After Kassia gets a note from Vala, she finds herself on yet another journey. Kassia learns the Masters of the Dark will soon unleash demons upon the world. The gifted and other paranormal entities will be attacked first by a new lethal threat to prevent them from interfering. Nothing will get in the way of Kassia protecting those she loves. Mira, worried that Kassia is missing, rounds up their friends to go after her. Still healing, she must deal with her own emotions to join Kassia in the fight against evil.Kassia discovers her nightmares are not just nightmares, they are erased memories. Kassia must face her fears and forgive her extended family to clear her head for the looming battle.

What sixteen-year-old Kairi doesn’t know is that vampires do exist and she’s one of them. She was left in foster care when she was very little and grew up away from her world. Then she began to change. Feeling out of place and confused, she ran away from her foster home. A coven takes her under their wings and trains her. When she is told her parents didn’t just abandon her, but died protecting her, she sets off on a mission to find their killer. And then she meets Aiden…a vampire hunter.

Secret Bloodline

After waking up from a three month coma, Akacia must convince her council and people to join the battle against the Wapi. With Everleigh by her side, she feels like she can do anything until her ship goes through a portal and travels almost 200 years into the future. The crew must somehow find their way back in time to keep the universe from being controlled by the Wapi.

Love Through Time

The fae had an old law—Love is forbidden between faeries of different Seasons. After a chance encounter at a secret party, the Winter princess, Aurora, and the Summer prince, Sorin, soon find their love will not be denied.

Falling For Fire

When Caelyn Noel was diagnosed with asthma five years ago, it put a damper on things. Now, she’s sixteen and things are finally going her way. She has loving parents, the best friend ever, and the boy she has had a crush on since elementary school has finally noticed her. Then, she collapses in school one day. To her horror, she finds out her heart is failing and she must have a heart transplant to live. Caelyn struggles with her fear of dying and worries of having someone else’s heart.

If I Die Young

Natalie Jarrett is a seventeen-year-old girl who falls in love with the wrong boy. When she finds herself in the hospital after one of his violent attacks, she can no longer turn a blind eye. Suffering from severe injuries, her doctor tells her she will never be the same again. Although injured and feeling guilty, alone, scared and most of all, damaged, everyone seems to expect her to return quickly to her normal life – but how can she bounce back when she blames herself for all that’s gone wrong?

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