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Collected together for the first time, this omnibus brings new authors to the Alien universe. Across three epic novels, discover the origins of fan-favorite character PFC Jenette Vasquez and her family, fight extinction at the hands of Xenomorphs, and find the researchers of Pala Station courting disaster of … the Xenomorph kind.

Even before the doomed mission to Hadley’s Hope on LV-426, Jenette Vasquez had to fight to survive. Born to an immigrant family with a long military tradition, she looked up to the stars, but life pulled her back down to Earth—first into a street gang, then prison. The Colonial Marines proved to be Vasquez’s way out—a way that forced her to give up her twin children. Raised by Jenette’s sister, those children, Leticia and Ramon, had to discover their own ways to survive.

Their connection is binding, their love undeniable. However, Noah and Eden are about to discover that even a love prophesied through the ages must be founded on one thing. As Noah carries the secret he’s too afraid to share, Eden desperately wishes for a destiny that’s already come to pass. But as the Prime Prophecy reveals itself so does the greed for what it promises. As tensions between the packs grow, as the existence of Weres is threatened to be exposed…as Eden finally learns the truth about her inexplicable gift with animals, the two will face their greatest challenge.

When Eden starts at a new school during her senior year, she has no idea how much her life is about to change. Until she meets Noah, who immediately draws her in with his summer sky eyes and the secrets he hides behind them. Their connection is as inexplicable as it is undeniable. It's a connection that has Eden running and Noah burning to know more about this shy, wounded girl. But it's also a connection that's destined to spark a prophecy that neither knew existed. A prophecy others are willing to kill for.

Sixteen-year-old Sadie Foster wants nothing more than to live a normal life. Raised on a biological research base in The Great Bear Rainforest, she not only grew up alongside the native Spirit Bears but developed a deep love and protectiveness for them. When her father dies trying to save a beloved Spirit Bear cub from a poacher, Sadie’s left heartbroken and burdened with guilt.

A divided were nation. A hidden fae heritage. Newly crowned prime alpha pair, Noah and Eden are preparing for the destiny they have been chosen for. When the final precept appears, three words etched in stone that change everything, they know their fated connection is about to be tested as never before. Because the need to conquer is exactly what the prophecy is asking for. As packs splinter, as the fae reveal their secrets, and as a new threat to the glade seems unstoppable, Noah and Eden are about to discover the prime prophecy is even bigger than they imagined.

At 18, Ara’s life had only begun, yet her wildest imaginings could not have foreseen the journey that destiny had instore for her. A gift from a friend, a journal cracked, a forbidden love wrapped in secrets, a relic that told more than her mind could fathom; that was the beginning. Yet, when Ara receives a dream job, one she’d dared not hope for, and on the heels of a mysterious death, she finds herself questioning everything.

Kaden Drake is the alpha of the pack that lives in Wolfin Falls, New Hampshire. He should be proud of that. Right? Nope. Being the alpha is supposed to mean being the boss. But in his case, it means that he’s protecting land that belongs to the Wolfin Empire. As long as the empress stays out of his way, Kaden is content to be a subject. When his mother is attacked by rogue wolves, Kaden discovers that the Wolfin Empire is in danger of collapsing. But an impending war is the least of his concerns.

Reign and Arielle know the next Innocent must be found, despite the overwhelming odds. Darkness is rising, threatening the world as they know it. There’s a new enemy—a demon manipulating humans’ most basic desires. A mysterious organization with alliances as old as time. And evil is weaving its dark magic among their ranks. Magic powerful enough to rival the Grail itself.

Arielle and Reign face the end of the world as they know it. Untold horrors wait to ravage Earth, angels and demons are at war, the apocalypse is near. And as the Gates of Hell crumble one by one, the ultimate battle to save humanity has begun.

When a man appears in flowing robes, telling Reign he’s the Keeper of the Grail, Reign knows the inevitable has happened—he’s lost his mind. Content to cruise down his road of self-destruction, he refuses to believe the prophecies of death and devastation. Arielle’s mom has been abducted. She soon learns her unassuming, scholarly mother dedicated her life to secretly researching the holy relic. Determined to find her before it’s too late, Arielle’s path crosses Reign’s. Their inexplicable draw to each other is a complicating factor neither of them want.

After living in the shadow of her parents for as long as she can remember, it’s time for Marigold Wilder to make her own choices. When her grandfather passes away, Mari is adamant about attending his funeral even with her parents dead set against it. She packs a bag and heads for Beaconfield, but the old maritime town isn’t the summer home she remembers.

For Arielle and Reign, the obstacles seem insurmountable. Mercy City is ravaged. Demons are wreaking havoc as they determinedly seek to open the next Gate of Hell. And deeply buried truths can no longer be denied. But hope has never been more alive. Despite the odds, Arielle and Reign’s relationship is blooming. And they’ve learned of a magical chalice. The Holy Grail is the salvation they’ve been seeking all along.

Choices were made. Consequences were inevitable. And now, another Gate of Hell is the least of their problems. The obsidian is on the brink of wreaking global death and destruction, and it’s Arielle it wants. The only way to save her is the use of dark magic to trap the obsidian’s evil, no matter the cost.

A battle for newfound power has begun, sparked by a drive for absolution that reaches as far back as the origins of man. A war that will wreak havoc in ways humanity has never seen before.

Two years before, Madison Meyer’s best friend killed herself...or that’s what they all believed. The truth about Emma’s death was something only Emma and her killer knew. Now, Emma’s spirit has returned to try and show Maddie what really happened to her. Seventeen-year-old Madison’s life has just begun to go back to something that resembles normal for a genius level girl with a special proclivity for anything electronic.

These are the first three books and short stories in the ongoing Madison Meyer Series. It's the tale of how Madison Meyer became a paranormal investigator and the mysteries, monsters, friendships, heartbreaks, and romance she lives through in her career. A ghost story and murder mystery combined. A story from Spencer Ezra's past. A fantasy mystery where the villains are numerous and the heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Ian Gregory has a spooky Christmas when Maddie is missing. Ghosts. Murders. Urban legends. Serial killers. Family. This series has it all!

Kaden and Summer are determined to stay out of the war between the empress and the alpha trying to usurp her. However, the empress will use whatever means possible to secure her victory. Unfortunately for the alpha pair, the empress believes that they are the key to defeating the shifter conqueror. Meanwhile, Summer will stop at nothing to rescue her mother, who has been kidnapped by unsavory men. The problem? Kaden and Summer’s enemies know their weaknesses and desires. Will the alpha pair be able to keep everyone they love safe without being dragged into a shifter war?

Madison Meyer has been afraid of Dead Man's Hollow since she was a child. Now, she has to face that fear because she and Erkens were hired to investigate a case there. It’s not a case about ghosts, but revenants. Glenn Holtz hired Maddie and Erkens because he saw his son in the woods at Dead Man's Hollow - his son who died the year before. Deke Holtz isn’t the only revenant, though. Maddie and Erkens have to figure out who has summoned the souls that have been shoved back into their bodies, and why.

Madison Meyer has had a very difficult week. Their last cast still weighs heavily on her mind, but another case has come along, one that makes very little sense. When Dorothy Otto sees shadows move on their own and hears them whisper, she calls Erkens and Maddie in to investigate. But things are not as they appear. And something in the house wants them to leave. Can they figure out what’s going on before it’s too late? Can Maddie push aside all the trials and traumas in her life to focus on the mystery set before them? Can Ian use his gift to help?