Phelan D’Shar knew agent Zasha Johnson was his mate the moment she walked into his classroom. At the time, her age and his position as her professor kept him from acting on his desires. When the biological mating period known as The Wanting hits, it ignites a passion that neither can resist. Will the icy Zasha run from her feelings or embrace the man who melts her heart?

Born under the weight of a prophecy, Bastien D’Shar is chosen to save his people from great peril. Having undergone The Purge at a young age, his emotions are frozen. When the Star Maiden enters his life, the internal time-bomb explodes and The Purge fails. The pressure of long dormant emotions threatens to bring The General to his knees. Rivka T’Shar is the oldest Star Maiden in history. She’s all but given up on finding her mate when a visit to the royal family sends her life into a tail spin. The passion between her and Bastien is white hot, but she can’t forgive him for robbing her of happiness that was rightfully hers. As she assuages her body's need for release, she hides away her heart. Differences are set aside when rogue alien, Tavel resurfaces, threatening aliens and humans alike.

Ivy Guerin has always been more focused on science than her sensual appetite. She's one of the top doctors in the field of genetics, working closely with the Shar from the moment they were revealed. She’s honored to be included on a top secret mission that involves space travel. But the biggest surprise is finding out she's Kade D’Shar’s mate. Thrust into an alien mating period, Kade must balance his burgeoning romance with Ivy and his mission to defeat a powerful enemy. Their journey is full of ups and downs, forcing him to dig deep inside and reconnect with the savage genes of his alien race. As he redefines what it means to be a D’Shar man, he realizes in order to survive they all must undergo a surrendering.