I’m Ben Hallen and three months ago, I was struck by lightning. When I wake up from a coma, I discover I now have the power to control that lightning. My cousin Rachel, who almost died that same day, also developed powers. At first, neither of us is sure what to make of the situation. But as we dig deeper into the origin of these powers, we discover a whole other half of the world, one filled with demons and the Hunters who kill them. But that’s just the start. Ever since my coma, everything has been different and my powers are the least of my worries. Now my pregnant girlfriend is being stalked by a demon, and I’m starting to wonder if the lightning strike three months ago was more than just an accident… (NOTE: This is a \\novella\\. It is intended to be a prequel to the Hunter Circles Series.)

I’m Krystin Blackwood, and I’ve only ever been good at one thing: killing demons of Darkness. But at twenty-four, I’m about to face my toughest challenge yet: shifting from working alone to joining a team of three other Hunters. Newbie Hunters. They don’t know their magik, they barely know their place in the world, and when they find out the secrets I’ve been carrying, they’ll definitely decide it’s safer if they don’t know me. But unfortunately for them—and me—Darkness has other plans. Lady Azar, Darkness’s heir, stole my new team leader’s son two years ago. Now, she and her lackeys are rallying to exchange Ben’s son for me because of the power I wield. I’m one-half of a prophecy to save an ancient city the Powers of Good lost centuries ago. And if I fail or die before that happens, the destruction of that city will be felt across all planes of existence. If we can’t find Ben’s son before All Hallows’ Eve and somehow save him without putting my life at risk, that existential explosion will absolutely happen. But it’ll be nothing compared to the destruction wrought if Lady Azar changes Ben’s son into a demon… and her minion. Because the only thing more dangerous than me with a blade is a father’s wrath.

I’m Krystin Blackwood, and one week ago my father’s murderer courted me with dark magik. I’m still dealing with the effects of Giyano’s power and no amount of demon hunting seems to get rid of it. Never mind that I’ve been tasked with training Shawn, the newest member of our team of Hunters and the other half to the Alzan prophecy. But Boston has bigger problems. After an attack at Hunter’s Guild, a place of neutrality and peace in this war, leaves countless dead on both sides, no place in the city is safe. And the only clue to the perpetrator points directly at the Fire Circle’s most-wanted and most powerful criminal. If my team can’t track them down, the demon might destroy the Fire Circle… and the entirety of Boston with it.

I’m Krystin Blackwood, and for the past three months I’ve been locked in Ether Circle Prison. Luckily for me, the Leader of the Fire Circle knows I’d never willingly kill all the people I did when confronted with Kinder’s magik at Cianza Boston. Although it’s certainly taking him long enough to rescue me. But even when I finally escape, it’s only to find that someone’s going around killing Hunters using Giyano’s M.O.: tongues torn out, magik shorn from their bodies. And with Giyano as MIA as his loyalties, there’s just one other suspect: me. If I don’t prove my innocence and defeat the person responsible, I might be headed right back to prison, unable to help the Fire Circle win their war against Lady Azar… and barred from completing the Alzan prophecy when Lady Azar succeeds in my absence.

I’m Krystin Blackwood, and six months ago I almost killed everyone I cared about. I’ve been on my own ever since, watching my back for my team to exact revenge. But when the world I left comes knocking, I have no choice but to run back to my team… and deliver heart-breaking news. Apparently, Lady Azar has turned Riley into a demon and she’s moving up her plans to use him as a path to the City of Alzan. Unfortunately for the Fire Circle, without my help and destined magik, Alzan doesn’t stand a chance. And neither does Riley. So, despite my team’s hatred for me and my near-criminal status in the Fire Circle, they’ll have to trust me if we have any hope of stopping all planes of existence from imploding. Assuming we can all be civil long enough to do so. Somehow, I think that might be an issue.

I’m Ben Hallen, and three and a half years ago my son was stolen from my very arms. Now, the same demon that orchestrated his kidnapping is about to set her ultimate plan into motion. With Riley a demon, his Power is unstoppable. And with it, Lady Azar, heir to the Empire of Darkness, plans to destroy the City of Alzan and the world’s largest cianza with it. But Lady Azar and my demon son aren’t the only threats. A new power has come into town, claiming Rachel and I are a part of their civilization. And while neither of us believes the heritage these people claim we have, our magik starts changing… and our physical bodies with it. It leaves us no choice but to accept that our role in this war between good and evil has changed, and that instead of saving Riley, I might be forced to destroy him.

I’m Bria Howser. A month ago, I thought the weirdest thing to happen to me was my brother Jake disappearing one day, resurfacing only long enough to demand I move to a new town in the middle of nowhere and buy a security system. I had no idea that was just the beginning. Now, I’m being chased down for magik I didn’t know I had—powerful, rare healing magik that might be at the root of why Jake went missing. And why I’m now being hunted and tormented by quite literal demons. My only guide in this new world is Daniel, a demon Hunter with a past he keeps as close to his chest as Jake’s reasons for hiding me away. But now I’m starting to wonder if the two aren’t related. If I don’t uncover what happened to my brother and learn this new magik quick enough to take down the demon at fault, thousands of lives might be on the line. And I’m not a killer. I’m a healer. It’s time to go to work.