Book 0.5

Edge

by Melissa A. Craven

Published 29 September 2015

Alienated by everything that sets him apart, Aidan McBrien suffers in silence.

He is the most powerful Immortal of his generation, but he chooses to live behind a mask to protect himself, even from those he loves. They can never know how much he struggles just to get through each day, overwhelmed by the pain and loss of everyone around him. As Aidan fights a constant battle to control the gifts that threaten to push him over the edge, he dreads the day his world will look to him to fulfill a prophecy he doesn’t believe in.

Allie Carmichael is dying inside and she doesn't even realize it. Half a world away, she endures the same isolation Aidan experiences, but in complete ignorance of her true nature. As she forges a hesitant friendship for the first time in years, Allie sees a tiny glimmer of the life she wants, and the person she wants to be, but her instincts tell her the timing is all wrong.

Allie and Aidan's paths are about to converge. With others making decisions for them, will they ever truly understand the immeasurable power they posses, or the prophecy that might not be about Aidan after all?

Fans of Shadowhunters and Red Queen will enjoy this Dark Fantasy with themes of adoption, diversity, supernatural powers, and a strong female lead. Readers will experience Aidan's point of view as the series progresses with exciting new twists and turns.


Book 1

Emerge

by Melissa A. Craven

Published 1 April 2015

They claim she is Immortal.

They say he is her equal, the only one who can match her power. 

But she’s just a normal girl. 

Until she isn’t.

Allie Carmichael is just your typical socially awkward redhead with a smart-mouth that gets her into trouble—which it does the moment she meets Aidan, the boy next door who looks like trouble with a capital T—complete with tattoos and a mysterious secret. 

That secret involves Allie in ways she could never imagine. 

As a latent Immortal power awakens deep inside her, Allie must learn to navigate a dangerous world of secrets and deceptions, but with Aidan as her equal, she just might make it.  

Don’t miss the chance to be swept away by Melissa A. Craven's highly original, dark and gritty tale of Immortality, prophecy and fated romance, sure to take readers on an epic journey they won’t soon forget.  


Book 2

Judgment

by Melissa A. Craven

Published 16 August 2020

They claim the prophecy is about her. 
They say she will lead the Immortals into an unknown future. 
But she is angry. 
And that anger is all she has left.  

Allie Carmichael has so many secrets she doesn't know what—or who—to believe anymore. After dropping a truth bomb that changed her world, Greggory McBrien has disappeared without answering the questions that have haunted her for months. The knowledge that her life was built on a foundation of lies and manipulation has left Allie in a twisted mess of emotions. She still feels overwhelmed with guilt for her mistakes that left her scarred for life and Quinn a captive of the Coalition. 

When she returns to school and her normal routine, Allie finds herself constantly dancing on the edge of losing control of her power, too afraid and too furious to confide in anyone––even her broody best friend, Aidan, who could be more than just a friend after that night in Agra they don’t talk about. 

An encounter at a dangerous Immortal nightclub gives Allie and her friends a chance to discover what really happened to Quinn. But as Allie continues to struggle with the nightmares that only Aidan can keep at bay, she doesn't understand what her clairvoyant gift is trying to tell her. Just when she begins to put the pieces together, she fears it might be too late, and this time the price for her mistakes will be much too high. 

Last time she was afraid. This time she is angry. 


Book 2.75

The Volunteer

by Melissa A. Craven

Published 4 June 2017

Her ancient Mayan family struggles in the modern world but… Is the cost of living forever worth her sacrifice?

Santi is a young Immortal on the brink of setting out on her own, but her family is drowning in debt and overwhelmed by the stress of living paycheck to paycheck. When Santi meets the indomitable Immortal, Livia, head of a company called Soma, she is ready and willing to accept her position as one of Livia's most trusted agents—along with the income that will save her family’s home. Among the most technologically savvy of her kind, Santi must prove her worth. But Santi has no idea what she's volunteered for.


Book 3

Captive

by Melissa A. Craven

Published 28 August 2017

They claim he is an addict. His drug of choice is his power.

They say his rigid self-control is the only thing that will save him.

Four years ago, a single moment of distraction cost Quinn Loukas his freedom.

Held as a captive of the Immortal organization known as Soma, the power that seduces him is now in the hands of another. If Livia discovers what he is truly capable of, she will turn him into the monster Quinn fears is lurking deep inside his soul. His only hope is to escape before she has that chance. But there are others at Soma. Those he's grown to care for and refuses to leave behind.

Thousands of miles away in India, Sasha blames herself for the capture of the boy she's loved nearly all her life. As she and her family work to bring Quinn home, Sasha is caught up on a journey of her own that will take her far from everything she ever thought she wanted. Drafted by the Senate into a brutal training program, Sasha begins to discover who she truly is and how little control she has over her own destiny.

Sasha and Quinn have always shared a special bond, but with their lives moving in opposite directions can they ever go back to the way they were?

Or is there something much more complicated about the future of their relationship?


Book 3.5

Assignment

by Melissa A. Craven

Published 9 October 2020

She has devoted her life to training with the elite Immortals of Soma.

For nearly a decade, Tessa St. James has sacrificed her life with her family to live, train and work behind the safety of Sterling Tower, waiting for the day when she will receive her first assignment. 

With Soma at her back, her days of working the Amrita circuit are numbered. As soon as her trainer deems her ready, Tess will be one step closer to a world-class career as a Soma agent. 

When a casual flirtation at an anonymous Amrita event becomes not so anonymous, Tess is left with images of Dean McBrien to haunt her when she returns to life at Sterling Tower where nothing is ever as it seems. For the first time Tessa questions the world she lives in and is no longer able to look the other way when Soma’s actions don’t add up.

What will happen when Tessa finally realizes her new position isn’t all she dreamed it would be?


Book 4

Heir

by Melissa A. Craven

Published 10 November 2020

They call her First Princess.

They say she will save them all.

But there is only one person who has the power to make her claim her birthright. 

The last Immortal Queen of Indriell has named her heir.

The title means nothing to Allie Carmichael. Nothing but more drama and attention she never asked for. Allie loves her newly discovered royal grandparents, but she just wants to finish her senior year of college and start her first job. Not step forward as the princess of a long dead nation she knows precious little about. At twenty-one, she considers herself an adult and has finally found the normal life she’s always craved. As normal as it gets for a young Immortal legacy—prophecy or not. 

For nearly four years, Allie and Aidan have gone their separate ways, doing the college thing and just living their lives. Apart. It was his choice to sever their ties. A sacrifice to give her the time she needed to explore her bond with his brother, Darius. A sacrifice she never asked of him. 

But when Allie discovers Aidan hasn’t been in school all this time—and his family hasn’t heard from him in more than a year, she struggles to contain her rage and the powerful judgment that burns within her. 

Protecting Aidan, even from himself, fuels her every breath. 

She would do anything for him. Even step forward as the heir.


Book 5

Betrayal

by Melissa A. Craven

Published 11 May 2021

Four years ago, Allie and Aidan parted ways.She had a new life that didn't include him.He had a secret he couldn't share.

Aidan:

It broke his heart, but to save her, he had to set her free.

Shielding Allie and his family from his new life is the only thing that keeps Aidan going. That, and his special bond with his partner, Naomi. Together they have an important job to do. Convince the Milan Initiative they can be trusted to lead an army of Syntrophos-an army that is loyal to Aidan alone. But betrayal is like a cloud hanging over them. It lurks in every corner, leaving Aidan and Naomi unable to trust anyone but themselves.

Allie:

Reeling from the loss of the most important person in her life, Allie's spirit is broken.

Her only anchor in the storm is her Syntrophos, Darius McBrien. With Aidan's inexplicable absence, Allie distances herself from the McBrien family, finding solace in an unexpected friendship. Determined to keep her indomitable sister, Livia behind bars where she belongs, Allie moves on with her life. But as the brewing war in the Dreamworld reaches new heights, Allie and Livia must work together with Navid and Quinn to stop the dream walker who threatens the very lifeblood of the Dreamworld.

Allie has been warned. Someone close to her will betray her.

But her clairvoyance didn't come with a rulebook and Allie has no idea who she can trust.

Fans of dark fantasy, twisty plots, and fated romance will devour this series!


Book 6

Runaway

by Melissa A. Craven

Published 3 June 2021

They claim her mother died a hero.
They say her grief will ease with time.
But they don’t understand the fear she lives with.

That's why Chloe had to run away.

It’s been two years since the unnatural death of her Immortal mother, but Chloe Long still hasn’t dealt with her loss. The only solace she’s found is in a group of orphans and runaways just like her, including the enigmatic Justice, a talented artist, she worries will never truly see her.

But can Chloe see herself? Caught somewhere between her warrior roots and her Scholar talents, she doesn’t fit in anywhere—except maybe with Justice.

When she sees something within his art that calls to her Scholar gifts, Chloe knows it’s time to seek guidance. But after years of running, is there anyone she can still turn to for help?

Mere miles away, Graham Loukas misses his family. For so long he’s looked forward to college, but life at MIT just hasn’t measured up to his dreams, and training with his childless aunt and uncle in their deserted mansion just gives him the creeps.

Now in his sophomore year, Graham is ready to give up.

There is nothing for him here.

When a mysterious pin shows up on his nightstand, Graham thinks it’s just another trinket his aunt has gifted him, but when a group of unknown Immortals whisk him away in the dead of night, could it be the key to his future?

With the last Queen of Indriell about to name her heir, old prophecies are now in play—but the ancients aren’t prepared for a new generation of Prophets, Techs and Scholars who are learning to see what lies beyond the coming darkness.

Prepare yourself for another rollercoaster ride of twists and turns in Runaway, a dark and gritty tale of Immortality, prophecy and fated romance that will lead readers into the explosive series conclusion in Proving, book seven.

Runaway is the sixth novel in the Immortals of Indriell Series, featuring Chloe and Graham’s points of view. (Allie and Aidan are also featured in the later chapters with several chapters from Allie’s point of view.)


Books 1-5

Emerge

by Melissa A. Craven

Published 24 January 2018

This collection includes the first five books of the award winning Emerge series plus over 200 pages of bonus content.