Isela Dupree dreams only of freedom. For twelve years, she's been held as a servant by the warden of Midland Prison, the man she believes murdered her mother. Trapped in the wastelands of Midland, she has no hope of escape--until a new inmate arrives and changes everything. While visiting his sister in the parallel universe of Celio, Brendan Malone agrees to go undercover inside Midland Prison to expose the warden's corruption. The moment he sees Isela, he's mesmerized. Her strength and beauty leave him breathless, but the warden makes it clear, she's off limits. Though drawn to Brendan, Isela tries to stay away to keep him safe from the warden. But Brendan finds it increasingly difficult to resist temptation and focus on his mission. When desire overwhelms them, they discover a passion deeper than either could have imagined. Will they risk everything--even their lives--to be together?

Maggie Malone falls through a mysterious door during a Hollywood studio tour and lands in a strange world full of man-eating monsters. All she wants, beyond survival, is to return home. The sexy Neanderthal keeping her alive questions her life choices and marches her halfway across creation, but claims he can get her home. Darrios Derosa is a loner, out to rid his world of the murderous beasts in Celio's Outer Rim. They took his best friend--he won't allow them to take anyone else. The last thing Darrios needs is an alluring woman under his protection--especially one in denial. She wants to be taken home, but doesn't realize what she's asking. Darrios promises to take Maggie to Inland, where she'll be safe, and from there to Avascon, where she can get home. But first they have to fight the monsters and the fire...the one blazing up between them.