K.E. Ganshert

Tess Eckhart isn't crazy. She's not suffering from psychosis. She and Luka Williams are part of The Gifting....

In a future where faith is obsolete and the mentally ill are removed from society, Tess Eckhart is terrified she’s losing her mind. After a public breakdown at a high school party, her parents are terrified too—enough to uproot their lives and move across the country.

Luka isn't dead. He's not beyond saving. Tess knows because she saw him with her own eyes. After what she saw, she's sure of one thing: If they don't rescue him soon, Luka won't be Luka....

After a strange day at her new school, Eden Pruitt comes home to a jarring scene. Suddenly, Eden is on the run, trapped in a nightmare with nowhere to turn and nobody to believe her. Except for a mysterious stranger who is as dangerous as he is enticing.

In a world of haves and have nots, where petty crime is punishable by death and magic is forbidden, a deadly contest unfolds in secret. Twelve competitors are mysteriously invited. The winner gets one wish.

Eden Pruitt didn’t find the enemy. She stumbled upon the Resistance and unwittingly led the military to their doorstep. Because of her, they have been all but demolished. Most are dead. Several more have been imprisoned, along with Cassian Gray, the dangerous, tantalizing boy Eden loves.

America is in peril. The public is being deceived. The enemy grows more powerful by the day. And Eden’s plans horrendously backfired. Now she’s locked up with a hostile soldier whose upbringing couldn’t be more different from her own....

Eden Pruitt’s parents are alive. They are safe. But not Eden. She won’t be until they hunt down the high-stakes gambler known as Mordecai. Eager for redemption, Cassian Gray won’t rest until they succeed....