Mead, Richelle

The stage is set for drama when Sydney, an alchemist, is sent into hiding to a human private school in Palm Springs, California.

As Marcus Finch tries to convince her to rebel against the people who raised her, Sydney Sage, an Alchemist who serves to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires, searches for an evil magic user targeting powerful young witches.

At a boarding school in glamorous Palm Springs, California, alchemist Sydney must protect the vampires-in-hiding from the threat of other humans, a task made harder by forbidden romances, unexpected spirit bonds, and the threat of Strigoi moving ever closer.

After a devastating betrayal, Rose and Lissa's friendship is destroyed as Rose stands trial and Lissa becomes the first in line for the Royal Crown.

Rose Hathaway returns to St. Vladimir's in time for graduation, but while she looks forward to starting her life outside the academy, her heart longs for Dimitri; meanwhile, Dimitri begins to search for Rose with the intention of keeping her with him forever.

Just days before graduating from St. Vladimir's Academy, guardian-in-training Rose travels to Siberia to drive a stake into the heart of the boy she loves, the monstrous vampire Dimitri.

Shadow-kissed Rose is hunted by the immortal undead that are seeking vengeance on her for her Strigoi kills, which puts her in a terrible position that could result in the death one of the two people she values most, her best friend Lissa, or her tutor Dimitri Belikov, the man she loves.

While on a school skiing trip, guardian-in-training Rose faces everything from misunderstandings between friends to fights among factions of Moroi as reports of horrific Strigoi attacks raise tensions, ultimately leading Rose and some of those closest to her into a battle that teaches her much about life, death, and love.

After a devastating betrayal, Rose and Lissa's friendship is destroyed as Rose stands trial and Lissa becomes the first in line for the Royal Crown.

Just days before graduating from St. Vladimir's Academy, guardian-in-training Rose travels to Siberia to drive a stake into the heart of the boy she loves, the monstrous vampire Dimitri.