Richards, Elizabeth

"In this conclusion to the Black City trilogy, Natalie finds herself separated from Ash, who is hiding out from the Sentry government. But they'll never give up their hope of reuniting and their quest to bring an end to the terrible reign of Purian Rose"--Provided by publisher.

"Ash must choose between saving the Darklings or saving Natalie"--Provided by publisher.

Ash, a sixteen-year-old twin-blood who sells his addictive venom, "Haze," to support his dying mother, and Natalie, the daughter of a diplomat, discover their mysterious--and forbidden--connection in the Black City, where humans and Darklings struggle to rebuild after a brutal war.

In this conclusion to the Black City trilogy, Natalie finds herself separated from Ash, who is hiding out from the Sentry government. But they'll never give up their hope of reuniting and their quest to bring an end to the terrible reign of Purian Rose.

Paige Austin, painfully aware that she will never have children, is excited when her husband's teenage son Malachi comes to live with them, but although Paige and Mal bond quite quickly, the troubled boy needs more attention than she alone is able to give--a fact everyone learns when it is almost too late.

Ash and Natalie are engaged and just starting to build alife together when things in the United Sentry States go from bad to worse and Ash has a decision to make---vote for a law that will send Darklings and others to a concentration camp or watch Natalie die.

Ash, a sixteen-year-old twin-blood who sells his addictive venom, "Haze," to support his dying mother, and Natalie, the daughter of a diplomat, discover their mysterious--and forbidden--connection in the Black City, where humans and Darklings struggle to rebuild after a brutal war.