Eden Schmidt is on a boat heading to Cantica, the most fearsome Demon prison in all of the land. She is attached with her friend, Adanna, and the Demon soldier, Aaron, two of the five souls that she has to find in order to save Zemiothstai, the world of purgatory, from the clutches of Satan. Until she brings all five souls together, she cannot hope to unlock the gates of heaven.As she travels on a boat that brings her to Cantica, she believes that things cannot be much worse. Aaron has already informed her that the evil soul, Donovan, that is Satan's right-hand man has seen to it that one of his most powerful generals, General Yuri, will guard her personally. She has also heard that the Demon prison is so tight that nobody will be able to escape. But she has to. She has made a promise to Adanna's sister, Thema, that they would meet again.

When Fawn awakens in the middle of a burning house, her memories are completely gone. She doesn't know who or where she is. She doesn't even know her own name. Though two people come to her rescue who claim to be her parents, she doesn't recognize them. They don't look like her either. Yet she doesn't have any place to go, so she finds herself following them.As Fawn grows accustomed to her life, though she still has no idea who she is, she meets her neighbor, Gavin. Gavin is tall and sweet with bright blue eyes. Unlike the rest of the world, he appears to understand her. He too has had a troubling past. The two of them form a tight alliance. It's them against the world. Soon Fawn comes to realize she has feelings for Gavin.Unfortunately, that's when trouble rekindles in her home life. A strange man named Ark hunts after her, calling her Model 29. Soon she comes to realize she isn't what she appears. She's a robot, a robot hidden from society so her abilities wouldn't be...

Her mother, an ex-model, will do anything for love—and all the neighbors know it. Her father, a rich business executive, is cold and aloof. Now the Schmidt family has moved to California, and eighteen-year-old Eden must face a tough new school and a creepy, old house that certainly feels haunted.When her mother is killed in a freak auto accident, Eden finds a wooden cross among her mother's possessions. Triggering what will become a final confrontation with her father, Eden accidentally falls down the stairs and breaks her neck."She could still remember looking deep into the eyes of her petrified father as she plummeted towards the ground. His mouth was open in a horrified "O," while his face flashed so many colors that he was like a giant revolving jeopardy wheel. It was at that moment that she truly felt the fear course through her, for the truth finally hit her: she was going to die."Though die she does, Eden also awakens to a new reality to learn that she has...

Pickles Bartley has always wanted one thing—to have a family of her own. In foster care since the age of three, she's had more than her fair share of bad homes. There's no way she is about to give up her new home with Miranda and David; she is determined to have them adopt her—even if it means following her friend Prudence's advice: "You have to be ready and form a plan if you want them to keep you." So they do. In one of her old foster homes, Prudence blackmailed her foster father when she caught him kissing a pretty woman. Prudence insists that Pickles does the same in a four step operation called "How to Get Dirt."

The gates of heaven remain closed due to the Blood Stone. It's Eden Schmidt's task to collect the five souls who can help open them again. She has three of the five souls already, and the end is so near she can taste it. Unfortunately, Satan can see how close she is too—and he's willing to do anything to stop her.