You met the powerful and mysterious Jacob Black, of Black, Inc., in the celebrated Women of Midnight series. Now it’s time for Jacob to step to the fore, in the first installment of a scorching, heart-pounding all-new series from Lisa Marie Rice—Black, Inc.

Alexandra Hethering lost her best friend, the boy she loved, at the lowest point in her life. Since then she’s forged a new life for herself as a top-tier scientist at the CDC. Yet her lost love haunts her dreams.

Now, eighteen years later, she’s facing down a world-wide threat that could kill billions. She needs help -- expert, fearless, powerful help.

For generations, brave warriors known as Adanists have fought to hold back a rising tide of mysterious invaders and shadowy monsters. Despite their heroic efforts, they are losing.

But the night is always darkest before the dawn, and a new generation rises to fight the endless battle.

Elian and Samora are siblings, adanists born and raised in a village that has rarely known the bitter taste of war. When they encounter an unfathomable weapon not far from their village, they’re forced to leave the comforting embrace of home to seek answers from the wandering clans of warriors that protect their land.

At home, everything has changed...
When vegan, organic food-loving Suz returns to her hometown amid the red rocks of Arizona, everything is different. Her mother has morphed from a wilting wallflower into a gun-wielding sharpshooter and the Frankenfood corporation she most loves to hate has built a processing plant on the edge of town.