ALMOST HUMAN - The Second Series Novella #5: DETERMINING DESIRES (Descendant of Darkness - Part 1) Ben and Felicity have tried to leave their past involvements with vampires behind them, while heartbroken and soul searching, the vampire Cain believes he has finally found his purpose. He is mentoring Allie, who is grudgingly coming to terms with the fact that she is unique among vampires... The United One. Together with Allie's husband Mattie, they are working to discover her powers, when the vampiress Sindy returns with some new tricks of her own. The vampire Elric has sabotaged his master's plans to control The United One more times than for which he can expect to safely escape the consequences. Unfortunately, coven Master Arif knows what he wants, and the guiding forces behind his plan know how to help him get it... (ALMOST HUMAN - The Second Series must be read in order - you can begin the addiction with Novella #1 of The Second Series: VAMPIRESS RISING...OR go back to see where it all began by starting with Novella #1 of ALMOST HUMAN - The First Series: CAPTIVATING VAMPIRES) ALMOST HUMAN - The Second Series This paranormal fantasy follows an ensemble cast of vampires and humans who have traveled beyond college to navigate adulthood, as they discover paranormal abilities previously unknown. They must learn to master the difficult nuances of balancing thirst, power and...marriage. Oh, and they may just have to save the world. *This series continues the story of all of the characters from ALMOST HUMAN - The First Series, but can be read independently (although it does contain spoilers of the first series for those who haven't read them.) ALMOST HUMAN - The First Series: 1. CAPTIVATING VAMPIRES 2. TEMPTING TRANSGRESSIONS 3. VENOMOUS REVELATIONS 4. PERSISTENT PERSUASION 5. TELLING TALES 6. BATTLES AND BLISS 7. ECSTASY UNLEASHED 8. STAKES AND SUNSHINE 9. EVOLUTION OF LOVE ALMOST HUMAN - The Second Series: 1 VAMPIRESS RISING 2 EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS 3 COPING WITH CHAOS 4 VAMPIRE VERTIGO 5 DETERMING DESIRES 6 UNDYING DEVOTION 7 EMOTIONAL MAELSTROM 8 CROSSING THE LINE 9 HOME OF THE BLOODTHIRSTY 10 ENEMIES AND ALLIES 11 VICIOUS SURVIVAL 12 DIVINING DESTINY