Chapter Nightmares and Daydreams: PREVIOUSLY ON BLOOD FALLS…
A chance meeting one night in a bookstore changes Rhysa Smith’s life. Not only does she meet her best friend, Gigi Wren, but she also meets Gigi’s oldest brother, Dray. The sight of his blood Awakens her, thrusting her into the world of the Samhain. A world she thought was make believe is suddenly very real. Vampires, shifters, werewolves, and more, are suddenly part of her everyday life.
As is a brewing war between the Houses. Her grandfather, leader of the House of Axl, wants power. Dray, as the Head of the House of Wren, has become his enemy. Lord Axl is thrilled to discover his granddaughter is alive and equally horrified to discover Dray is Rhysa’s Fated Mate.
But secrets lay within the walls of the House of Axl that brings their bid for power to a devastating end…as well as a terrifying new beginning: the Ancient War and the Dark Days are returning.
In an effort to prepare for the unknown, Leena Wren travels to the North where the reclusive House of Heida bear shifters have one of the most pristine historical collections in their ancient caves. She’s also excited to spend more time annoying the devastatingly handsome Atsila, into submission.
But the Heida have their own problems. A strange new creature has begun hunting them. While Atsila tries to distract Leena from his House’s secrets, the Once and Future King has another problem on his hands: falling for Leena Wren.
Not one, but multiple rifts open while Leena and Atsila search for answers north of the wall, threatening Leena’s life, but also that of her brother Kris and their friend, Rain.
The salishan turn out to be samhain, torn and twisted by rifts forming all over the North. People from another realm are trying to reach into this world and Rever suffers the consequences. Despite his best efforts to stop it from happening again, Rever, Kris, Rain, and Leena are all pulled into another rift. They eventually escape with a wealth of knowledge about the war to come that will be invaluably helpful, especially if Rain can learn to manage her gifts.
And that’s where this next story begins…