When it becomes clear that their ancient enemy has set its eyes on their adopted homeworld, the immortals are caught in a perilous trap of endless discussion and debate.  Until Loki takes a hand and makes the decision no one else had the guts to make.  He changes humanity, but for the better or worse is still to be determined.

Loki set out to save the world.  He didn't expect to fall in love.

 Young Cory Flynn is presented with a fateful choice; abandon his humanity or watch everyone he loves die at the hands of a mad and ambitious vampire queen.

What Cory learns is that he needs not give up what makes him human, but only what makes him mortal.

Meanwhile, his mother, a small town detective, learns the truth behind the so-called "vampire murders" plaguing her home.

Ben Dalmas, werewolf, arrives in Tacoma, seeking to learn the fate of his best friend, and teams up with the girl of his dreams--the astonishing federal agent and magic-wielder, Amanda Keening-Grey.

Amanda has her own issues, considering that the grandfather she never trusted is trying to pull her into his world, whether she wants to go there or not.

Jasmine Tashae started out as a street kid with bare glimmerings of power and a dark, terrible past to contend with.

Now she's all grown up and head of the paranormal sex-crimes division of the law enforcement arm of the Paranormal Affairs Commission.  Problem is, she's a loose cannon and her boss, Athena, is afraid she's about to go rogue.

Truth is, Jaz has a greater destiny than anyone has guessed, and even darker paths to walk to get there.
 
Raven's days as a soldier are long behind him.  He likes his job, hanging out on some backwater Earth and helping the locals deal with an assortment of creeps and creatures.  But his working vacation is about to come to an end.

Enter Valerie Winn, the TAU agent assigned to help him get to the bottom of the cache of contraband weapons he's found.

Not only do they work for completely different agencies, with entirely different agendas, but their whole approach to their jobs are entirely at odds.

In the end, they'll need to set aside their differences and work together to prevent a greater catastrophe than either could imagine.

 Morrigan likes her life, and her job.  She gets to knock down tyrants and bullies and dance on their graves.  It's like a dream come true for the immortal assassin and notorious party girl.  But she's not nearly as happy as she thinks she should be, mostly because her affection for her assistant Bryon--Raven's vampire apprentice--doesn't seem to be reciprocated.

The Boss of Bosses, the Lord Immortal ArchAngel, sends her and her team on an illicit mission back in time to prevent a war between paranormals and ordinary humans and she's confronted with a choice--do what she believes needs to be done to accomplish her mission, or stand down and prove to Bryon that she's not the vicious killer everyone takes her for.

 It's just another night at San Francisco's strangest nightclub, a place where the paranormal and preternatural come together to forge friendships and alliances.  Of course, 'just another night' means just about anything can happen, and often does.

From the reflection in the mirror that isn't quite what it appears to be to the dark immortal who wanders in looking for redemption, the denizens of this last-stop watering hole on the edge of forever are much, much more than they seem on the outside.

The Magitech Lounge may be just a bar, but the people who regularly make it their hangout are anything but your typical citizen of the 24th Century Confederation of Human Worlds.