Rise of a Queen: When her human life became engulfed in darkness, despair, and pain Tessa decided to leave that world behind. She followed her heart to stand beside her lover, Greco, ruler of the Levé's. After the domination of all mankind, overseen by the Vampire Nation, She is torn by both sides of a spectrum. Her love for Greco came with a new devotion to all things vampire, yet she could not seem to set her humanity aside.By unforeseeable circumstances she is left to rule her clan alone, with only the assistance and guidance of her four loyal counselors. Gearing wars with an equally dominant rival clan and human rebels at her doorstep, she has no choice but to become a strong, cunning, and pragmatic ruler. Greco's past and the human life she thought she left behind mesh into a whirlwind of deceit and betrayal, interweaving constantly with one another making every step taken much harder than the last. It is up to her to overcome every obstacle that stands in her way and rise to the role of the true Queen she was destined to become.Of Darkness and Light: Where Rise of a Queen tells the tale of Tessa's struggles and defeats, the introduction of Tessa's family brought forth a new tale to tell.The rise of Tessa's empire came at a cost. Her vision of a future where vampires and humans lived united had all but disappeared. Her family, torn by the wars that ravaged her land, had to choose a side. Her sister and Emma with the rebels and Jason growing into his future by Tessa's side. Emma's struggle with her own choices, as Jason moves forward towards a life of service to his aunt, neither one sure of the outcome. The journey that the family takes will force the evolution of life as a vampire to the forefront, forever changing Tessa's perspective on the world she thought she knew. Can Tessa survive another daunting war while ensuring the future of the vampires? Will Jason and Emma make the right choices and not be swayed by the childhood they once knew? Can either side of the war overcome what stands in their way, even when what they love is what they will lose? Will Jason and Emma make the right choices and not be swayed by the childhood they once knew? Can either side of the war overcome what stands in their way, even when what they love is what they will lose? Or will there be a beacon of hope; shining brightly in the world that has fallen so dark.​