Justin C. Schilling

In 2195, women rule the world and men dream of getting married.

When Jenna reconnects with her birth mother Sara through a DNA website, her adopted mother Claire is uneasy. As Sara grows closer to the family, Claire begins to suspect she has a hidden agenda.

Following his return to a homeland ravaged by war, Cedric Vale offers his services as Knight-Protector to the Baron of Pres, only to learn shortly after that the Baron has married the woman he loves, Lady Alysia.

While on a call with her fiancé, Shae is convinced she hears him crash. In a desperate series of phone calls, Shae races against time, trying to get him help.

Three years ago, Ares turned his back on his criminal family; reporting them to the police and eventually finding peace with his new boyfriend Bennet. He knew this peace wouldn’t last, as an established rule granted him only three years before he would be hunted down. Surely enough, in the present day, Ares is visited by his brother and sister; who hold him captive in his own apartment and deliver a warning that he will soon be captured and tortured to a greater extent. His sister Maura offers him a chance to escape, but Ares decides to stay and wait for his punishment in order to protect Bennet.

A realtor and her daughter are taken hostage by armed robbers.