Jarred in the wake of a lightning strike mating bond, Lucien's centuries-long struggle to keep his heart and mind from shattering is coming to a close. Standing between him and defeat is nothing but a tiny rosebud by the name of Elain, which has started to bloom in his heart – but he might not be the only one in need of a friend in the festering Spring Court climate.

Anton Belikov and Ava Dragomir both lost a parent when they were young, and – being Rose's boy and Lissa's daughter – they are not ready to resign to that fact. With spirit help, they go back in time to rescue their teenage parents who don't even know what is going to hit them – much less who those two kids are who are ready to take any shot for them.

New challenges await the VA gang. Juggling Court and college life, getting the Moroi fighting program to start, dealing with Tasha's trial... And as if that wasn't enough already, there are attacks to stop, weddings to attend, and research to be done! This is what Rose, Lissa, Christian and Dimitri are up to during the bloodlines series.

Sequel to Still Going Strong! Rose always believed in free will, love and a good fist fight. Now, most of this doesn't seem to be what it used to be. When she has to run from a danger she doesn't understand and cannot fight against, and a new form of magic jeopardizes what she values most, how far will she go to keep her team alive and her love by her side?