Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Science Fiction. HTML:From Ilona Andrews�??#1 New York Times bestselling author of Magic Shifts and the Kate Daniels novels�??comes a stark, seductive tale of a world torn asunder by supernatural gifts and irresistible passions...

Karina Tucker is driving a van of children home from a field trip when an unplanned detour to a seemingly ordinary rest stop changes her life. There, she witnesses a world beyond humanity�??s sight, of frightful powers and chaos, where she is in death�??s grip...before an irresistibly dangerous male saves her�??only to take her captive.

For she is a rare commodity in the shadowy realm she�??s entered.

Karina soon finds herself caught in a violent civil war where those with inhuman powers strive to destroy each other without mercy. And it becomes all too clear that she must make a choice: submit and become a pawn, or take hold of her own destiny and fight for survival against impossible odds.

Alphas: Origins originally appeared in Angels of Darkness.

Praise for Ilona Andrews and the Kate Daniels Novels

�??Ilona Andrews pens my favorite flavor of keeper novel: tough characters, marvelous voice, fast-paced with that sharp edge of humor that adds the final grace note.�?��??Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fire Touched

�??One of the brightest voices in urban fantasy. Ilona Andrews delivers only the best.�?��??Jeaniene Frost, New York Times bestselling author of Bound by Flames

�??Gritty sword-clashing action and flawless characterizations will bewitch fans.�?��??Sacramento Book Review

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