Defiance Rising | Amy Miles
Super human powers meets sexy aliens in this fantasy/sci-fi collision as a group of teens must discover their true origins in order to save the fate of mankind.Illyria has never known a life without the Rebellion. After an alien invasion decimated the planet years before, she and her friends have spent their lives training to fight. Kill or die. Trust no one. Love is for fools. That is the way of things. At least it was until Illyria stumbles across Bastien, a dark and dangerous stranger who makes Illyria question everything she knows. He alone knows her secret. A deadly power surges within her, threatening to destroy everything around her and Bastien is the only one who can hold it at bay. Trapped between a hatred of her enemy and her desperate need to understand who and what she is, Illyria must seek help from Kyan, an alien whose tale of Illyria's origins comes with a terrible burden. Duty wars with her heart as she steps onto the path set before her, but she risks underestimating the most potent force on Earth-love. Will she have the strength to sacrifice her heart in order to save her people?