Ripe Earth

There is a place where time stands still. Where no one grows old, and no one dies-unless the king decrees it. It is called the Island. Gwen Oluran does not belong there. She is seventeen when she first meets Myron-mysterious, hypnotic, impossible to resist. But Myron is not just a man. He is the immortal ruler of a supernatural kingdom where youth lasts forever... and escape is forbidden. At first, the island is paradise-until Gwen begins to see the cracks beneath its perfect surface. The truth is darker than she ever imagined. Myron's power is absolute. His people are bound to him. And Gwen? She may never leave. As her eighteenth birthday approaches, Gwen must decide: stay and surrender to eternity... or risk everything to break free.