Mark White Books in Order

Synthetic being Xane encounters anger after learning to understand several other emotions. Its intensity threatens to override her programming, forcing her to find control before the new feeling damages everything she has built or destroys her.

Growing fame subjects Xane and her bandmates to scrutiny that fuels her contempt. Conversations with the Analyst help her examine its origins as she struggles to set boundaries, retain her identity, and reconnect with the people around her.

Xane receives a message from a friend accused of theft despite evidence apparently proving her guilt. Working with River and the Analyst, she follows inconsistencies in the case while learning how curiosity can help distinguish appearances from truth.

When a bandmate reveals her envy, Xane struggles to preserve her self-worth and the group’s unity. Guided by the Analyst, she learns to set boundaries as tension builds before a major performance in a theater with an unsettling reputation.

At Grapevine High, River befriends Xane, a synthetic human trying to understand emotions. Bullying and school drama force them both to confront fear, while Xane begins discovering what courage and vulnerability mean beyond her programming.

A mistake threatens the band’s upcoming performance and leaves Ruby overwhelmed by guilt. As Xane helps her friend face what happened, guidance from the Analyst challenges her to understand responsibility, forgiveness and the damage caused by hiding mistakes.

After navigating difficult emotions, Xane turns her attention to joy. With the Analyst’s guidance, the synthetic girl explores a sense of connection and peace that goes beyond temporary happiness, asking what it means to embrace life with an open heart.

As Xane learns about love, competing attachments challenge her understanding of herself as a synthetic human. Guided by River and drawn toward Levi and Adrian, she must untangle desire, relationships and feelings that resist simple explanations.

Zoe’s arrogance divides the band just as they prepare for an important music video shoot. Xane seeks the Analyst’s help to understand the difference between healthy pride and destructive hubris, while technical problems and personal conflicts threaten the group.

A tragic accident and unrequited love confront Xane with sadness during her junior year of high school. Still learning to understand human emotions, she must discover how grief, resilience and healing fit into her changing sense of herself.

Xane supports Tara, an ambitious high school golfer pursuing a major invitational tournament, while learning about shame. Their experiences reveal how the emotion affects confidence, relationships and achievement, building on Xane’s earlier attempts to understand fear.

Xane and River investigate Edgewater, an isolated town whose residents appear to have lost every emotion. Their search exposes a sinister experiment, but when River begins changing too, Xane must find its source before the spreading emptiness consumes them.

Xane and Sapphire Nights begin a major tour as their music gains national attention. Success brings unexpected pressures, and a stage malfunction threatens to expose Xane’s synthetic nature, forcing her to navigate surprises her programming cannot easily contain.

When a cyber-syndicate kidnaps River, Xane enters a dangerous contest against hackers who want to exploit her abilities. The synthetic girl’s determination to save him challenges her programming and forces her to confront the costs of love and loyalty.

Sent to investigate disappearances in a remote coastal town, Xane and River discover strange lights, electromagnetic disturbances and rumors of an ancient calling. A submerged settlement draws them deeper into a mystery where folklore and manipulation become difficult to distinguish.