Return Of The Nine Books in Order

Tiera prefers the predictable life of Gaia, but an enforced visit to her friend Ziggy brings her among unfamiliar aliens. Tonos, an alien fairy accustomed to flirting, hopes to persuade her to stay and consider love.

Emharo collects biological samples for her family and has a gift for finding what others need. Rivvin of the Water Folk sees vulnerability beneath her confidence and hopes to convince her to consider a life together.

Historian Teyha explores the abandoned cities of humanity's new home on Gaia. Asked to guide two Shadow Folk to an ancient settlement, she discovers their journey is a rescue mission complicated by secrets and attraction.

Since the Tokkel invasion, Daphne has struggled to support herself. A catering job brings her to the attention of Apolan, the Nine's ambassador on Gaia, who wants her as his assistant if she will stop hiding.

Niika guides visitors through Gaia's wilderness despite an old injury. Her first alien clients include Cavos, a historian seeking the lost city of the Stone Folk, whose interest in their past begins turning toward a future with her.

Ziggy used her ability to absorb knowledge to escape a Tokkel ship and help other prisoners. Five years later, an anniversary ceremony exposes her secret and reunites her with the shifter who has been searching for her.

Ula hides to avoid government demands that she design weapons against the Nine. When winged Deniir approaches her, she refuses him, but he sees a way to win her trust by offering the freedom she has been protecting.

Vida refuses to abandon the search for parents taken by the Tokkel six years earlier. Reaching their mother ship brings her closer, but a physical crisis makes her dependent on S'rin's help to continue looking for the missing.

Ianka joins her sister Vida's search for parents taken by the Tokkel, preparing to track them beyond the mother ship. Escort Derion becomes a friend, but the Nine's protocols make his attraction difficult to act on.