17-year-old Ryann Carroll thought she knew who she was& a small-town Southern girl just trying to survive her parents messy divorce and find some peace for herself. She thought she knew what she wanted& a summer job, a car, a first date that didnt suck, and NO complications from a serious relationshipany guy in her life would simply be icing on the cake. But now& shes not only in love, her boyfriend Lad is a member of an ancient race thats lived secretly among humans for thousands of years, mentioned only in flawed and fading folklore. Things could hardly get more complicated than that. More importantly, shes learned the worlds top celebrities& those actors, musicians, athletes, and politicians who seem a little too beautiful and talented to be true& actually are. Theyre not human, and theyre using their glamour and the increasing popularity of fan pods to control more and more humans. But why? With her best friend Emmy leaving soon to join the fan pod of a famous actor, Ryann has to find out the answer. And she cant do it alone. But after a shocking murder, Lad can no longer fight his destiny or his duty, and Ryanns not sure whether his top priority is their relationship or his people. In this second book of the Hidden Trilogy, true friendship will take Ryann from rural Mississippi to the glittering city of Los Angeles. And true love will take her to places she never expected to go&