In 1930’s Germany, Gisela joins the Bund Deutsche Madel, or the BDM (The League of German Girls). At first she enjoys being a member, but after awhile, she begins to question their tactics and policies. When people around her and eventually she herself become potential targets, she sees Hitler and the Nazi Party for the evil that they really are.
Maple is a member of Blue Ring, a community in what was once Canada after an unexplained global event that left those in Blue Ring among the many survivors. Those in the Blue Ring survived by coupling themselves with those called the Headmasters. Parasitic aliens fused onto the bodies of humans and controlled their thoughts and actions. Each Headmaster fused with different humans before finding another body. This becomes problematic when Maple begins to share memories and consciousness with the former host body, a woman named Zara, whom Maple had a previous connection with.
Adoriana Marik is a tattoo artist and merchandiser who lived in Mariupol during the Russian-Ukrainian War. She described her background and some history about Ukraine’s relationship with Russia before the current war seen through her perspective. Before the war began, there was tension in the air because of Putin’s threats of Ukraine. Marik put her documents in order and prepared for a hasty escape from Ukraine for herself and her dog, Yola. On February 23, 2022, Marik woke up to the sounds of explosions and the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Fifty year old songwriter, Sophia, looks back on her very troubled past. In 1963, she suffered from racism and prejudice by being a black woman studying in an affluent college in Marin County, California. Her mother has been institutionalized in a psychiatric hospital and her brother has been murdered. While Sophia loves her father, she learns some things that question her affection for him. She has a talent for singing and songwriting that she uses in local amateur talent competitions and now plans to display on television.
It's been nine years since the events in the book, The Lost Theory, and things are looking up for Literature professor, Sean McQueen and his partner quantum physicist, Emily "M" Edens. Sean is a bestselling author, and M's theories of Big Love and Constant Creation in the universe have given her enough recognition to be nominated for a Nobel Prize. They established a college for young women that focuses on science, the humanities, and spirituality classes.
University student, Paige Stewart’s boyfriend Samuel Saber, has broken up with her. As if that’s not bad enough, the story has spread throughout campus, and Paige is the source of public scorn for being dumped by the wealthy son of two of the most prominent individuals in South Coast. Paige confides in her best friend, Liam, and Nathaniel, who is Liam’s friend but not Paige’s.
