Year of Acheron / Dream Hunters

Dream-Hunters, traditionally known as Oneroi, are immortals sired by the gods of sleep, nightmares and dreams. Cursed because of an ancient interference in the dreams of the gods, they can feel no emotion…except pain. Their purpose: to protect mortals and immortals alike while they slumber from the Skoti—Dream-Hunters who drain energy, emotions and life from sleepers, often through nightmares or highly erotic dreams. Should the evil Skoti continue to drain their victims, madness will descend. But Dream-Hunters must guard themselves closely, too. While in the dreams of a human or an immortal, they must not give into the emotions they experience, though it calls to them like the most potent drug. They must forever remain separate or become one of the Skoti they fight. Although Dream-Hunters can walk among humans by day or night, human eyes glance off them without registering their presence (unless the Dream-Hunter wills it otherwise).

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February 3, 2009

DREAM WARRIOR

We are the Dolophoni. Diligent. Vigilant. Fierce and inescapable. Servants of the Furies, we are the right hand of justice and no one stands before us.

The son of Warcraft and Hate, Cratus spent eternity battling for the ancient gods who birthed him. He was death to any who crossed him. Until the day he laid down his arms and walked into self-imposed exile.

Now an ancient enemy has been unleashed and our dreams are his chosen battlefield. The only hope we have is the one god who swears he will never fight again.

As a Dream-Hunter, Delphine has spent eternity protecting mankind from the predators who prey on our unconscious state. But now that her allies have been turned, she knows in order to survive, the Dream-Hunters need a new leader. Someone who can train them to fight their new enemies. Cratus is her only hope. But she is a bitter reminder of why he chose to lay down his arms.

Time is running out and if she can't win him to her cause, mankind will be slaughtered and the world we know will soon cease to exist.

DREAM CHASER

In the ethereal world of the Dream-Hunters, there are champions who fight to protect the dreamers… And there are demons who prey on them.

A former Skotos, Xypher has one month on earth as a human to redeem himself through one good deed—or be condemned to eternal torture.

Simone Dubois is a coroner with a real knack for the job—the ghost of victims appear to her and help her solve their murders. But when one of the dead gets up from the table and walks away, it stops her cold.

It was bad enough when just the dead relied on her. Now there’s Xypher, who needs Simone’s help in tracking down a demon out to literally devour the human race. The fate of mankind is at stake—and so is her heart.

UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR

Ever think Scrooge had it right before the ghosts ruined his life? Meet Aidan O’Conner.

At one time he was a world-renowned celebrity who gave freely of himself and his money without wanting anything in return...until those around him took without asking. Now Aidan wants nothing of the world—or anyone who’s a part of it.

When a stranger appears at his doorstep, Aidan knows he’s seen her before…in his dreams.

Born on Olympus as a goddess, Leta knows nothing of the human world. But a ruthless enemy has driven her from the world of dreams and into the home of the only man who can help her: Aidan. Her immortal powers are derived from human emotions—and his anger is just the fuel she needs to defend herself…

One cold winter’s night will change their lives forever…
Trapped together in a brutal winter storm, Aidan and Leta must turn to the only power capable of saving them—or destroying them both: trust.

THE DREAM-HUNTER

Dear Reader,

In the ethereal world of dreams, there are champions who fight to protect the dreamer and there are demons who prey on them...I am such a predator. Condemned by the gods to live eternity without emotions. I can only feel when I am in the dreams of others. For thousands of years I’ve drifted through the human unconscious, searching for sensation. Now I’ve finally found a dreamer whose vivid mind can fill my emptiness.

Megeara Kafieri is an anthropologist determined to restore her father’s reputation by locating the city of Atlantis. Like me, she is single-minded in her goals, and her dreams hold all the emotions and color that she represses from her life. For the first time ever, I crave humanity. I must be human. So much so that I’m even willing to sacrifice her life to taste it. For two weeks, I will be human—may the gods have mercy on the world....

— Arikos