In a post-apocalyptic nation where the land of the free is now run under a dictatorship, there is one factor that holds the key to keeping world order-love. The new Regime controls the emotions of the heart. It's their most vital law. At the age of twenty-one, every citizen is forced into an arranged marriage. The only way to escape the arrangement is to enter the Temptation Trials-a government-sponsored reality TV show where the loyalties of the contestants are tested by Tempters and Temptresses who are impossible to resist. Catalina enters the Trials as a Temptress in hopes that she can win the funds to save her brother. Sahara's been ridiculed in the eyes of the public. By being a Temptress, she'll be able to have a fresh start. The Regime promises that if she fulfills her role on the show they will wipe her slate clean. The problem is that the Trials are rigged for failure. In all the prior seasons, love's rival, lust, has proven to be more powerful. No contestant has ever won the Temptation Trials and been allowed to stay with their chosen partner. Lutheran Eminence, the world's dictator, has shown that he's the ultimate matchmaker. As the Temptation Ball approaches, conflict is at an all-time high. Most couples are too hurt by betrayal to reconcile. With the odds stacked against them, Kincade and Tobias try to mend their relationships, hoping that the greater good will prevail. Attempting to uncover the true meaning of love may cost the contestants more than they bargained for-it may cost their souls.
