Enhanced Being

Talitha is a twenty-five-year-old telepath that can read your mind, erase your memory, see your aura-and she's been on the run from the lab that created and continues to torture her for more than two years. Jonas, the Originator, and creator of all Enhanced Beings is determined to replicate the formula for immortality to fully control the entire human race. All he needs is Enhanced Being 815, also known as Talitha, to fall in line and become one of his soldiers. The only problem is Talitha hates Jonas - not only for making her a freak, but for killing her boyfriend, Reed, who had the power to resurrect others, but not the ability to save himself. Unable to find her way back to her mentor's enchanted manor, Talitha hides in Baltimore, but she's running out of hope and is even contemplating turning herself over to Jonas when she meets Carl - one of only two people in the world who have a blue aura. He agrees to lie for her, takes her home for a meal, and, after finding out who and what she is, he agrees to help Talitha reconnect with her mentor. However, Talitha is surrounded by treachery, lies, and deceit - and by the time she finds out the truth, it may be too late.

Carl Anderson has woken up, able to hear people's heartbeats and calm their nerves suddenly. He realizes that he's more than a Baltimore bartender, and all he wants to do is protect the girl who helped him discover his new powers from Jonas, her creator and tormentor. But Jonas has unlimited powers and the backing of the US government. At least, that's how Carl remembers it, although things are fuzzy since his telepathic girlfriend left him and erased his memories. Nina, the super-strong de facto leader of the Enhanced inhabitants at The Manor, should be concentrating on ending Jonas. Still, she can't stop thinking about her ex-a fellow superpowered resident at The Manor. All she wants is a chance to have a normal life with the one she loves. When Carl reappears at The Manor on Halloween, Nina finds that it's possible to live the life that she's always dreamed of... but it means defeating Jonas for good. Jonas, however, has other plans. He kidnaps Nina's friends, sending her on a wild rescue mission that has devastating consequences. He reveals to Carl information that changes his life forever, causing Carl to make a decision that has cascading repercussions.

Nina Bauer hasn't been the same since Jonas murdered her last month. When she's released from The Lab, after thorough observation, it's with the understanding that she must return with the man who resurrected her in five days - or face consequences worse than death. During that month, Widmore tried to form a relationship with his long-lost son, but to no avail. Annie's abilities have progressed, and now she wants to see how powerful she's become. Carl feels guilty after what happened at The Lab, but he isn't suffering too harshly on his drug and sex-filled ride toward rock bottom. Meanwhile, Jonas is preparing for his biggest battle, while the Enhanced Beings in Baltimore are too distracted fighting each other to notice. Can they gain their freedom from Wakefield Laboratories? Or are they destined to die by their own hands? Includes a bonus chapter from Book Four of the Enhanced Being Series'The Girl with the Grudge'