A soulmark comes in when both parties reach majority. Jax receives his while in prison, and it comes in without coulor.

Tatianna and her family were one of the few families who the Hewitt family accepted as their kin. Her family leaves forcing her to leave her friend Thomas behind, but when she returns years later the Hewitt family is determined to keep her this time, and Thomas does not plan to let her go. Her soft skin is his obsession and the only thing he can never remove to make a mask out of.

Nathan and his former slave Grace are taken captive by Katsumoto and his samurai. As Nathan heals in Taka's home, Grace is watched in Ujio's. The tough samurai is not silent with his hatred for the American soldier, but he is also not silent with his want for the first African woman he has ever met. This is Grace's story from being a prisoner to being loved by a samurai.

In the town of Derry, African-American teen, Faline just wants to be a loner. However, things gets complicated when she has a run in with Henry Bowers. Things gets more complicated when Mike and his friends get involved with her. Things get even more complicated when Henry starts acting like a stalker who can't decide what he wants, his father's approval or Faline's affections.

Haylie Potter-Black moves to New York City. She doesn't expect to have Teddy move with her just a little while after she moves when Andromeda dies suddenly. She doesn't expect to find such good friends or an almost-family with the Reagans. She certainly doesn't expect to find love. Just what will our heroine find in New York? Story is better than summery! Rated T as I'm paranoid.