Casie
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Official website of Casie Aufenthie, author of New Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Romance.
Books
THE DRIFT
Synopsis
In a future torn apart by evolution, humanity has split into three species: the mentally evolved Illuminatos, who rule through violent oppression; the physically evolved Corporis, forced to serve to survive; and the Unevolved, nearing extinction.
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Samara, an Elite Corporis, lost everything in the Evolutionary War—her family, her freedom, and her will to fight. Enslaved to the all-powerful Illuminatos, Lord Wyatt Faraday, she’s ordered to track down the leader of the Resistance and seduce him back into the fold. Failure will mean an agonizing death, but when she meets the mysterious Tristan, everything she thought she knew about the world—and herself—unravels. The hardened assassin faces an impossible choice: her heart or her survival.
Tristan, once a high-ranking Illuminatos, turned his back on his old life to fight for peace and equality. As secrets from his past threaten to destroy everything he’s fought for, he finds himself torn between his cause and his growing feelings for Samara. Either choice will demand an extraordinary sacrifice.
Their love will change the world—but will it be for the better?
THE SYMBIOSIS
Book 2 in The Drift Series
Synopsis
A hero lost. An assassin on the warpath. A villain forced to be a savior.
​Eight months after Tristan sacrificed his identity to save the woman he loves, he’s trapped in a life he never wanted, with deadly threats closing in on all sides. Emmeline, the woman he was programmed to care for, is spiraling into instability, growing more dependent on him with each passing day. Meanwhile, the ruthless head of the Council, Fang, will stop at nothing to destroy anyone who threatens her power—especially Tristan.
To honor the man she loves, Samara has thrown herself into leading the Resistance’s brutal offensive against the Council. But always, one goal consumes her: saving Tristan. When an unexpected opportunity arises, Samara will risk everything—her heart, her life, and the future of the Resistance—on a deadly gamble.
Desperate to keep his promise, Wyatt has worked tirelessly to restore Tristan’s memories. But with Fang out for Tristan’s blood, time is running out. To save him, Wyatt must forge an unthinkable alliance with someone he loathes or risk losing the only person he loves.
THE CONVERGENCE
Book 3 in The Drift Series
Synopsis
Tristan and Samara are reunited, but around them, everything else unravels. Two months have passed since their declaration of war against the Council split the world in two, and Fang has framed Tristan as the villain behind the death and destruction that now grip the planet—the very chaos she unleashed.
Tristan’s hope for a peaceful resolution has all but disintegrated, and with his illness growing more prominent each day, his mind and body are quickly following suit. Despite his faltering strength, he’s determined to end Fang’s bloodstained reign and honor his promise to Samara. But to give the woman he loves her dream, Tristan must face his greatest nightmare.
Terrified of losing Tristan, Samara is desperate for him to seek a cure, but the harder she fights for their future, the higher the wall between them grows. Worse, she’s hiding a secret that’s affecting her abilities, leaving her vulnerable when the world needs her most. And when Tristan learns the truth, it may strike the final blow to their relationship.
A glimmer of hope surfaces when an unexpected ally offers vital information that could bring an end to Fang’s cruel machinations. But with Tristan’s mind unraveling and the death toll rising by the hour, can Tristan and Samara heal what’s broken between them before the world crumbles completely?
In this explosive conclusion to The Drift, enemies become allies, secrets are exposed, and the bonds of love are tested to their breaking point. Will Tristan and Samara live long enough to see the peace they’ve always dreamed of—or will the war consume them both?