Download or read book Ardent Rising & Ardent Alternate Universe written by Cathleen Ryan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ardent Alternate Universe takes Nikki Ardent in a different direction at the end of Ardent Rising. Nikki chooses a different path to follow that takes her and everyone around her on a road that leads to a different storyline and ending than in the Ardent Trilogy. The lives of the characters take dramatic turns, as does Nikki's, as she makes a choice in this alternate storyline that leads her into her own personal Hell. She tries to escape and make her way back home but finds it isn't as easy as she thought it would be. The man she thought she loved, and loved her, shows his true colors. She finds she must use all of her resourcefulness and strength to make it safely back to who and where she truly belongs.