Darwin's Theory Series by Adrienne Wilder

My name is Darwin De Groi, and I’m in love with Peter Forbes. But Pete has this dream of becoming a metaphysical scientist and that means all his time—his attention—is taken up by college and studying. So in order to deal with the pain of watching Peter and never having him I spend most of my time in the Gray Zone, the no-man’s-land between the city of Atlanta and the Dens. There I’m free to drown myself; with drugs, with booze…With the inhuman.Lesser-Breds. Kin hybrids... moreMy name is Darwin De Groi, and I’m in love with Peter Forbes. But Pete has this dream of becoming a metaphysical scientist and that means all his time—his attention—is taken up by college and studying. So in order to deal with the pain of watching Peter and never having him I spend most of my time in the Gray Zone, the no-man’s-land between the city of Atlanta and the Dens. There I’m free to drown myself; with drugs, with booze…With the inhuman.Lesser-Breds. Kin hybrids. The offspring of Humans and Dragons.But then an act of revenge led to a stupid college prank, which put Peter right into my arms.A better man would make the right decision and tell Pete no.I am so not that man. less

This book was previously published with a similar cover.To be read in order: Pain, Secrets, Promises, Lost, FoundDarwin's Theory: Book 2SecretsAfter years of watching and never touching, I finally have the love of my life. And I will do anything for Peter Forbes, including sitting by while Georgia Tech’s metaphysical review board strips him of his scholarship... moreThis book was previously published with a similar cover.To be read in order: Pain, Secrets, Promises, Lost, FoundDarwin's Theory: Book 2SecretsAfter years of watching and never touching, I finally have the love of my life. And I will do anything for Peter Forbes, including sitting by while Georgia Tech’s metaphysical review board strips him of his scholarship. It doesn’t take the genius of a metaphysical scientist to figure out that something else is going on when Peter is handed his pink-slip and kicked out of the program.See, Peter has a secret. Sweet Peter, gentle Peter, the love of my life Peter isn’t going to be Human anymore.And if that doesn’t take the cake, the Lesser-Bred who knows Peter’s secret and put himself in charge of helping him become has decided that in order to keep people safe, to keep me safe, he needs to lock Peter away.Yeah, right. Over my mutilated, maggot-ridden body. less

This book was previously published under a different title.Promises is book three in a series of five.To be read in order: Pain, Secrets, Promises, Lost, FoundI have come to terms with the idea of Peter becoming Lesser-Bred. See, sometimes I can look at the glass of milk as being half-full instead of close to empty. Besides, it's not all that hard. Look at the benefits. More time alone with him, my greedy bastard self, and the bed. Granted, it's time we could be spending in the Gray Zone... moreThis book was previously published under a different title.Promises is book three in a series of five.To be read in order: Pain, Secrets, Promises, Lost, FoundI have come to terms with the idea of Peter becoming Lesser-Bred. See, sometimes I can look at the glass of milk as being half-full instead of close to empty. Besides, it's not all that hard. Look at the benefits. More time alone with him, my greedy bastard self, and the bed. Granted, it's time we could be spending in the Gray Zone. I did promise to take Peter there to find a Lesser-Bred to meet his needs. But since Peter hasn't mentioned going, I haven't bothered to remind him. What can I say, the idea of another man satisfying Pete in a way I can't doesn't exactly put me in my happy place. Maybe, with any luck, Pete won't kill me.Kill me and eat me. less

Peter and me, we’ve been through a lot over the past few days. Pete bit me, and then was kidnapped by Whitcomb-I-Used-To-Have-Clown-Hair. In my attempt to rescue Peter I was forced to break the promise I made, which went something along the lines of not setting anything on fire or blowing anything up.Everything is okay now because Pete and I are safe inside the Gray Zone. Now all we have to do is to deal with Peter’s becoming Lesser-Bred... morePeter and me, we’ve been through a lot over the past few days. Pete bit me, and then was kidnapped by Whitcomb-I-Used-To-Have-Clown-Hair. In my attempt to rescue Peter I was forced to break the promise I made, which went something along the lines of not setting anything on fire or blowing anything up.Everything is okay now because Pete and I are safe inside the Gray Zone. Now all we have to do is to deal with Peter’s becoming Lesser-Bred. Because I can’t feed Pete, it means buying a Lesser-Bred whore who can. But Peter is still worried he’ll come after me so he’s asked me for a favor, and Peter has never asked me for anything, so it’s no surprise I can’t tell him no. Only, if I keep my word, if I do the thing Peter has asked me to do, there’s a chance it could kill him. less

This book was previously published with a different cover. This is the fifth book in Darwin's Theory. Books should be read in order: Pain, Secrets, Promises, Lost, Found.Watching Peter and never having him filled me up with an ache so deep, so empty, I was sure nothing could hurt worse.That is, until I had Pete.And lost him.I hear Peter, I feel Peter, but I also know the dead don’t come back... moreThis book was previously published with a different cover. This is the fifth book in Darwin's Theory. Books should be read in order: Pain, Secrets, Promises, Lost, Found.Watching Peter and never having him filled me up with an ache so deep, so empty, I was sure nothing could hurt worse.That is, until I had Pete.And lost him.I hear Peter, I feel Peter, but I also know the dead don’t come back.Unless, of course, Pete isn’t dead at all and a certain Whitcomb-I-Used-To-Have-Clown-Hair spiked the metaphysical epi-pen, so he could keep us apart. Although, it’s kind of hard to fake someone’s death when you can feel them inside your heart.Metaphysical bonds between Humans and Lesser-Breds aren’t supposed to be possible. But then, I’ve been breaking the rules all my life, so what’s one more to add to the collection? less

A better man would tell Pete no—I am so not that manMy name is Darwin De Groi and I’m in love with Peter Forbes. For years I lived in pain, watching Peter but never having him. Then Peter learned he wasn’t going to be Human anymore—he was going to become Lesser-Bred. In Atlanta, dragon-Human hybrids kind of go along with the scenery, so for me Peter losing his humanness was no big deal. After all, I now had Pete and my world was perfect.Or so I thought... moreA better man would tell Pete no—I am so not that manMy name is Darwin De Groi and I’m in love with Peter Forbes. For years I lived in pain, watching Peter but never having him. Then Peter learned he wasn’t going to be Human anymore—he was going to become Lesser-Bred. In Atlanta, dragon-Human hybrids kind of go along with the scenery, so for me Peter losing his humanness was no big deal. After all, I now had Pete and my world was perfect.Or so I thought.I mean, I knew love wouldn’t be a walk in the park, but seriously—top secret metaphysical experiments, underground Lesser-Bred societies, government contracts? And Peter in the middle of it all? I guess it just goes to prove that finding love isn’t about catching the man of your dreams, it’s about dealing with his deep, dark, inhuman secrets. And not getting killed—and eaten—in the process.This paper bound version of the Darwin's Theory series includes all 5 original books, non-edited copies of cover art, as well as an alternate cover for book 5.Also included in this version is a bonus novella, the first book in the Darwin's Theory 2.0. less