by Molly Harper
Part of Mystic Bayou, book 5
First published 2020
Cordelia Canton arrives in Mystic Bayou with classified orders. Her mission requires her touch-know psychic abilities to investigate a strange artifact recovered from the rift site. The assignment pairs her with Brendan O'Connor, an unusual male banshee whose dark appearance proves distracting. As Cordelia examines the mysterious object, she discovers it possesses consciousness and contains immense supernatural energy. The artifact's power attracts dangerous attention from hidden enemies who plan to steal it. Cordelia and Brendan must decode the object's abilities quickly before these secret adversaries succeed in their theft. Their investigation becomes a race against conspirators who will stop at nothing to claim the artifact's magic for themselves.
Genres: romance, mystery, fantasy, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, race-against-time
Setting: Mystic Bayou
216 pages · Paperback · Independently published