by Jayne Castle
Part of Harmony
First published 2011
Charlotte Enright comes back to Rainshadow Island to run her deceased aunt's antiques business. Fifteen years ago, she broke the rules and entered the forbidden Preserve with Slade Attridge. That night changed everything between them. Now Slade has returned too, taking the job as police chief. Charlotte can read auras, and she senses Slade is hiding something dangerous. Despite her concerns, she still wants him. Slade carries a psi injury he keeps secret. He fears what his powerful attraction to Charlotte might unleash. When violent crimes begin plaguing the island, Charlotte and Slade must work together. The investigation pulls them toward each other and deeper into the dark mysteries of the Preserve. Charlotte deals with Slade's dust bunny deputy, who keeps trying to steal from her shop. As the danger escalates, they face the secrets buried in the forbidden woods and the passion that still burns between them.
Genres: adult, adult-fiction, mystery-thriller, fantasy-romance, paranormal-romance, contemporary-romance
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, intimate, mysterious, suspenseful, tension-filled
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, second-chance-romance, secret-past, slow-burn
Setting: Rainshadow Island, The Preserve
Period: 21st-century, contemporary
325 pages · Paperback · Piatkus
Content warnings: death, violence