First published 2011
Virginia Dean opens her eyes at midnight. A dead body lies beside her. Blood covers the knife in her hand. She remembers nothing about the night. Dark energy pulses from the mirrors around the room and overwhelms her psychic senses. The room appears to have no exit. Owen Sweetwater appears and rescues her. She has met him only once before. Owen inherited his family's gift for tracking psychical monsters who kill London's women and children. He has been investigating the murders of two glass-readers when he finds Virginia. The Arcane Society's elite members would dismiss Virginia as a fake. They would call her an illusionist or criminal. Owen recognizes the truth. Virginia possesses real paranormal abilities. Her powers may unlock the solution to his most difficult case yet. Virginia and Owen must work together to solve the murders while their own abilities and attraction intensify.
Genres: romance, mystery, thriller, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: London
Period: 19th-century
327 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons