First published 2008
Luther Malone waits to meet his new partner at a Hawaiian resort. The former police officer works for the Arcane Society, a secret paranormal organization. His assignment pairs him with Grace Renquist, a librarian from Eclipse Bay, Oregon, who reads auras but has no field training. Luther walks with a cane and struggles with firearms. Grace questions his qualifications as a bodyguard. They must pose as honeymooners while tracking a murder suspect. Their attraction complicates the mission from the start. The luxury resort fills with rogue sensitives from Nightshade, a dangerous underground group. Grace recognizes the dark aura patterns from her hidden past. These criminals have enhanced their psychic abilities with an unstable drug that amplifies their powers beyond control. Para-hunters accompany the operatives, making them even more lethal. Grace and Luther work alone while their employers at Jones & Jones try to send reinforcements. The investigation forces Grace to confront secrets she has kept from everyone, including Luther. Their survival depends on mastering both their growing feelings and their paranormal gifts before the enhanced sensitives destroy them.
Genres: romance, adventure, action, paranormal, paranormal-romance, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, found-family
Setting: Eclipse Bay, Hawaii, Oregon
Period: Contemporary
337 pages · Hardcover · Putnam Adult