Blurb
Ex-cop Luther Malone, lifelong member of the secretive paranormal organization known as the Arcane Society, is waiting to meet Grace Renquist. Hired as an aura-reading consultant in the quest for a murder suspect, she2527s got zero field experience. She2527s from tiny Eclipse Bay, Oregon. She2527s a librarian, for heaven2527s sake.
As for Grace, she2527s not expecting much either from Malone, who walks with a cane and isn2527t so good with a gun. Nice résumé for a bodyguard…
But even before they reach their hotel in Maui—where they2527ll be posing as honeymooners—Grace and Luther feel the electric charge between them. Problem is, they need to remain vigilant day and night, because it soon becomes clear there2527s more going on here. Rogue sensitives—operatives for the underground group Nightshade—are pouring into the luxury resort like there2527s a convention. Grace recognizes those dark spikes in their auras. She saw the same pattern in someone else in another life—a life she hasn2527t revealed to Luther or anyone else. And she understands how dangerous these people can be… especially with those para-hunters at their sides.
While the pair2527s employers at Jones & Jones scramble to get them backup, Luther and Grace have to think on their feet. The criminals in their midst aren2527t just high-level sensitives: They2527ve enhanced their talents with a potent—and unpredictable—drug. And as Grace knows all too well, if you don2527t control your powers, your powers will control you….
Review
level-ten aura talent with a skin-sensitivity problem, and she2527s hiding in
plain sight with a new identity and a good job within the society. She2527s
absolutely stoked when the head of the West Coast branch of Jones and Jones (the
society2527s official paranormal investigation agency) sends her on her first
mission, but there2527s one problem. Her assigned J&J bodyguard used to be a
homicide detective, and he2527s damn good at discovering secrets.
low-key, routine surveillance job. When he meets Grace, however, his libido and
his need to protect kicks in. The problem? His leg2527s busted after a
mission-gone-bad, and he walks with a cane.
stumble upon a Nightshade convention. Nightshade, the arch nemesis of the
Arcane Society, has developed a dangerous drug, and they2527re experimenting it on
their own members. There2527s also an insane opera singer who fixates on Grace and
proves to be a heap of trouble all on her own. Needless to say, Grace and
Luther have their work cut out for them.
back stories, especially Grace, and they bond through their shared pain. Their
romance blooms quickly but it2527s believable. It2527s also nice to have a hero
that2527s not a member of the illustrious Jones family.
even though they2527re in their sixties. They2527re retired J&J agents and bring
a lot of flavor to the book. Fallon is back, the J&J head, and he2527s more
stressed out than usual. With each new book, the reader learns more and more
about this mysterious Fallon, and he2527s quickly becoming my favorite character
in the series.
the story is well-written and fast-paced. I wished the loose ends from the
previous book, “Sizzle and Burn,” were tied up in this story, but nope, didn2527t
happen. Unfortunately, there are loose ends in this one too (the reader doesn2527t
even learn what Grace2527s real name is), but at least I wasn2527t confused about
anything.
read it.
the Arcane Society series, it2527s technically number 6 if you read the books in chronological
order (not publication date). Personally, I read all of the Amanda Quick (historical)
books first, then the Jayne Anne Krentz (contemporary) books, and lastly the (futuristic)
ones by Jayne Castle. For readers who don2527t know, these three authors are the
same author, and she uses different names for each time period.
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