New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter captivates with a dark, tantalizing world of humans, otherworlders, and a powerful AIR agent consumed by his desire for a woman he can never have...
With one caress, he can give unforgettable pleasure...or unending pain...
Hector Dean is shaved, tattooed, and totally rippedβand he has a deadly secret. He is a walking weapon, capable of killing with a single brush of his fingertips. Little wonder heβs determined to remain on his own. But Noelle Tremain is a temptation like no other. She is beautiful and rich, with a party girl smile that hides a shocking vulnerability, and from the beginning his sizzling attraction to her is undeniable. For the first time, his stone-cold resistance is tested. But to be with her, he risks destroying her.
When a wealthy businessman is murdered in New Chicagoβs seediest district, the two are partnered, and thereβs no escaping what they both want: each other. Yet neither Hector nor Noelle knows what to fear moreβthe killer case, or their own lethal desires.