New York Timesย bestselling author Nora Roberts serves up a sizzling novel of explosive suspense and sensual romance as the search for a murderer ignites passion between a beautiful psychiatrist and the sexy, brooding detective determined to crack the case.
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In the unbearable heat of another sultry Washington, D.C., summer, a serial killer is on the loose. Dr. Tess Court, one of the capitalโs most successful psychiatrists, wants nothing to do with the caseโuntil the police convince her to lend a hand to the lead investigator, legendary ladiesโ man Detective Ben Paris.
Scarred by his familyโs history, Ben has even less use for shrinks than Tess has for himโbut the forces of animal magnetism and a shared desire to catch the demented criminal known as โThe Priestโ inexorably erode the walls theyโve built. Theyโre opposites in so many ways, yet that seems only to fan the flames of attraction for which danger has supplied the spark. To stop a killer who thinks he can absolve sins through murder, Ben will need every ounce of psychological insight Tess can offer him. And sheโll need the help of a lawman willing to stare fear in the face if sheโs going to avoid becoming the madmanโs next victim.