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 ripped—and he has a deadly secret. He is a walking weapon capable of killing with a single brush of his fingertips. Little wonder he’s 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 Chicago’s seediest district the two are partnered and there’s no escaping what they both want: each other. Yet neither Hector nor Noelle knows what to fear more—the killer case or their own lethal desires. . . .
