Publisher's Synopsis
Paranormal Detective Ellie Taggart, a rakshasa capable of assuming the shape of a tigress, has always worked alone, searching for those responsible for her mother's murder. When an investigation results in the death of a close friend and vampire, she's forced to partner with handsome and mysterious peredhil, Steve Cassidy.Like her, the half-human, half-elf uses his special talents to fight evil wherever it exists. Rogue vampires, shapeshifters, zombies, practitioners of black magic, poltergeists, ghosts-none of them can beat him. That is until someone or something no longer plays by the rules. There's a new villain in New Orleans, one who threatens both the humans and non-humans who make the city home.Is the enemy Draug, the wizard who murdered Ellie's mother centuries ago? Is it someone from Steve's shrouded past intent on revenge? Or are they facing a new enemy with an agenda all his or her own? As the tigress and her partner search for answers, trying to prevent the bodies from piling up, they have to manage conflicting emotions and desires that threaten to overwhelm them. Can two such different creatures of the light join forces to defeat the darkness, or will the powers of evil triumph?
