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Larsen Vale has a secret: she sees things. Terrible things. Deadly things. And her latest vision features a strange albino man-and her own death. Haunted and afraid, she trusts no one, not even the handsome cop who seems fascinated with her. Washington, D.C., detective Jack Hallihan has one... read more
Characters edit
- Jack Hallihan: a detective with Washington, D.C.’s MPD (Metropolitan Police Department
- Larsen Vale: Washington, D.C. lawyer specializing in the defense of women abused by their high-profile husbands. She lives on a houseboat docked at the Top Sail Marina on the Potomac River. Larsen has developed a reputation for being an ice bitch – cold and calculating in the courtroom, cold to men outside the courtroom, though her female clients adore her.
- Autumn McGinn: roommates with Larsen Vale. Autumn majored in history and went to work for the Smithsonian after college. a curator at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. and a crack researcher.
- Charlie Rand: an ex-Navy SEAL who works for a civilian agency doing much the same covert ops work he did with the SEALs, without the political red tape
- Harrison Rand: The older of the two Rand brothers is the CEO of a small computer company in the D.C. area. He’s been divorced for several years and has two children, Michael (8), and Stephie (6).
- Tarrys: The pretty, violet-eyed Tarrys is from Esria, but is not herself, Esri. Bald and a petite five feet tall, she’s Marceil, one of the slave race of Esria.
- Henry Jeffersen: Detective with the MPD, Jack's partner.
- Mei: Henry's wife.
- Sabrina: Henry and Mei's 14 year old daughter.
- David: Henry and Mei's 8 year old son.
- Baleris: An albino, able to control people.
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Organizations edit
- Sitheen: a human descended from a long ago union between a human female and Esri male. Sitheen often possess one or more of their ancestor’s gifts of magic.
- Marceil: the slave race of Esria. Marceil are smaller in stature than the Esri, rarely topping five feet tall, and have little magic. While the Esri cannot control a Marceil’s mind as they can a human’s, through magic they can control a Marceil’s will.
- The Esri: The dominant race of Esria. The Esri are immortal, able to control the minds of humans, and possess magic. Each Esri has a unique set of magical gifts and abilities.
First Sentence edit
Three assaults in five days, more than a dozen bystanders and no one remembers a thing.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 4 in Esri Series. (standard series)
Followed by Dark Deceiver.
This book is in Harlequin: Silhouette Nocturne. (publisher series)
This is book 13 of 142 in Nocturne. (community list)
Preceded by Touch of the Wolf, and followed by Persecuted.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Pamela Palmer (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Silhouette Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: April 2007
ISBN: 0373617607
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: Silhouette Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: April 2007
ISBN: 0373617607
Page Count: Add the page count.
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- Dewey: 813.6
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