In LaForge's captivating second romantic suspense novel (after Beneath the Raven's Moon
), psychically gifted Gabriella Deveaux and her six-year-old daughter, Michaela, leave New York for Shadow Haven, Gabriella's ancestral Louisiana plantation, after her controlling husband, Charles, dies in a plane crash. To Gabriella's dismay, Shadow Haven has fallen victim to vagrants and is barely habitable. Even more dismaying, Charles knew for years how bad the situation was, but never told her. The arrival of attorney Jarrod Landry, Charles's law school friend, heralds more bad news—Gabriella's in-laws wish to retain him in a custody battle over Michaela, though he has purportedly denied their request. In his role as Gabriella's ever-present white knight, Jarrod ignites steamy romance between them, though she remains distrustful of his motives. Deep in the bayou, as Gabriella discovers the magnitude of her psychic abilities and the danger grows, the suspense builds to a powerfully chilling supernatural encounter that will stay with readers long after they've forgotten the somewhat predictable conclusion. Agent, Mel Berger at the William Morris Agency. (Apr.)
FYI:
LaForge is the pen name of romance writer Jill Jones (
Emily's Secret, etc.).
