Loti Black is a woman who incites death with just a touch.  When she is attacked, she touches her attacker and later he is found after he committed suicide.  This is when Troy Gordon, a detective, gets stuck investigating a case of forced suicides as it doesn’t stop at one.  While investigating Loti, he finds proof that Loti indeed can kill with a touch, but when he looks into her eyes, he just can’t believe it.  How can he fall in love with a woman he is afraid to touch?  To make matters worse, there is a mystery surrounding her that could get her killed.  A powerful man wants her dead.  Her mother wants her dead.  How can he accept this amazing woman and protect her at the same time? 

This is a spine-chilling tale that readers will be hard pressed to put down until the last word is savored.  Jennifer Cloud gives her readers a story that they will be thinking about long after its read.  It’s the kind of story that wraps itself around you and penetrates your very being.  Her characters leap from the pages, the plot twists and turns and keeps the reader guessing and Ms. Cloud has added just a tiny dash of humor to lighten up, what would otherwise be, a very dark and dismal story.  The romance between Loti and Troy is sweet and lends the story its lighter tone.  All in all a very well rounded story, which this reviewer thoroughly enjoyed and looks forward to more from this talented author.

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