Cirrus@Austlit

'Andre's well-ordered existence is catapulted into chaos when the past he has tried to hide collides with the present...

'Doctor Andre Delacroix possesses a dark secret - one he cannot share with anyone, not even his closest friend, Detective Reece Daniels. This sinister secret has finally come back to haunt him and both men are about to be drawn into a malicious game - a game that will end in death...

'Andre has been plagued by nightmares of blood and murder for the past six months. For centuries he has controlled his impulses and contained his dark urge, but has it finally broken free? Are the nightmares glimpses of the horrors he has committed or is something far more menacing luring him into its evil grasp?'

Source: Back cover.

'Once lead Homicide detective with the LAPD, and now paranormal Private Investigator, Reece Daniels vows to keep his city safe by eradicating the terrifying creatures that prey on humans in the dead of night...

'When several teens are snatched off the streets of LA without a trace, something in Reece's gut tells him these are no ordinary abductions. He and his team have been monitoring the intensified Lycan activity in the city, and he has a bad feeling it's linked to the disappearances. If what he believes is true, time is running out for the missing teens.

'After weeks without any leads, Detective Charlotte Delaney enlists Reece's help to solve the case, before the department's window of opportunity closes indefinitely. It may have already, but she won't give up. The kids' lives depend on it.

'Reece is pleased to be working with Charlotte again, and finally admits to himself that he cares for her and wants to protect her from the horror he's exposed to. Charlotte is unaware of his extracurricular PI activities and he wants to keep it that way. He knows he can't hide the truth from her forever, but he will until there's no other choice.

'They need to find the missing teens before it's too late. Reece and his team are racing against the clock! Will he allow Charlotte into his nightmare world, now that they're working together? Or will she follow her cop instincts in pursuit of a calculating, sadistic predator, unaware of what she's walking into? ' (Publication summary)