New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz dives into an enthralling romantic suspense novel filled with deeply entrenched grudges, psychic dangers, and a conspiracy that threatens not only two families but also the entire paranormal community.The Harper and the Wells families have regarded each other with deep suspicion for four generations. The Harpers have been known to offer their psychic talents for less-than-legal purposes, while the powerful Wells clan has a reputation for working both sides of the street. But for all the history and distrust between them, there is a mysterious pact binding the two lineages. They share the responsibility for protecting a long-buried and very dangerous secret.Sophy Harper and Luke Wells are shocked to learn that her aunt and his uncle have been sleeping together--and now they are both missing. Not only that, but the last traces of them are at the scene of a murder soaked in negative paranormal energy. Clearly, someone is willing to kill to obtain the information their families have been charged with safe-guarding. Despite Sophy and Luke's mutual misgivings--which, as far as Sophy is concerned, extend to Luke's hellhound of a dog--they both know that the terms of the pact must be honored.Their investigation uncovers a psychic trail leading to a bizarre desert art colony where nothing is as it seems. But Luke and Sophy are concealing a few secrets of their own, too. By a strange twist of fate, a Harper and a Wells have no choice but to trust each other and in the fierce attraction that draws them together even more than the pact between their families.