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"Sensually erotic and highly entertaining."
Reviewed by Paula Myers
Posted October 20, 2004

Inspector Adrian Philips is searching for a missing child in the slums when he becomes a hunted man, and even the special implants buried beneath the tendons of his wrists aren't likely to save him. Beaten severely, he barely manages to make it to the home of Roxanne McAllister before Read more...

"Yet another brilliant tale from the genius of Holly"
Reviewed by DeborahAnne MacGillivray
Posted November 29, 2004

Emma Holly is one of the hottest cutting-edge writers in today's market. She's gaining a strong fan base for her sizzling Romantica tales to her Paranormals and Victorian Era.Frankly, I think Emma Holly can¯and does¯write anything she wants and does it unlike any writer around. Her writing is Read more...

Inspector Adrian Philips keeps the peace between demons and humans in Avvar, a city not unlike Victorian London. One fateful night he meets Roxanne McAllister, the illegitimate daughter of an infamous chanteuse. The pleasure they find together is exquisite, but can they cross the treacherous border between human and demon?

Summary

Inspector Adrian Philips keeps the peace between demons and humans in Avvar, a city not unlike Victorian London. To do his job, he's allowed his strength to be enhanced by demon technology, a choice that's cost him his wife, his family and—some would say—his humanity. Rejected by both races, he hungers for a woman's touch.

Roxanne McAllister is an outcast, too: the illegitimate daughter of an infamous chanteuse. One fateful night brings Roxanne and Adrian together, and though the border between human and demon is treacherous, these two may be just the ones to cross it. The question is, will the exquisite pleasure they find together be worth the risk...