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Orphaned street youth Rain Ryland, seventeen, moves to a small town in Texas to live with his police officer aunt. There he meets "fierce and smart and painfully sexy" girl Freddie Burkhart. Freddie guards a family secret, one that could threaten their growing affection, while a series of unexplained murders places her secret in grave danger. Well-crafted characters and descriptive language add appeal to this paranormal-romance/thriller hybrid.