A Magical Moment

This book is now a standalone, soon the be the first book of a new series of romantic paranormal suspense novels.

It is related to my Eastman series, but removed because the suspense and paranormal tone is different from the books in the rest of that series.

Taylor Cates is a lawyer for a battered woman's shelter. When the abuser's husbands and lovers are murdered one by one, Taylor and Stone Emerson, a private detective hired by one of the husbands--race to find the killer, but danger comes to them, threatening not only their budding attraction, but their very lives.
(Heart's Desire connection: Taylor is Kara's best friend, and Stone is Brent's friend)

~Excerpt~


She moistened her lips. “Every time I look around lately, you’re right behind me.” The atmosphere subtly changed. The air between them became charged, tense.
“Hmm. You’re not saying this is about me?”
“Do you want it to be?”
He was watching her lips. Heat shimmered between them and it wasn’t from the Georgia sun. “Direct, aren’t you?”
“Very.”
“Why did you turn me down when I asked you out?”
The man also knew how to get to the point. “You scared me. You remind me of my five brothers and my father. I sense that easygoing facade of yours is just that, a facade. You like to have control in your relationships.”
“A date isn’t a relationship.”
“With me it would soon be.”
“You’re pretty confident.”
“Only when I have good reason to be.”
He chuckled. “I suppose I don’t mind giving you the reason.”
She leaned forward and looked deep into his eyes. “You cloud my thinking. It upsets me.”
“Are you serious?”
“Dead serious. I’d like to get this out of my system. My place is ten minutes away.”
He glanced toward the waitress. She hurried over to them and laid down the check. He set a twenty on the table and gestured for her to keep the change. Then he turned to Taylor, his eyes somber.
“I’m going to have to take a rain check on the invite. To be honest… Lady, you scare me.”