Years ago, when they were in school, mage doctor Stefan Harper and Mundane FBI agent Mel Wray fell in love. Her dislike of anything “woo-woo” kept Stefan from telling her the truth about himself. When he went away on weekends to train with a mage doctor, he knew telling her the truth would be the end for them. But not telling her ended the relationship anyway because she believed he was having an affair.
Now, nine years later, Mel’s friend and mentor has been murdered—by ghouls, though Mel doesn’t know it—and Stefan is the consulting physician on the case. As they work together, the old attraction between them blooms. He’s still evading the truth when ghouls attack. The danger forces him to be honest. Will the truth open the way for their love or destroy their last chance to be together?
Second Chance at Love, Forced Proximity
This book was originally published as Guardian. It has been updated with some revisions.
Nancy Northcott’s childhood ambition was to grow up and become Wonder Woman. Around fourth grade, she realized it was too late to acquire Amazon genes, but she still loved comic books, science fiction, fantasy and YA romance. A sucker for fast action and wrenching emotion, Nancy combines the romance and high stakes she loves in the books she writes.
Her debut novel, Renegade, received a starred review from Library Journal. The reviewer called it “genre fiction at its best.” Nancy is a three-time RWA Golden Heart finalist and has won the Maggie, the Molly, the Emerald City Opener, and Put Your Heart in a Book.
Married since 1987, Nancy and her husband have one son, a bossy dog, and a house full of books.