Talon: A Sense of Familiarity

by Susan Buffum

City Morgue nightshift desk clerk, Bryce Briscoe is pregnant by her Medical Examiner/grim reaper fiance. She has moved into his house and their volatile relationship is leveling out as she learns her role as his portal, his lover and the soon-to-be mother of his son. Demons from other realms continue to plague the couple who remain shut out of Heaven, where Bryce remains a hot topic of debate in the Heavenly Council because she is not just any mere portal. Meanwhile, Talon encourages Bryce to mend her relationship with her family. On a romantic birthday getaway, a rogue reaper infects Bryce with a toxin that will compel her to murder Talon at some unknown future time. An old friend returns to earth to aid Talon in trying to find an antidote, and another friend sacrifices himself to help Talon locate Bryce when she is taken by a powerful demon who wants him dead. Not too long afterwards, Talon's son makes a surprise arrival in City Morgue, and Bryce must finally set a wedding date. Life will never be easy for the reaper and his chosen portal, but they share a powerful passion for one another that continues to rock Heaven and Earth and all the realms between."

316 pages, Paperback

Published October 5, 2015

About the author

Susan Buffum was born in Northampton, MA and grew up in Easthampton and Westfield, MA. She currently resides in western Massachusetts. Her daughter, Kelly, also writes. Susan works as a medical secretary and writes as a hobby in her spare time. Her sister, Lynnmarie May, writes children's stories and short plays. Her grandfather was a great oral storyteller. She has been writing since she was thirteen years old, starting out as a poet, then moving on to prose and short stories and now novels. She is active in the world of vintage and antique button collecting and was the editor of the Massachusetts State Button Society Bulletin from 2007-2016. She also wasa contributing writer for the Bulletin. She collects Steiff teddy bears and big cats, camels, Eiffel towers, antique and vintage playing cards and charmstrings. Writers who have influenced her include Hemingway, Shirley Jackson, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and others.