He had no heart...until he met Clarissa...
Born half demon, FBI agent Vincent Valtrez has fought the evil inside him all his life.

But now a serial killer has struck, using the victims' worst fears to end their lives, and he must call upon that dark side to track down the killer.

Worse, he's forced to work with a psychic named Clarissa King on the case, but he can't allow himself to get close to her or she might see inside his own mind - and reveal his darkest secret.

Clarissa King is tortured by images of the murders and hears the victims' terrified cries before they die.

But Special Agent Vincent Valtrez wants nothing to do with her or her visions.

Still, passion ignites between them and denying it is impossible. Yet in his arms, she also senses a dangerous force lurking beneath the surface of his desire.

And that the killer might be connected to Vincent.

Will Vincent save himself and Clarissa - and find his heart -- or will he join the dark side forever?

USA Today and award-winning author Rita Herron fell in love with books at the ripe age of eight when she read her first Trixie Belden mystery. But she didn't think real people grew up to be writers, so she became a teacher instead. Now she writes so she doesn't have to get a real job!

With over ninety books to her credit, she's penned romantic suspense, romantic comedy, and YA stories, but she especially loves writing dark romantic suspense tales set in southern small towns.