Summer 1864
We meet Cody Fox, a recovering confederate soldier who has a
medical degree. He's called into an office of a Union officer,
where he's asked to go to a small town, where several brutal
murders have been happening.
Then me meet Alexandra Gordon, who has dreams of a psychic nature.
She can see thing that may happen. With those dreams, she returns
back to the farm her father owned, to hunt for her father's
killer.
Upon arriving at the boarding house her father once owned, there's
a dozen shot's in the streets. Shaken everyone in the house, makes
a run for the basement, though do not make it. A bunch of outlaws
come in, taking everyone over to the saloon. Once in there they
gather everyone up in one corner, robbing the place. Enter in Cody
Fox and Brendan Vincent, who frightens the outlaws off, though
knowing they'll be back. Alex offers them a room at the boarding
house after they explain they're there because Brendan had family
in a town near by, but hasn't been heard from. But there's
something different about these outlaws and Cody knows it.
Through the days Cody teaches the town how to defend themselves
against the outlaws, and then investigating the towns around them,
since everyone in those towns have disappeared into thin air. There
are several attacks on the city and the neighboring ranches and
Indian reserves. Armed with Alex's dreams Cody, Brendan and Alex
seek to destroy whatever is now haunting the city. Not only do they
have to deal with whatever is haunting the city a love grows
between Cody and Alex, though Cody fights it. There's something
different about him and he does not want to bring Alex into his
world, though Alex wants him.
This book was a good read. Suspenseful and gripping. The love
between Alex and Cody shows, making you feel it. Heather Graham did
a wonderful job writing this story, making me wish there was a
sequel! I give it a four!