From the national bestselling author whose stories are "exhilerating [and] action-packed" (Midwest Book Review) comes a sinfully sexy novel of romantic suspense about a woman whos psychic gift drives away the man she loves - and years later draws him back to her...

LOVE LOST

As a teenager, Taige Branch was able to do things with her psychic gift that others couldn't understand - except for Cullen Morgan, the boy who stole her heart. He did his best to accept her abilities, until his mother was brutally murdered - and he couldn't forgive Taige for not preventing her death.

PASSION FOUND

Now a widowed father, Cullen Morgan has never forgotten Taige. But what brings her back into his life is another tragic event. His beloved little girl has been kidnapped, and Taige is his only hope of finding her.

A LOVE THAT NEVER DIED

Working together against the clock, Cullen and Taige can't help but wonder whether - if they find his daughter in time - it isn't too late for the overpowering love that still burns between them...

Once again, I am blown away by a story Shiloh Walker has written. It sounds almost negative, doesn't it, to say that I was predictably impressed with another one of her books, but well, it's the truth. I can't help it if I love them so much. I just do.

Taige Branch had always felt alone and unwanted since her parents died. Living with her God-fearing, disapproving uncle, she has had to learn to fend for herself, even against those bigger and stronger than her who thought she was an easy target. One night when she comes across some guys looking for trouble, it looks like she's finally found herself in a situation she cannot overcome, and it looks pretty bad. Just when the helpless frustration and desperation set in, someone comes along and saves her from being raped. That someone is Cullen Morgan.

Cullen has noticed Taige around, senses her loneliness and is drawn to her sad beauty. But she won't give him the time of day. Not until he comes across her being attacked, and fortunately manages to get to her before it's too late. It would have devastated Cullen to see anything happen to the brave, stoic girl he can't stop thinking about. She's unlike anyone he's ever known before.

From that point on, whenever Cullen and his family come to Alabama for vacation, Taige and Cullen are pretty much inseparable, and what started out as infatuation soon blossoms into a passionate and intense love. No other boy has ever made Taige feel special, or that she was worth something. But Cullen is different. He values her as a person, loves her as a woman, and even accepts the unusual gift she's had for as long as she can remember. Because of all that, she knows in her heart that he is the only man for her.

But then something horrible happens to Cullen's murder, and though there was nothing Taige could have done to prevent it, Cullen still blames her because she had an ability that could have done something to save her, and he cannot forgive her for that.

Years later, Taige is now someone who, by using her unique abilities, can find people who have been kidnapped, mostly children. Despite the terrible way things had ended between her and Cullen, she uses that experience to turn it into something that could be considered meaningful. Cullen has always regretted the way he handled things with Taige, but he never forgot about her. In fact, he's been keeping an eye on her over the years, and he knows his harsh words drove her to become this driven stranger who finds missing people for a living. He just never thought he'd ever need to come to her for help, but when his precious daughter is taken, there's nowhere else he can turn. Taige has to find his daughter...

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