Historian Brodie Macbeth is a respected professor at the University of Virginia, one half of a campus power couple, an athlete and the owner of a very smart dog.
But life unravels fast when her father, a fellow professor at the university, dies under mysterious circumstances. To make matters worse, his will leaves Brodie with a strange inheritance, including a requirement to read his collection of British history books.
As she fulfills her father’s last wishes, each book becomes a time-traveling nightmare in which she assumes the role of a tragic figure from history. In each terror-filled dream, Brodie is stalked by a sinister figure desperately demanding to know her father’s deepest secret.
Daytime brings a different complication when Brodie falls for Joe Birnam, a battle-scarred veteran of the Iraq War. Their love story awakens a world of happy possibilities that is soon shattered by an awful realization.
Brodie’s nightmares are not merely bad dreams but are the continuation of a decades-long game of chance he father played with the devil.
The winner gets Joe Birnam’s soul.
“Page-turning paranormal romance.” – Kirkus Reviews
Romantic suspense meets the supernatural in a compelling thriller perfect for fans of Diana Galbaldon and Nora Roberts.
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