Marcus Le Carpentier was a phantom in the night, a man who let no one in and always kept a low profile.

So when he accidentally witnessed a beautiful local woman stumble upon a dead body, the last thing Marcus planned on was getting involved. He''d done that before…and had been living with the dangerous consequences ever since.

But since leaving a very frightened Caitlyn Villaré alone didn''t sit well with Marcus, he promised to help and then return to the shadowy corners of New Orleans, alone.

Unfortunately, Caitlyn''s discovery brought a killer out of hiding and Marcus was thrust back into the limelight, protecting Caitlyn, hunting down a madman–and failing to find all the usual reasons why it would be best if he walked away…