A missing teenage girl, an ancestral connection broken, and a celestial warning. One hell of a way to start the day.Who took Carine Gavreau? Why was the connection between a Voodoo priestess and her ancestors severed? Why would a French dandy in a tailored suit ask for her help in a treasure hunt? Seeking answers from the dead was easy, and Bethany Sayers was good at her job. This one should have been a piece of cake, until the man she loves starts to lose his mind. To make matters worse, long kept secrets come to light, driving a wedge between her and someone she's always trusted. To save Todd and rescue Carine, Beth has to go beyond the land of the dead and speak to Death himself. Just one minor hitch. She might have to die to do it.Todd Rollins left his past behind to follow the woman he's loved all his life. He is her protector, her anchor between the world of the living and the dead. Now it's all slipping away one lost thought at a time and there isn't a damn thing he can do to stop it. In the bayou country of Louisiana, something eats away at his bond with Beth, devours his memories, and short circuits his brain. How can he protect her if he can't even protect himself? Sometimes the greatest test of a man is to surrender his ego to the woman he loves.