Tempted by Fate

December 1, 2010

Guardian of the Book of Wood (one of the five ancient Scrolls of Destiny entrusted to chosen guardian families for safekeeping) from the time she was ten, after her mother was murdered as she listened, Willow Tarata has been on the hunt for the killer. Now, drawn to San Francisco by the unexpected murder of a scholar who was studying the scrolls, Willow hopes to find and take care of the "Bad Man" at last. Instead, she barely avoids being set up for murder, crosses paths with the far too perceptive--and way too attractive--homicide inspector Rick Ramirez, and ends up at the top of his suspect list. VERDICT Compelling, action-packed, and threaded through with relentless evil, smoldering sexuality, and dynamic magic, this story engages readers from the get-go and doesn't let them come up for air until the end. Latest in Perry's "Guardians of Destiny" series, this title is complete in itself, though readers will enjoy the earlier books, as well. Perry (Chosen by Desire) lives in San Francisco.

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