"A fantastic supernatural book"

The Circle is a loose coalition of psychics, vampires and other paranormal creatures whose goal is to destroy evil supernatural beings whenever they find them. Michael, a vampire, last worked on a case with the mortal Nikki and the two fell in love with each other. He walked away from her rather than chance her getting killed because of his dangerous lifestyle.

Fate ignores his wishes and the leader of the Circle sends him to work with Nikki on a case where a teenage boy in missing. She thinks he's in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and that is Michael's destination. Over fifteen rich men with young trophy wives have disappeared from a plush hotel in the own and when twelve return as mysteriously as they left, they are never seen in the daylight again. Michael and Nikki's cases intersect and the two of them prepare to fight an evil stronger than anyone they knew existed and almost more powerful than the two of them combined.

Keri Arthur is a fabulous writer who has such a powerful imagination that she can actually make the audience believe that the creatures that populate the book are real. That is a very special kind of magic, one that very few authors of the paranormal can do. HEARTS IN DARKNESS is a very finely crafted romantic supernatural thriller.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Courtesy PNR Reviews
Posted November 27, 2001

Summary

Life has never been so insane for Nikki James. There's another teenager missing. She has another vampire to contend with. Her partner and best friend Jake is in the hospital dying. And a madman is kidnapping the wealthy.

Just when it seems nothing else could possibly go wrong, Michael returns—but not for her. This time, however, Nikki has no intention of running from either the case or from what still lies between her and Michael. And she isn't going to let him run, either.

The last thing Michael Kelly needs is a confrontation with Nikki— especially when his control over his bloodlust is still so tenuous. But when a kidnapper steps up his agenda to murder, he's forced into a partnership with Nikki to keep her safe. Soon Michael discovers the biggest danger he faces may not be from his need to "taste" her, but from his desire to make her a permanent part of his life—a life that is sure to get her killed.

Nikki is determined to make Michael see that life apart is worse than death. But before she can make him see the light, a specter from Michael's past rises that could destroy any hope she has of a future with him. Because this time the threat isn't physical. It's a matter of the heart. Nikki must compete with the woman— the vampire—for whom Michael gave up life.