by Christine Feehan
September 1, 2026
Genre: paranormal romance
Deception and danger lay in wait in the beautiful, harrowing California backcountry in this gripping suspense novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.
Surgical and trauma nurse Harlow Frye loves the small town of Knightly, where breathtaking views of the Sierra and a tight circle of female friends provides a refuge from her professional life. But lately, it’s Harlow’s personal life that’s causing all the chaos.
First, a series of anonymous threatening letters are left in her mailbox. Then, Harlow is dealt a blow when her friend Lawyer dies after reacting to some sort of toxin. And to top it off, Harlow finds her secret obsession, CIA operative Hawkin Wilder, bleeding out on a mountain trail.
As Harlow turns her home into a makeshift hospital, her infuriating, attractive patient insists on distracting her. But even in the face of their increasing connection, there’s no way Harlow can ignore the escalating storm, when someone else close to her is struck down by the mysterious toxin.
With little more than intuition to go on, Harlow turns to the five friends who have proved themselves to be a better family than her own flesh and blood. As the women attempt to unravel the killings, they will need to rely on their instincts and their connection to each other—or else they’ll lose everything they’ve come to hold dear.
This is a first read by this author. And by the number of books she has written, I do not know why I have never come across her work before. Probably no estate sale, yard sale, or used bookstore has seen a copy because no one wants to give them up--you want to read the books again and again.
I just loved the story and the way she interacts with the characters as though she is in all the thoughts and actions they do--of course, she makes the words happen, but a girl can dream, can't she? I may never see a rattlesnake or spider in the same light, but the men and women she creates are very "enlightening"--you want to have the same type of friends, lovers, and protectors in your own life. You can almost "walk into the scene" when she describes a house, room, cafe, or a comfortable chair or couch.
I give the book a loud 5 Baaarts and lots of Baaaahhss- and will find more of her books to read.
Grandma V.
I
write every day and have done so since I was old enough to pick up a
pen. (I spent a lot of time getting in trouble at school for writing
instead of doing the things I was supposed to do.) Once I create my
characters, I try very hard to have them react to situations as they
really would. Sometimes I have preconceived ideas of what I would like
them to do, but they don’t mind me, because it would be out of character
for them. They take on a life of their own. Sometimes when I throw
difficult situations at them in the hopes I’ll get a certain reaction
and they don’t do what I want, I complain bitterly to my husband and he
laughs at me. Still, it is important to me to have them be real, not
perfect people, so they make mistakes we lesser mortals might make.
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