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Jessie Shimmer, living in the heart of Ohio, becomes entwined in a passionate romance with the roguish Cooper Marron, who teaches her to harness her supernatural abilities. While attempting to break a drought by summoning rain, they open a hellish portal and Cooper is removed from their world, leaving Jessie to confront a vicious demon that was released. With little understanding of her own powers, Jessie is branded an outlaw and must rely on her wit and the support of her familiar, a ferret named Palimpsest. Pursued by malevolent enemies, she is determined to find out what happened to Cooper. As she moves across the country in search of him, she faces astonishing revelations and the ultimate choice that will determine whether they survive.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: Lucy A. Snyder
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