Homicide detective Max Jagger has dedicated his life to one thing-speaking for the dead. During one of the most oppressive heat waves on record, the former Navy SEAL is called to a scene where a real estate heiress is found standing over a body, covered in blood, holding the murder weapon.
She says she's innocent.
To make matters more confusing, the incident coincides with the mysterious theft of the Cedonia Scroll-an artifact long dismissed as local folklore. But now, during the small town's annual Moon Magic Festival, the legends are stirring again . . . and all eyes are on Sunny Harper.
Despite her name, Sunny is as beguiling as a fallen angel-clever, guarded, and, perhaps worst of all, utterly intoxicating. When evidence suggests she may have had an accomplice, Jagg begins to believe she's not just innocent . . . she's in danger.
Torn between duty and desire, Jagg takes Sunny to a secluded lake house. There, he begins to uncover the truth behind her enchanting green eyes . . . and the secrets that could drag them both under.
And when the full moon rises, Jagg must decide if he can trust the woman who could cost him everything-before the shadows close in.
