Touched by Fire

Book 2 of the Urban Fantasy Romance series, The SentinelsSince a brutal attack on her sister eleven years ago, Marla Reynolds has been emotionally frozen-but one man's passion could melt her defenses . . .For the past eleven years, Marla has avoided relationships with men. Then she meets Luke Paxton in a Houston bar and is upended by an intense attraction she doesn't understand. But Luke does-it is an energy he must harness to achieve his goals. He is a Sentinel, a member of an ancient superhuman race. His purpose on Earth is to track unimaginable evil, and he needs Marla-willing or not-to help him focus his psychic powers. Kidnapped by Luke, who insists he's a reincarnated Atlantian and that she's a matched conductor for him, Marla thinks he's totally crazy. But his superpowers and the undeniable link between them convince her otherwise. She agrees to work with him to track down a bomber that's leaving a path of destruction across Texas. Luke tries to resist his growing feelings for Marla, but as he draws her deeper into a supernatural world, he finds himself torn between protecting humanity-or yielding to the fire of her touch . . .- "Touched by Fire is a blazing hot romantic fantasy thriller that is impossible to put down."-Leslie Tramposch, Paranormal Romance Reviews- "Author Catherine Spangler continues her Sentinel series with a super-sexy and exciting paranormal thriller."-Rob Preece, BooksforaBuck.com- "Fans of fantasy romance, Atlantis, and/or emotional stories with strong characters will be drawn into Touched by Fire."-Kelly A. Hartsell