"Mills is magic!"

Jenna Mills has really come on strong for Silhouette Intimate Moments, and her trilogy about the Carrington siblings have all been super Mills at peak form. This is the final tale in the series. But this tale really stands out. Mills is always great but this one was just a little extra special.

Ethan Carrington long ago made friends with a man in the US, during his college days, and brought him home, only to have his girlfriend fall in love with the man they called Demetri. Later they ﷯﷯discover﷯﷯ he was the son of a small European dictator with a very bloody history. Ethan arranged the man's take-down but he escaped and ever since then he has been coming at Ethan using his family as targets to get even.

Brenna Scott is a woman haunted by dreams...nightmares that come true. Many times, she "sees" people being killed and was not be able to prevent it, thus making her walk a solitary path and live her life in the shadows. However, when the dreams begin showing Ethan dying, she comes out of the shadows to warn him. Being a hardheaded man of logic, he does not believe her and actually thinks she is the bait Demetri is dangling before him as a lure for his vengeance. Because Ethan refuses to listen and doubts her motives, he puts both their lives in danger.

It's a taut tale with vivid characters that gets its hook in you and won't let go. Mills handles the clairvoyance dead bang on that will send shivers up your spine.

Mills is a force to watch. She started out strong with her first book and just continues to hit the mark every time.

Reviewed by DeborahAnne MacGillivray
Posted September 29, 2004

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Summary

He's been described as piercing and driven, a federal prosecutor both feared and revered in the courtroom. Now, with the shocking truth about the feud between the Carringtons and the Zhukovs about to boil over, it's Ethan's turn to take center stage.

Ethan knows the only way to protect his family and bring down Jorak Zhukov is to set himself up as bait. His plan is flawless—until mysterious Brenna Scott walks into his world. The Haunting beauty knows things she shouldn't know, predicts bizarre events that can't come true. But do.

Ethan, a man of cold hard evidence, has no patience with her claims of shadowy dreams, but nor can he ignore the fierce urge to protect. Soon they find themselves in a desperate race against time—and fighting an attraction that defies logic. Isolated with Brenna in Zhukov's remote compound, Ethan must overcome his gone- deep misgivings about her and all that she represents and learn to trust his instincts—and hers.

With time running out, they learn love can be the strongest weapon of all.