"What a debut book!"

I cannot say enough good things about this book. I was absolutely riveted to every page. The paranormal aspects absolutely blew me away!

Delilah Reese also known as Dela vacations in China when she goes to market and is persuaded to buy an intriguing puzzle box by an ancient Chinese woman. She goes back to her hotel room and tries to figure out how to work it. When a seven foot hunk of a warrior appears in her room, Dela is intrigued but not especially surprised considering who she and her family are and what they can do.

Hari tells her he was imprisoned in the box ages ago by a very powerful magi who killed his sister and now he is hers to command. Dela doesn't want to command Hari but she doesn't know what to do with him. She knows she will never imprison him in that box again and she will do everything in her power to try to figure out how to free him. With that in mind, she contacts the Roland Dirk, head of Dirk and Steele, the family owned company and tells him to send her a passport and a birth certificate for Hari so he could come home with her. Before they can get back home, they are attacked several times but Hari assures Dela that he will not only protect her but he's immortal and cannot be killed. What Dela doesn't understand is why she's being attacked.

When Dela and Hari arrive back to Dela's home, they step up their investigation along with several of Dirk and Steele's employees with very special talents to figure out what is going on and how to free Hari once and for all from his curse.

This book satisfied my craving for action, adventure and the paranormal aspects just astounded me! I am putting Marjorie M. Liu on my list of authors to watch! I predict she will be going places and very soon! I know I for one will be eagerly awaiting her next book! She can't write it fast enough for me!

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted March 5, 2005

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Summary

When a young psychic acquires a riddle box in present-day Beijing, she learns she can free the shapeshifter imprisoned inside, and that he is the beginning of an adventure--and a love--of a lifetime.