Beauty in a bottle, earth's most captivating scent, danger hidden in petals of pink - from the corporate boardroom to the New Guinea rainforest, the hunt is on to capture the very breath of beauty and secure the success of struggling perfumers, Cassie and Nick Dixon. When the fragrance Cassandra is at last unveiled, the public goes wild, and the Dixons are crowned the queen and king of fashion aroma. Then the unthinkable happens. Cassandra has a dark side. And it's about to wreak deadly havoc...havoc mirrored in the emptiness of Cassie's soul. As a war rages in her heart, Cassie desperately struggles to regain her spiritual footing. But will her desire for success cost her everything? The deadly qualities of beauty come to life and the stakes couldn't be higher in this riveting new thriller. Scent will overwhelm the senses. How could innocent beauty be so deadly? Scent introduces the Sensations series - unique, page-turning thrillers centered on the five senses. the worlds of scent, sight, taste, touch, and sound, unfolding spiritual truths through the fast-paced experiences of colorful, skillfully developed characters.

The trip to the Cascade Mountains had been Cassie's idea. But what she thought was going to be a time to rejuvenate and relax with old friends may come at a tragic cost. Cassie Dixon just wants a little time away to forget and to heal after her wild and failed venture in the perfume industry. A camping getaway with the Fergusons and their thirteen-year-old deaf son, Cody, seems like the perfect solution. Cassie watches as Cody grows increasingly restless, chafing under the suffocating protectiveness of his mother. Encouraging him to explore and to have confidence in his God-given talents, Cassie aches for the boy, knowing that hearing is both the audible and inaudible ways in which we hear each other—-and God. Then Cody disappears ... and Cassie feels responsible. Bear sign is all around. Severe weather threatens. Someone gripped by evil doesn't care who gets hurt. And even if she finds the boy alive, can Cassie convince him that God has a plan for his life? But the danger stalking close at hand may settle that concern for both of them.

Nick and Cassie Dixon are devoting their spare time to Taste of Success, a training program that teaches the homeless the culinary arts and helps them find a better life. But someone is hungry to discredit the nonprofit group. Taste of Success just happens to sit on a very valuable slice of San Francisco waterfront property, a piece of real estate someone is willing to kill for. Poison. Kidnapping. Fire. A sequence of disturbing events hits Taste of Success, leaving the staff reeling and on edge. With their own lives in danger, the Dixons discover that the quickest way to an evil man's heart is through his appetite for getting revenge. 'You are what you eat' takes on deadly meaning in this startling new thriller of taste and terror. Dine if you dare.