As a busy private investigator working odd hours, I have little time for a social life. My brother Nick aggravated me so much about it, I finally joined an online dating site and put myself out there. Lucky me, one of the first decent guys I meet works as an arson investigator on the south side of the Greater Atlanta area. Our first date goes swimmingly well, until he gets called into work. Someone had attempted to burn down a unit of townhouses under construction in his district, and his expertise was desperately needed. When we arrive on scene, the situation goes from bad to Seth, the alpha of my local werewolf pack, owns the units, and he suspects foul play of the supernatural variety. The only problem? Supernaturals play for keeps, and this one holds a very personal grudge against yours truly.

Twelve years ago, my mother, a powerful chaos witch, walked out on me and my twin brother without a backward glance. We didn't hear another word out of her until a vampire walked into my brother Nick's bar wanting me to track her down. She'd disappeared into thin air, and he insisted that I was the only one who could find her. Of course, I refused. How could I not? Disappearing was Mom's wheelhouse, and after she'd disappeared on us, I never wanted to see her again. Then members of the local supernatural community started turning up dead, and Nick was fingered as the suspect. With his life on the line, I had to make a choice: Throw everything I had at finding our mother and, maybe, the real culprit, or be forced to watch while the local werewolf pack tore Nick limb from limb as punishment for a crime he didn't commit.

A week and a half ago, a vampire walked into my brother's bar and tried to hire me to find my twice missing mother. I said no, naturally, but that was before another magic-wielder targeted me and my brother in an attempt to draw Mom out into the open. Now, the supernatural community is up in arms over her disappearance, said vampire is salivating for my help, and the alpha of the local pack is trying to make amends for being a naughty werewolf. Not to mention that my brother and I are trying to come to terms with our new status as each other's familiar. I would love to step back and relax for a while, but I've got bigger fish to fry, namely tracking down evidence to help the District Attorney strengthen the case against a local bigwig. The problem? The bigwig is also a supernatural. With half the Council on my case already, can I afford to antagonize another powerful supernatural, especially when he may hold the key to finding my mother?

A few weeks ago, my brother and I found our mother, the criminal chaos witch, locked in a cage under the control of one of the most powerful supernaturals in the Greater Atlanta area. The rescue brought me and Nick closer, though not without by order of the Council, Mom now resides in the official custody of my almost boyfriend, the alpha of the Crossville werewolf pack. I'm still grappling with Mom's abandonment, let alone her reappearance...especially when she may be connected to the ritual zealots, a secretive group so ruthlessly dangerous, other supernaturals are terrified of discussing them. Now, a witch has been murdered just miles from the alpha's house, and my former partner at the Crossville PD wants to hire me as a consultant on the case. There's just one another witch is the killer. And the best suspect may be someone I love.

Since our sixteenth birthday, my twin brother and I have taken one hit after another, beginning with our mother's sudden disappearance and ending when she tried to destroy us with her magic. Now, we're embroiled in a mess of murderous proportions, chasing after a group of rogue witches drunk on their own power, and Mom is at the center of the chaos. We've got one chance to stop her and her cronies from unleashing their darkest, deadliest spell, one meant to bend every human and supernatural to their will. But first, we have to find her...and the clock is ticking faster with every step we take toward finding her. Don't miss the stunning conclusion to the Urban Fantasy Mystery series readers call "brilliant" and "exceedingly well-written."