All mermaids have unique abilities, such as the gift to heal others or to foresee the future; Alexis' gift is the ability to feel what others are feeling -- happiness, rage, despair and love. Because she lives among humans, Alexis must have magic shields in place so she is not overwhelmed by everyone around her. The one place Alexis feels safe is in her dreams, but for creatures like her, dreams are not always what they seem. One night, a beautiful and tempting man comes to her in a dream, bringing her own desires to the surface. What she doesn't know is that he is real and means to use her for his own gains.

Mina, the sea witch, doomed Dante to a place worse than Hell with a promise; if he can prove he is worthy enough, she will free him. So he spends 20 years finding the right spells, using women as blood sacrifices to gain entry into the dream world to capture and kill the one weakness the sea witch has -- Alexis. His intention is to keep her with him for at least 48 hours. Any more time than that in his world will kill her slowly and painfully as Mina opens a portal out of his own personal nightmare. All he has ever known is violence, rage and killing, so having Alexis in his domain with her soul of light, he finds himself wanting to learn more about her and where she is from. The cravings he begins to feel for her are foreign and confusing, but do not stand in the way of his own desire to be free, yet he hesitates to leave her behind to die.

Hill's world of mermaids and angels is electrifying, dark, clever and awe-inspiring, as is all her work. For those who read her faithfully, there is an exciting surprise awaiting you. A truly spectacular read!

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