Adam Javorski, a cop when he was alive, is now a reaper: he guides the souls of those who die an unnatural death to the afterlife. The rules for the reapers are very strict: one must never alter the course of destiny. However when Adam gets an assignment to gather a soul where a murder had taken place, there is another person on the premises whose life is threatened, and the former cop's instincts takes over: Adam disobeys and gives the captive the means to escape and save her own life; Adam prevents Marlena Walther's eventual murder. Adam subtly notifies her daughter Cassie, then he checks up on Marlena, who was in rather bad shape; he also noticed that Marlena is not human, she is a shifter. After becoming acquainted, they decide to look for the bad guy together; they like each other, but there is much, much more than meets the eye...

With each book, Ms. Sjoberg expands on the Graves mythology, but never more so as in this instalment. Cassie, who now passes as Marlena's grandmother—and this is quite the story—is a very important secondary character, and a most interesting one. Dmitri, whom we know from previous books, has a very important role to play, as does Samuel, Adam's boss, the right hand of Fate. Samuel finds himself in a funny, if troublesome predicament, which will have long-time fans in hysterics, as some subtleties might not be evident to newcomers to the series. Both Adam and Marlena are engaging characters, both are strong, reasonable people, and very well matched. Cassie is simply delightful, Samuel does not behave as expected, and Dmitri—who is a personal favourite of mine—nearly steals the show.

Ms. Sjoberg's prose is very eloquent, modern yet elegant, the pacing is perfect: it slows down a tad to give us a breather between the insanely intense action sequences. The romance is unusual, enthralling, and I loved how it developed. GRAVE ATTRACTION is an extremely complex story with many layers and ramifications; there are several stunning and completely unforeseen plot twists that had me racing towards the explosive conclusion. GRAVE ATTRACTION is a terrifically exciting read that should not be missed by paranormal romance fans!

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