Inner Demons

The Shadow People, #1

Kara is on the rebound from a painful split, battling her drinking problem, and determined to get into medical school despite last year’s terrible grades. Arrio is attending university far from home as a personal favor to his professor cousin, resolved to stay for only one year before returning to his beloved farm. More keeps them apart than Kara’s loyalty to her best friend, or Arrio’s painful shyness. One of The Shadow People, Arrio’s gifts are a longer lifespan, a stronger body, the ability to perceive things humans can’t, or won’t. His curse is his dependence on those humans he evolved from.

Kara and Arrio can’t ignore the powerful passion drawing them together, a love refusing to follow rules or designs. Just as they start to find happiness, his secrets begin to surface, along with every fear she has about relationships. And despite all of his extraordinary abilities, he can’t manage to protect her from harm. When a misunderstanding leaves Kara’s life hanging in the balance, Arrio breaks the ancient laws of his people—a decision that changes Kara forever.