


Plus the sexual scenes were certainly nothing to sneeze at. And having Yates and Malachi's professional roles inverted in their intimate life, was a nice touch in having them be on a more equal footing. To be fair, the main characters' relationship evolved very nicely from obligation to love. All in all, a rather enjoyable paranormal action-adventure story. And of course the action sequences which culminate in some of the most epic show downs, evidently save the day most efficiently. There's the obligatory secret plot that explodes in the last 10% of the book. Lots of interesting new details are unveiled about the origins of magic. The murder mystery in Malachi and Yates' story continues to build on the secret cult aspect from the prequel.

With such a well-set-out path in life, our two protagonists can only agree to make the most of their relationship, while they still can. Sure, the prospect of having his own magic is nothing to sneeze at, but he's set to leave the Witch Police, get married and start a more respectable lifestyle, with his in-laws. Yates is less excited to finally meet his familiar, though. Rich, smart and quite handsome: Malachi could hardly do better for his fated witch. Owen Yates is on hand to exonerate him, much to everyone else's consternation. Fox familiar Malachi has had the bad luck to get accused of murdering one of New York's elites.
