At one time, Decklan Holmes may have considered herself immune to the intrigue of abnormal mysteries. She was a prominent detective with the Caplan City Police Department, the child of a suicide victim, and the survivor of one of the most notorious catastrophes in Caplan history. Yet, in the wake of a horrifying accident, Decklan encounters an all-too-familiar man who forces her to confront a forgotten past and re-examine everything she has come to believe concerning myth, legend, and the nature of reality. Now, caught in a mystery of the supernatural variety, the feisty investigator is quickly learning to question everything?but, as it turns out, "everything" might not quite cover it. And through it all, the Earthwalker watches. The Earthwalker waits. The Earthwalker carries a secret that Decklan Holmes must never uncover.

Excerpt: Falling in love with an angel is like falling in love with a supernova. It's as cosmic as it is unrealistic. You can be physically shaken by its splendor, or so wholly debased by your own sense of awe that you weep to think it's anything but a dream. You can tell yourself that simply being aware of it means something profound, something real. You can rationalize it all you want. But in the end, you're bound to learn that this celestial body can never love you back. Not the way you need it to.