From the moment she arrives in California, architect Lia knows her working trip to the west coast is a disaster. The company that hired her seems determined to discredit both her work and her professionalism, and how can she blame them? The house she&rsquo;s renovating seems different every time she looks at it.<br /><br />Lia&rsquo;s only consolation is Aiden: the sexy stranger she meets on Venice Beach. Though not prone to casual flings, Lia is unable to resist Aiden&rsquo;s hypnotic lures, until what seems at first like a source of support quickly devolves into another conundrum.<br /><br />As mystery piles on mystery, even Lia&rsquo;s own nature comes into question, as a dark force seeks to claim her for its own evil ends.<br /><br />Joined together with new friends and old, can Lia find enough strength to confront the monster that threatens them&mdash;and the very fabric of the universe?<br /><br />This book contains graphic sex and is not suitable for readers under the age of 18.