Months have passed since Sheriff Balgair last held his flame-haired Amelie and raven-tressed Nell. When the storm brings them home, his world feels whole once more. Amid the joyful reunion, Heather bonds with her newfound family-but soon feels adrift, unnecessary. That is, until her goddess names her d anamh-ch raid, a sacred matchmaker charged with uniting broken hearts. Her first task? The brooding ranger and the grieving scribe.
But joy turns to dread when a ritual murder is discovered-its victim eerily preserved in rot and mold. As chaos stirs beyond the canyon, Balgair must face a rising darkness while Heather steps into her divine calling.
Can law and flame withstand what festers in shadow?