Thirteen-year-old Evie Berlinger is empathic. She feels in her own body what others feel in theirs. After a devastating accident on a cold winter day in Wisconsin, Evie buries that ability, vowing never to use it again.
But the past doesn't stay buried, and some memories are bathed in blood. Years later, Dylan McAlister, a professional poker player and black sheep son of a megachurch family, is losing his game and himself along with it. He hires Evie, who now works for an exclusive fixer agency, to accompany him to high-stakes games. They didn't plan on falling for each other. As Evie disappears deeper into Dylan's world, an admirer - a 'Fan' - begins sending her anonymous notes, complete with details of Evie's personal life. Unsettling, but probably harmless - right? When Evie's empathic ability returns with a fury, she realizes the fear and shame rumbling through her body aren't her emotions - they belong to Dylan. Can she use that ability to uncover the old beliefs stealing Dylan's confidence and help him heal? Or will she break him-just like she broke that boy in the accident so many years ago? But the more Evie focuses on helping Dylan, the more the Fan grows convinced that Evie's life-and everything in it-belongs to them. And the Fan is determined to take it all.1 click now