As a null, Scarlett
Bernard possesses a rare ability to counteract the supernatural by
instantly neutralizing spells and magical forces. For years she has used
her gift to scrub crime scenes of any magical traces, helping the
powerful paranormal communities of Los Angeles stay hidden. But after
LAPD detective Jesse Cruz discovered Scarlett’s secret, he made a
bargain with her: solve a particularly grisly murder case, and he would
stay silent about the city’s unearthly underworld.
Now two dead
witches are found a few days before Christmas, and Scarlett is once
again strong-armed into assisting the investigation. She soon finds a
connection between the murders and her own former mentor, Olivia, a null
who mysteriously turned into a vampire and who harbors her own sinister
agenda. Now Scarlett must revisit her painful past to find
Olivia — unless the blood-drenched present claims her life first.
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Melissa Olson was born and raised in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and studied film and literature at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. After graduation, and a brief stint bouncing around the Hollywood studio system, Melissa landed in Madison, WI, where she eventually acquired a master's degree from UW-Milwaukee, a husband, a mortgage, a teaching gig, two kids, and two comically oversized dogs, not at all in that order. She loves Madison, but still dreams of the food in LA. Literally. There are dreams.