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Liz Deveraux thought she had escaped the rumors and superstitions that haunted her as a child. But then her mother's funeral brought her back to Louisiana - back to the veiled whispers of dark magic that surrounded her family, and back into the arms of the childhood love she'd left behind. Zach Fortier was every bit as handsome and magnetic as she remembered, a man she could trust with her heart and soul. But long-lost passion wasn't the only thing Liz would reclaim with her homecoming. According to folklore, she was the last guardian against le fantome now - the darkness that cursed her birthplace and stalked the bayous. Now, with Zach by her side, Liz must seek out a fire opal of legendary power... on an island that exists only in dreams. But as Liz opens her heart to Zach's love, she also draws closer to the force that threatens to consume them both....