There's just one catch: Ember has to trust Hayden's adopted father, a man she's. But when he tells her he can help control it, she's more than interested. When Hayden Cromwell shows up, quoting Oscar Wilde and claiming her curse is a gift, she thinks he's a crazed cutie. Someone wanted her dead, and the closer she gets to the truth, the closer she is to losing not only her heart, but her life. Ember operates on a no-touch policy with all living things-including boys. Who wouldn't? But when Ember learns the accident that turned her into a freak may not've been an accident at all, she's not sure who to trust. And hell, she'd also like to be able to kiss Hayden. However, she's willing to do anything to hold her sister's hand again. There's just one catch: Ember has to trust Hayden's adopted father, a man she's sure has sinister reasons for collecting children whose abilities even weird her out. Ember operates on a no-touch policy with all living things-including boys. After a fatal car accident, her gifted little sister brought her back. and high school senior Ember McWilliams knows firsthand.
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