Shadow of the Cat
Mallory Kane

Writing as Rickey Mallory. Alexei Korakov believes in fairy tales. He is living one. All his life his grandmother has told him about the curse visited upon his ancestor who spurned a witch and brought her wrath down upon his head. The witch cursed each Korakov male to meet his one true love over and over again until eternity, and each time to kill her. From childhood, Alexei's grandmother instilled in him one edict—never let anyone too close or the curse will take hold.

Drusilla Jordan has always loved fairy tales. That's not to say she believes in "happily ever after," or that she wants the hectic life of a fantasy princess. No, Dru loves fairy tales precisely because they're not true. As the only child of an alcoholic mother, she understood all about wicked stepmothers. She never knew who would be at home after school—her sweet, gentle mother or the wicked drunken stepmother who would pass out on the couch, leaving little Drusilla alone in the dark, with only her fantasies for company.

When the evil entity that cursed the Korakovs returns to battle Alexei and Dru, the two fragile humans are no match for Mavra's strength and hatred. Can Alexei trust Dru enough to bare the secret he hides in his deepest soul? And is Dru's love strong enough to triumph over her fear? Or will Mavra once again win the battle and make Alexei kill Dru...

Imajinn Books, June 2006
ISBN: 1933417978
Trade Paperback
$14.00

Also by Mallory Kane:
Imposter Heart, October  2014
Gone, February  2014
Dirty Little Secrets, December  2013
Time Rider, June  2013
Special Forces Father, May  2013
Star Witness, April  2013
Cover Me, March  2013
No Hero, June  2012
Death of a Beauty Queen, June  2012
Private Security, May  2012
Hard to Hold, November  2011
Detective Daddy, September  2011
Deathsinger, June  2011
Just in Time, June  2011
The Journey Home, May  2011
Baby Bootcamp, May  2011
The Pediatrician's Personal Protector, November  2010
Double-Edged Detective, October  2010
Her Bodyguard, May  2010
Classified Cowboy, January  2010
The Colonel's Widow?, November  2009
The Sharpshooter's Secret Son, October  2009
His Best Friend's Baby, September  2009
High School Reunion, December  2008
Sollving the Mysterious Stranger, September  2008
The Heart of Brody McQuade, June  2008
Silent Guardian, January  2008
A Father's Sacrifice, October  2007
Juror No. 7, May  2007
Six Gun Investigation, January  2007
Covert Makeover, July  2006
Shadow of the Cat, June  2006
Lullabies and Lies, February  2006
Epiphany, November  2005
Seeking Asylum, August  2005
A Protected Witness, November  2004
Bulletproof Billionaire, August  2004
Silk and Magic, April  2004
Bodyguard/Husband, November  2003
Heart of the Hero, March  2003
Heir to Secret Memories, February  2003
Time Rider, July  2001
The Lawman Who Loved Her, June  2001