Sasha Michaelson gets a phone call in the middle of the night from Sheriff Reed Blakeslee. He informs her that her twin sister, Nadine, is dead, and that Nadine has named Sasha to be the guardian of her two-year-old daughter, Annie. Sasha was estranged from her sister and hasn't spoken to her in five years (after Nadine stole Sasha's fiancé) and she didn't know that Nadine had a daughter. So Sasha goes to dark and gloomy Sunset Island to meet her niece, Annie. Once there she meets an assortment of characters and tries to find answers concerning her sister's death/murder.

I really like gothic mysteries, so I enjoyed this book, even though it was slow at times. It had great atmosphere---the dark, murky mansion, island, lake, etc.. The romance was okay, but I enjoyed the secondary characters more and the mystery surrounding Nadine's death. Little Annie was cute. This was another enjoyable Harlequin Intrigue! ( )

Sasha Michaelson hasn't talked to her sister for years and the first thing she hears about her is that she's dead, on Sunset Island. They don't have a body but there's enough blood to prove that she really isn't alive. Sheriff Reed Blakeslee is torn between his love for her sister and his instant attraction to her.
Sasha has to deal with the murder and her newly aquired niece, and her feelings for Reed. Add to that the fact that she keeps hearing a voice that sounds like her sister!

All in all not a bad read. The supernatural elements could be argued as being just wishful thinking and stress and the tension is well maintained throughout. ( )