Play with fire and you will get burned Malachy Salem is a fighter. He lets his brothers handle the spells and the sorcery—he just wants to rumble. He's trained in mixed marital arts. He kills vampires, demons, and other nasties. Then he picks up a blonde for a one night stand, and gets gone before morning. Mal's life is great...until the new, curvy, redheaded neighbor Cara shows up. She's so not his type, but he can't look away. Cara Michaels is not looking for romance. She just wants to finish the job she's on, which is to restore a historic Victorian home to its former glory. Her dedication and talent means she knows how to handle a hammer, a wrench, or a chainsaw. Handling a ghost is something else. When the house Cara is working on erupts with paranormal activity, she finds out that Mal is not just a random, hot as hell neighbor. He and his brothers have been watching the house because there's something very evil inside it. And...