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Untouched

Sara Humphreys. Sourcebooks Casablanca, $6.99 mass market (320p) ISBN 978-1-4022-5846-6

The outstanding second Amoveo Legend paranormal matches two characters introduced in Unleashed: Dante Coltari, determined president of a personal security firm, and Kerry Smithson, a feisty model who feels excruciating pain and sees frightening visions when touched by anyone other than her best friend, Samantha. Puzzled when Dante’s touch feels good, Kerry soon learns that she, like him, is Amoveo, a shape-shifter hiding among humans. Dante is her predestined mate, and he becomes her first and only lover. But not everyone is happy for the couple: a sect of Amoveo known as the Purists is working to root out and exterminate all Amoveo–human hybrids—like Kerry and Samantha. Working with an engaging group of fellow shape-shifters, Dante and Kerry race to stay alive. Red-hot love scenes punctuate a well-plotted suspense story that will keep readers turning pages as fast as they can. Agent: Jeanne Forte Dube, Forte Associates. (Apr.)