I've never read a romance involving voodoo, so I was intrigued to open this one (on the Kindle of course, ebooks only here!), and despite the fact it's in 1st person pov (not my fav type), I was not disappointed.Martine is an engaging character, right from the very first page I liked her and wanted to get to know her better. Wade was a little different. At first I thought he was a bit of a wimp and I did not like it. I don't like wimpy men in my romances. But as the story develops I realized that Wade was actually an honourable man trapped in an awful situation. You really start to feel for him and want him to get some resolution. By page eighty odd I was oohing and ahhing over him.And talking of oohing, damn does Ms. Ryder know how to write good sex. She constructed her love scenes so beautifully, steamy yet loving--something that is always difficult to convey.I don't want to give the plot away but Ms. Ryder offers us plenty of unexpected twists and turns, more than enough to keep my eyes glued to the screen. She also created some interesting secondary characters and her descriptive prose is fantastic.It's four hearts all the way, buy this one, settle down with some chips, and enjoy a satisfying few hours.