Introduction: Mark of the Demon (Kara Gillian #1) Cop and conjurer of demons, she's a woman in danger of losing control鈥攖o a power that could kill.... Why me? Why now? That鈥檚 what Beaulac, Louisiana, detective Kara Gillian was asking herself when an angelic creature named Rhyzkahl unexpectedly appeared during a routine summoning. Kara was hoping to use her occult skills to catch a serial killer, but never had she conjured anything like this unearthly beautiful and unspeakably powerful being whose very touch set off exquisite new dimensions of pleasure. But can she enlist his aid in helping her stop a killer who鈥檚 already claimed the lives鈥攁nd souls鈥攐f thirteen people? And should she? The Symbol Man is a nightmare that the city thought had ended three years ago. Now he鈥檚 back for an encore and leaving every indication on the flesh of his victims that he, too, is well versed in demonic lore. Kara may be the only cop on Beaulac鈥檚 small force able to stop the killer, but it is her first homicide case. Yet with Rhyzkahl haunting her dreams, and a handsome yet disapproving FBI agent dogging her waking footsteps, she may be in way over her head......