Forever is too long to be alone. Professor Avery Cook has spent his career researching the mysterious side of New Orleans. Superstitions, legends, and lore--Avery has an academic explanation for all of them.... Until one night when he walks into a bar and his life changes. In a sea of impossibly beautiful people, Tyson stands out, and he sweeps Avery off his feet with his old-world charm and romanticism. But there's a darkness in Tyson too, and Avery discovers Tyson is part of a world he thought existed only in books and stories--the paranormal tales he studies at the university. Tyson's been lonely for a long time, and he's falling in love with Avery. But his past is a long one, and it's full of enemies and danger. The best way to keep Avery safe is to push him away....