Taige Branch sleeps at night, but only with the aid of alcohol -- lots of alcohol. Taige has a psychic gift that enables her to find lost or missing people, but sometimes it's too late. No one ever understood her except the boy she fell in love with when she was a teenager -- Cullen Morgan. And when she couldn't save his mother, he cut off all communication with her.

Taige is tired. Tired of the gift -- or curse; tired of working with the FBI and tired of being alone. But alone is better than opening herself up again. She gets enough pain from her "gift," she doesn't need any more. But Cullen is back.

Now a widowed father, Cullen's daughter disappears and he knows his only hope is Taige, if she's willing to help. He knows he was wrong years ago and thought he'd moved on from that period of his life. Not even close. If he can convince Taige to work with him outside the FBI's purview and save his daughter, maybe there's another chance for them -- but only if he can convince her he's never stopped loving her.

THE MISSING was a page-turner from the very start. Intense and fast-paced, the action is gritty, the emotion heart- wrenching and the characters lively. Sexy and romantic, this tale has plenty of action -- of the erotic kind and is loaded with suspense. No wonder Ms. Walker is loved by fans everywhere. This is a winner.