Consuming the Darkness — Shiela Stewart

Detective Nathan Powers lost his partner to the aptly named Heartless Killer, and the trail of bodies leads him straight to Jacob's Cove. However, this is no typical small town.In Jacob's Cove, where death is as common as apple pie, a serial murderer is a first. Lieutenant Sienna Storm, the town's newly minted homicide detective, is eager to prove she's up to the job of tracking down the demon who rips out his victims' still-beating hearts. Even if it means using her innate ability to connect with him through his blood.Detective Nathan Powers lost his partner to the aptly named Heartless Killer, and the trail of bodies leads him straight to Jacob's Cove. However, this is no typical small town. It's a strange world populated with bloodthirsty demons and run by a vampire. Still, the leggy blonde Sienna is a pleasant distraction. Until he discovers she's after the same killer-and she's not sharing.Minds clash as the hunt intensifies, but the more they run into each other, the harder it is to stay apart. Together they discover not only clues, but a searing need that rises higher by the day.That need may be their downfall when Nathan becomes the killer's next target, and Sienna must risk everything to get him back.