Marked by You — Marian Perera

Shess Amadi patrols villages on the edge of the veld, keeping people safe from magicians. Magic spreads like a contagious and fatal disease, but Shess is an Immune. So when she finds a man who's infected, it doesn't matter how handsome he is, not when his face shows the Mark that signifies magic. She draws her knife.

A short brutal fight ends with a kiss that's equally ruthless, and not short at all. Then the magician, Ryard, lets her go, claiming he's in that village to protect people too. Shess doesn't trust a word out of his sensuous mouth, but when they're both targeted by a common enemy, she has no choice but to escape with him.

Ryard knows she's the worst possible person for him, because his death is just what she needs to return to grace. She's not patrolling border villages for fun. But his touch won't infect her, even if it has other devastating effects. And whether they're hiding inside a baobab tree or cooling off in a waterhole, an explosive attraction may be the most dangerous thing either of them will fight--or be defeated by.