Tangled Hunger — Tina Christopher

Tanasha Omeiko is powerless -- an unusual and undesirable state for a Naema whose society deems power essential. She struggles to find her place, shunned by all but her best friend, Sydney. When that friend disappears, Tanasha suspects Sydney's husband is responsible. To prove him guilty, Tanasha turns to cocky and sexy Vampire PI Duncan O'Clare.

Duncan distrusts Naemas, but when sweet and curvy Tanasha walks into his office, he's instantly drawn to her. She makes him feel things he hasn't in years -- intrigued, enchanted…inflamed.

Tanasha isn't sure what she feels. Lust and distrust make uneasy bedfellows when she and Duncan pose as lovers to spy on Sydney's husband. Thrown way out of her comfort zone, Tanasha must decide if she wants to make this charade reality, risking her heart on a man so far out of her league he could be in another dimension. But Duncan surprises her at every turn.

Then she discovers not only her heart depends on her link to Duncan, but also the fate of the galaxy. Talk about trouble.