The Essentiants — J. Hali Steele

The Essentiants - Healing Hell â€" Book 1 - A soul is a terrible thing to waste... Ion Toso is an Essentiant -- a creature who steals souls. A world-renowned model who also poses as a live mannequin, Ion is weary of loneliness and dreams of finding someone to accept the part of him that steps off the runway or from the window, the part no one dares look at twice. Sandy Brittingham hasn't been out for months. Unable to bear the thought of murmuring polite lies at the end of another aimless blind date leads her to act recklessly. Sandy walks away from her arranged date and into the arms of a sinister thief! * * * * * Breaking Heaven â€" Book 2 - A soul for your thoughts… Dresdan Mati thrives on stealing souls and he possesses the strength to heal. He can conquer the pain of a thousand deaths but he can't overcome his desire to bed a virgin tethered to God. To have the one woman who eases his torment he must show his true self -- a minion of pure evil responsible for stealing the last breath of the living. Rosalind Graves leads an austere life helping others. She realizes Dresdan Mati is different and even knows he's a murderer who will live forever yet Ros finds herself inexplicably drawn to the man and is torn between loving God… Or Dresdan who will break her bond with Heaven! Interracial Romance