Not all souls go quietly to the other side... Avery Smith didn't think twice about inviting one of the foremost paranormal investigators to his retreat in New Orleans. Temperance Dunnigan is smart, daring, and one of the few women Avery hasn't tried to seduce. He's more than aware that she sees him as a spoiled rich kid and embraces the chance to work with someone he has no interest in...until she stumbles upon a deadly summoning. Saving her life wasn't part of the plan, and now, he can't seem to stop his heart from racing whenever she looks at him. They've got one week to figure out what's behind the recent deaths plaguing the cemeteries before all Hell breaks loose, and Avery finally understands how deadly things become After Dark. A town with a violent past...a ghost with deadly determination... Blake Smith hates ghosts. Since joining forces with his big brother, Avery, Blake's been content to stay in the shadows. That is until Payton Scott, an old flame of Avery's, calls in the middle of the night in desperate need of a paranormal specialist. Blake's knows he should stay put, even as he finds himself driving to one of America's most haunted towns. He'd never admit he's had it bad for Payton since they were teens, or that his reasons for helping are hardly noble. But Payton's ghostly admirer isn't about to let her go without a fight. Blake has until High Noon to send the apparition back across the veil before he loses Payton forever.