As the Steward of Yakutat, Alaska, Nita Young uses her earth powers to watch over the small, isolated outpost. When a series of wild animal attacks devastate the town, she'll have to hold it together in order to solve the murders of her friends--and they are murders. Someone's summoned a supernatural black panther and is using it to kill. But in a town this small, the killer is someone Nita knows.
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Nita Young doesn't know if she has a future with college sweetheart Keenan Donovan--two star-crossed lovers of opposing elements--but she invites him up to Alaska to see if Earth and Water can rekindle their old flame.
When a series of wild animal attacks strike the inhabitants of Yakutat, Nita has to put her romantic plans on hold. Mangled bodies are turning up, and a mysterious black panther has been spotted in the woods. Fur, scales, and a venomous bite suggest the cat is supernatural in origin--and evidence indicates that someone not only summoned it, but is using it to target those Nita cares about. It's the perfect murder weapon: no fingerprints, no evidence. And in a town this small, the killer is someone she knows.
Nita's strength will be put to the test as she faces losing her friends, her town, and the man she loves.