Emelynn Taylor took a gamble and lost. She exposed her gift to save a man's life and now International Covert Operations knows her secret. But the powerful organization is willing to make a deal. They've agreed to protect her covey and the secrecy of her gift . . . in exchange for her services.Her first mission—a drug case in the coastal city of Vancouver—soon morphs into a grisly murder that implicates one of her covey. Stalked by the powerful and ancient Tribunal Novem and vilified by a distrustful team of detectives, Emelynn finds herself breaking all the rules: the same rules that got her into trouble in the first place.Penance, Book IV of The Gift Legacy, erupts with new dangers and intrigue that not only challenge Emelynn's unique gift, but also pit her strongest loyalties against her most cherished honour. And her choice is guaranteed to hurt someone.Set in the rugged beauty of the North American west coast, this contemporary fantasy series follows the journey of a gifted woman in her quest for justice and trust in a dangerous world.