Jeremiah Black in an immortal, sentenced to 150 years hard time on earth for crimes he committed against humanity. Though he’s been stripped of most of his immortal abilities, still retains just enough magic to establish himself as Las Vegas’ most soughtafter illusionist. Erin McKay has escaped her abusive husband and made it halfway across the country where she is hoping to establish a career as a private investigator. Investigating Jeremiah Black seems like the break she needs to get on her feet, until she discovers one secret too many Jeremiah Black may be all male, but he’s definitely not a man. With his Earthly sentence ending in mere days, Jeremiah is not about to let one nosey little human female interfere with his regaining his immortal freedom. But humans are not to know if the existence of the immortal race, and the only way to make her forget what she has seen is to take her as his willing lover. If he fails, she must return to his world with him, forever his burden and responsibility. Erin, however, takes exception to being held prisoner in Jeremiah’s luxury suite. Though Jeremiah’s nearness and the naughty things he whispers in her ear makes her body yearn for him, her pride will not allow her to trade sex for anything. Not even her freedom. When raw lust fails to get Erin into bed, Jeremiah decides she must be seduced slowly. He is confident he can succeed in the three days he has left and promises Erin her freedom if she will remain with him. Erin is suspicious, but agrees. But what Jeremiah doesn’t count on is actually coming to like the little human. In all his years on earth and the eons before that, he only let himself care for one human. And when that resulted in her death and his punishment, he vowed never again to allow himself to get close to such a fragile being. But Erin’s bravery and spirit, as well as her body are irresistible and when Jeremiah finally has her naked and saying yes to his canal demands, he can’t bring himself to go through with it. His concern for her feelings overrides his need for freedom. Before he can explain or rethink his decision, both Erin and Jeremiah are swept back to his world. For Erin, being totally dependant on another being is her worst nightmare. Jeremiah never bothered to tell her what the consequences of not going to bed with him back in the hotel could be and any feelings that might have grown for Jeremiah are crushed.