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"T. L. Schaefer's book is one hell of a read!"

Josie Galloway, a white witch, just wishes to be left alone. But the restless and confused spirit of Eli Miller isn't listening, and he draws her into the official investigation of his ritualistic-looking death. The fact that helping Sheriff Doug Brewster means constant contact with the man himself is also something she'd like to avoid. She is far too attracted to Doug, but secrets from her past and her current Wiccan lifestyle stack the deck against a relationship with the hunky law officer.

Sheriff Doug Brewster doesn't need or want a death investigation with ties to The Brotherhood, a neo- fascist paramilitary group masquerading as a religious organization, but he has one. As soon as Eli Miller's body is found, the Brotherhood's leader, Reverend Charles, calls and wants the body released. Oddly enough, Doug believes the Reverend when the man disavows any knowledge of Miller's death, but intuits the clue to the young man's death is located somewhere in the very secure Brotherhood encampment. He sends one of his deputies in undercover to find out what he can about Miller's death.

The investigation of Eli's death inadvertently opens the door to Josie's past. Now a new element of danger enters the picture, forcing Doug to ask the Reverend to hide Josie in The Brotherhood compound. Has he protected her, or has he misjudged the Reverend and his avowed innocence in the death of Eli and cast Josie into even greater danger?

The Brotherhood's parallel plot lines, Eli's death investigation and the danger from Josie's past, are woven together with masterful skill. Doug and Josie are both people who have a very real fear of commitment while desiring it at the same time. Their love for one another grows out of a long-term friendship and attraction and is very believable. The paranormal aspects of the book are just icing on the cake. All in all, T. L. Schaefer's book is one hell of a read!

Reviewed for PNR Reviews by
Moni Draper aka

Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted April 19, 2004

Sheriff Doug Brewster's peaceful life is torn apart when a local militia member is found murdered and marked with a ritualistic bruise. While disturbing, he handles it as he would any other case, until he discovers his best friend, Josie Galloway, shares the same bizarre mark.

Josie is happy to accept her role as the local 'color'--as a Wiccan Priestess she expects no less. But when she begins to share the dreams of a dead man--and the Celtic symbol that marked him in death--she begins to fear for her own sanity.

Joining forces, they dodge a sadistic killer from Josie's past and unravel the tangle of secrecy and lies behind the Nazi-driven ideals of a white supremacist cult. What neither of them bargains on are the dark secrets they will uncover or how their feelings for each other will change from friendship to something far more powerful.