London, 1819. Wherever Cassandra Darkin goes, fire is sure to follow. It isn’t until she’s swept into the arms of the attractive, infuriating stranger that she discovers she’s responsible for the fires. As it turns out, Cassandra is certainly a fire mage…and with her present comes a blazing desire to have sins from the flesh. With his preternatural ability to influence the thoughts of others, Garrett Sterling is usually sent to collect Cassandra for the Purchase of the M.U.SE. He’s completely unprepared for his instant attraction to the comely little firestarter. But it’s an appeal that he must quell, even while his body craves her touch and her fiery, sensual hunger. For Garrett’s gift includes a dark side…and the moment he starts to care too much for Cassandra, he knows he’ll doom her for an inescapable fate.