Diana Tregarde is an intriguing and likable heroine whose efforts to find a few moments of serenity are constantly frustrated by larger events. Readers without a touch of ESP and no knowledge of wiccan religion can still sympathize with such a dilemma. By occupation she is a writer of romance novels. Since she has not yet managed to make a living with her writing, she also works at other jobs, such as running her friend Annie's occult supply store while Annie takes maternity leave.

Diana is petite and moves with the grace of a dancer, but she shares some traits with the typical hard-boiled detective. She is streetwise, and constantly alert for signs of danger. In Diana's case these include not only things that are "not right" in the everyday world, but on other planes, as well. She is also an empath. Almost everywhere Diana goes, the emotions...