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This book started out great, with interesting world building, a kick ass heroine with a special ability and dangerous supernatural bad guys afoot. I was intrigued to see how the h would handle her intense touch-precognitive ability in the real world, when she historically had a difficult time with visions leading to seizures. Spoiler alert..... She doesn't. Or rather, the author doesn't. I forgot toward the end that she even had that ability and I think the author did, too. The whole story of a plucky girl with a great gift doing dangerous work to find and save people quickly devolved into the standard, girl gets kidnapped, prays the Hero will come save her, and he does because they're magically in love. For some reason. Oh right, because he's hot and brooding and she's gorgeous and headstrong, check. And save her he does from her silly girlish helplessness, at least three, possibly four times. But even if broody Hero wasn't available, there was equally hot alpha shifter cop who's also in love with the h and wants nothing more than to protect her, although why he was described as a shifter is inexplicable since he never, you know, shifted. Into anything. So here's what I think happened. Author had a standard romance story. Author sees that paranormal romances sell. Author adds a few paranormal references to her book like sprinkles on a cupcake, not realizing characters need to be consistent with their natures and abilities throughout the whole story. For instance, if the h gets crazy visions from touching things, show her consciously avoid touching things. Or wearing gloves. Or something. Because her history says she would be having visions almost constantly and be unable to function. Then tack on a couple of woefully short action scenes, a subplot romance that follows exactly in the footsteps of the main one (strong woman turned to quivering goo by handsome dominant man), and a totally gratuitous sex scene (yikes!) at the end, and there you have it, a completely formulaic romance. Too bad. The story had a lot if potential and would have potentially been really good if it focused less on the h's quivering thighs and burning loins and more on the interesting plot and character possibilities. And for once, can the h please just save herself?? Or even the H? Just for variety.