THE TOUCH OF TWILIGHT - Vicki Pettersson
Sign of the Zodiac, Book 3
Avon
ISBN: 978-0-060-89893-9
June 2008
Urban Fantasy

Las Vegas, Nevada - Present Day

Joanna Archer's life changed forever with the onset of her powers. Becoming the Archer was a difficult transition and, unfortunately, it involved the loss of several of Joanna's closest friends and family, including her sister Olivia. In fact, Joanna actually had to take over Olivia's identity when she died, so, in a way, she's lost a bit of herself as well. But Joanna has an added "gift." As a child of Shadow and Light (her mother was a Light warrior while her father is the evil leader of the Shadow), while Joanna fights the evil Shadow agents, she can also feel the tempting pull of their darkness.

Now, in addition to the news that a Shadow agent, who has been medically altered to look like Joanna used to look, is stalking Joanna's old boyfriend, is the appearance of a woman who also looks remarkably familiar. Too bad she's also trying to kill Joanna. It looks as if it's up to Joanna to save the world again, as events push her once more towards a confrontation with the ultimate evil...her father.

If ever there was a family that was the very definition of dysfunctional, it's Joanna Archer's. In THE TOUCH OF TWILIGHT most of the players from the previous two books in the series return, including Joanna's mother Zoe who, though a mortal now, plays an intricate role in the fight between Shadow and Light. A gritty and often dark fantasy, the Sign of the Zodiac series is as entertaining as it is edge-of-your-seat thrilling. Readers expecting a happily-ever-after may be a bit disappointed, but not with the wonderful writing and characters who grab you from the first page and literally hold you hostage until the last word.

Along with this wonderful series, I highly recommend readers not schedule anything besides reading when they pick up THE TOUCH OF TWILIGHT. Join Joanna and the team as they fight to save the world. Will the darkness win this time?

Kathy Samuels