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The Unseen

(Krewe of Hunters #5)

Heather Graham (Goodreads Author)

4.01 · Rating details · 5,198 ratings · 422 reviews

1800s. San Antonio, Texas: In room 207 at the Longhorn Saloon, in the long shadow of the Alamo itself, a woman renowned for her beauty was brutally murdered. Her killer was never found.

One year ago: In that same historic room, another woman vanished without a trace. Her blood was everywhere…but her body was never recovered.

Now: In the last month, San Antonio has become a d ...more

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Apr 25, 2012 Nicole Peterson rated it liked it

So here's the deal -

This story revolves around a local legend in San Antonio Texas. 1800s at the Longhorn Saloon, which is located a stones throw from the Alamo, room 207 was the place of a murder. A beautiful young woman is killed for a diamond that her lover won in a card game, but the gem was never found by the murderer.

Present Day. Kelsey O'Brien, a US Marshall is staying at the saloon and inn, now owned by childhood friend Sandy. She has been offered a position with the FBI in their Krewe So here's the deal -

This story revolves around a local legend in San Antonio Texas. 1800s at the Longhorn Saloon, which is located a stones throw from the Alamo, room 207 was the place of a murder. A beautiful young woman is killed for a diamond that her lover won in a card game, but the gem was never found by the murderer.

Present Day. Kelsey O'Brien, a US Marshall is staying at the saloon and inn, now owned by childhood friend Sandy. She has been offered a position with the FBI in their Krewe of Hunters Division. Also offered a position to lead the group is Logan Raintree, a local Texas Ranger. Both have certain "talents" that would be integral to the group. Both being able to commune with the dead, they hit it off right away and are able to work together. The case they are working on together is that of several females that have been uncovered in the surrounding area of the Alamo and Longhorn Saloon and Inn. As they uncover more evidence it all points back to the diamond. It appears that all of these missing females claimed that they were psychic and the killer has been using them to try and get in contact with the dead woman in 207 to find out where the diamond is located. Now Sandy has gone missing and feared that the killer may have her. Kelsey and Logan are racing to find her and stop the murder of another woman that is also a friend.

This is my first foray with Heather Graham. It was a pretty good story, and I would be willing to give her another go. The writting was pretty smooth aside from a few glitches where a turn of events was suddenly started and I had to go back to the begining of the paragraph to get my bearings. Suddenly I was across town or with another part of the group. I was a little disappointed with the few love scenes. I had hotter sex this afternoon, and I'm married... However, I'm not that pissy and have read a book full of misspellings and still loved the story itself. So I'm going to give her another whirl in the sometime future. I don't know, maybe being that she has so many previous published works I was expecting more. Anywhooo. Yeah, that's it. And this can be found on The Diva's Blog to be published around 5/9/2012 ...more

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Sep 02, 2018 Angela rated it liked it

I so enjoyed learning more about the Alamo. Interesting way to get more people for the series. although does every single person need to find their true love.

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Apr 11, 2021 Lynn Cahoon rated it it was amazing

Love this early Krewe trip to the Alamo. Lot's of places I need to put on my MUST visit list when I finally get back there. The mystery kept me guessing. Old forgotten treasure hunt. ...more

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Mar 08, 2022 Sarah {The Bookish Knitter} rated it liked it · review of another edition

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3.5 Stars

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Dec 18, 2017 Heike rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Update 2022: These are old notes from 2017 that I am moving to the review field. To remind me to avoid the author. Not sure why I ever gave it a 3 star review, but so be it.

A female US Marshall from Florida and a Texas Ranger get asked to join the FBI to build a new "Krewe Of Hunters" team. Currently they solve a serial killing around Alamo, Texas/Mexican border, that may had something to do with an old Diamond Ring.
This whole story was made up without motives, the killings overdone, unnecessar ...more

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Jun 21, 2018 Carol D rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I never seen to read Heather Graham's books in order, but that does not seem to matter. I really enjoy all of them. The murderer in this one took me by surprise. Always a pleasure to read the ins and outs of how the author builds the story and describes and presents her characters. ...more

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Jan 11, 2012 #ReadAllTheBooks rated it liked it

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I'll give all of the long time Heather Graham fans a warning. The old Graham is probably never going to come back. I'd liken her older books to rich Godiva chocolate: rich and oh-so-sinfully bad for you, whereas her newer books are like Hershey chocolate: good, but not nearly as good as the Godiva was. This is pretty much the case here in this book.

I'll be honest and say that while this wasn't an "oh my gosh, read it until my eyeballs pop out" type of book, it wasn't bad and is an improvement ov I'll give all of the long time Heather Graham fans a warning. The old Graham is probably never going to come back. I'd liken her older books to rich Godiva chocolate: rich and oh-so-sinfully bad for you, whereas her newer books are like Hershey chocolate: good, but not nearly as good as the Godiva was. This is pretty much the case here in this book.

I'll be honest and say that while this wasn't an "oh my gosh, read it until my eyeballs pop out" type of book, it wasn't bad and is an improvement over some of Graham's previous books. (This is far better than Dust to Dust was.) The Unseen is pretty much a continuation of the Krewe of Hunters series, but with a new group of characters since the previous bunch had all been paired off with their love interests. This book brings us a new pairing, a new murder mystery, and a new set of ghosts.

I really wanted to judge this book on its own merit (for good or bad), but some of the similarities between the pairing in this book and the pairing in the first KoH book sort of prevented that. Like our pairing in Phantom Evil, we're given two people in law enforcement, with the male love interest being a Native American. This is generally where the similarities ended, but it's enough to where I kind of felt a little disappointed that Graham didn't shake things up a little more. I'd have loved to have seen a pairing where one of the duo was a brash young thing that shoehorned their way into the investigation, but hopefully we'll get that in another book. The pairing in this book is nice, but didn't really set off an avalanche of steamy sparks. It's sort of just there and secondary to the book's mystery.

The mystery actually wasn't bad. I did enjoy the Texas setting as well as the inclusion of the infamous Alamo. We're given a good start, a tale of a star-crossed Southern belle that fell into a seedy lifestyle and was murdered because of her ill fated decisions and a valuable diamond ring. It's what really brought me into the book and pushed me past the tepid love scenes between Logan and Kelsey. It eventually turned a little predictable, but overall it wasn't half bad. I just wish that the mystery and murders had been played up a little more, with the main characters doing a little more detecting and investigating. Things just sort of progressed from point A to point B and it didn't really seem that our lead characters did anything on their own without a ghost to point the way for them. (Although if I can compare it to the mystery in the first KoH book, the mystery here is way better laid out.) I was still slightly surprised by the whodunit, although I wasn't too far off in my estimation.

Overall this is a good but not great Graham novel. It's something that is absolutely worth a library read, but I'd hesitate to buy this at a hardback price. (If it was paperback then it'd be easier to say "buy it".) Graham has shown some improvement as of late and this book is no exception, but I think this book would have done better if it had just spent a little more time in the stew pot. If you're looking for a whiz-banger of a read, you'll be disappointed, but if you're looking for a decent read to while away a few hours with in front of the fireplace, then this is worth checking out.

2.5 out of 5 stars

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Apr 05, 2012 Sherry rated it really liked it

The Unseen by Heather Graham
1800’s, San Antonio, Texas: In room 207 at the Longhorn Saloon, in the long shadow of the Alamo itself, a woman renowned for her beauty was brutally murdered. Her killer was never found.
One year ago: In that same historic room, another woman vanished without a trace. Her blood was everywhere…but her body was never recovered.
Now: In the last month, San Antonio has become a dumping ground for battered bodies. All young women, many of them long missing, almost all forgot ...more

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Jun 09, 2012 Aisha Oaktree rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-in-2012, 2012-reviews, borrowed-from-the-library, romance, fiction, paranormal-romance, men-in-uniform-challenge

It's Heather of course it's awesome!!!! Originally posted on By The Broomstick
Now this is a story. There is a whole series & this is book ten. I actually have the whole series & I'm going to read them for Samhain. But for now this book?!! Is just too awesome. The characters were well written & amazingly realistic. The two stories intertwined & OMGosh I fell so bad for the original character, by choosing the wrong man her story and her life were changed forever. The modern story is both engaging ...more

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Jan 27, 2018 RM(Alwaysdaddygirl) rated it did not like it

Just say no to The Unseen by Heather Graham. This is the fifth book in the Krewe of Hunters series. (You do not have to read the books in order.) The history in this book needs a major tune-up. Also, one of the main characters in the book, Kelsey, is the very definition of annoying. She follows the same pattern in this book as in previous outings, falling in love too quickly. The story was also too easy to figure out. While this book had other problems, I am so done wasting my time on this novel ...more

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May 06, 2012 Kristi Hill rated it it was ok

Had potential, but poorly written. Many characters and only two were attempted to be developed. The lengthy sex scenes were the best description going on here, but way too much of it. And though it was clearly the goal of the author to want me to LOVE Texas and everything about it (she even gives the coveted recipe for texas chili to you at the end) I ended up loathing it and every pass she made at me with it. Far too much cheesiness going on here, even for me.

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Mar 12, 2022 Julie Witt rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, contemporary, mystery, romance, ghosts, fantasy-paranormal, suspense

"In the last month, San Antonio has become a dumping ground for battered bodies. All young women, many of them long missing, almost all forgotten. Until now."

Wow! What a hook! Texas Ranger Logan Raintree has a knack, a gift, for solving cases, although his biggest regret is not being able to prevent the death of his own wife at the hands of the brother of a man who Logan arrested and sent to death row. He's spent the last year trying to move on with his life, after taking two years off to mourn ...more

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Dec 12, 2018 Theresa rated it really liked it

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4.5 Stars... Legends come to life in this haunting tale of murder and lost treasure... A new team of Krewe of Hunters is formed in the heart of Texas where history takes center stage as a serial killer continues to take the lives of young women... A hardened Texas Ranger, Logan Raintree, and a no nonsense US Marshal, Kelsey O’Brien, lead this new unit of “gifted” specialists to try to end the killing spree... A twisting turning read filled with ghostly encounters and spiritual guides that keeps ...more

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May 12, 2020 REMEMBER UKRAINE NOW ReadingReindeer rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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The formation of a second Krewe (the elite FBI unit of exceptionally trained agents, who are also paranormally Gifted) comes in response to a bizarre case pattern in San Antonio, Texas, site of the Alamo. In fact, the historic site seems to be the nexus of strange multiple disappearances, all of young women, some local, others visitors.

Twists and surprises abound in the investigation, along with romance and much heartfelt introspection. THE UNSEEN is KREWE OF HUNTERS Series Book 5.

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Sep 23, 2021 Melody rated it really liked it

Good read, fast paced. New characters and a new team introduced. Set in San Antonio around the Alamo. Numerous young women have been found murdered and their bodies basically left in the open, in mulch piles, rubbish tips, a lake and all stabbed or choked except one who drowned. They apparently have nothing in common except an interest in history or gems, specifically history of the Alamo and surrounding areas.

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Aug 04, 2018 Yvonne rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Very Entertaining

I enjoyed reading this book. It had a great mix of ingredients... ghosts, a mystery, a serial killer, a smart and feisty heroine and romance! What more could you want! And then the author added some Texan recipes as an encore.

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Dec 29, 2019 Becca rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Good

Great series. Love the paranormal stuff. it's mostly ghosts but still really good. You never quite know how it's going to turn out. Lots of twists ...more

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Jul 23, 2020 Marianne Jay rated it really liked it

This wonderful book takes place in another one of my favorite places, San Antonio, Texas ~ the Alamo to be exact. A new Krewe of Hunters is being formed.

Again, not traveling this year is hard and the beautiful and accurate description of San Antonio and the River Walk made me feel like I was once again there.

Thank you Heather Graham for your amazing books and your gift of talk g your readers away to another place.

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Jun 17, 2021 Debrac2014 rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I couldn't put the book down! Good read! ...more

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Jun 05, 2020 Suzy Dominey rated it liked it

I am getting addicted with the paranormal

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Mar 22, 2018 Bonnie Drummond rated it it was amazing

When a valuable gem is won in a poker game and then hiding in the hair of a beautiful saloon girl only to be taken to San Antonio were she was killed by an brutal man when the battle of the Alamo was to begin then some years later the same room became a death seen in a murder that would have the police baffled until two more murders a curse that when Jackson Crow comes to town and starts up a New Krewe Team to find out what's happening. ...more

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Mar 20, 2019 Anne - Books of My Heart rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I was able to get Phantom Evil, the first book of this Krewe Of Hunters series from the Audible Romance package. Heart of Evil and Sacred Evil were available with audio through Kindle Unlimited. The Unseen is not in either program so I requested the CDs through Interlibrary Loan.

Luke Daniels' narration is a total win. I'm sure the library hates me for all th ...more

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Mar 18, 2012 Jen Davis rated it liked it

Heather Graham is kicking off a spin-off series to her Krewe of Hunters books, with this romantic-suspense, peppered with paranormal elements. As someone who has never read the original series, I can tell you that this is a great place for new readers to jump in, since a crew of all-new characters are introduced. And I never felt lost at any time.

Jackson Crow is the leader of a paranormal law enforcement group and he is putting together the second team of its kind to help investigate crimes. To Heather Graham is kicking off a spin-off series to her Krewe of Hunters books, with this romantic-suspense, peppered with paranormal elements. As someone who has never read the original series, I can tell you that this is a great place for new readers to jump in, since a crew of all-new characters are introduced. And I never felt lost at any time.

Jackson Crow is the leader of a paranormal law enforcement group and he is putting together the second team of its kind to help investigate crimes. To lead the Krewe, he chooses Logan Raintree, a Texas Ranger whose wife was killed by a perp three years ago. For an investigative partner, he chooses Kelsey O'Brien, a US Marshal from Florida. Both Logan and Kelsey can see ghosts and communicate with the dead in their own ways, and Jackson hopes they will use their gifts to solve a string of murders that seem to have very little in common.

Over the course of the story, we find that the murders are tied to the history of the Alamo and the mysterious disappearance of an ancient diamond. Somehow, a haunted hotel plays into it all, as well. Logan and Kelsey work together with other members of the new team to figure out what their victims have in common and who killed them.

It doesn't take long before our hero and heroine are inexplicably drawn to one another. And they fall in love while working the case. The romance was just OK. I never really felt gripping emotions from these two and the love scenes felt kind of uninspiring. Let me give you an example:

There was something about her. It began with her eyes, the emerald green that seemed so pure and untainted, even with the world around them so ugly and cruel and torn. She was lithe and beautifully golden with a fading tan; against that, her hair was like fire, a fire of temptation and seduction. She was vital in her passion, eyes flashing, whispers ever more erotic, and she moved with the fluidity of water. She could tease and excite and arouse with a sweep of that lustrous burning hair. Making love with her was like a sea of sensation. All encompassing.

Shower and then bed. Making love in a stream of water, then making love in the softness of a mattress and pillows. Afterward, he lay spent in a way he barely remembered, his mind telling him that sex was just physical heat and desire shared by a man and a woman, and yet somewhere in his soul another voice was telling him there was a difference and he should know it well. The difference between sex and making love.

It just... didn't do it for me. And it wasn't my only problem with the book. There were way too many history lessons wrapped up in the story. I'm not looking to learn the history of the Alamo when I read a romance novel. And yet, I learned as much about it here as I did in my 7th grade American history class. Plus, I figured out who the main killer was about 100 pages before it was revealed. Not cool.

I guess my biggest complaint is that the book didn't inspire much passion in me, either with the mystery or the romance. Overall, the whole thing was just kind of so-so. 3 stars.

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Mar 24, 2012 Marcela (BookaholicCat) rated it liked it

3 ½ Stars

The Unseen is the latest book by Heather Graham. I can say this book belongs in some part to the Krewe of Hunters series or at least it runs parallel to that series.

Jackson Crow, the leader of the original Krewe of Hunters is in Texas organizing a second crew, since his original group is already too busy working many cases and they are not enough for all the demand of work they have. They need more people and here is where Texas Rager Logan Raintree and U.S. Marshall Kelsey O’Brien come 3 ½ Stars

The Unseen is the latest book by Heather Graham. I can say this book belongs in some part to the Krewe of Hunters series or at least it runs parallel to that series.

Jackson Crow, the leader of the original Krewe of Hunters is in Texas organizing a second crew, since his original group is already too busy working many cases and they are not enough for all the demand of work they have. They need more people and here is where Texas Rager Logan Raintree and U.S. Marshall Kelsey O’Brien come. Raintree will be the director of this new group and will work with Kelsey and other members that will come along the way.

After that blurb I think adding more than this will be telling the whole book.

There were things I liked about this book and others I wasn’t so sure. Let’s start with what I liked.
I really liked the historical facts and the description of the locations. I have never been in Texas let alone in The Alamo, but after reading this book I feel somehow as if I’ve been there and seen it. I did know about the Alamo, but not with much detail, what I didn’t know about it I learned with this book; I loved history so that was good, maybe if you already know the history of The Alamo all the historical mentions can be too much for you, but for me it was just perfect. Another thing I also liked was the Native American references, especially when the difference between Comanche and Apache beliefs were explained. I’m an admirer of Native American culture, so for me this was a special treat.
Another thing I liked was that the whodunit wasn’t predictable. I had my suspicions but I wasn’t a hundred percent on it. I liked that very much, I liked when an author surprise me a leaves me with an “I didn’t see that one coming”.

Now to what I didn’t like, first, the case in itself felt put together by force. I didn’t feel there was any connection between the murders to think that they were all related. Ok, I don’t know anything about police procedure but that was just my impression. In my opinion the case in general felt a bit farfetched.
Another thing I had a problem with was Logan and Kelsey’s relationship, for sure there was an attraction between them, but I really didn’t feel a deep connection. It felt more as if they were having a fling than really getting into a serious and long lasting relationship.

Despite the things I didn’t liked I can honestly say I enjoyed reading The Unseen. As I said before I loved the historical aspects of the story and I loved the ghost’s factor and the mystery behind the murders. I really want to know more about the other members of this new Krewe of Hunters and I’m planning to read future books in this series.
I recommend you this book if you like mystery books with a paranormal touch and lots of history behind them. ...more

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Jul 09, 2012 TheGeekyBlogger rated it liked it

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Audio Rating: 4.00 (Not part of the overall rating)

First thought: I really like the new team :)

What I Thought of the Case: The Unseen is set in San Antonio, TX and as a Native Texan I had to love it! As a history buff, I loved the setting even more. It was centered around The Alamo and the history of a missing diamond. The killings were very much committed by humans but the ghosts were such a HUGE help in figuring it out. I di ...more

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Jan 18, 2012 Rebecca added it

As a lover of the Krewe of Hunters series I was super excited to see this spin-off series featuring a new Krewe of Hunters.
I enjoyed the book it had everything that I love about Heather Graham’s writing. It had the murder mystery, the ghosts, and the psychics and then it had the romance but I usually just think of the romance as being a part of the story that was just there.
While I really enjoyed the mystery aspect of the story and the ghost part, I feel there was something missing in the charac ...more

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Mar 11, 2013 PepsiGirl rated it really liked it

This is my first story by Heather Graham, and I have to say it was pretty good. I don't usually read paranormal stories but this was done very well. Kelsey O'Brien is a U.S. Marshall that has a special ability that she sees ghosts and that helps her find victims of brutal crimes, has been picked to join a special task force to help solve unsolved murders. Logan Raintree is a Texas Ranger with the ability to see and speak to the dead,if he touches the body he can speak to them. The case they are ...more

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Apr 03, 2012 Sue Gerth (The Bookalicious Babe) rated it liked it

Once again the Krewe from Heather Graham's previous works have reappeared, this time in San Antonio.

Someone is killing young women around town. How are they connected to The Alamo, a hotel called the Longhorn, and a cursed diamond that's been missing for over 100 years?

I always enjoy Heather Graham's stories weaving the paranormal and a good mystery. The romance between Logan and Kelsey is just a small part of this novel, but fits nicely into the storyline. Logan, a Texas Ranger, and Kelsey, a F ...more

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Sep 05, 2013 ᴥ Irena ᴥ rated it it was ok

Shelves: mystery, romantic-suspense, paranormal, ghosts

***2.5***

This is the start of the second Krewe of Hunters. Jackson Crow comes to San Antonio to form a new team with Logan Raintree as its leader.

It gets a half a star more because it has a Texas Ranger among other things. As all the other books in this series it recalls a past event. The events in this book go back to the time before the Battle of the Alamo when a beautiful Rose Langley was killed at the Longhorn Saloon. Recently, a number of bodies were found and they all have some kind of co ...more

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Jan 17, 2012 Naomi rated it it was ok

I was maybe a bit rougher with this book in my review and here is the reason why. I have found that I either love or hate Heather Graham books. The reason for this is that when Ms. Graham starts a new series, the books are excellent, well written, well formatted, exciting, etc. As the series progress, it seems that Ms. Graham tends to let her writing "slide" and the books become more formulaic, romancy and predictable. The Unseen was no different. I reviewed the first 4 Krewe of Hunters books fo ...more

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Also published as Heather Graham Pozzessere and Shannon Drake.

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Heather Graham majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. After a stint of several years in dinner theater, back-up vocals, and bartending, she stayed home after the birth of her third child and began to write, working on short horror stories and romances. After some tria ...more