Goodreads asked Lynn Kellan:

Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Lynn Kellan One of my all-time favorite fictional couples is Mary Chase and Jack Talent, featured in Kristen Callahan's paranormal romance called SHADOWDANCE. Mary and Jack have known each other for years, and Jack has been gruff and ill-tempered nearly every single day. Mary can't figure out why Jack seems to dislike her so much. His unmerited dislike triggers Mary's defenses. They squabble, they fight, and they're suddenly paired to find a killer who could very well be Jack, himself. Now Jack has to erect even more walls to protect himself from Mary - a woman who clearly thinks he's behind the murders in London. Little does she know that his secrets are far more demonic than that. In fact, he's crazy about her...and for that reason alone, he's got to protect her from himself more than ever.

Oh, good gracious, this book is phenomenal. I've read it multiple times and always find something new to enjoy about Jack and Mary's passionate spats and well-meant attempts to push each other away. But this type of attraction is more than skin deep. As the story progresses, the reader sees Jack's anguished love for Mary; and his inability to express the absolute truth of his devotion to her.

I don't want to give away too much about the plot, but Jack Talent and Mary Chase are wonderful characters with profound conflicts. Put them together and you've got romance GOLD.

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