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Tess McBray was dying. The solstice syndrome had no cure, and she resigned herself to an early grave. But just when she gave up on survival, all her symptoms mysteriously disappeared. All but one symptom, anyway. Something is wrong with Tess’ hands. They absorb any material they touch, and her skin turns to wood, steel, or concrete. It doesn’t take this comic book obsessed 21-year-old long to figure out what’s going on: somehow, she’s developed super powers. And she’s not the only one; across the country, people are coming forward and sharing their gifts with the world.

Lori is a college student who discovers that her best friend has gone missing. When she finds her friend she learns her friend has moved to an expensive penthouse on Chicago's pristine lakefront and her that new landlord has weird behaviors. The new hickeys appearing on her friend's neck cause concern, and her friend isn't feeling well. Her pale complexion, sudden onset of anemia, and low blood pressure cause her friend to suffer from dizzy spells and fainting

Hester Grayson's own soul is at stake when she works with the dead. Either they cross over to the spirit world in a timely fashion or become hideous wraiths doomed to haunt her for eternity.