Liar City (Sugar & Vice, 1)

Liar City (Sugar & Vice, 1)A murder has Seattle on edge, and it falls to a pacifist empathand a notorious empath hunterto find the killer before it's too late Its the middle of the night when part time police consultant and full time empath Reece gets an anonymous call warning him that his detective sister needs his help. At an out of the way Seattle marina, he discovers that three people have been butcheredincluding the author of the countrys strictest anti empathy bill, which

wants to love him unconditionally

But when her sister announces she’s moving out of the house

Lance is an extremely eligible bachelor in the small town

and humans

featuring a boldly brash trans hero

The need to mate is a call I can no longer ignore

it’s problems

as does each person's attempt at charming their way into her bed

secret society

If it works

locally – famous wit and special brand of self-deprecation

Convincing her means facing his own dark secrets and resisting the temptation to claim her as his mate once and for all