The Protector — Jenifer A. Ruth

Alana Devlin is a stage magician performing in Las Vegas. What no one knows is that she doesn't do magic tricks, but true magic. Alana has the ability to create real glamours, fairie illusions that can fool all the senses. But what she does on stage pales in comparison to her real job. Alana has spent her entire life training to take over the position of the Protector, defending the city and its inhabitants from Otherworldly threats. She's faced demons, ghouls and witches, but now she must face her toughest challenge, one she never prepared for -- a mortal serial killer who has selected Alana as his next victim. Now the Protector needs some protection of her own and she finds it, and perhaps something more, in the form of Detective Leo Grady . . . who has vowed to stop the "Claddagh Killer" no matter what the cost.