White Nights

Keiko Mandelsky only wants one anniversary gift from her husband-a soul bond. Both of them are leaders of the Covenant of the Rainbow, and the alien invasion the secret society has anticipated for eight millennia is close at hand. A soul bond will combine and magnify their psychic powers, strengthening them both for the coming battle to defend Earth. Keiko longs to give Solomon that protection even more than she wants the profound intimacy of joined souls. She can't understand why after years of marriage Solomon still doesn't trust her enough to put his life in her hands. Solomon has fought the temptation to bond with Keiko since the first time they looked into each other's eyes. She's far too young and beautiful to be irrevocably shackled to a much older man. He's treasured every moment they've spent together, but he never lets himself forget it can't last. Eventually Keiko will realize that their differences are too great to overcome. Solomon is determined to preserve her freedom to leave him when that day arrives. For their tenth anniversary Solomon brings Keiko to Russia, to show her the places where he spent his youth. In St. Petersburg, under the night-long twilight of the summer solstice, devastating truths come to light, and Solomon and Keiko face the ultimate test of their love. Will their marriage fall apart as its foundation of secrets and lies crumbles? Or can it rise from the rubble if they find the courage to forgive and heal?