Ghost Walk

Ghost Walk
Heather Graham

This is no dream…

Nikki DuMonde's newest employee is standing at the end of her bed at four o'clock in the morning begging for help. It's a joke, right? Besides, as manager of a successful New Orleans haunted-tour company, Nikki doesn't scare easily. But in the light of day, harsh reality sets in as a police officer informs her that Andy was brutally murderedat the exact time Nikki swears the distraught woman was in her room.

No one believes her except Brent Blackhawk, a paranormal investigator desperately trying to forget his tragic past. Half Irish, half Lakotaand able to communicate with the deadBrent is used to living in two worlds. But when he realizes the ghost of a slain government agent is also trying to reach out to Nikki, he knows that she, too, must listen to the deadif she wants to keep living.

Praise for the novels of New York Times bestselling author HEATHER GRAHAM

“An incredible storyteller!”

—Los Angeles Daily News

“Graham…has penned yet another spine-tingling romantic suspense.”

—Booklist on Picture Me Dead

“Graham’s tight plotting, her keen sense of when to reveal and when to tease…will keep fans turning the pages.”

—Publishers Weekly on Picture Me Dead

“Graham delivers a wonderfully inventive read.”

—Romantic Times on Picture Me Dead

“Graham builds jagged suspense that will keep readers guessing up to the final pages.”

—Publishers Weekly on Hurricane Bay

“Heather Graham writes with a unique passion for the characters and world of South Florida.”

—BookPage on Hurricane Bay

“This gripping tale strikes a perfect balance between romance and intrigue.”

—Publishers Weekly on Night of the Blackbird

“Spectacular and dazzling work…”

—Booklist on Eyes of Fire

HEATHER GRAHAM

GHOST WALK

All the characters in this book have no existence outside the imagination of the author, and have no relation whatsoever to anyone bearing the same name or names. They are not even distantly inspired by any individual known or unknown to the author, and all the incidents are pure invention.

All Rights Reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. This edition is published by arrangement with Harlequin Enterprises II B.V./S.à.r.l. The text of this publication or any part thereof may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, storage in an information retrieval system, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher.

This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the prior consent of the publisher in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

MIRA is a registered trademark of Harlequin Enterprises Limited, used under licence.

Published in Great Britain 2005

MIRA Books, Eton House, 18-24 Paradise Road,

Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1SR

© Heather Graham 2005

ISBN 9781408955864

For Molly Bolden, with all the love in the

world. Also, for Bent Pages, and the girls,

Kay Levine, Michelle Bergeron,

Bonnie Moore, Jolene Leonard

and Betti Basile.

And for Connie Perry, Al, Scott, Stacy, Josh

and Me Maw, and the Ladies of Louisiana,

Brenda Barrett, Lorna Broussard,

Karin David Debby Quebedeaux

and Mary Lomack.

There’s nowhere like New Orleans,

but people always create the heart in

the why we love a place!

About the Author

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Heather Graham majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. Heather grew up in Dade County, Florida, and toured Europe and parts of Asia and Africa as part of her studies.

After college, she acted in dinner theaters, modeled, waitressed, and tended bar. After the birth of her third child, she decided to stay home and was determined to commit herself to her dream: writing. She sold her first book in 1982. She is also now the mother of five!

Today, this author’s success is reflected not just by sales, with millions of copies of her books in print around the world and translated into over fifteen languages, but in many other ways. In addition to being a best-selling author, Heather has received numerous awards for her novels, and has been quoted in People and USA Today, been profiled in The Nation, and featured in Good Housekeeping. Her books have been selected by the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild.

She has written over one hundred novels and novellas including category, romantic suspense, historical romance, vampire fiction, time travel, occult, and Christmas-themed holiday stories. Heather Graham writes for MIRA books and under the name Shannon Drake, writes for HQN Books.