Burning Water: A Diana Tregarde Investigation: 1

In Mercedes Lackeys Burning Water a sexy witch who writes romances and a police detective who sees more than mortal man team up to battle an ancient Aztec god!. Dallas Police Detective Mark Valdez isnt just any cop hes a psychic who knows that the cattle mutilations and torture murders hes been investigating are somehow tied together. He also knows that his meager psychic abilities arent enough to identify the killers much less stop them. . Luckily Mark has an ace up his sleeve: an attractive young romance novelist who happens to be a practicing witch. And not just any witch either--Diana Tregarde is a Guardian charged with protecting the Earth and all its creatures. . Using modern science and ancient magics Diana and Mark discover that they are tailing no ordinary serial killer but the awakened avatar of an Aztec god. Tezcatlipoca and his four beautiful handmaidens are preparing for a great sacrifice that will transform North America into a new Aztec realm.. Diana isnt sure her powers are strong enough to take on those of a risen Aztec god but she has no choice. As a Guardian she is sworn to protect mankind even at the cost of her own life. Luckily she does not stand alone. Mark Valdez is more than just a cop. And Tezcatlipoca is not the only Aztec god walking in the world.