The Hollow City

Richard Sullivan has an incredible gift, a power he uses to help those who need it most. But his gift comes at a terrible price, a price that has left him cursed and alone, afraid to settle too long in one place. Afraid to let anyone get too close.Now, back home in the deteriorating city of Boston, Richard works as a custodian at a hospital, where he finds solace in using his powers to save those he can. But he's falling in love with his coworker Julie, and he knows that if she gets too close, she's damned.When his oldest friends make the fatal decision to insert themselves into the middle of a gang war, Richard finds himself on a collision course with ruthless gang members, the police . . . and a powerful, relentless being who wants him dead. He discovers the secrets that lie behind the thin veil separating this world from a hidden realm of unimaginable power, but to save himself - and Julie - he must open his heart and let her in.