Alix (The Coven's Grove Chronicles, #1)

Alix hadn't always been gifted. In fact, she hadn't been or done much of anything until after she'd turned sixteen-that's when things had really gone south. Her mother was murdered, her father...well, no one knew where he was. That left Alix on her own in a selfish world filled with people who didn't give a damn. Nine years of hell had passed since her sweet sixteen, and the discovery of her gift. So far, she'd managed to handle everything the world had thrown at her. Everything, until Troy Sullivan strolled into the tattoo parlor where she worked. She had known men before, sure, but none of them could hold a candle to the man that walked up to the counter, looking to get some art done. As fate would have it, Alix finds herself on the run with the would-be man of her dreams, while a band of fanatics, hellbent on finding her, give chase. All Alix had ever wanted was a normal life. What she'd gotten was a messed up tragedy. And now, she'll have to fight tooth and nail just to keep that.