Book description
What was supposed to be a celebration of life turns into a festival of
fear... Natalie Devonshire is nervous about attending the invitation
only, annual Beltane feast. She's heard it can be wild and naughty and
though intrigued, she plans only to observe. That is, until she meets
handsome William Zapata, who convinces her that trying something new can
be as fun as it is daring. William's been coming to this festival for
several years, for one reason only-to spend time with his sometime
lover. When he meets Natalie outside the gates, his interest is
immediate. He's drawn to her, and as backward as this celebration makes
their introductions, his intention is to keep seeing her long after the
festival ends. Not all is a bed of roses, however. Some attendees see
the festival as a way to meet needs of a darker nature. Beltane not only
has a history rich in fertility and life, but also has historical ties
with the occult. This includes human sacrifice and all the necessary
preparations are in order. When people begin to disappear and death
explodes around the celebrants, panic ensues. Trapped and confused, can
Natalie and William find out who is behind the destruction of this
celebration and stop the spiralling events before they become part of
the sacrifice themselves? And when all is said and done, will the
attraction between them be strong enough to last, or will they discover
their interest was fleeting and best left burning with the fires?
Handed a historical romance at the age of twelve, Ayla Ruse fell in love
with love and happy endings. Having grown up living life tasting a
little of this and a little of that has not changed this attitude, but
it's expanded her views. Love isn't always happy and it isn't always the
way a person thinks it 'should be'. Sometimes it's outside the box, and
it's always a challenge. The challenge of finding and holding onto this
love is what drives Ayla in her fiction. She likes stories that strip
love-among other things-down to the skin and test the attachment and
beliefs of the participants. Sometimes that test can come in the form of
multiple partners, overcoming a desperate fear or even being sexually
inventive.
