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In a land where magical abilities rule and shapeshifting is the norm, Ashlyn, daughter of a wizard and sorceress, has no paranormal abilities until—in the midst of danger—she makes love with a man she first met in her erotic dreams.

From thousands of miles away, Basil Greenstorm, warrior and dragon shapeshifter, flies into the forbidden zone searching for the dreamer who had already touched his heart. He's dismayed to learn that, against her wishes, Ashlyn has been chosen to be the king's third wife.

Will their love, born in carnal dreams, overcome danger and death?

The drums of Ostara—the great Festival of Fertility—throbbed in the pale light of the twin full moons and echoed in the heartbeat of every male and female dancer poised within the sacred circle of the Moon Goddess. Day and night were balanced—equal at this one point of the vernal equinox—and all life on Traber renewed itself.

Tonight they would dance for the fertility of the land.

Tonight they would dance for the blessings of the Goddess and consort.

Tonight lovers would lay skin to skin—male planting and female receiving his seed into her body and nourishing the new life to be born in Avalonia, the land of shapeshifters and magic.

Ashlyn Marie Toscano, eldest daughter of High Wizard Galatyn, stood as part of the circle. Unlike the other dancers, she had no magic or shifter ability. Only her father's status as a member of the Circle of Seven—advisors to the king—granted her a place in the ceremony.

All her life, she'd suffered the disgrace of being ungifted. Instead of growing bitter, she'd bonded with her fairy-dragon, Pepper, at a time when the young dragon had needed special care, and had consequently become caring, thoughtful, and willing to fight for loved ones and friends.

Tonight, Ashlyn's status didn't matter to her, only her place in the celebration of Ostara to honor the Great Goddess and Her chosen consort.

Ashlyn brushed an errant strand of pale blond hair from her cheek and inhaled the erotic fragrance of the dreamflower lei around her neck. Already, the stirring beat of the drums had set the blood racing in her body, while the sweet-and-musk scent of the lei had made her thighs clench and her breasts swell.

She watched in awe as the consort-surrogate—who'd defeated all other contenders for this position—strode to the center of the circle. Like all the male dancers, he wore a lei of green and silver dreamflower leaves and a white lava-lava wrapped around his strong thighs.

He led his chosen mate to the white-and-gold bed placed over the golden moon in the middle of the pure white marble floor. There, by the ceremony's end, they'd perform a banquet of sex acts to honor the Great Goddess and consort.

Turning in unison, the goddess-blessed pair magically set fire to the ring of white tapers rimming the sacred circle.

The drums had invoked the energy and power of the land. Now they were joined by the passionate music of viola-guitars and the pure, sweet notes of flute, bells, and chimes.

The time had come for the forceful, purifying, life-giving power of sexual energy to join with the land.

Standing beside the bed of power, the man slowly unwrapped the woman's white-and-gold sarong and then stripped away his own garment, baring their bodies to the moonlight and to each other's gaze.

That was the signal for all dancers to unwrap their own garments and allow them to fall to the ground.

A moist ocean breeze caressed Ashlyn's skin and plucked at the seductive lei perfuming her sensitized breasts.

On the clear, swelling sounds of harp and guitar—sacred instruments of fire—the consort-surrogate swept up his chosen mate and laid her on the bed. He joined her there—skin to skin—his great, full cock sliding deep into her slit as the dancers began their sensuous, erotic moves of praise and supplication to the Great Goddess.

Would the Goddess on this sacred night grant Ashlyn her greatest desire—the hunger for a man who accepted and loved her for herself?

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Overall rating: 5 Hearts

Sensuality rating: Explicit

This is one of those stories that reinforce the good that people can do in the world. Often without even really trying. Ashlyn and Basil are the type of people who inspire others and win their support with honor and kindness. The author spins an excellent fairy tale wrapped in the realities of life, love and magic.
Reviewer: Dee Dailey, The Romance Studio