"blending of mythology and romance"
Mikki feels out of synch with the world around her and the
only thing that pleases her is her award winning roses
that she cares for by giving them her blood during the new
moon. She begins having dreams of a man-monster and a
woman gives her rose scented anointing oil. In a play
about Medea, she is asked to read some lines about
Hecatate. Afterward she then visits the rose garden in the
park and uses her blood to heal the sickening roses. Her
blood accidentally is smeared on the statue of a minotaur
creature and he suddenly comes to life, chasing her until
she loses consciousness. Mikki awakens in the Realm of the Roses and her
handmaidens tell her that she is the High Priestness of
Hecate. She awoke the Guardian who was entombed in the
statue in the garden in Tulsa. Now he is back to protect
the realm while the Priestess is to care for the roses so
that the realm will survive and magick and dreams will be
sent out to all the worlds. The Guardian is forbidden by
Hecate to love the high priestess unless she can love the
man inside the outer visage of a monster. Mikki brings
new life and changes the realm and in return the denizens
love here include the Guardian but can beauty love the
beast and if so when tragedy strikes will eternity keep
them apart? PC Cast who is well known for her blending of mythological
tales and romance creates in GODDESS OF THE ROSE a
beautiful adult fairy tale when the heroine teaches the
Guardian to see himself through her eyes and is willing to
sacrifice herself to save the realm. Mikki feels at home
in her new world because she is connected to it through
her blood and the roses. Readers will be enchanted by
GODDESS OF THE ROSE. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted January 31, 2006
SummaryWhen modern-day Mikki ends up in the strange Realm of the
Rose, Hecate has been waiting for her. So too has her
gorgeous guardian beast, who soon has Mikki swooning. But to
save the realm, Mikki will have to sacrifice her life-giving
blood.
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