Originally published 08-19-08 in e-book format.
SummaryShe's determined to break his eight centuries of
celibacy—at any cost!
Darjhian healer Aru has been in exile for eight hundred
years, barred from the Deathless Land and parted from his
wife. Now fallen from grace and no longer immortal, he can
never return to her.
Yet he cleaves to his marriage vow and holds himself apart
from everyone—especially Viera, the former prostitute
whose sexual energy provides the power needed for his
healing work. She presents a temptation he must constantly
hold at bay if he's to keep to his vow.
Viera isn't interested in fighting temptation. She wants
Aru. He wants her. What could be simpler? After three
frustrating months working with him, her need for him has
reached the breaking point. He claims he can never touch a
woman again, but Viera isn't the type to take no for an answer.
Over four glorious nights, she shows Aru everything he's
denied himself for eight centuries. But a shadow hangs over
their passion. Aru is keeping secrets about the nature of
his mortality. And now he faces a terrible choice...
Break Viera's heart, or risk destroying her with the
knowledge of what he truly is.
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