Neala O’Riordan is no stranger to the sweet and spicy things in life although that’s more to do with running a highly acclaimed bakery in Kilkenny than because of having any semblance of a dating life. In lieu of romantic entanglements, Neala instead pours her love and attention into her rapidly growing business and the in-demand sweets she concocts.
When a distraught man storms into her bakery one morning, Neala’s life is turned upside down. In moments, she’s plunged into a fairytale world – and she’s the star of the show. When she learns that the fate of Ireland, if not the entire world, rests on her shoulders, Neala is ready to turn tail and run for the hills – but she’s stopped in her tracks by the storm she sees in the eyes of her handsome protector, Dagda.
With one look, Dagda challenges Neala to stay and fight – to accept her destiny – and to change the course of the future. Unable to resist a challenge, Neala throws caution to the wind and joins an unlikely group of magickal humans and fae alike as she finds herself pulled into the adventure of a lifetime. It’s a race against the clock to end a centuries-old curse, and Neala does her best to keep her heart from falling for the quiet charms of her alluring protector. Though her battle to resist her attraction to Dagda may be a lost cause, Neala refuses to lose the fight against the dark fae. With the help of friends from Grace’s Cove, Neala holds fast to her belief that – no matter what – love will always light the way against darkness.
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CHAPTER ONE
“SISTER.”
The goddess Danu opened her eyes to see her sister, Domnu, Goddess of the Underworld and leader of the dark fae who were currently wreaking havoc on the peaceful world that Danu oversaw. Danu wondered briefly if it would always be this way – the sibling rivalry – if the years in darkness had led Domnu to become a twisted version of the sister Danu had once known.
“Sister,” Danu said, inclining her head briefly before standing, her shoulders thrown back, her gaze hard as she measured what her sister had become. Domnu was dark to Danu’s light – no less beautiful, but so very much colder. Where humans would weep in joy at the sight of Danu’s purest form – should she ever allow herself to be fully seen by a human – they would be strangely intoxicated by Domnu’s dark beauty. Her sinuous aura beckoned, promising a sweet ecstasy, but only in exchange for one bite of the apple. If anything, Domnu had become more beautiful with every evil she’d implemented from being a fierce and unrepentant ruler. It was as if Danu were looking at an icicle, with a cold, crystalline beauty and the sharpest of points that could pierce a warm heart without a thought. They circled each other, each keenly aware of the other’s powers, each unsure of the other’s next move. Held here, in this in-between space relegated to the most powerful of beings, they paced. Seeking truths or seeking power, Danu wondered briefly, but held her tongue, waiting for her sister to explain why she’d sought her out. Not that Domnu had tried a usual route – like sending a messenger. Instead, she’d all but ambushed Danu as Danu had worked to sneak through the middle world to find safe haven in a lighter realm. Safe haven for the treasures she carried, that is, not for herself.
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Translated by Carolina La Rosa and Jorge Ledezma
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