Carved into Her Heart

By Bebe Balocca

The gargoyles of Invercreutch Castle fascinate Jasmine with their grotesque beauty. When night falls, she learns that there's more to them than meets the eye...

Jasmine has always been drawn to medieval castles, even though she was raised in the American Midwest. She's thrilled when she comes upon Scotland's fabled Invercreutch Castle, hidden deep in Argyll Forest. Three stone gargoyles atop the castle, in the shapes of a dog, a snake, and an eagle, are eerily lifelike. When darkness falls, the statues shift from their gargoyle forms into their human shapes. Jasmine is terrified at first, but quickly sees that only passionate pleasure awaits her at Invercreutch.

Through the long night that follows, Jasmine learns that her arrival is no accident. She also discovers that creatures of stone can be hot-blooded, hungry, and full of life. Persuaded by the seductive embraces of Feargus, Niall, and Maeve, Jasmine begins to sense her true place in the world. She remembers that she is an intergral part of the magickal history of Invercreutch.

Jasmine now has a choice to make—does her heart belong in the bright daylight world of today or in the timeless moonlight magick of Argyll Forest?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pride Publishing
• Release date: Sep 17, 2012
• ISBN: 9781781840733

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