Lotus Blooming
by Lorie O'Clare

Priapus, the god of fertility, knows humans on Earth no longer believe in him. Forgotten, abandoned, his name and attributes little more than the whispers of legend, his days of being worshipped are over. When he encounters Thena Cooke-feisty, stubborn and sexy as hell-the urge to make her want to adore him is too strong to ignore.

Thena Cooke isn't just another human, though. Her skills in witchcraft are strong, her nature gentle, and her sex appeal more distracting than the strongest spell. But Thena is not a woman who falls at the feet of any man-or god.

As powerful as she might be, when she tries to take on demons in her hometown Priapus knows she's in over her head. Now all he has to do is convince her that she needs his help. But more than that, he needs to convince her that she needs him-all of him.

And Priapus has a lot to offer-more than any other man could ever give her.

Lorie O'Clare's Bio

All my life, I've wondered at how people fall into the routines of life. The paths we travel seemed to be well-trodden by society. We go to school, fall in love, find a line of work (and hope and pray it is one we like), have children and do our best to mold them into good people who will travel the same path. This is the path so commonly referred to as the "real world". The characters in my books are destined to stray down a different path other than the one society suggests. Each story leads the reader into a world altered slightly from the one they know. For me, this is what good fiction is about, an opportunity to escape from the daily grind and wander down someone else's path. Lorie O'Clare lives in Kansas with her three sons.

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