The virgin Maia steps from her time into the present to find Taurus, the man destined to protect her people from cruel invaders. But although he’s blown away by the uninhibited young woman who throws herself at him during Beltane, Taron is very much a man of today with a business to save. A little roll in the hay is as far as it goes—or is it? One moment he’s in his world, the next he’s jumped through fire with Maia and into the past.

If Maia and Taurus don’t mate on the night of Bel-fire, ancient beliefs and tradition will be lost. But their mating goes far beyond hot, naked sex. Beneath great spiritual fires, they begin a journey that will jeopardize their very lives.

Publisher’s Note: Novella originally appeared in the Ellora’s Cave anthology  Equinox.