WHISPERS OF THE FLESH - Louisa Burton

Hidden Grotto series, Book 3

Bantam

ISBN: 978-0-553-38530-4

October 2008

Erotic Paranormal Romance

Auvergne, France - 1829, 1972, and the present

In Grotte Cachet, a castle hidden in the hills of France, readers are returned to the story of the Follets, immortals who survive and thrive on carnal activities with the castle's human guests.  Every hedonistic thought or desire can be found and experienced at Grotte Cachet...for those willing to partake.  But things at the castle are quite melancholy, as the current administrator, Emmett Archer lay dying, while his family and friends stand alongside.  Emmett's daughter Isabel is slated to be the next administrator, duty bound to keep the castle running and protect the inhabitants.  Isabel wants nothing to do with the job, mainly because it would mean finding an appropriate wife for the man she loves.  But fate is ever a capricious thing...

In October 1829, David Beckett Roussell enticed an invitation to Grotte Cachet, ostensibly to redesign their garden, but secretly to investigate the existence of demons abhorrent to the church.  It's not long before the saintly Beckett sees some illicit activities that bring a blush to his cheeks and heat to other parts of his body.  But will he finish his assignment and report the immortals to his superiors in Rome or discover the true secret of the castle?

In present day France, Isabel yearns for Adrien Morel even though she knows they can never have a life together.  But can a beautiful, secret garden and a hippie-love in thirty-plus years prior change the trajectory of her future?

As erotically charged as the previous books, WHISPERS OF THE FLESH weaves humor, romance, and a dark sensuality with an interesting plot that easily jumps back and forth in time.  Readers, already very familiar with characters Inigo (satyr), Elic (dusios), and Lili (succubus), finally get a chance to learn more about the resident immortal hermit, Darius a djinni.  New additions to the story include key characters such as Beckett, the landscape designer and theological supplicant, Hitch, Emmett's best friend, and Madeleine, his ex-wife. 

For another charmingly erotic glimpse into the adventures behind the doors of Grotte Cachet, pick up your copy of WHISPERS OF THE FLESH today.

Phillipa Ann