Its not green fingers that have kept the Empousai familys roses blooming for centuries
- its the drops of blood that their women secretly sacrifice for their gardens. But Mikki would rather forget this family quirk & lead a normal life. Until the day she unwittingly performs a ritual & ends up in the strangely familiar Realm of the Rose. As its goddess Hecate reveals to her Mikki has the blood of a high priestess running through her veins. & the realm has been waiting for her.. . In a long ago flash of temper Hecate cursed her Guardian beast with a slumber that only her priestess can undo
- & Hecate is counting on Mikki to set things right. At first the beast terrifies Mikki
- but soon he intrigues her more than any man ever has. But the only way he & the realm can be saved is for Mikki to sacrifice her life-giving blood
- & herself.. .