Second in the Celestial Passions series.Raised on the hedonistic planet Drakan, Sheala learned a myriad of ways to please a lover. However, she decides to practice the sensual arts she had learned on the handsome Gattan visiting her family. The virile lion man with golden hair, tufted ears, and a dragon clan tattoo on his shoulder fascinated her. Though the huge bulge between his legs that seemed to come alive every time she was near was what captured her attention first. Oh yes, Marljas would be her first true lover.From the first moment Marljas caught sight of Sheala's curvaceous body and mischievous eyes, he wanted her. When she accidentally cut him, she sealed her fate. She'd blooded his neck, claiming him in true Gattan tradition. By all rights, she was his.But after Sheala is kidnapped and tortured by a family enemy, the indulged, protected young woman she'd been disappears. She initiates the blood ceremony that would bind her to Marljas forever.The fire he ignites in her soul does much, much more.