The Fifth Gate

Published by: eXtasy Books

ISBN :978-1-55410-587-8

Page :284

Word Count :71000

Publication Date :2010-11-29

Series : #

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Available Formats : The Fifth Gate (epub) , The Fifth Gate (mobi) , The Fifth Gate (pdf) , The Fifth Gate (prc)

Category : Erotic Romance , Romantic Suspense and Mystery , Paranormal Romance , Romance

Product Code: 978-1-55410-587-8

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Marlene Rutledge, a young artist from Philadelphia, inherits an estate that once belonged to her grandmother in the forests of Massachusetts. While investigating the long lost estate, she discovers her family’s erotic relationship with a group known as The Circle. Ranging in age from the late teens to early fifties, the women of the Circle explore the vast ranges of sexual expression with the help of their immortal lovers. Marlene eventually comes face to face with the possibility that the men of The Circle may be angelic or demonic in nature. The Fifth Gate blends mystery and sensuality as Marlene uncovers her family’s past, how it affects her life now and the identity of the mysterious Sarah and Michael Gutherie.

The light was fading from the sky as Anna looked out over the old wooden porch. The evergreens cast dark shadows over the front lawn. A figure slowly walked down the driveway towards her. He had finally come.

Fear gripped her, and she began to cough uncontrollably. She leaned against one of the porch posts, waiting until the fit subsided. The pain in her chest had grown larger in the past few weeks, choking the joy from her life. It was cancer, they told her, and the doctor had informed her months ago that it was unstoppable in its march through her body. It had resided in her lungs at first, and slowly spread outward.

Anna was fifty-four years old and knew that she was going to die. Nothing could be done; nothing would stop its progress.

The figure stopped at the iron gate, deciding to wait at the end of the walkway. He gestured for her to join him. Suddenly and with great surprise, her chest cleared and she breathed deeply. The pine smell was sweet and refreshing as it flooded into her nostrils.

“Anna,” the figure called. “It is time.”

She sighed and closed her eyes, remembering the pleasures and pains of her lifetime. Her end time was upon her. Slowly she stepped down the front steps, not bothering to look back at the ancient home that was the birthplace of her grandmother, and all those before her.

She walked deliberately down the flagstone walkway, keeping her eyes focused on the dark figure waiting at the gate. His face was hidden in the shadow of the fedora that perched atop his head; a loose gray trench coat was thrown over his shoulders. He reached his hand out to her and she accepted it. His face confirmed who this man was.

The Morning Star.

Yes, it was her time. He smiled at her, and again she was in love, as much now as when her mother first introduced her to him as a child back in 1955. She realized that, surprisingly, he was dressed now as he had been then.

Weakness overcoming her, Anna suddenly fell against him. Her body’s reserves had finally exhausted themselves. He supported her weight with ease. For years she had worshipped him, until she came of an age to bring that worship into a realm of ecstasy and pleasure. He had never forsaken her. Not once.

“Anna, I will walk with you into the darkness. You will not go alone.”

She looked up at his boyish face, his eyes glistening with unshed tears.

“Yes. Thank you,” she whispered, her voice faint and cracking.

As the blackness claimed her sight, she felt the warm wetness from his eyes strike her face.

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