P.C. Cast - Goddess Summoning

Goddess of the Rose (Goddess Summoning #4) 

by P.C. Cast

With the Goddess Summoning series, "mythology has never been so fun." Now return to this "mythic world of humor and verve" with a tale that mixes one part Beauty and the Beast with one part Sleeping Beauty--and ten parts steamy romance...
It's not a green thumb that's kept the Empousai family's roses blooming for centuries—it's the drops of blood that their women secretly sacrifice for their gardens. But Mikki, the youngest, would rather forget this family quirk and lead a normal life. Until the day she unwittingly performs a sacred ritual and ends up in the strange—but 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. And the Realm has been waiting for her...

In a flash of temper long ago, Hecate cursed her guardian beast, along with the rest of the Realm, with a permanent slumber that only a high priestess can undo. Now nothing's coming up roses—and Hecate is counting on Mikki to set things aright. Awoken, the beast at first terrifies Mikki—but soon compels her more than any ordinary man ever has. But the only way he, and the Realm, can be saved is for Mikki to sacrifice her life-giving blood—and herself..