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    Dion's Desire
    Dion's Desire
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    Dion's Desire

    By Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy

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    He’s stunning, handsome, and muscular. But he’s not a man at all—he’s a god. Dion, also known as Dionysus Bacchus, once a deity in both ancient Greece and Rome, now owns a vineyard in the California wine country. He’s anything but romantic until he meets beautiful Chablis LeBlanc.

    He’s the god of wine, theater, and debauchery. He's up for all of the above until Chablis does what no other mortal woman has when she steals his heart. She takes their relationship to new levels, beyond sex and into territory where Dion’s heart has never been.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEvernight Publishing
    Release dateSep 29, 2014
    ISBN9781772330304
    Dion's Desire
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    Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy

    Growing up in historic St. Joseph, Missouri, Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy scribbled her stories from an early age. Her first publication – a poem on the children’s page of the local newspaper – seems to have set her fate. As a full time author, she has more than twenty full length novels published along with assorted novellas and short fiction. A contributor to more than two dozen anthologies, her credits include Chicken Soup For The Soul among many collections of short fiction. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Missouri Writers Guild, and the Ozark Writers League. Lee Ann earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Missouri Southern State University as well as an Associate Degree from Crowder College. She has worked in broadcasting, retail, and other fields including education. She is currently a substitute school teacher. As a wife and mother of three, she spends her days penning stories, cooking, reading, and other daily duties. She currently makes her home in the Missouri Ozarks, living in what passes for suburbs in a small town.

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      Dion's Desire - Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy

      Published by Evernight Publishing ® at Smashwords

      www.evernightpublishing.com

      Copyright© 2014 Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy

      ISBN: 978-1-77233-030-4

      Cover Artist: Sour Cherry Designs

      Editor: JC Chute

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

      WARNING: The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. No part of this book may be used or reproduced electronically or in print without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in reviews.

      This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, and places are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      DEDICATION

      To the Sontheimers, past, present, and future who have provoked, inspired, and supported me through the journey from making up stories as a little girl to being an author. You rock!

      DION’S DESIRE

      Love Immortal, 2

      Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy

      Copyright © 2014

      Chapter One

      Dion Bacchus surveyed his vineyard with pride. As far as he could see, neat rows of arbors stretched across his acres, vines heavy with Muscat grapes. He grew two varieties, the oldest in the world: the Muscat Blanc and the Muscat Alexandria. His winery produced the finest Moscato wines available, and he liked that. It gave him some measure of his success, and pride in his accomplishments. Many would think it a comedown for the god of wine and theater, but most days, he didn’t mind. It provided an outlet for his talents and enough work to make him forget, sometimes, all he once was.

      If more still believed, his lot in life might be different, but it wasn’t. Dion clung to the powers he still possessed and never thought about the future. To an immortal, forever loomed far too long.

      He narrowed his eyes to slits against the morning sun as he peered toward the hills surrounding his property. On the far edge, he caught a glimpse of his outdoor theater. The classic Grecian columns behind the stage were visible even at this distance.

      Wine ranked as his first passion, of course, and theater his second. Dion had a troupe of actors arriving to present his annual dramatic festival. Each season, he chose two of the ancient Greek plays and had a theater company come to perform. The event drew visitors from across the country, as well as a few from around the world. Journalists from the major California newspapers always covered it. Entertainment programs had featured the event as well as the winery. Once the eight weeks of harvest began, Dion would spend long days and often nights in the fields. It would be a time of hard work and effort, so he always enjoyed his last chance for fun for several months.

      The two-way radio in his pocket crackled and his office manager’s voice spoke. Dion, where are you?

      Overlooking the vineyard, he said.

      The Masques are en route, Constance said. An attractive woman, still shapely in her mid-fifties, Constance ran the office with a stern hand. Reliable enough to show up every day without fail, intelligent enough to handle many tasks without his direct supervision, and still attractive enough to please business contacts, she defined the term, valued employee. I told them you would be here to welcome them.

      How soon?

      Thirty minutes.

      Dion sighed. All right. I’ll head back and I will be there.

      Thanks, boss.

      Three-quarters of a mile away from the Château, which

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