Sacred Serenity: Lotus House Book 2

Audrey Carlan

Aug 2016 · The Lotus House Series Book 2 · Waterhouse Press

About this ebook

Editorial Reviews

“A sensual spiritual journey of two people meant for each other, heart and soul. Well-crafted and beautifully written."
–Carly Phillips, New York Times Bestselling Author

"Sacred Serenity is a white-hot fusion of soul and body. Audrey Carlan has taken the sensual and spiritual and rolled it into a delicious treat...trust me, you'll be daydreaming about Dash and Amber long after the last page!"
–Sierra Simone, USA Today bestselling author of Priest

"Audrey Carlan has created such a sexy, unique yoga world. Readers will want to buy an unlimited pass to the Lotus House books!"
–Sarina Bowen, USA Today bestselling author of Rookie Move

"Audrey Carlan had meat yoga mat. She has a beautiful way of connecting her words with the human soul, giving you a refreshing perspective on love. You can't help but be captivated."
–Meghan Quinn, Bestselling Author

"Ms. Carlan looks at all this and more, mixing the story in with gorgeous scenes of passion, angst, need—and yes, her trademark mix of humor and heart!—making this one of the best books of her career."
–Angel Payne, USA Today Bestselling Author

"Deeply thoughtful, purposeful and profound, this book resonates in such a sincere and soulful way. The beauty of tension between the two characters is nuanced and executed immaculately."
–Christian Grey Fan Page Blog

"The tantric yoga lessons were super hot! That's my kind of story."
–A Book Lovers Emporium Book Blog

"Sacred Serenity definitely is a gorgeous love story filled with passion, angst, and wicked wild sex."
–AC Book Blog

Synopsis

Twenty-two-year-old Amber St. James’s focus is on her education. Her plan is clear—finish the elite San Francisco/Berkeley Medical School program early and become a pediatrician. She hasn’t given much thought to dating or to men in general, until she enrolls in the required human sexuality course…a subject foreign to her for religious and personal reasons.

Tantric yoga practitioner Dash Alexander is Lotus House Yoga’s most sought after sensual teacher. Women flock to him for his unique teaching style, calm nature, and wicked hot body. When he hears of Amber’s plight, he offers to help. The condition? Amber must assist in his couples’ Tantra yoga class as his partner. The sizzling attraction between the two of them is beyond anything Dash has ever experienced…spiritually or otherwise.

Through his teachings, Dash makes love to Amber’s mind and merges with her soul. Physically there’s only one problem, a secret that’s sacred. Amber St. James is a virgin…by choice.

Ratings and reviews

I fell in LOVE with Dash and Amber in Sacred Serenity. Audrey Carlan delivered a steaming hot story filled with innocence, sweetness, sensuality, and discovery of one selves spirituality. How can a hot, sensual Tantric yoga instructor fall head over heals for the wholesome, devoted Christian, medical student? Easily when that so called Christian looks and moves the way Amber does. Dash has reached a point in his life where 'one night stands' just don't fill his needs anymore. Focusing on himself he concentrates on his career, putting his love life on the back burner. Amber is saving herself for the man that she will spend the rest of her life with. She made a vow to God and to herself. Her focus is school and doing well in her medical program. When circumstances bring Dash and Amber together, souls unite spiritually, emotionally and physically. Although Dash and Amber share different religious beliefs, it's mind boggling just how right they are for one another, SOULMATES. As Dash and Amber grow closer, beliefs are tested and questioned. A family secret rocks Amber to the core, sending Amber's life into shambles. Leaving her questioning so many things and rocking her once blissful world. Can Amber and Dash work through their issues and find their happily ever after? Well done Audrey Carlan. You had me laughing, crying, gasping and cheering throughout this book. Amber and Dash have become one of my favorite couples and I thoroughly enjoyed embracing their discovery of themselves, one another and how they each changed the other in a positive way. BRAVO!!

Tantric yoga = heat + passion + emotion! Spirituality and sexuality are together in a beautiful mix of emotion and lustful love. Amber St James is dedicated to her faith and her quest to become a doctor. Her studies has always been the focus but when a class brings her in close contact with the handsome and sexy Dash Alexander, she is not immune. What follows is a whirlwind of discovery and love that was fun, hot and a tantric treat! This is the second in the series that focuses on love and how yoga and its teachings fit so easily with each other. What could have been a dry lesson instead takes a ‘practice what you preach’ approach, making learning fun and combustible! I didn’t know a tremendous amount about the spirituality linked to yoga but seeing how touch, smell, voice could bind two people together in so many ways, I’m a convert! Amber and Dash were great characters. They were both driven and successful, funny and serious, and combustible together. “That man has a gift. The way he opens chakras as if he’s peeling back layers of an onion...” “The instinct to hold and protect this woman was a powerful aphrodisiac.” Their story was well-written, soulful and satisfying for the mind and the body. While yoga was the focus that bound everything together, love was at the heart of every caress, argument and unexpected twisty turn. I laughed, I sighed, and I vowed to practice more yoga if this is what happens when your mind is open to new experiences. I can’t wait for more in this series! Made me laugh out loud: “But what if I want to show you love?” “Tomorrow. Wake me up with a b******, and I’ll love the h*** out of you.” *I received a copy of this story in exchange for an honest review.

Dash teaches Tantric yoga at Lotus House Yoga Studio. Tantra yoga pushes your body, mind, and soul to meld with your partner in ways the normal relationship never experiences. It's deeply sensual and highly sexual for true believers. Amber St. James has know idea in what to believe. Amber is twenty-two years old her focus is on her medical school studies as she prepares to be a pediatrician, She chose this profession as her mother died in childbirth. Amber is top of her class. She hasn't given a lot thought to dating or men in general. Amber plans to finish the elite San Francisco/Berkeley Medical School program earlier than normal to become a doctor. That is, until she needs to pass her human sexualities studies. A subject she is by a stranger to for religious reasons as well as personal reasons. Enter the Tantric yoga teacher who works at Lotus House Dash Alexander. Dash is a most sought after sensual teacher. Dash has a lot of women who flock to him for his unique teaching style, calm nature, and hot body. After hearing Amber's plight, from Genevieve he offers to help Amber. The only condition is that Amber must assist his couples tantra yoga class as his partner. The attraction between the two is beyond anything that Dash has experienced spiritually or otherwise. Through Dash's teachings he makes love to Amber's mind. There's only one problem, a secret that's sacred to Amber and her beliefs. "Amber St. James is a virgin by choice." Amber is struggling with the fact that she's finally got more family other than her nana and papa! A brother,Uncle and the father she never knew existed? Can she cope with the pressure of having all this along with her potential relationship with Dash? Can Dash and Amber (his little bird) make it through can they overcome everything that's thrown to them? Can Amber change Dash's mind in believing in marriage, Or does it change things for them? Namaste

About the author

Audrey Carlan is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She writes wicked hot love stories that are designed to give the reader a romantic experience that’s sexy, sweet, and so hot your ereader might melt. Some of her works include the wildly successful Calendar Girl Serial, Falling Series, and the Trinity Trilogy.

She lives in the California Valley where she enjoys her two children and the love of her life. When she’s not writing, you can find her teaching yoga, sipping wine with her “soul sisters” or with her nose stuck in a wicked hot romance novel.