Beware The Druid Moon

When Jonathan visits his eccentric grandfather for the first time in years, the teen is haunted by nightmares and a foreboding feeling. His curiosity leads him into the attic, where he discovers an unopened trunkand his grandfather suddenly appears with a key. As the lock clicks and the trunk opens to reveal a cross and parchment, Jonathan has no idea that he is about to discover his destiny. Jonathans grandfather orders him to never touch the cross or the paper to his skin and hide them away, but Jonathan soon learns that he has been chosen by the Bwoaillee who will help and protect him. After Jonathan returns home, more confused than ever, his grandfather passes away. With the goal of finishing high school and becoming a man of God, Jonathan thinks he finally has his life on track. But his innocence is dramatically undone when he is summoned by the God of the Dead himselfSamhain, who wants to retrieve the special artifact in Jonathans possession. As a lightening strike propels Jonathan back in time to meet the magical Druid King, he must attempt to return to his real time without succumbing to the temptations of a beautiful goddess. But he is about to discover that only the Druid Moon holds the answers.

When Jonathan visits his eccentric grandfather for the first time in years, the teen is haunted by nightmares and a foreboding feeling. His curiosity leads him into the attic, where he discovers an unopened trunk and his grandfather suddenly appears with a key. As the lock clicks and the trunk opens to reveal a cross and parchment, Jonathan has no idea that he is about to discover his destiny. Jonathan's grandfather orders him to never touch the cross or the paper to his skin and hide them away, but Jonathan soon learns that he has been chosen by the Bwoaillee who will help and protect him. After Jonathan returns home, more confused than ever, his grandfather passes away. With the goal of finishing high school and becoming a man of God, Jonathan thinks he finally has his life on track. But his innocence is dramatically undone when he is summoned by the God of the Dead himself Samhain, who wants to retrieve the special artifact in Jonathan's possession. As a lightening strike propels Jonathan back in time to meet the magical Druid King, he must attempt to return to his real time without succumbing to the temptations of a beautiful goddess. But he is about to discover that only the Druid Moon holds the answers.

"Beauty to his Beast... Lyne Vanlith, an archaeologist who seeks a logical explanation to any mystery, discovers an ancient Druidic curse on her first dig. When the signs foretold by the curse descend on her, Lyne can't find a reasonable interpretation. And that's even before a Beast rescues her from a monstrous sea-creature. She drops a grateful kiss on the snout of the Beast, who transforms into a man, Frederick Cunnick, Baron of Lansladron. Lyne is meant to be Beauty to his Beast-and break the curse forever. Now both spellkeeper and monster are targeting Lyne. She must take up her legendary role, to defeat the curse and save Frederick-and herself. Instead of logic, for the first time, Lyne must trust her heart"--

For the ancient Druids, the healing and magical properties of herbs were inseparable from the larger cycles of the seasons, the movements of the planets, and the progression of a human life. A Druid’s Herbal shows the reader how to use herbs when creating rituals to celebrate festivals and significant life passages such as births, house blessings, weddings, funerals, and naming ceremonies. Drawing on extensive research and a deep personal experience with Pagan traditions, Ellen Evert Hopman explores the history and folklore surrounding the eight major Celtic festivals: Samhain, Winter Solstice, Imbolc, Spring Equinox, Beltaine, Summer Solstice, Lugnasad, and Fall Equinox. Included in each discussion are complete instructions on the medicinal and magical uses of the herbs associated with each celebration. Using these Celtic traditions as examples, the author suggests ways to incorporate the symbolic and magical power of herbs into personal rituals that honor all phases of life from childbirth to last rites. Also included are chapters on how to prepare herbal tinctures, salves, and poultices; herbs used by the Druids; herbal alchemy and the planets; and the relationships between herbs and sacred places. Filled with practical information and imaginative suggestions for using herbs for healing, ceremony, and magic, this book is an indispensable and comprehensive guide to age-old herbal practices.

Ket and five other children compete to become a druid, where one child is sent away by each new moon until only one remains.