Under the ever-changing skies of Connemara, where the peat bogs stretch as far as the eye can see and the ocean roars against the cliffs, Baptiste thought he had found a sanctuary. First in Dublin, then in Galway, his path crossed Finan's—a flamboyant young Irishman whose tenderness and raw passion act as a balm on his wounds. Together, between rain-soaked Gaelic football matches, shared complicity in a microbrewery, and passionate embraces, they try to build a haven sheltered from the world.
Yet, Baptiste's past is a voracious shadow. Behind his smiles and Finan's protective arms, the traumas of his childhood and the chilling memory of Julian de Vigny still lurk. When the line between dreams and reality blurs on one tragic night, their love becomes their ultimate battlefield. Will Finan have the strength to hold onto Baptiste, or will the latter's past finally claim what is left of his soul?
A poignant and sensual novel, where the bite of desire clashes with the darkest ghosts, set against the backdrop of a mystical and untameable Ireland.
