The Foundation's founder, con artist Luke Bardell sees the angry, frustrated and emotionally distraught Rachel as his next manipulative challenge, planning to melt and conquer her heart and soul like a Svengali. He invites her to spend some time at the Foundation. Rachel accepts because she plans to obliterate the Foundation and destroy its founder. When an immovable force meets an irresistible object and love enters the equation, bodies and souls are changed forever. However, will the relationship between Luke and Rachel metamorphoses into a lasting love or an eternal hate?

RITUAL SINS is an exciting, extremely well written relationship drama. As usually found in an Anne Stuart novel, the lead characters are not lovable, (in fact almost detestable) though very interesting, and the support cast adds much to the story line. This novel is an excellent look at the darker side of human emotions that turns Ms. StuartĘs characters into some of the more realistic protagonists in fiction today. Though not for readers who enjoy escapist, up beat romances, it would be a sin for those who enjoy a realistic, very dark relationship drama, not to read RITUAL SINS.