Francesca Greentree comes upon a man trapped in the treacherous mire that's claimed many a victim. Pulling him from the bog, Francesca finds she's saved a very handsome and very desirable man. Terrified of her unfavorable heritage, Francesca buries herself upon the moors to quash her need for adventure. However, believing she will never see him after this night, Francesca joins him in confronting the villains who tricked him into the quicksand.

The famous courtesan Aphrodite hires investigator Sebastian Thorne to find the mastermind who had her young daughters kidnapped years ago. When the trail leaves London and seemingly ends in Yorkshire, Sebastian is lured into the bog. Luck intervenes and Francesca rescues him from death. He immediately feels a bond with the young woman who so desperately tries to suppress her free spirit. He tries to keep his own wild nature concealed.

Unable to deny her passionate desire for Sebastian, Francesca enters into a dangerous affair with him. He makes her feel alive and free for the first time. Sebastian's flings have always been insignificant until now. His affair with Francesca makes him reevaluate his own painful past that he's tried to ignore.

Ms. Bennett has kept the best for last in the third Greentree sister trilogy. It's wickedly sensual as danger steadily increases and Francesca and Sebastian's affair heats up. The villain is not obvious even though Ms. Bennett provides tantalizing hints to the mastermind's identity.