Anne, a divorced mother of two sons, is a woman well ahead of her time in August 1953. During the three years she has been divorced, her ex-husband's best friend, Charlie, has been an invaluable friend to her and the boys. He began taking responsibility for all the things that Frank had once done. Charlie mowed the lawn, fixed broken pipes, attended the boys' school and sporting events with Anne, and anything else she needed him to do. It was little wonder that she fell in love with Charlie. However, Charlie, also divorced, knows that he is no prize catch for a woman with marriage on her mind. In fact, Charlie has a couple of secrets of his own that keep him far away from loving Anne.

It is this sudden coldness from Charlie that has Anne on the road to a retreat for a couple of weeks to mend her broken heart. On the way, her old vehicle breaks down and refuses to get going again. She is saved by a mysterious and gorgeous man who arrives on a motorcycle and refuses to leave her there alone. Trey, the stranger, arranges for a tow truck to pick up her vehicle and then insists on taking Anne to her destination via his motorcycle.

The sexual heat between Anne and Trey forms quickly and before long, they find themselves in bed. A nosey busy body has taken it upon herself to inform Charlie of this turn of events so it is not long before he arrives on the scene. Still not certain why he wants to stop this or how he will go about it, Charlie surprises Anne at her retreat cottage and involves her in a highly erotic encounter on her little porch. After Anne succumbs to her desire, however, Charlie runs away again, leaving Trey to pick up the pieces.

Trey has an agenda of his own in this trio and he is determined to sort everything out. When he sets up Charlie in a situation where honesty is the only way out, things definitely come to a sexual peak.

Jane Thompson did something a bit out of the ordinary in her book. Anne would have been considered quite liberated even in the 21st century, but Ms. Thompson made this story even more arousing by placing her firmly in the 1950's. This was an era where "nice" women just did not talk about sexual things, let alone engage in them. Anne is not only a sexual being, but she satisfies her desires in ways that are shocking for that time period.

A definite page turner, this book will leave you breathless with longings of your own throughout. Taking this journey with Anne may just leave you wanting even more.