It seemed that sometime during the night Harry had taken off her blindfold and untied her wrists, although her shoulders and buttocks still ached from having been secured to the bed and horsewhipped. She stared into the darkness until her eyes could pick out details in the shadowy room…
Within an hour of setting foot inside Malestone House, Jessica Harper realises she has made a mistake. A shy young schoolmistress still pining for the fiancé she lost in the Great War, Jessica has agreed to spend Christmas with an uninhibited group of strangers. When she discovers her host, Jack Heally, making love to a naked woman in the next room, she decides to leave.
But the next morning Jessica has a change of heart. The sensual atmosphere at Malestone is infectious. And – she cannot deny it – the sight of the devastatingly handsome Jack embracing the other woman has lit a sexual spark within her. A spark she years to fan into flame…