Wearing drab, unattractive outerwear, and wildly sensual undergarments, the widow accepts employment from Lord Connock, an amateur biologist who needs an artist with Anne's sketching skills. On the way to Connock's estate, one of Anne's trunks bounces out of the carriage, shortly before the driver wrecks the vehicle. But Anne must get to the inn first, and the walk fills her with fear, because a rustling in the bushes follows her the whole way. When they meet, sparks fly. Anne discovers something sinister happening at the estate, but the horror can only be unraveled by Michael and Anne working together.
Tales run rampant among the superstitious villagers.
Anne suspects Lord Connock's experimentation as the cause of all the problems. Killer plants hungry for human blood, an endangered population, moments of humor, sizzling sex and a fast-paced plot combine beautifully in this a great read. Patricia White Patricia White is the Sapphire Award-winning author of A Wizard Scorned . Her current book, the contemporary PS, I've Taken a Lover , is available from Lionhearted Books . Click here to share your views.