Miss Miranda Dennison was a properly brought-up young lady with an improperappetite for adventure. She found it in abundance on the isolated estate ofBaron Philip Highdene. There was the darkly handsome, brooding baronhimself, married to Miranda's sister and clearly keeping her prisoner. Therewas his friend, Alan Creighton, whose shocking reputation as a rake did notstop Miranda's heart from beating faster in his company. And there weremysterious threats to Miranda's safety that chilled her blood. Miranda hadfallen head over heels in love. She had also plunged over her head intodanger. And now, through a mystifying maze of romance and intrigue, she mustsomehow find her way to a happy ending...