In the year of Waterloo, with the fate of Europe at stake, two extraordinary people come together in a game that pits passion against logic. A trained courtesan, Francis Woodard is drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue and deception by brilliant spy and codebreaker Nigel Arundham. Ensnared in the seductive spell of desire, while enemies and deadly plots surround them, two brave souls hang in the balance in a seemingly impossible quest for honor, compassion, and love.