Handsome war hero Edward Somers is recuperating in the South of France when he stumbles upon a lonely villa inhabited by the bewitching and beautiful, but ailing, Countess Katerina.

At first Edward is delighted to have such a charming and lovely companion but as a sinister chain of events begins to unfold it becomes apparent that he and Katerina are in very grave danger.Is it really Katerina's ill health that has forced her into such an isolated location? Will she always be on the run? And will her remote and perilous life deny her the love that she craves and needs so much?

A satisfying wartime adventure by the ever-popular author of the Adams family sagas.