Fleeing the attentions from the handsome and commanding Marquess of Darkefell, Lady Anne Addison gets there over the doorstep of a dear friend searching for nothing but relax and relaxation, but soon finds herself putting her investigative talents to work after a sighting from the Barbary Ghost. Often a skeptic from the supernatural, Lady Anne immediately suspects the apparition can be nothing more than a diversionary strategy to conceal smugglers for the seaside below her friend’s home.

When the beguiling marquess follows her to Cornwall, Anne is distracted from her ghost hunt by his alluring kisses, until murder gets her attention. Forced once again to work with the marquess to uncover the reality behind a secret, she soon discovers that her passionate attraction to him hasn’t abated. Should she run from him once again, or surrender to temptation?