On the trail of medieval slave girl, Beatrice de Fleur, Sarah Morgan and her enigmatic master, Dr Casswell, find themselves caught up in the exotic surroundings of a Turkish port.

And when their hosts trade Sarah's body as payment for access to Beatrice's diaries, past and present mingle once again as they uncover more of the slave's sensual secrets. Naked, bound, and at the mercy of an unscrupulous museum curator, Sarah understands only too well how Casswell's passion and pain collide.