Mary Fisher is a free-spirited, loving, middle-class wife and devoted mother. One summer afternoon, she’s driven into a new reality by a life-changing encounter with two of her son’s friends. Or rather, they unleash her long-suppressed past. Unbound, she becomes ever more ravenous while trying to balance her existing life. Twists, turns, and secrets revealed.
Two English sisters are captured by Chinese pirates while on board a ship taking them home to England. They are transported in chains to the Lotus Garden where they are trained to be concubines. The owner of the Lotus Garden takes pleasure in testing the sexual skills of the Lotus Garden slaves, awarding a personal seal of approval in the form of a small tattoo. The story is set in 16th century China.
He isn't meant to be touched. She isn't meant to want him. A quiet night, A touch breaks the rules no one dares to name. A girl, drawn by a pull she doesn't understand and doesn't resist, unleashes something the world wanted buried. As paths revealed, collide, desire blurs into danger. Blood flows, romance turns sharp. Loyalty fractures. Secrets surface. Some connections aren't forbidden because they're wrong, but because they change everything.
Callie's friend, Marlene, is getting married. Callie thinks that she's being stupid. So she arranges a demonstration for Marlene. Little does Callie realize that what goes around definitely comes around...