An invitation to a country house party provides a perfect solution to Tobias and Lavinia's most exasperating challenge: how to escape the chaos and prying eyes of London for a remote, relaxing and above all romantic--retreat. But the lovers' plans are foiled when their first cozy interlude of the weekend is disrupted by the appearance of a stunning woman from Tobias's past. 
Aspasia Gray's beauty is as haunting as her connection to Tobias. Her long-deceased fiancé was a friend of his--in addition to being an eccentric assassin. And she makes Lavinia more than a little uncomfortable--especially as Lavinia's first encounter with Aspasia occurs when she finds her in Tobias's bedchamber. It seems Aspasia is seeking protection after receiving an ominous message that eerily recalls the past. When further events suggest someone is imitating the dead killer's methods, the obstacles standing between Tobias and Lavinia appear greater than a little gossip--and far more deadly. Soon the team of Lake and March will have to employ all their talents to flummox the scoundrel who so rudely interrupted their rendezvous. Then they can get back to more pleasurable affairs...