Summerset Plantation owner Jeffrey Carter may be scarred, but he still possesses a startling sensual allure. So Lily Running Doe discovers when she becomes his housekeeper and feels an unexpected sexual connection to him. She thought Summerset's infamous reputation as a haunted house would be her biggest challenge, not resisting her attraction to Jeffrey. Lilly doesn't know that evil does lurk within the house...and it will soon claim Jeffrey. Before then, he wants to enjoy his final days--by taking pleasure in Lilly's arms....