A rake and a scoundrel, Dominic Wyndham hungered for new sensations that could rival his adventures as a spy during the Napoleonic Wars. Opportunity arrived in the shapely form of Catriona Sinclair. She begged the lord to return to her beloved Scotland, on a mysterious mission. Dominic agreed, on one condition, one simple game to amuse themselves on their seven-day journey. Catriona would join him in exploring the seven deadly sins, one for each day.