Lori Penhall is a bit wary when she's called to her late uncle's estate to claim an inheritance. After all, she barely knew him. Leaving her tangled life and her ex-husband behind, she travels to western Ireland .
As if her surprising inheritance wasn't enough, she meets the handsome dark and mysterious Michael O'Siad who rents the local renovated castle.
One night his dream doppelganger invites her to a private "dungeon" party. Intrigued by what she sees but mortified by how it makes her feel, Michael shows Lori what it means to truly be free. In the real world, she begins to fall in love with him, only to learn the real Michael has other dark, intriguing secrets - darker than a dream dungeon. Will his secrets tear them apart, or will their love and desire for each other be enough to keep them together?