Tired of seasons with boring socialites, Lord Tristan Carlyle has given up his life as a libertine to become an artist. Inspiration eludes him...until he meets the alluring Contessa de Erato, who awakens a passion not even this former rake has felt before.

But the 'Contessa' has a secret – she is really Erato, muse of erotic poetry.

Although she came to England to help other women find love, one night of ecstasy with Tristan shows Erato the kind of pleasure she never thought she would experience herself – and now wants to savour forever....