In the follow-up to her peerless first collection, Cruel Enchantment, Janine Ashbless brings more breathtaking tales of lust and magic, dark fantasy, and dark desire. An unearthly stranger who pursues a newlywed on her Mediterranean holiday, an opera production where emotions run out of control, and a ghost who wants only one thing from the descendant of her murderer are just three of the seductive and stylishly written stories that will tease, tempt, and transport readers to fantastic realms where dreams—and nightmares—can come true.