Julius Stanhope, member of the Society for the Advancement of Science, is in a predicament. His time travel disrupts his family line. His son arrives in Egypt to set things right, urging his father to return home in time to bed the lovely Millicent Hargrove or miss siring his time-traveling son. Only the studious intellect, Lord Melvern, has never been one to ignite passion in a female. How did one go about seducing the ton's most beautiful widow and produce his heir? All in one evening…

Isadora Chapman has sight, a rare and powerful gift allowing her to see the darkest secrets and most intimate thoughts of the Beau Monde. As the Eye, she knows her responsibility is larger than the role of wife and mother and has given up on the dream of marriage. But as a woman, she can’t help but admire Gregory Beckwith, the Earl of Lattham. She has vowed not to use her gift for personal gain but when an opportunity arises, Isadora accepts a temporary place in Gregory’s bed. Their passion burns but Isadora knows duty has him thinking about marriage to another.

Eadan MacMurrough has been looking for her most of his life. His gift, the troubling, has betrayed him, trapping him in a dream-world where he lives unaware of the truth. Just when Eadan needs her most, she arrives at Dunbar Castle with a gift of her own, saving his life. Lord Dunbar draws Gellie like no other man but she has her own mission—finding the mother who’d left her when she was a young girl. Finally, she believes she will learn the truth of her curse. It is hard to leave him but she must. Eadan, still regaining his strength, cannot believe Gellie will walk away from him after all the years and visions. It seems his love is not enough.