Was Isobel Herriot a marriage-breaker? Patrick Shannon’s sister certainly believed her husband was having a torrid affair with Isobel. But when Patrick paid a visit to Isobel’s Cotswold craft shop he couldn’t be so sure.

How could he reconcile the fact that someone so reserved could also be promiscuous? Or that someone who played down her generous curves could also arouse him to uncontrollable passion?

Patrick wasn’t interested in a relationship that he couldn’t control, but Isobel was beginning to torment him in the wickedest of ways…