The innocent, the playboy...and their seven-night passion! Archivist Merle's dream job in an abandoned mansion on New Zealand's Waiheke Island gives her the isolation she craves and the freedom to delight in its extravagance. Then infamous owner Ash arrives without warning... Used to women falling at his feet, Ash is intrigued when he interrupts virginal siren Merle in his bath. She tries to conceal her shock - and then her red-hot reaction! He's back for one week only, to lay his tarnished past to rest. Might he find solace in the intriguing Merle instead...?