"Mrs. Hall stepped into me once more with only the open garment preventing her modesty from being totally compromised, her dark skin doing nothing but adding to her seductive nature as it changed in tone with each catch of the light. When at last Amanda's gown slid down her back and onto the floor, I was lost - Forever.” A lonely widow, bitter and angry at the world. A wealthy and bored socialite trapped within a world of duty and position. An aging landlady left to spend the rest of her days looking back at a life that could have been . All of them tied together in a web of paradox and seduction, and at the center of it all a mysterious, domineering housekeeper with a secret to hide. James Caine is lost. Lost in time and reality. Transported against his will by the mysterious Mr. Tindle back to a period in his life where anything was possible. However, with each interaction with the people from his forgotten youth, James is in danger of changing the future to which he must ultimately return. With impossible choices to make and the introduction into his life of a future monster, James finds himself torn between two realities. All for the love of Eloise.