Forbidden feelings - Una-Mary Parker

An explosive love affair between a widow and her best friend's son...

A society girl who steals the family silver for her anarchist lover...

A Scottish village that sleeps by day but is alive with sinister activity by night...

Since the tragic death of her husband, Camilla Eaton has thrown her considerable energies into running the successful advertising company that bears his name — which leaves her little time for romance, or for her teenage daughter Poppy.

Still mourning her father, and resentful of her mother's preoccupation with work, Poppy becomes involved with a group of militant political activists. Her sexual obsession with their charismatic leader, Danny Fox, blinds her to the inherent dangers of the association.

The return from abroad of Camilla's best friend, Lucy, is a welcome break in a demanding routine, and when strange events at her father's Scottish estate require investigation, Camilla is grateful for the company of Lucy's son, Philip.

To the tranquil beauty of the Highland countryside is added the aphrodisiac of danger and — despite the difference in their ages — Camilla and Philip embark upon a heady love affair.

Back in London, both families are horrified: Lucy at the prospect of losing her beloved son to a woman her own age, Poppy at the unwelcome evidence of her mother's sexuality.

As the repercussions of Poppy's rebellion and the sinister goings-on in Scotland collide in an event of shocking violence, Camilla is propelled into an emotional maelstrom that forces her to re-evaluate her priorities — and brings her face to face with death...