At seventy, Eleanor has outlived her husband's desire, reputation, and usefulness-but not her appetite. When Julian, his young protégé, enters her orbit, literary ambition collides with forbidden attraction. What begins as manipulation becomes a dangerous game of power, jealousy, and seduction, where every secret carries a price-and every boundary begs to be crossed.
At seventy, Eleanor has outlived her husband's desire, reputation, and usefulness-but not her appetite. When Julian, his young protégé, enters her orbit, literary ambition collides with forbidden attraction. What begins as manipulation becomes a dangerous game of power, jealousy, and seduction, where every secret carries a price-and every boundary begs to be crossed.