"Ghosts and goddesses are foolish things to believe in." So one famous American author claims as he moves into a ruined palace in Portugal, eager to make progress on his next bestselling novel. Then a chance encounter with an unnamed, yet shockingly sensual woman pulls aside the veil of the world to reveal an alluring existence defined by unnatural delights and mind-twisting hedonism. As his mysterious lover draws him further into her realm of shadows and ultimate pleasure, how much is he willing to sacrifice to have her? A first-person narrative of one man's descent into obsession and madness. What is real and what is fevered imagination?A tale told in the vein of Lovecraft and Edgar Allen Poe.