Now blissfully reunited with her husband, Joffrey de Peyrac, and mistress of the settlement of Gouldsboro, Canada, Angélique feels at peace at last.
But when Joffrey leaves on a mission, Angélique becomes prey to evil forces and unknown strangers – a demon intent on the destruction of her life and her love…
Unwilling hostess to the strange but beautiful Duchesse de Maudribourg, Angélique combats poison, intrigue and death – finally to grapple with the unmasked Demon, face to face. ..