In ancient Greece one of the twelve labours of Heracles was to bring back a golden apple from the Garden of Hesperides To archaeologist Oriel Anderson joining a team of Greek divers on the island of Helios seems like the golden apple of her dreams Yet the dream becomes a nightmare when she meets the devilish owner of the island Damian Lekkas In shocked recognition she is flooded with the memory of a romantic night in a stranger's arms six summers ago A very different man stands before her now & Oriel senses that the sardonic Greek autocrat is hell-bent on playing a cat & mouse game with her As they cross swords & passions mount Oriel is aware that malevolent eyes watch her from the shadows Dark rumours are whispered about the Lekkas family What dangers lie in Helios a bewitching land where ancient rituals are still enacted to appease the gods young men risk their lives in the treacherous depths of the Ionian Sea & the volatile earth can erupt at any moment? Will Oriel find the hidden treasures she seeks? Or will Damian's tragic past catch up with them threatening to engulf them both?