Timeless Casanova

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Different Times. Different Affairs.

A woman met a stranger who gave her the most satisfying night of her life. Unfortunately, the gentleman left her, leaving no detail about his identity.

The urge was too irresistible so she pursued him, but what she didn’t know shocked her — the man was actually a jet-setting spy.

The chase led her from one country to another on what was going to be an endless hot pursuit through World History…


Chapter I. The Geneticist

Chapter II. A Usual December Morning

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