In the scorching summer of 1825, the quaint village of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India, buzzed with life. The air was thick with the scent of spices and the sound of temple bells. It was here, in this ancient land, that a tale of forbidden desire unfolded, involving a woman of remarkable beauty and a man she least expected to succumb to. Carline, a thirty-year-old woman of extraordinary allure, had accompanied her brother, R...