Penelope Prentice lives two lives: one, a professional physiotherapist of good standing in her local community; the other, a dominatrix who caters to the psycho-sexual needs of discreet clientele in her basement dungeon, affectionately known as 'Hell'. But her colourful existence is brutally threatened by a criminal gang who usurp her practice. With only her friends to help, she is slowly sinking into despair when a stranger arrives on the scene.

A castigatrix is a female castigator; one who inflicts punishment. This is a tale of pain and pleasures set in town and country and expands on themes introduced in the first volume but can be read as a stand-alone novel. Lady golfers are introduced to a challenging coaching technique which may appeal to some. The politics of the parish also come under scrutiny, as do the implications for post-Brexit rural England. Watch this space