The Romance of Lust, anonymously written in the 1870's, is one of the first examples of erotic fiction as it has developed into a widely popular genre today, scandalous for its time, this is a window into sexual curiosity in an era when it had been seriously taboo. Breaking boundaries of early English sexual prudence, this is a testament to the sexual imagination of the Victorian era. The novel is told in first person, and the protagonist of the novel is Charlie Roberts. Charlie possesses much virility, and a seemingly insatiable sexual appetite. The novel begins with "There were three of us—Mary, Eliza, and myself." Charlie describes his sexual initiation as an adolescent—as he is "approaching fifteen". He catalogs his sexual experiences including incest with his sisters Eliza and Mary, sex with his governesses, and his later sexual exploits with various male and female friends, and acquaintances.

Kelvin a young teenager of age 16, went on a camping trip with his aunt, Carol. Does he find love or lust? As a young boy driven by his teenage hormone would he be able to succumb to it?