Dane had no wish for commitment.
He regarded all women as potential bedmates. And Jessica, newly arrived doctor in the Transvaal town, resolved that she would never be one of them.
Her relationship with Dane Trafford would be strictly professional; she admired him as a doctor. The problem was that he insisted on seeing her as a woman.
Jessica prided herself on alwasy having firm control over her emotions, yet he swiftly pierced her armor. As never before, Jessica was made very much aware that she was a woman.