Raine McQuaid, lovely and spirited young heiress, had always taken it for granted that she would one day marry Patrick Thorndyke and unite their families - vast plantations - until the day she met Adam, Viscount de Burgh.

Entranced by his rugged masculinity Raine surrendered to him completely, experiencing for the first time the delights of passion. As for Adam, what had begun as a casual seduction became a sensual obsession.