Fugitive of the Crown, unjustly accused of murder, Matt Grayson lay wounded and near death when Amanda first discovered him on the rocky shore.  Her promise not to betray him was soon replaced by a still deeper vow—to give herself body and soul to this dark stranger who aroused a tumult of feelings unlike any she had ever known.

But a cruel twist of fate will throw them together—not as lovers but as enemies.  Accused of betraying the man she loves more than life itself, Amanda soon finds herself on a shop bound for New Orleans.  There, she is the hated captive of Matt Grayson, as object to be scorned, punished... and as the ship inches closer to its steamy destination... ravished.