Amanda's romance with a Native American prisoner is threatened when two men arrive from her past—her jealous ex-fiancé+a7 and a man who once saved her life. By the author of Dangerous Purity. Original.

Auburn-haired, amber-eyed Melanie Morganfield had already lived in Asa Parker's mansion since she was a child. But with each passing day now, the kind family friend—29 years her senior—found it harder and harder to control his growing affection for the blossoming young woman. Asa was bewitched by Melanie's fresh beauty and saucy tongue and gave her everything he could give...everything but marriage. Despite Melanie's devotion to respectable Asa Parker, she couldn't explain her reaction to Stephen Hull. Each time she saw the dark and sensual young man, Melanie's senses throbbed with a longing that seared her veins. She knew she must avoid meeting Stephen Hull ever again—before she begged him to never let her go.

The last place Melanie Morganfield Young expects to fall prey to love is on the same sea that took her wealthy husband. Recently widowed, Melanie finds herself seeking solace with the captain of the very ship that was to have sailed her and her husband on a journey of discovery to the Orient. Melanie thinks she can never love again. But Captain Worth Randolphs passionate glances and surprising gentleness start to sweep away her defenses. Beneath his hard exterior, Melanie finds a compassionate soul. And gazing into his eyes, she finds the courage to finally let go of the past and surrender to the man who exposes the deepest treasures of her heart.

When their ship is captured, Melanie is wrenched from the side of her beloved Captain Worth Randolph by the traitorous Jason Marsh, but she vows to resist her captor's passion and remain loyal to Worth