The native drums throbbed in a sensuous, rhythmic chant, lulling Carol Baxter. She had come to Peru to work as a public-health nurse-and to escape the very memory of love. But here, on the banks of the mighty Amazon River, she worked side by side with Ian Morrison—doctor, scientist, and strikingly virile young man. Carol tried to banish her "schoolgirl" reactions—but even his most casual touch stopped her breath and sent her pulse racing. Not even Juanita—who claimed Ian, who would stop at nothing to keep her man could sway Carol's heart. Now, in a primitive jungle hut, Ian was so near to her. His closeness was intoxicating. The native drums beat faster. Could she resist their song?