SHE RETURNED TO THE ISLAND TO CLAIM HER LAND, HER FREEDOM—AND A FORBIDDEN, TENDER LOVE Lovely Elyse was a child when her father's death left her sole heir to a vast plantation on the lush island of Jamaica. Raised in England by scheming relatives anxious to claim her wealth, highborn Elyse planned a daring escape—and fled to her beloved home in the Caribbean. Then she saw Brace Denham—the handsome convict's son she had once adored as a brother—and now, to her surprise, desired as a man. Bewildered, she watched as be fought against his love for her. Impassioned, she fought for the love his pride would deny.