She's young, innocent and rich... Catarina Mendes, at twenty-one, is finally a free and independent woman. However, it's freedom at a price.... Bound to a stranger... Jake Ramirez has become guardian to Cat. He must protect her from unscrupulous men and find her a husband. By her most precious gift! Jake is overwhelmed by Cat's beauty, but she's still a virgin. Can he resist bedding her—before he finds her a suitable husband...?