There was no doubt about it, Mitch Ballantyne was an exceptionally attractive man! He had only to beckon and all the girls came running - including, alas, his young stepsister Shelley, who had always adored him and always would. And now Mitch had come to take her home to Queensland to visit her beloved stepfather Luke who was seriously ill and asking for her, and Shelley’s problems really began. How she wished Luke wouldn't make it so obvious that he would like to see her and Mitch make a match of it at last - when it was clear that no such thought had ever crossed Mitch's mind! She longed to make Luke happy - but wasn’t the price too high?