Victoria struggled to suppress her fantasies about Lucas- after all, the man she had married lay dying in a hospital bed. But Lucas Grey had an exciting sexiness, an intriguing combination of cynicism and languid sensuality that simply held Victoria spellbound.

Her marriage was passionless, but tender and loyal. Victoria clung devotedly to her husband, as much to protect herself from the strength of her desire for Lucas as to preserve her marriage.

But Victoria feared there would come a day when she could no longer deny the feelings Lucas awakened in her-when she would have to admit that she'd fallen in love with another man!