ON MAJESTIC CLIFFS ABOVE THE WILD SEA MARSHES...

Beautiful, high-spirited Samantha found life changed forever the moment she arrived at Hawksmere.

Now her family's ancestral home had a new master - the brooding, secretive Mark Chaters, whose broad shoulders and strong, handsome face captivated her, whose brazen kisses inflamed her - but whose love belonged to the delicate French countess he had promised to marry...

Impetuously, Samantha swore she would never give herself to any man without first winning his heart. But jealousy, desire, and dangerous intrigue would lure her from safety's side - and straight into the arms of the mysterious master of Hawksmere!