Darius Corlett assumed the beautiful woman paying him a late night visit was a lady of dubious reputation sent by his friends. But when he learns that Oriana Julian is a respectable widow on holiday in the countryside, he suspects she's just a scheming adventuress after his fortune. The mysterious beauty stirs up an undeniable passion that Dare is powerless to resist, though, and suddenly, he's pursuing the captivation beauty as vigorously as he's ever been pursued. The more he succumbs to her temptation, the more he is determined to uncover Oriana's deepest secrets.