Confused and angry, Dr. Sarah Wainwright returned to the Georgia island of St. James in search of answers to her husband''s mysterious death–in an apparent lovers'' tryst with the wife of wealthy industrialist Trent Donner.

Anger seemed to be the only edge Sarah had–Trent''s control of the island and his protectiveness for his young daughter were enough to drive even this scandal back into the shadows.

A man whose life depended on keeping his secrets; a woman whose future depended on learning the truth–could her quest set them free, or would it destroy them all?