Elizabeth Bennett believes her troubles are over. The death of her husband leaves her free to raise their daughter, Hadley, alone on her beautiful Hawaiian ranch . . . until Spence Laamea arrives. Her husband's heir and illegitimate son from a liaison with a native woman, Spence takes control of the estate and Elizabeth's fate. Despite her distrust and the disapproval of the island's strict nineteenth-century white society, passions erupt between them. Elizabeth and Spence struggle to build a life for themselves and her daughter.