Johanna Lindsey's old Western romance features Casey Straton, who leaves her home in Texas to prove to her parents that she's capable of running her late grandfather's ranch. Damien Rutledge III journeys west as well to find the man who murdered his father. When Damien's stagecoach is ambushed, young Casey Straton rescues him from harm.

After her mother's death, Gabrielle Brooks sets sail to the Caribbean in search of her father, discovers he has become a pirate, and spends three happy years sailing with him. His decision that she should return to London to find a proper husband leads to intrigue, scandal, and Gabrielle's passionate quest for revenge.