They sailed at midnight—rich, blond, delicate Jennifer on her way to be wed; fiery, red-headed Iras, paid companion to the bride. It was to be a joyous voyage, but Iras' heart was filled with foreboding. Why did she feel a half-love for Jennifer's fiancé, Richard...a man she'd never met? Why did Nick, the dark stranger they met on shipboard, have an unnerving effect on Iras? And why did the gentle Jennifer treat her at one moment with affection...and at the next with a suspicion and jealousy that bordered on hate? There was mystery here—and danger...dark as the troubled waters they must cross before their journey's end....