From the moment of their first meeting, an extraordinary bond was forged between them. A bond that was more than passion. A bond born of national revolutions and personal rebellions. Irish-born Maggie Moran and Russian born Wolf Nichols' paths were intertwined by the gods ~ and in America they were fated to defy their yearning, both ordained to face their greatest fear ~ the knowledge that when two powerful wills such as theirs collided, one had to subjugate or destroy the other.