Ladies' man, Anton Romero is smitten with Vivian Wentworth from the very beginning. he wants nothing more than to get to know the stiff Miss Wentworth, until he learns she's invesitagting him for a crime he didn't commit. Innocent and naive, Vivian is convinced that Anton is the outlaw her superiors have painted him as. But her over-zealous determination puts both of them in danger and he is forced to play the honorable rogue.

Sweeping her away to Padre Island off the coast of Spain seemed like a clever idea at the time. But how can Anton protect them both from his uncle's murderous games when Anton's heart falls victim to a woman as full of independence as she is desirous?