Celia Lane, Gastronomist for the space ship Stargazer, thinks she may have landed in a heaven called Meriahd because of this new planet's natural beauty. Unfortunately, she's stuck here with Judd Elliott, a hard-headed engineer. When one of the plants she cooks up appears to have aphrodisiac properties, the two become lovers. Only the instant passion between them doesn't fade.

Chief Judd Elliott hasn't been immune to Celia's appeal, but now he finds himself falling in love with the impossible woman. When she suggests they forget their duty and remain on the mysterious planet, he knows she's courting danger. How is he going to get her to see reality and return to the Stargazer... and him?