Beautiful eighteen-year-old Elizabeth Ashton joins her guardian, Sir Roger Stanley, in a trading post on the feared Gold Coast of Africa. There, Sir Roger teaches the girl the darker pleasures of restraint and physical discipline before introducing her to the dominating widow, Helen Birencourt. But plotting to be rid of Elizabeth and claim her inheritance, Sir Roger then sells her to Lord Kemal, the chief slaver on the coast, and despite being cruelly used by Kemal she escapes - although her adventures are only just beginning. Shipwrecked and alone she is captured by native warriors, and her prized blonde hair and blue eyes ensure that she is sent to join King Mamaweyo's harem. Then a surprise attack on the palace gives Elizabeth a chance of escape - but fate has a final cruel twist in store...