Trouble shadowed Dorcas's Spanish holiday. Her car broke down, causing her to continue her journey by train. The avalanche that blocked the railway line plunged her into a situation which she found unbearable. All her life, it seemed, Dorcas had danced in the shadow of a more dominant personality. Now that her dancing career had come to an untimely end, she hated the thought of being beholden to Carlos Ruiz, who was half English, half Spanish, and wholly charming. He said he wanted to protect her, but protection is often another word for domination...