When Gemma Cardone's boss is hospitalised, and Stefano Marinetti, his estranged son, takes over the family shipyard, she is caught between duty and desire

Gemma's relationship with Stefano's father was totally innocent but steeped in secrecy. However, Stefano suspects she was his father's lover. Gemma can never tell the real truth– it would tear Stefano's family apart.

Gemma has never met a man as determined or intense as Stefano. In his presence, she melts. Though she knows he despises her, between his sheets it's a different story