Gabriel Brabanti wants to see the baby he's been told is his daughter–but not his ex–wife. So it's his ex–wife's cousin Eve Caldwell who arrives at his Maltese villa with the child.

Eve's beauty and body captivate the rich, powerful aristocrat but then he discovers a plot to defraud him and he's convinced she's involved. But as Eve leaves Gabriel's house–and his bed–her heart is breaking. Unless she can prove her innocence she cannot tell Gabriel that she has conceived the real Brabanti heir