Harriet Verney crosses paths with billionaire tycoon James Edward Devereux when she reluctantly sells him her precious home. She's friends with James' younger brother but has always felt intimidated by the older Devereux's rugged looks and powerful authority.

Now, James' presence is making Harriet's pulse race faster for reasons other than fear in particular one night in Tuscany, when she wakes to find him at the end of her bed! James soon discovers there's nothing standing in the way of their attraction–or of Harriet conceiving their child?