Beth, Lady Allerton, is determined to reclaim Fairhaven Island,stolen from her family generations before by the treacherous Earl ofTrevithick. She challenges the current Earl, Marcus Trevithick, to awagerhis island against her virtue!Marcus Trevithick is intrigued by the lovely incognita who throws downthe challenge. Soon he is pursuing her, determined to learn more ofher identityand to tempt her into his bed. As both Beth and Marcusrace to claim Fairhaven it seems inevitable that the chase can endonly in each other's arms. But when it comes to a choice, which doesBeth want morethe Earl of Trevithick, or her beloved island?