For Nona Hartley, sophisticated businessman Jude Danzig seems the perfect choice for her first lover. What begins as mutual attraction rapidly spirals into an intensely physical affair, yet when Nona confesses her growing emotional attachment, she is devastated to learn Jude could care less. Nona flees Miami, determined to forget him.
Two years later, Nona is stunned to see a man walking down her street, and even more dismayed when he stands on her front lawn in a thunderstorm, staring at her house. Is it really Jude, and if so, why is he here?
And does she still care?
When she learns Jude has bought a local competitor's citrus grove, all bets are off. What's worse is realizing her feelings for Jude are unchanged even after so long apart. Memories of his rejection sting, but this time there's a difference: Jude reveals the dark secret tainting his life. Can they set aside painful memories and reach a place where neither is unloved?