Silvia Bradstreet comes to an isolated estate off the coast of colonial Georgia to be an indentured servant. But she soon finds herself a pawn in the devious schemes of Wilhelm Schlange, master of Serpent Tree Hall. Haunted by ghostly dreams and threatened by the island's deadly secrets, Silvia cannot trust her senses. But can she trust her passion for handsome sea captain Roman Toller?

Amanda Fairfax met Ryne Sullivan when she came to take possession of the colonial Virginia plantation that was her legacy. Resentment burned in his dark blue eyes, yet once in his arms she could feel how fiercely he hungered for her, and how little she could resist. Cloaked in terror and mystery, Amanda could not fully trust her lover or her love, for each moment of ecstasy might be her last.