Only one man dared trap and tame her... It begins on a dark, scented patio in Rio, with the rich rhythms of a samba... and the warm caress of a masked stranger with magic in his touch. It sweeps from Rio to New Orleans in an erotic haze of seduction and sensuality, passion and betrayal... Jessica Meredith has recently been appointed acting CEO of her grandfather's marine transport company. In Rio to discuss an unfriendly takeover bid by the enigmatic and devastatingly handsome Brazilan shipping magnate, Rafael Castelar, she falls into the trap of an erotic party. The lights go out, and she escapes to a dark patio garden. Followed and nearly assaulted, she is rescued by a masked stranger, but then falls prey to the sweet and beguiling safety of his arms and her own repressed desires. But the moment of uncharacteristic weakness is shattered by the flash of an infrared camera. Jessica has been set-up...