"Destiny Sterling had to get away from St. Louis. Otherwise she'd never escape her stepfather's hot hands ... or his hideous plans for her. Her only hope was to pose as a mail-order bride traveling to Texas to marry a rancher. Dan Cooper was as low-down mean as they came. He took pride in his gang's rough reputation ... and the string of successful robberies they'd pulled off. His ace in the hole was a remote Texas ranch where he planned to lie low...

To keep the Louisiana plantation he loved, Dominic Kane had six months to honor his father's will and marry. When he saw the beautiful bondservant fresh from the high seas, his decision was made. He offered to temporarily make her his wife in name only. But after impulsively kissing her lush lips, a raw passion surfaced, and Nick realized his roguish life had not been complete before the entrance of this green-eyed enchantress.

After meeting online, transatlantic lovers Aviva and Eden embark on a tumultuous courtship, love affair and marriage. The couple struggles, separates, and tries to get back together, as dual aspects of each one's personality battles forces inside and out.