Linnet Kintyre fell under the spell of gaunt, enigmatic Guy Monteith when she nursed him through a severe attack of malaria in an exclusive London nursing home. From then on her life was not her own: Guy was determined to marry her and would hardly allow her to leave his side. Tortured by doubts and fears, and unsure of her feelings for Guy, Linnet found herself attracted to another man - the disturbing Dr. Adrian Shane Willoughby. But he seemed just as tied - although in his case willingly - to glamorous Diana Carey. Was Linnet destined to marry one man while hopelessly loving another?