When ship's doctor Cara Stanford meets trauma consultant Greg Harding, the attraction is immediate - but Greg is battling ghosts from the past and Cara has a new job waiting for her back home in Australia. When the Princess Helena runs into trouble at sea, Greg is winched aboard to help with the casualties, one of whom is Cara. He takes care of her as she recuperates but, thinking there is no future for them, Cara returns to Australia - alone ...