Lord Selwyn's legacy could not have come at a better time. The Plantation in exotic Penang was thousands of miles from London -- and just as far from the treacherous society heartbreaker who had betrayed the proud and handsome nobleman. Here in the Far East, Lord Selwyn vowed to put aside his dreams forever... until Anona Ranson miraculously entered his world, her fair innocence glowing with a rare inner spirit. And in her young wisdom, Anona returned Lord Selwyn's true and passionate love... Yet secrets loomed over their happiness, threatening their destiny -- and Lord Selwyn's very life!