In Venezuela, young, nave Sadie McKenzie is dating the older, worldly Jonny Logan. There, she meets his family, including his nephew, Seth. Sadie and Seth become fast friends, and with Seths help, she manages to escape Jonnys controlling and sometimes violent nature by moving to New York. Once there, she achieves her dream of becoming a bestselling author.In time, Seth finds her again, and they explore a passion that has been smoldering for years. When Sadie agrees to marry Seth and move to his home in Florida, shes surprised by what she finds. Seth has made some unethical choices in pursuit of success. Now that hes met Sadie again, he wants to become an upstanding construction mogul, but it might be too late.Seth has a devilish reputation, so his enemiesincluding Uncle Jonny, Seths secretary, and a detective on the brink of retirementare determined to punish him for his past. Jealousy, revenge, and romance are hotter than the Florida sun as Sadie fights to protect the man she loves, even if she has to make some difficult moral decisions of her own.