A story based on the insatiable attraction of two people set apart by boundaries forged from their life choices. He is determined to leave the past behind. She is determined to reclaim the life she once knew. Together, they realize the doors of the past can only be closed by the strength of their love. William "Dirk" Wyman was certain his past was left behind the day he departed Charleston's city jail. However, his new beginning is impeded the night he meets Greta Shaw, the enticing redhead with emerald eyes. Enthralled by such captivating beauty, he must suppress his carnal desire, which is tested when her husband extends an offer he cannot refuse, dangerously placing him in tempting proximity. Greta Bateman Shaw is committed by matrimonial vow to live in servitude to a tyrant. Her spirit is shattered and her dreams diminish until the night she looks in the sable eyes of Dirk Wyman. His presence fills her heart with a glimmer of hope, though she must carefully attend to suppress the effect this statuesque man evokes.