Only one man dared trap and tame her... It begins on a dark, scented patioin Rio de Janeiro, with the rich rhythms of a samba... and the warm caressof a masked stranger with magic in his touch. It sweeps from Rio to NewOrleans in an erotic haze of seduction and sensuality, passion andbetrayal... Jessica Meredith has recently been appointed acting CEO of hergrandfather's marine transport company. In Rio to discuss an unfriendlytakeover bid by the enigmatic and devastatingly handsome Brazilan shippingmagnate, Rafael Castelar, she falls into the trap of an erotic party. Thelights go out, and she escapes to a dark patio garden. Followed and nearlyassaulted, she is rescued by a masked stranger, but then falls prey to thesweet and beguiling safety of his arms and her own repressed desires. Butthe moment of uncharacteristic weakness is shattered by the flash of aninfrared camera. Jessica has been set-up...