She'd been taught never to trust anyone. Wealthy socialite Cathy Durrant hadgrown up in a family where the ability to dominate was regarded as an art.Eventually her acquired ruthlessness had led to a failed marriage andwreaked havoc with innocent lives. But after five remorse-filled years,Cathy had changed. Try telling that to New Zealand playwright Jake Ferrers,though. He was sure she was still a predatory siren--and bent on destroyinghis sister's marriage to a childhood friend of Cathy's. Faced with Jake'ssuspicions, Cathy was distressed by the sizzling currents flowing betweenthem. She knew that she and Jake were scarred souls for whom trust wouldcome slowly--if ever.