Book IX of The Great South Land series. Anne Barkly is a blonde, gray-eyed model of classic English poise. Margot Dareste is a dark, tempestuous, French beauty. Both are passionate contenders for the love of one man – the dashing ex-cavalry man, Peter Whitney. But Peter has his own battle to fight – against the murderous encroachments of his strange, vengeful half-brother, John. Are Anne and Margot locked in futile combat over an already doomed man?