They call her wanton, a woman of wild and independent spirit. But Trista Windham knows her heart - and nothing can shatter her dreams.For love, in need, she surrenders her innocence beneath a radiant sky - and binds her soul forever to Blaze Davenant, a dark and handsome man of dangerous secrets... and startling secret passions. Across perilous waters and through the ravaging fires of the Civil War, Trista must pursue a rapture that, once tasted, can never be forgotten and endure suffering only the strongest of hearts can bear in the cause of a love that comes but once in a lifetime.