When Winnifred Hathaway returns to England, she finds that the boy her family rescued from the brink of death, Kev Merripen, has hardened into a man who will deny love at all costs. Meantime, an attractive, seductive suitor has set his sights on Win. It's now or never for Kev to make his move. But first, he must confront a dangerous secret about his destiny, or risk losing the only woman he has lived for.