The mysterious and breathtakingly handsome heir to a huge fortune, Samuel Gerard, who grew up on the distant Hawaiian Islands, vowed never to touch a woman - and has never broken his vow. However, in the high society drawing rooms of London, he met the lovely young Leda, who turned his whole life upside down. Gerard burns out in the flame of passionate desire and languishes from love, which he dares neither speak nor think about. After all, if the terms of the terrible oath are violated, not only he himself, but also his beloved will be in mortal danger...