Brittany Sinclair, the daughter of a beautiful Englishwoman with a difficult fate, grew up among the concubines of a Turkish harem. However, when a rumor spread throughout Istanbul that she had surpassed even her mother in beauty, the girl’s fate was sealed. She was destined to be the wife of the Sultan... In desperation, Brittany decides to run away. By some miracle, she manages to hide on the ship of the fearless captain Thorne Stoddard, a true gentleman, ready to protect the mysterious passenger from the thugs of the cruel ruler. Brittany realized at first glance that she had met the man of her dreams. She is in love - and for all her innocence, she knows well how to ignite the flame of reciprocal passion in a man...