Florida is an exotic, pristine paradise for people fleeing the dark shadows of their past. The land where Jarrett McKenzie, a dashing Metis gunslinger, and the lovely young Tara Brent met and fell in love. They fell in love with all the power of passion, fiery and irresistible, sensual and bright. However, the ghosts of the past inexorably overtake them. But the power of love is a great force, and even cruel fate recedes before it...