Widow Meredith Brookshire has conflicting feelings about her brother-in-law Nicholas Caulfield. It seems to her that this rude and arrogant libertine will do anything to get her married again. But why do both of them feel an insatiable desire from unexpected touches? This temptation drives you crazy, drowning out the voice of reason. However, none of the stubborn people wants to give up their positions. It seems that there will be no end to the competition of the obstinate, in which hatred is intertwined with love, and rage with lust...