This is the story of forbidden love between the beautiful, fragile Wynne Hathaway and the mysterious gypsy Kev Merripen... Wynne has become disabled since she survived the scarlet fever that almost killed her. Merripen is a gypsy who was taken in by the Hathaway family when he was a boy. He always kept his all-consuming passion for Winn a secret, I believe that a romantic relationship between them is impossible. But Winn leaves for one of the best clinics, far from Merripen and his family , and miraculously recovers. And when she returns two years later as a changed woman, the passion that flares up between long-held lovers threatens their families, their futures and even their lives...

Kev Merripen has lusted after the beautiful, well-bred Winnfred Hathaway ever since her family saved him from death when he was just a boy. But this handsome gypsy is a man of mysterious origins, and he fears that his dark past may crush the sophisticated, radiant Win. So Kev refuses to give in to temptation... and his Win is torn from him for a long time by a surprising twist of fate. But Win returns to England... only for to see that Kev has turned into a man who is going to deny love at any cost. Meanwhile, an attractive, seductive admirer has set his sights on Win. It's now or never - Kev must make a choice. But first he must eliminate a dangerous secret in his life, otherwise he risks losing the only woman he lived for...