One of the first masters of modern romance fiction, Shirlee Busbee burst on the publishing scene in 1977 with a book that helped convert millions of readers into devoted romance fans. Now her classic, very first novel is available again, this time in a special edition you'll want to cherish . . .She is a woman, lovely and self-willed, separated from her birthright. He is a proud native son of Louisiana, whose cunning makes him a natural choice to seal a young nation's destiny -- and whose dark allure makes him a man most women want, and none forget. Yet from the moment Jason Savage spies Catherine Tremayne dancing with heedless abandon in a gypsy camp their fates are sealed. Through days of swirling intrigue and nights of sweet, yielding passion, theirs was a love that would grow ever more undeniable ... even as it burned with the hot defiance of two wild and stubborn hearts.