Martinique, a sultry island, as sensual as the passions that led young, beautiful Clarisse Duperey to give her innocent heart freely to Guy, the adopted son of powerful Maxime Chapelle. But lurking in the shadows of their tropical paradise was a hatred that reached out to destroy them and a dark secret that would tear Guy from Clarisse's arms. Through years of war, heartbreak, and scandal, she would cherish a love that betrayal could not kill, a desire that time could not diminish, until destiny brought her face-to-face once more with...ENDURING PASSION