Valerie Rochelle's adolescence was spent rebelling against her parents' grand plans for her future. Starved of their affection, she turned to animals for comfort. The special bond she develops with them leads to her becoming a veterinarian.

Valerie has blossomed into an attractive, outgoing woman; a fact that does not go unnoticed by the wealthy and fiery-tempered Teddy de Mornay. Both charming and popular, and certainly handsome, Teddy appears to be the ideal man for Valerie. But as she quickly discovers, his smile conceals a rather
different nature . . .

When Valerie is called out to a remote horse farm in the country she meets the mysterious but intriguing Wyn Conrad. And though Wyn is the perfect antidote to Teddy's increasing demands, their happiness is threatened with the emergence of Wyn's soon-to-be ex-wife, who will do anything to satisfy her powerful lust for his money . . .