The Shalimar Pavilion
Standing on deck with the sea breeze on her face and the lust coastline of India, land of her birth, on the horizon, Lady Summer Brown-Huntley felt sure of her escape from England. An arranged marriage with a "womanizer in need of a wife with a handsome dowry" was not her cup of tea. But the mysterious captain who escorts her through the wilds of India is. His appearance at her host's palace seems a dream come true - until he reveals his identity. A clash of wills ensues.

Their conflict of heart and pride is overshadowed when Mongolian raiders kidnap Lady Summer. Her fortunes are further darkened when the captain's superior, who had cast a boldly appraising eye on Summer, appears to have had a hand in the abduction.