The Whitmores and the Campbells – two fabulously wealthy Australian families – are business rivals, but also bound together by dark secrets, tangled emotions and forbidden desires.

          An innocent young stranger enters their midst. Gemma Smith is determined to uncover the truth about her mother, who apparently abandoned her as a baby. But, in doing so, Gemma also lifts the lid on the love, lust, scandal and dreams that exist between the two clans…..

          Fate introduces Gemma to Nathan Whitmore. Nathan is fascinated by this naive young virgin, fresh from the outback, and sets about claiming her – as his mistress…..