When Merlyn Somers flew to Hong Kong under false pretenses, she never dreamed that she would be met by darkly handsome Sullivan Ashe. Nor did she ever imagine that he would accompany her to Australia and to the Outback he loved so much. All too soon she found herself attracted to this indifferent man who resented her very presence on his beloved land. How could she ever convince him that her heart, which he had so ruthlessly invaded and so carelessly conquered, was his for the asking?