Annabelle and James were fated to be together. Annabelle, born to a simple life but raised to be a refined lady and James, a nobleman who trades across the seas. What was love at first sight soon turns into estrangement and bitterness between the couple as their circumstances turn for the worse. Witness a story of love and passion, as Anna's heart is tossed between her first true love, James and the man who comforts her now through her stormy days, Henry. Will her marriage survive this storm or will Henry's love for her prevail in this Victorian era romance?

Jessica has a secret. Despite achieving financial success and independence, Jessica is not happy with her life. She feels emotionally unfulfilled and incomplete. While on the surface she projects a confident, authoritative demeanor, she privately desires to lose that control to the right person in the bedroom. When she meets the enigmatic James, her luck seems to change and her life forever altered.