Phillip Mattingly is a Senior Chief Gunner's Mate in the US Navy, newly assigned to Charleston, South Carolina. He's expecting a normal peacetime deployment until he meets Chief Petty Officer Gail Cornell. He never expected to be attracted to one of his fellow officers, but he can't get the blue-eyed beauty out of his mind--and she seems to feel the same about him.

They set out on their military cruise to the Mediterranean aboard a US ammunition ship. Once there, Phillip and Gail discover the riches of the land, enjoying the food, drink, and romantic ambiance of foreign countries....