Once upon a time, Joanna Vernon found herself as the prize in a dangerously high–stakes card game. When the last hand had been revealed, the knowing curl of Vassos Gordanis' lip told her he had every intention of claiming his winnings.
Though no setting could be more beautiful than Vassos' private island, to Joanna, the Aegean Sea was merely a turquoise prison. In the Gordanis house, a woman was expected to know her place. But this merciless Greek knew exactly where he planned to settle the score