Lorna, at a crossroad in her life, makes the decision to check out a piece of land she has inherited in Australia. Matt Cornwell's family owns the farm next to it and the moment Lorna meets himon her first night in the outbackshe knows she is in trouble. Matt is everything she has ever wished for in a man, charismatic, drop-dead gorgeous, and kind. Matt initially sees her as a "e;spoiled wannabe"e; imagining she's going to play the pioneer to impress her friends back in England. Yet that first meeting, against his will, strikes a chord deep within him, and their passion and desire for each other rises with the summer temperatures.