When runaway bond servant Hayley Armstrong crosses paths with handsome Conn Merritt, she's in desperate need of a stranger's protection. Afraid to reveal her true plight for fear she'll be returned to her wicked master, Hayley convinces the dashing Conn that she is a poor, homeless orphan. But when he takes her back to his plantation, Hayley's unable to resist the charms of her noble rescuer...and discovers perilous passion and love.