Lady of Flame — Anne Edgeworth

From a comfortable house in Victorian London to a dilapidated cocoa plantation in the West Indies, flame-haired Triona Brooks follows her disgraced husband with naïve trust. But under the tropical sun of Ste-Martine she is forced at last to recognize his irresponsibility when he abandons her. Left alone on the estate, Triona turns to their ruthless and cynical neighbor, Duncan Ross, for help. And he responds first by offering advice … and then love…