Like all the rest of us, Rudy Philips has one fatal flaw; the attraction to that which he can't have. When the object of his desire turns out to be Bridget Tennyson, an incredibly gorgeous American stockbroker with a marvellous personality, Rudy can't help capitulating to his craving to have her. There are lots of reasons why he should do himself a favor and back off. Bridget is a married woman. Her husband, Lord Edward Tennyson, is a world-famous British aristocrat. Moreover, she's a self-confident career woman and runs her own highly successful stock-trading firm on the Caribbean island where Rudy was born. Rudy is a struggling journalist who grew up and spent most of his life in England. Not only do he and Bridget come from different worlds; when it comes to women, Rudy knows that Bridget is completely out of his league. But he's got one thing going for him. Bridget is frustrated with her husband who is twice her age. On the other hand, she's crazy over Rudy. Rudy figures if he plays his cards right he could hit pay dirt and win the woman of his dreams. Bridget assures him that she has the perfect plan for getting rid of Edward, permanently. The big question is, can Rudy handle a woman like Bridget who is independent-minded, calculating, tough and ambitious? What's more, they both know that if they slip up and Edward discovers what's going down, there's going to be hell to pay.