Templar knight Sir Alan Cathcart and the Moorish princess, Jessamine Burundi, whom he saves from an arranged marriage must search for the legendary Ark of the Covenant. It's a journey that takes them from the deserts in the cradle of civilization to the misty heathered Highlands of Scotland. But for these two who thrive on adventure, the greatest risk of all is abandoning themselves to the pleasures they find in each other's arms.