Fate denied Adam Loveday his birthright: the family estate, Trevowen, and the boatyard. The intense childhood rivalry between Adam and his elder twin St John continues into adulthood. St John has become a lazy, dissolute wastrel, but Adam has fierce family pride in Trevowen and the yard. Meriel Sawle has always been attracted to Adam and he is determined to have her. Aware of his father's increasing disapproval, St John fears that Adam will be...