About the book: 2003 / A wealthy elderly widow hired Karin as a secretary for a trip to Australia on board the luxury ship Ariadne. But one of the passengers, Kent Willoughby, for some reason took a dislike to the charming girl, seeing in her an accumulation of mortal sins. A fire that broke out on board led to Karin and Kent being in the same boat. And now they have the opportunity to clarify mutual feelings…