Years before the Trojan War, a wealthy Athenian merchant named Icheron and his beloved wife Comatho had five sons. Older now, Comatho wanted nothing more than to have a daughter so she sought out Asclepius, a man who resided in the south and whom she heard possessed certain powers; he was even known to have brought people back from the dead. Asclepius granted Comatho's wish by taking it upon himself to mercilessly ravish her, giving her her beloved Isla. Icheron was not fooled by his wife's trickery and despised the child her every waking breath. Yet, unknown to everyone, and even to Isla herself, she inherited much of Asclepius's knowledge, particularly in the healing arts. When Comatho lay on her deathbed, Icheron refused Isla's attempts to save her mother. So now that her only protector was dead, Icheron cast Isla off to the sea, to the mercy of the Gods of the wind and water to do with her whatever they pleased. Just when Isla felt that she would perish, from out of the corner of her eye a great and magnificent bireme approached, its ram and prow about to chop her tiny skiff in half. Rescued by the crew, she does not realize, until he allows his identity to be revealed to her, that their Commander is the mighty warrior Ajax, cousin to the great Achilles himself, on his way home to the Island of Salamis for a brief respite from the Trojan War. Once Isla performs her healing wiles upon Ajax, he finds her not only indispensable but quite beautiful as well. He finds a place for her in his household, and secretly seeks her out so that she can perform more of her wonderful healing massages upon him. He soon realizes that he is in love with her and makes her his own. But when Isla is taken from Ajax, he becomes obsessed with finding her, even though his father, King Telamon reminds him of his obligation to the War effort. He must do his duty, report to the shores of Ilium and fulfill the vow he made to Menelaus, brother to the King of Sparta. Agamemnon, whose wife Helen was taken from him by Paris, Prince of Troy, is obsessed with ruling the entire Aegean, and takes advantage of his wife's infidelity, stopping at nothing in order to gain ultimate power over the region. Both Isla and Ajax overcome great trials to be reunited, yet when he sails off to War once more, she fears she has seen his handsome face for the last time. When she senses Ajax dying on the battlefield, will she arrive in time to save him? Will her innate knowledge of the healing arts be enough to save her beloved Ajax?

When Ashley sees a late night info-mercial about an eco-tourism trip to Costa Rica, she begs her sister Carrie to accompany her. What Ashley does not know is that not only does Carrie know the man for whom the business is named, 'Nate Turner Tours', the whole idea of the tour was hers in the first place When the two sisters arrive at Nate's compound, Ashley can tell that that he is the "Nate" Carrie used to talk about and who inadvertently stole all the credit and notoriety for one of her discoveries. Nate tries numerous times to apologize and reconcile with her. But after their painful breakup over three years ago, Carrie feels that she can never trust him again and continually thwarts his efforts to make amends. He realizes that the only way Carrie will ever give him a second chance is if he entices her with a job opportunity and the chance to do more field study, which will help her regain her standing in the scientific community. However, after the last group of tourists leave, which includes Ashley, and when they are finally left alone, Carrie finds it harder and harder to resist him. Unknown to them one night, the Mayan Love Goddess Xochiquetzal is summoned to step in and help the two young people finish what they began years ago in college. Interference by the Goddess never tasted so good, as they are handed an ancient love potion served up in a large papaya. After just one sip, Xochi's powers take over and both Carrie and Nate's resolve crumbles completely, turning them into lustful jungle animals of the night What direction will their relationship take now? Because just when Carrie starts to believe that the world she and Nate now inhabit couldn't be more perfect, a previous "co-worker" and old flame of Nate's arrives in camp to check up on things and do some computer upgrades. Nate never mentions to Carrie that Amelia is not only beautiful; she is now married to his boss

Anna has fled the US and driven to the ends of the Earth, a remote Mexican beach town. After suffering an unbearable tragedy, she tries to drink her life away. Kevin, once a successful dentist, has fled the US as well, ostracized after a negligent accident in his office leaves one of his patients dead. An avid swimmer who would die if he were not allowed to enter the ocean, he is one day made aware of Anna's plight and is determined to help her, no matter how much she resists him. As Kevin learns a little more about Anna and as she slowly reveals her true heart's desire to him, he vows to fulfill her last wish. And as Anna spends more time with Kevin, she begins to understand his need to be in the water, along with a mysterious power he seems to possess that can create life from nothing. Kevin is certain that if they hold on to each other and embrace their love, they can conquer all of their demons, their hidden secrets, and their worst fears, together.

Travel back to the Heroic Age of Ancient Greece, where Hercules, the world's greatest hero and unconquerable warrior, comes to the aid of Phiandra, a stunningly beautiful young woman who possesses a power of seduction that no man can resist, not even Hercules. Once they meet, he is overwhelmed by her Goddess-like beauty and realizes that he can never be parted from her. 'Can she tame the one men said could not be tamed?'