Nicky Wells is a driven and successful television correspondent who will go anywhere to get her story, even into treacherous war zones. But Nicky isn't as fearless as she seems. The love of her life, her fiancé Charles Devereaux, died in a drowning incident believed to be a suicide. Three years later, Nicky is still haunted by his death. Clee Donovan is a successful photographic journalist, and a man who harbors an undeniable attraction to Nicky. Amidst the protests in Tiananmen Square, the two come together in sizzling passion. Following Clee to Provence, Nicky finally lets herself believe in a life after Charles. But while watching a television news report of a fatal shooting in Rome, Nicky spots a familiar face in the crowd, Charles. Consumed by the belief that her fiancé may still be alive, she pursues a series of enigmatic clues across Europe, relying on every journalistic skill she has to get to the bottom of a dangerous mystery.