Retired banker Alex West realizes his life is no more than waiting to die and vows to change it. In the process, he discovers a place he could have only dreamed of. There, he meets two beautiful women who totally captivate him.The first immediately comes on to him, but conservative, old-fashioned Alex fears her directness, controlling ways and secretive manner. She may also be a murderer. The second is kind, gentle and totally out of his league. In spite of the elements against him, Alex has no desire to live out the rest of his life alone and pursues both.Each woman brings with her a lifetime of successes, failures and demons with which Alex must contend. He also discovers he has his own failures and demons with which he must deal.