Alison Mitchell is a young American woman trying desperately to get her life back on track after the devastating death of her mother less than two years ago. Joseph de Lorraine is from France, the classic mysterious stranger with what might prove to be the most explosive secret in the world. When unlikely circumstances bring their paths to cross, resulting in near disaster on both sides, Alison and Joseph must make choices that could affect not only their own lives and families, but the future of the entire world.