Crimson Monroe has spent her life trying to live up to her strong spiritual beliefs when she reluctantly allows three friends to persuade her to join them on a girl's trip that has been twenty years in the making. Once in flight, she finds her eyes intertwined with those of the handsome entrepreneur, Tommy Geary... ...and the beautiful, good girl comes face-to-face with the most compelling temptation she could have ever imagined. The two are drawn into an immediate friendship based on a familiarity neither of them can explain. While Crimson is in the process of ending a crumbling marriage at home, Tommy is feeling neglected and lonely in his own. As the two become closer, Crimson struggles with her moral code, being careful not to cross the lines they both believe in. When they return from their four-day trip, they discover they live only an hour apart... ...and that only heightens the temptation as she contemplates whether their geographical closeness is a cruel joke from the universe or a gift from heaven. Her gut-wrenching passion for a man who is not free to be hers consumes her every thought as the months of emails and rare, random dinners between them unfold. As their deep, spiritual connection is revealed through glimpses of another time-and a repetitive dream-Crimson finds a pulling inside of her toward Tommy which may come from a time that she is desperate to remember. Crimson becomes a special friend to Tommy as he confides in her about his failing marriage, his place in society he's earned through his integrity as a family man, and his relentless feelings for her that he continues to fight. She becomes torn between her own raging ache for him and her compassion for his mental anguish. Crimson realizes that Tommy has a choice to make, although whichever decision is reached will come with a heavy price-for him. Will their spiritual connection, once revealed, be the guide to the future of their lives, or will Crimson be the sacrifice?