When Gabrielle Newman throws her cheating husband out Stu cares more about the money than the break-up getting more than his fair share from their house sale An unexpected bequest offers Gabrielle a new start & she tries to leave the past behind heading north with Des Monahan the private investigator sent to find her Meanwhile Stu has got entangled with organized crime in Eastern Europe & is desperate to pay his gambling debts Gabrielle needs Des's help to protect herself & her inheritance She's very attracted to Des
- but dare she trust any man again? Then Stu tracks down his ex-wife & Gabrielle discovers just what the man she once loved is capable of as her life is threatened Can she & Des find a way to stop Stu & his ruthless new friends?