Since the accident that scarred her body, Peggy Richards was hiding and repressing all her fears. Her friend, Connie, did not believe Peggy would end up marrying the movie star, Keith Beauton. One man came to mind who seemed perfect for Peggy, so Connie hatched a plan to leave Peggy on Malta without her passport or money. Peggy found she had to ask the man she had verbally despised for years for help. Jonathan Montgomery knew he wasnat attracted to mousy, chubby women, but when he saw green fire in her eyes, he knew there was more to her. He wanted more than to help her get home to the Statesahe wanted her. He finally allowed another woman into his heart to soon find out she belonged to another man. From Malta to Peoria and Chicago, Illinois, Jonathan and Peggy try to find peace for their dark past.