Gem Novak is young, beautiful, and already quite successful in her chosen career as an interior designer. Her success extends to establishing a charity for underprivileged children which is driven by her own adoptive status. She is kind, loving, ambitious and has a close and loving bond with her adoptive parents. However, her innate fears regarding her unknown genetic history, motivates her decision; that having children of her own will not be a part of her future. A marriage of convenience appeared to be the perfect solution, allowing her freedom to pursue her personal goals, but that didn't work, so in a desperate effort to ditch her ex-fiancé Gem approaches a stranger in a bar with an unconventional request. Zac Matteus is a high flying, successful banking lawyer who is driven by his own ambition. When he is confronted with such a request from a beautiful stranger, the intense attraction is electric. Driven by his desire for her, Zac then pursues her by deception. Their ensuing relationship becomes complicated by their own personal fears and tangled secrets. However, when his subterfuge is exposed, it carries disastrous consequences which will devastate their fragile love. Gem is crushed when the awful truth comes to light and runs away; leaving the country. She has been duped by the man she truly loves and who she had foolishly thought loved her. Zac must grow in courage and emotional strength; his strong lawyer persona no longer able to shield him from the pain of losing the woman he loves, and who he caught by weaving a web of lies. How can he untangle this intricate web and fight his way back to his 'beautiful stranger'?