Escaping death at the hands of her abusive husband, an unexpected encounter on a flight from Sydney to Perth changes Louise's life forever! Leaving New Zealand for a life in Australia, Louise dreams of exploring the globe and immersing herself in exciting challenges. It's the force that drives her adventurous young spirit and the prospect of an affluent future. Marriage comes swiftly after meeting Ross Green and settling in Perth. She becomes an accomplished business woman, founding a teaching facility for computer and internet technology. A twist of fate sees the couple bound for New Guinea, prior to Independence, where they work for a few years before relocating to Sydney. Louise establishes a second I.T. operation with hopes of creating an interior design venture when the Greens renovate their new Narrabeen home. To friends and colleagues, the couple's life appears perfect but for Louise, that couldn't be further from the truth. Ross's seething assaults compound to a head, brutally turning her world upside down in one fateful night. The fragile line between life and death is closer than she could ever have imagined. Her shocking secret now revealed, Louise learns to accept the devastating consequences of Ross's actions in the arms of an unexpected gentleman. Mentoring an impoverished single mother and her son alters their lives completely but will Louise's selfless act ever bring her the happiness she so desperately yearns?