Clare Casey is a striking young brunette back in Austin after two years in Johannesburg. She is recovering from a failed marriage when there is a chance meeting with Morgan Mason, a fitness instructor who finds commercial success with his first book, which becomes a New York Times bestseller.

Married young and divorced two years after college, Morgan has had numerous women in his life, but has become primarily career-driven. He has remained single for 16 years.

As Clare begins to put her life back together she must support herself for the first time while regaining her self-respect and the confidence stifled by a controlling husband 12 years her senior. Clare also harbors a secret which could spell the end of her relationship with Morgan. Clare is a devout Catholic but Morgan has no faith in anything but himself.

Will religion, commitment, and Clare's wild younger sister April — not to mention a certain professional wild game hunter from South Africa — pose major problems in this relationship?