Because of her husband’s unsavory connections to underground and underworld figures, the CIA recruits Tania to cultivate Leo’s contacts. Several suspicious characters attempt to thwart her movements and prevent her from learning the truth about her husband. Undaunted by threats upon her own life, Tania is determined to infiltrate the guerrilla forces to find out why Leo was killed, and to locate his final chef d’oeuvre and the millions he has concealed from her.
When her treacherous mission leads her to the most notorious of the terrorist leaders, Eros Falcone, the attraction between them is instant and overpowering. Passionately in love with the man suspected of her husband's murder, Tania begins to uncover not only the secret of Leo's death, but more importantly, that of his mysterious life. At the same time, she must ultimately face the full scope of her lover’s clandestine activities, and make a fateful decision that will alter both their lives.