"It was the ending to another chapter in a book not yet begun. It was life and so he reasoned if you were to live-you could not let life get in the way. Thinking back to just a few minutes earlier, how kind she tried to be. You could cut the tension with a knife and a smile never crossed her face. He wondered if he'd disappointed her so greatly she sought only to exit, make good her escape and run. Run away just as fast and as far as she could and never look back."

Alone for several years after the untimely death of her fiance, Olivia Cane explores an internet dating service in hopes of finding her perfect knight. Enter Malcolm First, romantic, intellectual and mysterious. Throwing caution to the wind they begin a passionate email correspondence designed to capture each other's hearts. Olivia falls head over heels in love and it seems Malcolm is equally enthralled with her. Yet, when she presses for a meeting he hesitates, and questions begin to form in her mind. Who is he, where is he, and why does he continually postpone meeting with her? Despite the cautionary advice of friends and family, Olivia chooses to listen only to her heart, believing she knows him best. She is drawn deeper and deeper into a web of old world romanticism and steamy sexual fantasies, building to a climactic first meeting with Malcolm that will shatter both of their worlds. Can the love they created in their minds survive the reality of his deception?