Under the mask of innocence

Fate deals the beautiful Melanie Harper a cruel hand. Just one day before her wedding, she loses her fiancé, Victor. And it's only thanks to the support of family friend Paul Ashley that she rediscovers her zest for life in her beloved Ivy House.

When Paul asks for her hand in marriage, Melanie joyfully agrees. But happiness is fleeting – while her future husband is away announcing the news to his parents, Melanie's father dies unexpectedly. Lonely and vulnerable, she becomes easy prey for a masked kidnapper. She finds herself in the power of a dangerous man who will stop at nothing to achieve his dark goal…