In front of Seattle’s elite, Alyssa’s childhood sweetheart, Ryan, chooses her stepsister Janine over her. Left without an engagement, Alyssa is forced to leave for New York and marry Adriano, heir to the powerful Rocco family—a man rumored to be dying. But when Alyssa arrives, she discovers Adriano isn’t sick. What truly haunts him is a painful past that made him shut himself away and give up on life. Everyone else has given up on Adriano. Alyssa chooses to stay. Little by little, she brings him back into the light, while Adriano gives her the respect and love she has never known. In the end, Adriano overcomes his past and takes back control of his family empire. And Alyssa, once cast aside by her own family, rises to become the powerful Mrs. Rocco by his side. She teaches him to love life again. And he teaches her to finally love herself.
