Allegra Dixon has never felt loved or wanted. Rejected by her mother - a cold beautiful
socialite - and her absentee military father Allegra's only escape from her lonely existence
is through books and her own rich fantasy world. When she marries her childhood sweetheart
Shepherd Williams it seems Allegra's life has finally taken a turn for the better. But as Shep
is pulled into the dark world of military conflict he is slowly destroyed by the horrors he
has seen in combat and becomes a dangerous man that Allegra doesn't recognize. Desperate for
a fresh start Allegra leaves a job she loves in New York and moves to California to start a
new life. She takes a job as assistant to film score composer Henry Platt a man with a
reputation for creative genius and an intense frenetic personality. As new opportunities
arise and hard challenges continue to bar her path to happiness - can Allegra finally find the
joy and fulfilment she truly deserves?
