A chance encounter: When Sarah meets dark, brooding Alex, she grasps his offer of a new life miles away from her own. They`ve both recently escaped broken relationships, and need to start again. Why not do it together? A perfect life: But when Sarah gets to the tiny village of Burrington Stoke, something doesn`t add up. Alex`s beautiful wife Genevieve was charming, talented, and adored by all who knew her. And apparently, she and Alex had a successful marriage complete with a gorgeous son, Jamie. Why would Genevieve walk out on her perfect life? And why has no one heard from her since she did so? A web of lies: Genevieve`s family and all her friends think that Alex knows more about her disappearance than he`s letting on. But Sarah`s fallen in love with him and just knows he couldn`t have anything to hide. Or could he?