Virtue is contemporary adult fiction. In the story, Daria Kocanova, a 27-year-old Czech anthropologist, shares an intimate, open relationship with Angelika Grunberg, her wealthy female patron from Germany. Daria divides her time between studying Bonobos in the African Congo and working to elevate uneducated women in Haiti and Ethiopia. Daria finds love with Marc Wren, an American doctor, committed to caring for indigent people in Haiti and Ethiopia. Then, unexpectedly, Daria crosses paths with Greg Hammond, a conservative American media mogul, who falls in love with her. Daria's compassion and decency helps Greg find the goodness in his own heart. As Greg remakes his own life and the direction of his media empire, his half-sister and her contemptuous, self-absorbed son play dirty to take control of the business.