With her husband Evan's tragic death, Julia Hamilton considers only one truth: death abducts the dying, but grief steals from those left behind. At her husband's funeral, when a despondent Julia encounters Jake Winston, Evan's mysterious best friend, it leads to an inexplicable connection that saves her life, but leaves her questioning everything else. Unsettled by Jake and grief, Julia escapes to Paris with her young son and her inner circle, Kimberley and Stephanie. Months later, Julia's intent on finding out where things stand between her and Jake and returning to the life she left behind in New York, only to discover the venerable attorney has complications of his own. But it's the revelation of betrayal by the one person she thought she knew that impels Julia to embark on a journey in search of the truth about her life, herself, and answers to her most difficult questions. Can she trust anyone? Or, does she need to learn to trust herself, most of all?