Jess isn't looking for love, or is she? It's the start of a new year and as she is reflecting on her life she thinks about who she is and where she has come from. Jessica Murphy owns a very successful development and construction company, a role that she landed in by chance. She had managed to shed all ties to her past, except for her brother, they were the only family that each of them had. Coming from a violent troubled childhood they had both made something of their lives. So why did Jess feel so incomplete, so discontent. Brendan had moved to Sydney to make a fresh start, a new beginning where no one knew about his past year. Like Jess he wasn't looking for love either but when the two cross paths there is a definite spark. Will their romance survive the shadow that has followed Brendan to Sydney and can he overcome Jess's financial success so that they can have a future together. When their roller coaster ride ends in tragedy will it be the undoing of their relationship and of their future together?