Alexandra Corday and her little brother live with their grandmother, where Alex pursues a career as a singer, while attending college and working for a caterer to parties for some of Hollywood's elite. Her beauty and talent capture the interest of Matt Montrose, son of a powerful director. Matt has never had an interest in the glamour, choosing instead a life as a photojournalist in war-torn parts of the world. Seeing Matt's interest in the beauty, his step-brother Dirk pursues her, and it leads to disaster. Dirk is dangerous. A man without a conscience. Alex is forced to put all of that behind her as she deals with the sudden death of her grandmother, and her beloved little brother is taken to live with an aunt and uncle, who cut Alex out of their lives. Much later, when Alex continues a struggle to survive and earn enough to bring her little brother to live with her, she is offered a leading part in a movie, and learns, too late, that Dirk will be her co-star. It is a set-up for disaster, and may well cost her not only the love and respect of Matt, the only man she has ever loved, but also her very life.