As a child, Karissa Spencer saw something happen in an Egyptian temple while a huge black panther watched, his tail flicking across the sand. And ever since, she can't get the image of the cat out of her mind. Although Karissa has a photographic memory, she can't remember anything else that occurred that fateful night. Many psychiatrists have tried to draw it out, but the truth lies hidden...

...Until an elegant Egyptian man dressed in black asks her to help find the long-lost temple. The moment Mr. Asher walks into Karissa's artist studio, she is swept into a world of secrets, danger and love.