Alexandria Slatewood renovates Victorian Homes in San Diego, CA. She has suffered tragedies such as losing her parents in a car crash and giving birth to a son, Nicholas, is 10 years old, who is from a man, Nikoli, disfigured from the Vietnam War who had his own tragedies, including his Mother being murdered and Father drinking himself to death. They met 10 years ago when she rents this Victorian House, a home she loved looking at all her life, and he is hired as the gardener, particularly planting many roses. They befriend. Alex, her nickname, shows Nikoli kindness, however Nikoli is inlove with her. This ends in an explosive departure 10 years ago and he is assumed dead. Alex gets this new client, Michael Chambers, who sweeps her off her feet. But soon everything gets suspicious as this rich family from Chicago have secrets and Alex ends up in the middle of it all, and danger lurks everywhere.
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