This is a story of adventure and human relationships in modern multicultural Australia: the heroine's birth father is unknown to her, and her strongest relationship is with her grandmother, It is this entity who has now passed away, who appears to her in dreams and appears to be guiding her destiny.
While the story begins with a crime mystery, this is the catalyst for the continuing romance between the outback governess and the Sikh interpreter.
The setting moves swiftly from Western Queensland to the Atherton Tablelands and Cairns, to Canberra, to Afghanistan and back to Darwin.
We follow the fortunes of Sunny and Rajan, the Dragon Lady and the orphaned Ali, as their destinies intertwine, from the 50s to 2008.
In the face of hardship and loss, they must prove their resilience and maintain their belief in the protective power of undying love.