Infatuated with all things French, Antoinette Stevens has always pictured herself sitting at a cafe in France and chatting with the locals in French. On her thirty-fifth birthday, her best friend convinces her to turn her dream into reality and she moves to Paris. There, she meets Baptiste, a Frenchman with whom she feels an instant connection that's both electric and visceral. This sweeping saga spans five years and three continents, with secrets, sex, betrayal, and love lost and found.