Opal Peek is a failing artist, no one could ever deny that. The paintings do not touch her audience and there is an abundance of critics. Her failure has very little to do with her talent, but rather the lack of a willing model for her desired work. Living the life of a celibate and isolating herself from her family is routine. When a man without a name seduces her and becomes her greatest muse, she realizes that fear is the greatest component for misery. Inspired by the stranger she calls Blue, Opal begins to paint erotic images of her new lover. They are, without a doubt, the best work she has ever done and yet she knows nothing about the man. Blue sweeps her up into a world of secrets that reveal the darkest parts of herself and Maine. Can she discover his real name and can Opal still love him after she learns who he really is?