Monique Stewart wants an adventure. Recovering from a recent divorce and a bit fearful, she is nevertheless looking for a way to make a grand new statement of self. She moves to Vienna to work at friend's art gallery and soon begins making herself at home. After of few months of working, studying German, and making new friends, she heads out on holiday with Jennie, her landlord and friend, to Geneva and Montreux. There, Monique finds someone as thrilling as the destination itself: Chris Janee, a chef and restaurateur.
As their involvement deepens, a new, exhilarating chapter begins for Monique. She moves in with Chris in Montreux and commutes to Vienna to assist with events at the gallery. But trouble is on the horizon, as Chris begins to exhibit erratic behavior and a tendency toward infidelity. Devastated, Monique turns to Steve, Chris's best friend, for support-only to find that he is also in love with her. Flattered, she does all she can to resist his affections as well-and he chooses to wait for her. When tragedy strikes, however, Monique comes to understand that she feels more for Steve than she knew.
Through the pain, grief, and betrayal, can Monique accept that love truly is the greatest adventure of all?