When your mother remarries, her new husband's fiery daughter enters your life. After forming an initial strong connection, misunderstanding pushes you apart. Years later, reunited by tragedy and conspiracy, the two of you must choose a path to follow: Will you be rivals, friends, or lovers?
This sprawling tale will take you from the Boston suburbs to Russia, Sicily, Tunisia, and the fictional island nation of Tonalu, where you will cooperate (or compete) with your estranged sister to fulfill your parents' final wishes.
Against the backdrop of a looming lawsuit, a landmark medical breakthrough, and the sudden appearance of a beautiful and quirky investigative reporter with a keen interest in your family, you will make the choices and cultivate the relationships that will determine what kind of man you become...And what kind of woman you want by your side.