Hope Dunne lives in a chic SoHo loft, content with her life as a top photographer.

So when she accepts a London assignment at Christmas to photograph a world-famous writer, she never expected to fall in love.

Finn' lies and hurt begin to unnerve Hope and she becomes scared and alone miles away from home with no-one to support her as she tries to deal with all matters of the heart.

But soon cracks begin to appear in his stories: Gaps in his history, a few innocent lies, and bouts of jealousy unnerve her.

The spell cast by a brilliant sociopath has her trapped in his web, too confused and dazzled to escape, as he continues to tighten his grip on her.