Three women. Three lives. And the lies that bind them. Why is everyone afraid of the truth?

When a lonely young American woman inherits a painting she discovers her whole life was a lie. Desperate for the truth, she goes in search of her true identity. The painting is her only clue. But everyone is determined to keep its secret past repressed, including Vitaliano Rossi, the Italian gold tycoon, unnaturally suspicious of her motives, who wants the painting vanquished.



When she holds an exhibition hoping to flush out anyone with knowledge of the painting's history, Vitaliano is fiercely determined to possess the painting—and the woman who has it in her possession. How can she discover who she really is and convince him that his love means more to her than gold?