A passionate mountain climber, Willa Alden, has lost her leg to a climbing expedition as she even yet strives to find a route to the top of the magnificent Mount Everest. A passion even greater is her consuming love for the renowned polar explorer, Seamus Finnegan. Blaming Seamus for making the decision against her will to save her life by amputating her damaged leg; she turns against the one who holds her heart and soul.

Back in London again Seamus reluctantly marries Jennifer, a beautiful woman, and becomes father to a beautiful son, surrounded by mysteries yet unknown to him. Seamus and Willa are consistently drawn together as their love refuses to lay dormant. They weather the storms of the war between Germany and England, deception of those they know and love only for their dangerous love to survive, albeit not without drastic changes to them both. The story of truth, justice, love and loyalty is passed down through multi-generations.

The Alden and Bristow families of London are inevitably tied together through multi-generations of history. With honor and integrity, Willa's and Seamus' love endures all the hardships and heartbreak throughout the war with lost loved ones and woven with bitterness and deception. Many characters are injected into the story that plays an important part in main characters overcoming their obstacles. This is a lengthy, however wonderful, read with insights of the affects of the war on entire families.