Ethiopian architect and businessman Ras Selassie has enough wealth and power to need no-one. He enjoys the solitude of his Colorado Rockies mountain retreat and has carefully kept himself free of romantic entanglements. His only passion is to build communities for the children of his war-torn homeland. But when he meets Cassandra Terrell, his control begins to slip. Cassandra doesn't understand Ras' controlling attitude - until she travels with him to Ethiopia. But by then it may be too late, for secrets and danger lie in the path of true love...