Toni was incredibly flattered when distinguished, razor-sharp surgeon Theodore French showed more than a professional interest in her. But after several years of marriage, she realises that his cold disciplinarian stance is more than skin deep. As fellow directors of the Blessington clinic which needs an injection of cash to survive, they are now in dispute over the ethics of cosmetic surgery.

Stitched into a soulless marriage by a stepdaughter who needs her and Theo s financial hold over her, Toni begins to regret throwing over the young anaesthetist who has met someone new. But just as Toni sees a light, Theo disappears cutting off all her options...