Jillie Charles's life was looking more and more like the same "soap opera" in which she had been starring for the past thirteen years. She and her husband (soon to be ex) almost hated each other, but could not leave each other for fear of loneliness... her producer decided not to renew her contract... her agent offered her roles that she would not have accepted at the best of times no matter what the price. Closer to forty, Jilly began to feel how persistent young competitors were ahead of her in this exhausting race of life... But having decided to start all over again in the small town of Kings River, Jilly could not imagine that she was stepping on fragile ice, ready to to break under the weight of her tread... that here she will encounter danger, pleasure and will finally know the sweetness of inescapable love...