After a childhood marred by tragedy, a young French woman, Simone Genusso discovers love in the arms of a handsome Hungarian refugee. Happiness is short lived when Simone gets caught in a world of danger and intrigue during the bloody years of the French Algerian Conflict. A deadly trip to Algeria ends with Simone becoming the unwilling concubine of a ruthless sheik. A daring escape comes at a devastating price but nothing short of death will stop her now.