When tattered and abused wife, Mary Franklin, changed her identity and made a daring escape from her husband, fear was her motivation - fear her husband would find her, fear her rapist would attack her again, and fear that life would never hold anything good. Then she falls for country music star, Alan Brooks. With Alan's divorce from his adulterous wife, Angela, on the horizon, he confesses his love for Mary. She is faced with the choice: should she stay within the safety of her cocoon of lies, or emerge as a butterfly in the truth? Meanwhile, Angela isn't willing to let go of Alan without a fight. She devises a foolproof plan to keep him where she believes he belongs. Will Mary and Alan's new love be strong enough to weather any storm?