When Cecilia Warden finds Julian Blake standing on her terrace, getting ready to jump to his death, she is filled with both empathy and desire. Julian's wife passed away months before and some say he's gone mad with grief. After convincing him to come down from his dangerous perch, the two fall into an intensely passionate affair while they wait out a storm that leaves them snowbound. But can Cecilia's loving arms convince Julian that life is still worth living? And can Cecilia ever trust she isn't just a substitute for the wife Julian loved and lost?