Adele Ambar has always wanted to become a famous actress.

Young, beautiful and ambitious, she is determined to live her dream.

Jack Shakespeare is a television reporter, a man with an eye for the good things in life and a self-confessed romantic 'on a day-to-day basis'.

When they meet it is obvious what is going to happen - but the obvious isn't always easy ...

From the drought-ravaged farmlands of New South Wales, the terrorism-scarred streets of New York and the cosmopolitan background of London, their romance unfolds amidst the bustle of newsrooms and the drama of dressing-rooms. And yet, fairly soon, it is Jack who starts to wonder why Adele is reluctant to let things get too serious.

Eventually, Jack learns that loving Miss Ambar and keeping her are two very different things ...