Everyone expects musician Kathryn Fanning to marry respectable Dr Charles Chivers, including Kathryn herself. And even though Charles doesn't approve of her passion for music, she believes she is happy . . . until a chance encounter with the troubled Cal Jessop, a famous Australian artist with a passionate nature, makes her question her future.
Kathryn and Cal are drawn to each other, but she keeps quiet about her engagement. When Cal finds out about Charles, he recklessly takes off on a perilous painting expedition in the Outback. His helicopter crashes; he has no food but he has water and a determination to be reunited with the woman whom he loves and who loves him in return.
