This lushly sensual romance centers around Justine Phillips, a retired lingerie model and Alex Melrose, CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Justine agrees to be auctioned off at a charity event, changes her appearance, and attends as "Jasmine". Alex winds the bidding to take her to dinner; the attraction between them is instant and powerful.It isn't until she returns home that Justine learns Alex's company manufactured the drug responsible for the death of her mother. Alex searches for "Jasmine" but cannot find her.In spite of her conflicted feelings about Alex, Justine cannot forget him, and when they meet again, he doesn't recognize her without her disguise. Fluent in French, she agrees to accompany him to Paris as his assistant. The attraction is still there, and they embark on a difficult and sometimes surprising emotional rollercoaster ride on their way to discovering the truth about each other.