Josie Sutherland is a computer journalist, and her quiet stopover in
Hong Kong is thrown into chaos when she witnesses a failed robbery. She
suspects the victim, Carey Court, is involved in software smuggling when
they are both kidnapped. The instant attraction between them complicates
everything.
When they escape Josie decides to masquerade as a drug courtier with
Carey to get her story about the software smuggling. They move through
an underworld of danger, intrigue and death. The fact they are only
masquerading is kept secret, so nearly everyone is out to get them.
Their romance deepens to become their only reality in a make believe and
dangerous world.