From the moment they meet, the lives of Jamie Duncan, Emma Steele, and Mohammed Amsur step into a journey filled with adventure, and romance wrapped in a bit of history tied to the 1979 hostage crisis in Iran. Both Jamie and Mohammed immediately fall for Emma, but only Jamie wins her hand. Jamie also becomes a spy for the CIA. As he plies his craft thousands of miles from home, he effectively leaves his wife in the hands of Mohammed while his adventures create an exciting time for all involved. Close calls in Iran, deadly twists in the CIA plan to change Iran from a theocratic government to a secular one, and a series of personal tragedies among the key players lead Jamie, Emma, Mohammed, and Soya-a fourth protagonist who appears later in the story-into lives that experience both great happiness along with the agonies that infidelity and politics can bring to bear.