Magdalene’s life is balanced, serene yet sheltered. A chance encounter at a Picasso art exhibit in Montreal changes everything. Her eyes lock with the dark eyes of Samuel Crimson. They fall hard for one another â€" a life of pleasure and glorious pain is quickly born. Set in the City of Ottawa, Samuel introduces Magdalene to an unrestrained and secret world of erotica. Together their love blooms like a flower turning toward the sun, and then Samuel is compelled to reveal his true self.