Desperate to escape from a failed romance, journalist Cassandra Packenham sets off on holiday to Greece. There she meets an arrogant Englishman who seems strangely familiar. He seems to have plenty of money, but is living like an itinerant fisherman. Soon after meeting, there is antagonism between them and he resents her intrusion into his life.
However, against her better judgement, she finds herself falling for him, and she breaks down the barrier he has created around himself. Then disaster strikes when she finds out his secret, and reveals it to the world.