Orphaned Miranda Foster is soon to lose her home, so the job as live-in secretary to former movie star, Nita Montez, is a godsend. But when she arrives at The Laurels, a gloomy house on the cliff-top, it is like a scene from an old movie. Who is the dark stranger who almost runs her down in the rainstorm?

Miranda suspects that devastatingly handsome Paul Kovac and his beautiful companion, Claudine Corday, are a threat to her employer. She begins to unravel the secrets of Nita's past - but she must balance her concern for the ageing actress against her growing feelings for Paul. Is he just using her to further his plans or will Miranda find the love she desires?