The book opens with the hero having been 2 horrendously long weeks without sex since he'd wrapped it up with one of his 'girl at every port' women. So when he happens to see his ex-wife, who was the best lover he's had, he decides to take it back up with her. Ten years previously Guido and Sara had met and had a relationship. When Sara found out she was pregnant Guido offered marriage and Sara, thinking he was in love with her, said yes. As soon as they were married he dumped her in Italy with his family and took off all over the world working. Guido's family hated her and made sure to make her life miserable, not to mention his cousin Caterina who tells her that she was the one he was going to marry until Sara had gotten pregnant and forced his hand. It all came to an end when Caterina pushed Sara down a flight...