When the ambitious and calculating American diplomat Spencer Cavanaugh accepts a post in Manila in the summer of 1941, he forces his wife Catherine to accompany him.Jack Maguire, the wild and witty reporter, covers the stories from war-weary London. When a chance encounter pairs him with the beautiful Catherine, the two form an unmistakable forbidden bond. Swept up in a raging war, Catherine and Jack will risk their lives to aid the Allies even as they struggle to survive the relentless Japanese assault on the Philippines. But their greatest fight is one they may not win. Can Catherine and Jack accept the tides that bring them closer together or will they drift apart forever?