Julie leaves her husband Karl without even saying goodbye and heads for a new life in London. Staying with her friend Marie, she soon meets Dave, a publican, and flirts outrageously with him. Julie's romantic nature gets the better of her and, feigning pregnancy, she accepts Dave's offer of marriage - pretending she is still single.

As her relentless search for Mr Right becomes ever more compulsive, Julie's life spins out of control. And even Julie's amazing ability to cover her tracks is stretched to the limit as her past lives and the trail of devastation she has left behind threaten to catch up with her. With secrets from her youth emerging, Julie has to face the fact that life is far from perfect - and confront the truth that has kept her running.