It's 1970, and Eric Larren has been following the life laid out for him since his parents died?a good job as a mechanic, just like his dad, and the height of his ambition is to marry Barb and settle down in a little rental. He has a nest egg, but the important thing is to know his place in the world.

Getting engaged to the girl he met at someone else's wedding is the high point of his life so far, but then comes the phone call from France. Luckily, Uncle Mark speaks French, and before he knows it, Eric is offered a honeymoon in France. All he has to do is to marry Barb, get passports, fly to the other side of the world, and attend a meeting.

A picnic in a cemetery seems odd, but Barb is enchanted by the pretty church and the lavender farm. They tour an old castle smothered in roses and find a gravestone featuring a stone dove and a rose.

It's a lovely holiday, but then there's the meeting Eric has flown here to attend. There's a story and an offer that could change his life?and Barb's. Eric has a choice. He can go home and live the life he planned, or he can take a leap in the dark. He knows what his dad would have said, and he knows what Barb wants, too.