San Francisco, 1866. Emilia del Valle is born to an Irish nun, and raised by a loving stepfather in place of the Chilean aristocrat father who abandoned them. She grows into self-sufficient young woman and independent thinker, who will do whatever it takes to pursue her passion for writing - even publishing pulp fiction under a man's name.
When fictional worlds can no longer contain her sense of adventure, she convinces an editor at the Daily Examiner to hire her as a journalist. Emilia is paired with another talented reporter, Eric Whelan, and the two of them seize an opportunity to cover a brewing civil war in Chile.
But the journey offers Emilia more than just a chance to prove herself as a writer. As she delves deeper into the violent confrontation in the country where her roots lie, she's given the chance to discover what became of her estranged father - and soon finds herself caught between love, danger and destiny.
When fictional worlds can no longer contain her sense of adventure, she convinces an editor at the Daily Examiner to hire her as a journalist. Emilia is paired with another talented reporter, Eric Whelan, and the two of them seize an opportunity to cover a brewing civil war in Chile.
But the journey offers Emilia more than just a chance to prove herself as a writer. As she delves deeper into the violent confrontation in the country where her roots lie, she's given the chance to discover what became of her estranged father - and soon finds herself caught between love, danger and destiny.