Iris, a young Egyptology grad student, is torn between two men while trying to figure out a mystery surrounding ancient artifacts that have been haunting her dreams.

Iris Maddox's life revolves around securing her career. Smart, beautiful, and funny, people like her, but she keeps everyone at an arm's length. Everything changes when an ancient ring triggers a vision that sends her life into a tailspin. Is it the symptom of a breakdown, or something more?

Confused and lonely, she takes comfort in her colleague, Rob Marshall. Then, while visiting her brother Jason in New York, she catches the eye of his friend and benefactor, John Hale, and he's not subtle with his interest. Iris soon has to make decisions that will not only affect her life, but of those around her too.