Elvie's family is a mystery. As she travels to New York to visit her dying grandfather, she encounters Johnny who surrounds her with entrancing tales about his Puerto Rican heritage.Elvie's intrigued. The little she knows about her background is that her tie to the small island in the Caribbean. This chance meeting weaves a design of love from the past and a budding romance in the present. Tales of Taino Indians on the Eden-like island of Puerto Rico emerge as Johnny shares accounts of Columbus and Spaniards searching for gold. Will Johnny's hunt for his ancestry untangle Elvie's family secrets or will it yield something he never imagined in his?