This soap opera is adapted from Barbara Catland's novel and tells the romantic story of an American heiress who sets sail for the thrilling Paris at the turn of the century. At first, she planned to go there to meet her fianc é, but as soon as she arrived, she fell in love with a French journalist and almost lost her life, Sandra Brennan. A naive heiress fell in love with a Paris journalist. When he refused her love, she accepted another man's dinner invitation, but did not realize that he was involved in a brutal Satanic cult. Adapted from Barbara Catland's novel. In this romantic plot adaptation of Barbara Catland's bestseller, Linda Poole is an American heiress at the turn of the century. On her engagement to the Duke of England (played by Timothy Dalton), she encounters love and conspiracy in the arms of a French journalist (played by Sean Brion).