Carmen DuPre is a stunningly beautiful woman, but her attitude could use a little polishing. After being heartlessly dumped by her long–time boyfriend, Carmen decides that being soft–hearted is for suckers. From now on, she'll call the shots and will punish every man who tries to get close to her. When the opportunity arises for Carmen to be promoted into an impressive new position, she devises a plan to use her physical assets to snag the job. But a routine medical test reveals that Carmen's outer beauty – the only valuable thing she believes she has – must be sacrificed in order for her to survive. When Carmen puts her life at risk by recklessly postponing her treatment and ignoring her doctor's advice, a handsome stranger appears in her life who sees through her hard demeanor and appoints himself as Carmen's teacher – schooling Carmen in her weakest subjects... faith, hope and love.