Teenager Ingrid Liebschreiber is devastated when her parents move the family from their native Munich to Los Angeles in the late 1950s. Homesick, she accepts a neighbors offer to get her a job as a showgirl in Las Vegas. Intent on earning enough money to return to Germany, she must grow up quickly in the neon jungle — where she is pursued by high rollers and headliners, including a vacationing Elvis.Lifes twists and turns land Ingrid in New York in the Swinging 1960s — where she is romanced by Armand: a strong, quiet, handsome businessman in construction.
Most girls dream of Mr. Right, and Ingrids hard-won independence is challenged when she falls in love.Will she find true romance — a man who can love her as much as she loves him? Or is happily ever after just a crazy fairytale?