Cyprian, Marquis of Melverley returned from fighting in Wellington's army only to discover that his mistress has returned to her husband and his favourite dancer was in bed with another man. Irate and running away from the betrayal, quiet the bejeweled temptations of London's beau monde for his country estate, where was involved in an accident with a pony and trap. Before long, the dashing Marquis saved a damsel in distress... the delicate young orphan Christina Churston was pursued by a brutish, unwanted suitor. Now, safe under the Marquis's protection, she discovered the magnificent Peer's noble soul... but their new romance threatened by his fortune-hungry cousin, Terence. And wickedness was coiling, and when it struck, she trusted in the mysterious power between them. United by danger, wed in grace, the Marquis and his fairy princess became one heart, one hope, one love....