A headstrong young beauty is caught between a rock and a lonely place, when she must marry a man she does not love in order to collect an inheritance. At first, she cannot imagine marrying the new Lord Brisbane, no matter how witty and charming he seems. As the wedding grows closer, she finds herself irresistibly drawn towards her husband-to-be. Will an underhanded plot tear them apart before they can ever be together, or will love truly conquer all?