Cuando su prometida lo abandona, Jasper Ranshaw apenas se resiste. Su objetivo es tener un hijo antes que un amor verdadero. Ha bebido demasiado y la cabeza le da vueltas. Accede sin poner reparos, pero apenas cancela el compromiso, otra joven llega a verlo. Recuerda vagamente su cara, pero no su nombre. Melisande Fleming le propone que, ya que se ha quedado sin prometida, se case con ella. Entre asombrado y divertido, el lord accede, sin sospechar que su nueva mujer tiene tantos secretos como el mismo. / Jasper Renshaw needs to marry and produce an heir to their title of Viscount. All he wants is to find a lady who will put up with him long enough to wed so he can retreat to his life of debauchery. Knowing that Jasper is under pressure to marry, Melisande Flemming grasps her fate with both hands and volunteers to wed him. Although Jasper is initially only interested in producing an heir, he soon becomes entranced by his wife and vows to learn her secrets.