Lizzie is the sixth and youngest daughter of the late Sir Beverley, the patriarch who gambled away their beloved estate, Mannerling. Each of Lizzie's sisters had been entrusted by their ambitious mother to lure the various owners of their former home. Instead, each one married for love. Now it's Lizzie's turn to save Mannerling. Yet the new owner, the Duke of Severnshire, is far too arrogant for Lizzie's heart. And while the duke has no intentions toward Lizzie, her curt dismissal is perplexing - for no woman has ever refused him! Soon thoughts turn away from a suitable marriage - to the wonders of falling in love!
