France, 1943: Alienor Rochefontaine de Montfort, only child of impoverished aristocratic parents, works for the Resistance. She nurses Peter Maybury back to health, a British agent badly injured while operating behind enemy lines - and falls in love with him. But her parents have already arranged her marriage to Henri d'Eparnelle, whose wealth will restore her family's fortunes. Torn between duty to her family and love for the man who means the world to her, Alienor faces an impossible choice.
