Miss Frances Somiton is in no mind to marry – even someone as handsome, charming and eligible as Lord Renshaw, the Earl of Stodham. Lord Renshaw thinks Miss Somiton a suitable choice as she fulfils all the criteria on his list. When she runs away from him this piques his interest and he is determined to win her for his bride. Will France succumb to his pursuit or will she stand firm and reject him?