When Eliza discovers the boy she was forced to give up after an indiscretion is now a foster child living in the household of the earl of Quamby, she accepts the marriage offer of Lord Quamby's odious nephew, George Bramley. But when true love unexpectedly intervenes, Eliza must choose between her love for her child and her love for handsome, dashing Sylvester, a kind and honourable man who wants to make her his wife. However a little meddling from the once-hostile Fanny and Antoinette — her unexpected new friends — helps Eliza make a surprising decision that might just secure her happiness.