Lord James Metford, the Earl of Ipswich, believed his problems were over after he had taken back his title and been reunited with his sister. He is now free to go to the lady he loves and ask her to become his beloved Countess. Except, Lady Beatrix Winter turns down James’s proposal of marriage. A refusal which forces James to use every means possible, including subterfuge and seduction, in order to persuade her into changing her mind.