Abigail Monroe's brother has lost a wager to Lord Edgeworth and he offers Abigail's heart-shaped gold scent bottle - a gift from their late mother - as security for the debt. To get her property back, Abigail poses as Max's bride-to-be while staying at his family's estate.
But pretending to be in love awakens passions more intense than Max and Abigail could ever have imagined...