Amelia Strathmore is an imp in a skirt who chases potential suitors in the most incredible ways, including pushing her straight into the river and setting fire to her dress suit. Desperate to marry her off, Amelia's older brother begs for help from his best friend - the stern Landen Beckford, Duke of Scarsdale... Landen, hounded by the once malicious social gossip, has not been in the capital for many years - and does not think of staying there for long, much less becoming the object of the daring antics girls. However, he suddenly realizes that the brave, lively Amelia evokes tender feelings in his soul, which he, it would seem, forced himself to forget forever...