In Scotland, men rule everything - and women are supposed to be wives and mothers. However, the beautiful Roxanne Forrester, Countess of Kilmarnock, is not happy with this situation. She equally successfully rejects both profitable suitors and simply admirers who want to win her affection. But who will love Roxana herself, and not her wealth? Is it really Robbie Carr, Earl of Greenlaw? He himself is in mortal danger, so can passion for the woman who gave him shelter become the meaning of his life? Is he ready to commit recklessness and risk himself in the name of his beloved?