To seduce a lovely girl - and thereby take revenge on her family... This was the plan of Jervis Ashford, Earl of Rawsthorne, in relation to the young lady Morgan Bedwyn, and this plan was a brilliant success... ALMOST. Almost - because one of the most cynical seducers of high society managed to MADNESS to fall in love with her victim, and now that the scandal has broken out, DREAMS of entering into a legal marriage with her. However, proud Morgan stubbornly rejects Jervis's pleas - and getting reciprocal passion from her will not be easy...