Save a young maiden from a fate worse than death... Would a true gentleman refuse to do this? Especially if the young maiden is the heiress of one of the richest merchants in England, and a true gentleman is one step away from debtor's prison. “Salvation” lies in a fictitious marriage with this heiress - and the appropriation of her dowry! The deal was made and its terms were followed until dissolute Jack Fairchild realized that he had fallen in love with his own wife! And now he is ready to do anything to turn a fictitious marriage into a real one...