Charming Annabel Essex learned an immutable rule from childhood: the husband of a true lady must certainly be an Englishman, and a rich one at that. And not necessarily - beautiful, smart and brave. What force pushed her into the arms of the impoverished Scottish aristocrat Earl of Ardmore, who can offer a woman nothing but noble beauty, a sharp mind and a brave heart? Perhaps the reason was an accidental mistake, as a result of which the whole London world considers Annabelle and Ardmore husband and wife? Or maybe it’s all due to ardent passion, before which Annabelle’s prudence gives way?..