Alexander Endicott, Earl of Card, did not intend to marry any of the many contenders for his hand and title - and chose to flee to the province. However, it was there, in the wilderness, that his fate overtook him. The Count met a girl who was fully worthy of becoming his wife, the mother of the long-awaited heirs of the Card family. Love? Undoubtedly! But what about the “brides” abandoned in London? Alexander is about to find himself at the center of a huge scandal...