Twenty-year-old Sarah Andover will soon get married. True, her future husband, the disgusting Mr. Denison, is old enough to be her father! This is the last chance to avoid a scandal, because the girl was seduced and abandoned by a notorious scoundrel. But a tender heart longs for true love... And, lo and behold, Sarah meets Him! The handsome Lord Spencer becomes her obsession. Their feelings are mutual, and every touch and timid glance turns into a hurricane of unspoken emotions for the lovers. The only thing stopping Sarah is her past. What will happen when Christopher finds out her secret?..