Lady Gwyn Drake managed to maintain her family's reputation by hiding a vicious relationship - a mistake of youth, until her former admirer appeared at Armitage Hall, threatening to tell the secret to the general public. Brother Gwyn hires Joshua Wolfe, the estate's gamekeeper and war hero, to protect his sister from attack. Having made the commitment, Joshua cannot fail to fulfill his duty, but for him the proximity of the beauty he is called upon to protect becomes more and more torture. Meanwhile, Gwyn must decide what is riskier for her - to be pursued by a scoundrel or to open her heart to a stern bodyguard...< /p>