To save her family from poverty and ruin, Meg Linton took a desperate step - instead of her sister who had run away from home, she married Nicholas Hartley, Duke of Timberley, a famous rake and womanizer of London society. The girl’s plan was simple: what difference does it make to Nicholas who he marries for convenience, if all that is required of the newly-made duchess is to give birth to her husband’s heir, and then not interfere with his life as he is used to? However, Meg was very mistaken: the delighted Duke realized that the marriage with such a lovely girl can become not a boring necessity, but a true pleasure - if, of course, he manages to win her heart, calling on all his experience as a seducer...