Viscount Ashton Radmoor was faced with a difficult choice - either a debtor's prison, or a dull marriage of convenience with a rich heiress. Well, he is not the first bankrupt aristocrat to sell himself and his title to an unloved woman. However, the horror of the situation is that Ashton is inflamed with passion for the poor beauty Penelope Warlock, who is also raising little orphans. The voice of reason tells the Viscount to forget about Penelope and save his financial situation. But is a heart burning with love capable of listening to the arguments of reason?