The main character of the novel, Joanna Landon, did not imagine that Grant Weatherby, the arrogant, wealthy handsome man who hired her to appraise the family silver, would actually turn out to be a delicate, caring, charming man - the real hero of her dreams. But Grant Weatherby seems to be infatuated with the luxurious Mexican Maria Cortez, and Malcolm Foster, who lives next door to Grant and considers him his sworn enemy, is not indifferent to Joanna herself...