The young widow Elinor Stirling, Lady Standon, must quickly marry, and exclusively to the Duke, otherwise her younger sister Tia will remain under the tutelage of her rude and cruel stepfather. Elinor has already been married once before, and she is no stranger to sadness marriage without love. But the worst thing is that she fell madly in love with a handsome attorney, whose goal is to find her a suitable spouse... Elinor is unable to tear the damned passion out of her heart! And she has no idea that she has become the victim of a common prank. After all, the man of her dreams is none other than James Tremont, Duke of Parkerton...