Jarvis Tregarth, Earl of Crowhurst, made a bet with his friends that he would marry the first person he met, as long as she was young and free. But how can this happen if Jarvis sits forever in the family castle in the wilderness of Cornwall? So the bet would have remained only an intention if the Count had not had a new neighbor - the beautiful Madeline Gascoigne. This woman has awakened a real passion in him, and the incorrigible bachelor eagerly begins the hunt. However, Madeline has no intention of marrying, especially Jarvis. And he will have to use all his skill as a seducer to persuade the stubborn woman to a marriage alliance that promises her a lot of pleasure...