The conqueror of hearts, Miles Ripley, Lord Severn, is, alas, obliged to marry in order to acquire an heir, but he is determined not to change his bachelor habits even in marriage. Therefore, the crazy idea of taking the modest “old maid” Abigail Gardiner as a wife and turning her into an “ideal wife” seems to be the best way out of the situation! But fate lays treacherous snares for the incorrigible bachelor. And now he, captivated by Abigail’s intelligence, brilliance and charm, burns in the flames of passion - and is ready on his knees to beg for reciprocity... his own wife!