The Earl of Lambourn, a London socialite, had a very vague idea of the laws of the Scottish Highlanders. Therefore, when he was kidnapped and demanded to marry the niece of a powerful laird, he was somewhat confused. But there is one loophole in these laws: if the newlyweds do not like each other, they have the right to separate in exactly a year and one day. So, maybe the brilliant rake should spend this time married to a dark-haired beauty, and then leave her? However, the count does not even know what kind of woman fate has brought him together. Proud and determined, Lizzie would rather die than allow herself to be humiliated...