Lord Lucien Saint-Clair, hero of the war with Napoleon, handsome, dandy and conqueror of women, easily turned the head of Lord Carline's ward, the beautiful Miss Grace Hetherington. But Saint-Clair was also captivated by the girl’s beauty, her straightforwardness and sincerity. However, he had no serious intentions regarding Grace, other than to add her as an interesting specimen to his Don Juan list. Fate would have it that Lucien mistakenly ended up in Grace's bedroom at night, and at the most inopportune moment Lady Carline looked in there too. Now the young rake is simply obliged to marry the girl, which does not please either the newly-made groom or his bride...