Anthony has finally found the perfect bride. She will be the perfect viscountess and he will not need to worry about trivial matters such as love with her. His duty is utterly fufilled. What happens after their wedding, when he realizes that his bride is much more than he thought her to be. That as her confidence grows in Aubrey Hall, he starts to find her more and more infuriating and irresistible. He learns of her spirit which had been well hidden during the season. A spirit which greatly contradicts the quiet grace and confidence she shows when it is needed as the viscountess.