Confronted with the difficult challenge of facing her once dear friends; Eliza Whigham, Lady Pritchard, takes drastic steps to ensure her younger sister weds before she is turned out into the street by her self-indulgent husband. With the success of her comeout, Mary Quinn has three dashing gentlemen from which to choose as her future husband and keep the vow she made when her sister, Lady Pritchard, sacrificed her future of love and happiness to save their lives. James Carlisle, Marquis Foxmoor, is determined to win the hand of the lovely Miss Mary Quinn. But, his callous and stern demeanor threatens his endeavors and forces him to rethink his strategy or lose the only woman he would ever love.