Promised to one, betrothed to another, swept away by the one man she can never have. On the eve of her 21st birthday, Ivy Bowden has much to anticipate. Engaged to be married to the man her father has chosen for her, Ivy dreams of a secure, contented future. But when she finds herself in the arms of the mysterious Colin Richmond, recently returned from India, her world is thrown into complete disarray. Nothing is as it should be, and suddenly Ivy's...

When Violet Rosse's father attempts to send her away from India, where she was born and raised, to England for an arranged marriage, Violet takes matters into her own hands and runs away. Mr. Rosse enlists the help of Edmund Sherbourne to find his wayward daughter and escort her back to England. But by the time Edmund brings Violet back, they are thoroughly irritated and enraptured by each other. Somehow Violet and Edmund must come to terms with their...