Margaretha has always been a romantic, and hopes her newest suitor, Lord Claybrook, is destined to become her one real love. But then an injured guy is brought to Hagenheim Castle, claiming to become an British lord who was attacked by Claybrook and still left for dead. In support of Margaretha-one from the few who speaks his language-understands the outrageous story.

Margaretha finds herself struggling to move Colin’s message along to her dad, the duke, and convinces herself “Lord Colin” is merely an addled stranger. Then Colin retrieves an heirloom she lost within a well, and asks her to spy on Claybrook as repayment. Margaretha understands she could hardly ever be a spy-not only is she unable to maintain anything secret, she’s sure Colin is completely incorrect about her potential betrothed. Though when Margaretha overhears Claybrook 1 day, she discovers her passionate notions might have been clouding her wisdom about not merely Colin but Claybrook aswell. It is up to her to save her father and Hagenheim itself from Claybrook’s wicked storyline.