The handsome but debt-ridden Anthony Selbourne, Duke of Cheviot, is up for marriage to the highest bidder. His bride is Sarah Patterson, granddaughter of a wealthy merchant. Although Sarah dislikes her fiance's snobbery and Anthony loathes a mercantile marriage, they are compelled by circumstance to take a chance on each other. Then someone tries to kill Sarah -- and Anthony finds he will do anything to save the woman who was once foisted upon him.
Rated '3/5 - Open door' for steam/spice/heat level.