At midnight, Michael Wentworth, a wealthy playboy, wasn't partying. Instead, he was gazing affectionately at a stranger's newborn. To his dismay, many assumed he was the proud father of Beth Masterson's baby boy, despite only meeting her when she appeared with information about the missing Wentworth heir. Michael needed a temporary wife to claim his inheritance, and Beth, an unmarried struggling mother, could use a man to settle down with. But would Michael, who never saw himself as the marrying type, step up to the plate?