Carissa Day had returned to her lush and cherished Carramer where she acquired an ideal Bed and Breakfast for nurturing her future children. Unfortunately, an aristocratic "intruder" exposed the truth that Carissa had been duped, and her new dwelling was, in fact, his regal lodge. To make matters worse, this person was none other than Carissa's teenage infatuation, Eduard de Marigny, Marquis of Merrisand, who was now more alluring than ever.