The papers announced Lady Damara's engagement to Simon Alton, Marquess of Emsley--but the lady herself had never heard of him! So the spitfire redhead rushed to London to correct the mistake.

Once in town, Damara found her boldly handsome "fiance" equally ignorant of the cause of the engagement announcement. Yet he obviously enjoyed playing along with the embarrassing ruse. Was he really courting her... or simply teasing her? Damara vowed not to risk her heart despite the man's considerable charms. But she was about to learn that in love's gambit, winner takes all!