Mary is tired of pining for the unobtainable Blake Gunther, so she recruits her brother's help to match her with someone more suitable. The handsome Lord Templeton falls right into her hands and is eager to pursue her, only her heart is refusing to comply. Further complicating matters, Blake is treated like family and is there every time Mary turns around.

After a few false rumors, Blake is cut off financially--until he marries. With no money to leave his parent's estate, his only options are to marry someone in the neighborhood or let his mother drive him mad. As the younger sister to his best friend, Mary is not on his list. When they're unexpectedly thrown together to help Mary's family through a crisis, Blake's heart beats for someone else for the first time in his life. He wants Mary, but he has to convince her he can be trusted first. He usually charms his way out of everything, but Mary will not be charmed.