While hosting a weeklong event, the request to act as a buffer between Winifred and her betrothed sister is made of Silas Morton, Duke of Beaufort. After accepting his friend’s desperate plea, Silas commits the one act he vowed never to do: fall in love. When his amorous dalliance triggers an insidious scheme resulting in Winifred’s kidnapping, she doubts the strength of his affections, fearing he's abandoned her to the whims of a vindictive criminal.