Edward Hatcher is dispatched to the wilds of Kentucky to marry as his brother William's proxy the young woman who has inherited their family manor. To Miss Calamatta McGannon, the whirlwind courtship and marriage to this handsome Englishman is as romantic as the novels she loves to read. But when Calamatta learns that she has actually become Edward's brother's bride, she's distressed. And though she tries to transfer her affections to William, she can't help but find herself falling deeper in love with Edward.
Edward Hatcher is dispatched to the wilds of Kentucky to marry as his brother William's proxy the young woman who has inherited their family manor. To Miss Calamatta McGannon, the whirlwind courtship and marriage to this handsome Englishman is as romantic as the novels she loves to read. But when Calamatta learns that she has actually become Edward's brother's bride, she's distressed. And though she tries to transfer her affections to William, she can't help but find herself falling deeper in love with Edward.