When Harriet was a young woman, she fell madly in love with a well known rogue. They were engaged soon after meeting and the very next day, he was caught in a passionate embrace with another woman...Harriet's own cousin.
Seven years later, Harriet is still unwed...and very much in love with the heartbreaker, dash it all! To make matters worse, her dearest friends are determined to throw the two together by convincing Harriet to weigh in on a shocking wager. She must gain her ex-fiance's three most prized possesions in a single week. And if she doesn't? She must agree to marry the fiend...
As for the aforementioned fiend? He has agreed to a wager too. His friends have bet him that he can not regain the beauty's love. And now he is quite determined...