A beautiful and inexperienced girl from the Scottish Highlands, making her first foray into London society, has reason to be wary. And not only of cunning seducers, but also of the countless suitors who dream of making a profitable match. What is young Melissa MacGregor to do now? How is she to choose, from among her many admirers, the one who wishes to claim not her lands but her heart? The one who is truly ready to give his life in order to awaken in the lovely Scottish girl the flame of burning passion?