An independent American businesswoman, she is in London to secure a respectable husband and an English alliance for her family's struggling business. He is a charming rake, a duke's son who has no intention of ever marrying. They agree to a playful ruse, but when an accident robs her of her memory, he sees an opportunity for a second chance. He gives up his rakish ways to court the woman she has become, and she falls in love with the kind, devoted man he is. But when a rival suitor's appearance brings back her memories, she is forced to choose between the man she remembers and the man she has come to love. Can a love built on a lie survive the truth, or will she be forced to return to a life she no longer wants?