WhenHydeeanswerstheadplacedbyMarquesCarlosdeAlvaManrique,sheexpectstobetakenonasagovernessandnursemaidtohistwochildren.ButwhenthedarklyhandsomeMarquesmakesasurprisingalternativeproposal--thatshebecomehiswifeinstead--Hydeecouldnotbemoreshocked.Shebarelyknowstheman,butshefindsherselfundeniablydrawntohim.Willshedenyhisproposal,orwillhissearingcaressesdrawherintoalifeshenevercouldhaveimagined?