This was a sweeping story of betrayal and revenge. Phoebe is engaged to Willard, whose cousin is lord Landon, who has been missing for 5 years. He returns home, having survived a firey shipwreck, and upends everything.
Landon and Phoebe meet and she is immediately enthralled in I'm, but struggles with fulfilling her duty and marrying Willard. Landon is completely taken by Phoebe and questions his motives of using her for revenge when he begins to have very real feelings for her.
Betrayal, loyalty and love are called into question when the truth comes to light, and Phoebe must decide what to do upon learning Landon's initial intentions.