He married her - but did he trust her? Whilst accompanying her aunt to a ball in Bath, Amelia Ravenscroft overhears a young man declare that he is looking for a bride. As she is desperate to escape the attentions of her lecherous cousin Sir Bernard, she impulsively offers her hand in marriage and discovers that the young man is James, Viscount Demarr. They elope to Gretna Green, and then return to his country estate, but James begins to have doubts about Amelia's past. It is not until Amelia is once again threatened by Sir Bernard that James acknowledges his true feelings.