A whirlwind marriage to a dashing lord or being the daughter of aristocratic parents are dreams that governess Kitty Merrick should not entertain. Then Claud, Viscount Devenick, briefly mistakes her for his cousin and thus uncovers a scandalous family secret. Suddenly Kitty has her wishes granted and she and Claud are married. But Kitty soon realizes all she truly wants is his love--the one thing she cannot ask of him...