Left penniless after the death of her ambassador father, Miss Victoria Livingstone accepts a position as governess to the Duke of Netherwood's daughter. But the nobleman doesn't want a governess at all. He is looking for a beautiful wife as decorative as his collection of priceless paintings. He offers to marry Victoria with the outrageous condition that he can never love her! She agrees, with a plan to show him that the most beautiful creation is not a painting, but a happy family and a woman to love.