Accustomed to having ladies fawn all over him, Jack Faraday, the Marquis of Dansbury, is outraged when Lilith Benton, the "Ice Queen", publicly snubs him. Infuriated, Jack vows to seduce the proper miss. Yet Jack's thoughts of revenge turn to ardor as he finds himself enjoying Lilith's attention. And as a series of wild escapades melts Lilith's tattered reserve, she opens her heart to Jack's love.