Miss Claire Carrington was the most independent young lady ever to scandalize London with her refusal to bow to the dictates of fashion or obey the rules of ladylike deportment. Andrew Tyson, the Marquess of Blagdon, was the most elegant and dashing gentleman that any husband-hunting beauty could desire. As different as night and day, Miss Carrington and Lord Tyson only agreed on one thing in the world. Both would do anything to avoid the trap of marriage, even if their only way of escape lay in pretending to love each other.