Alexander Rothmier, Marquis of Wyndam, is a magnificent catch, and now, at 30, he's ready to settle down and honor an arrangement to marry Josephine, the daughter of the Earl of Stanton. But Josephine's family is broke, and she knows they will drain the marquis' coffers dry. Unless Josephine can recoup the family fortune, she can't accept Rothmier's proposal. But nothing increases a suitor's ardor more than a lady who says no.