In all the world, no man exists who can tame Alexandra Rubliov. A fiery andbeautiful free-thinker, Alex's steadfast refusal to marry has frustrated herhapless father. And so he creates a "long-forgotten" agreement and sends hisrebellious daughter away -- falsely maintaining that Alexandra has beenpromised since childhood to the handsome, insufferable libertine whom shemust now accompany to his homeland to wed. Dismayed to find himself suddenlyengaged, Count Vasili Petroff plans to repulse his unwanted fiancee byacting the perfect cad -- unaware that wily Alexandra plans to follow asimilar path. But the road to deception is a rocky one -- and its manyunexpected turns can lead two reluctant companions to a most unanticipateddestination: that place called passionate love.