Meghan McBride owed her life to the elegant stranger who saved her from a brutal attacker on the long voyage from Ireland to America. Now, in need of a man's protection, she agrees to pose as Lucas Ridgely's bride-to-be. And though Meghan is expected to marry a man who waits for her in America, it doesn't take long for her false betrothal to Lucas to seem more real than her true engagement.