Justine Riggs expects to despise Quentin Fletcher when she, disguised as a male jockey, challenges him to a race set up by Lord Alton, a so-called friend of his. She's ahead, winning, when she sees runaway horses dragging a carriage. At the risk of her life, she veers off course and halts the panicked carriage horses. Saving Mrs. Baldwin's life drastically changes Justine's future. Both being stubborn, Justine's and Quentin's stormy relationship seems doomed to fail until Lord Alton reveals his true, dastardly colors…