Forced out of London by a scandal, Madeleine Willits becomes a paid companion to the elderly Malcolm Bancroft, a situation that promises to brighten when Bancroft's handsome nephew, the Marquis of Warefield, arrives to direct the household affairs. Original Madeleine Willits was shunned by London society for a scandal that was no fault of hers, and forced to seek a paid position in the country. So when Quinlan Bancroft, Marquis of Warefield, comes to direct the household during his uncle's illness, Maddie is determined to detest the nobleman on sight.
