Discovering that her critical father's health is failing, finishing school graduate Nicole attempts to secure a family heirloom and a business-minded husband only to land in the employ of a distracted scientist. By the award-winning author of Stealing the Preacher. Original Nicole Renard is on a mission to find a suitable husband. But when her plans are waylaid by a dashing yet eccentric researcher, can she stop her heart from surging full steam ahead?