A wealthy, young aristocrat nearly runs down a young lady with his carriage. The fateful encounter changes their lives. Lord Humphrey Dewesbury doesn't want to offer for the annoying Augusta Ratcliffe, but the alliance was concocted when they were children. Joan Chadwick, an orphaned vicar's daughter, faces a dreary life as a governess. Neither wants to embrace their separate fates. What could be more logical than for them to save each other? There's just one problem to overcome - family expectations. A light-hearted marriage of convenience Regency Romance.