After her stepsister is accused of murder, Laurie Halliot pledges herself as a hostage until the truth can be uncovered. To protect her honor, her Scottish father insists she marry her jailer, Sir Hugh Graham, English brother to Scottish heroine Janet the Bold. Hugh tempts Laurie as no other man has. If she is to regain her freedom, she must stay out of his bed, but how can she deny her own dangerous passions?