Pride comes before the falling in love Lady Mary must remarry. As great-granddaughter to a Stuart king, expectations demand she find a titled husband. Country squire Christopher Bryce has secretly loved Mary for many years. But a scandalous past and a heartbreaking secret make him thoroughly unworthy. The sudden return of a mischievous ghost, and the never ordinary members of the Roxton family, will intervene to seal both their fates.