"I am not romantic, you know. I never was." Newly escaped from a loathsome engagement of convenience, Charlotte Lucas has no interest in romance. More than ever, she is convinced that no man would-or could-love her. As companion to an aging aunt, Charlotte's new life is as predictable as it is circumspect. But on Christmas Eve she is rescued from highwaymen by her uncle's heir, a masterful man who is disastrously handsome.