Angela's past keeps coming back to haunt her. When she meets a kindly and attractive farmer she explains that her rogue of a stepfather planned to force her into a loveless marriage with his nephew. Richard Bennet instantly believes her story. Who could not believe such an exquisite, but terrified creature? Now she has taken residence on his land and in his heart, but the doubts are beginning to develop. Could her stepfather be telling the truth about Angela Swan's shameful past, proving her tearful words a fraud, or is her story and her love genuine?