Framed for a crime he didn't commit and sentenced to seven years, former stable lad Seb Cornish has old scores to settle. Above all, he seeks revenge against the young girl who unwittingly betrayed him. Amanda Lapsly is now a beautiful young woman, but impoverished and without protection. Her vulnerability attracts Seb. To obtain the veneance he seeks, he must win her trust--and her hand in marriage--but Amanda has already been promised to one man, while her heart belongs to another.