Barbara Cribbage has been sold into marriage by her common-born father, in a bid to attain social status. The Earl of Chatsworth is forced to wed Babs, in exchange for the outstanding mortgages and his debts of honor which Mr. Cribbage has fraudently acquired. Babs is not willing to be used as a pawn any longer. She takes a desperate gamble and strikes a deal with the earl. Despite her iron-willed father and her powerfully attractive husband, Babs fights to come into her own. A marriage of convenience Regency Romance.