Going toe-to-toe with a brooding Scotsman is rather bold for a respectable suffragist, but when he happens to be one's unexpected husband, what else is an unwilling bride to do?

London banking heiress Hattie Greenfield wanted just three things in life: avoid the marriage mart, own her own art gallery, and live a life free from a man's whims. To achieve these goals, she agrees to a secret marriage of convenience with a Scottish lord. But before they can implement this plan, she's kidnapped by the lord's mortal enemy.

Laird Campbell, the dark angel of the Highlands, is the unwitting villain of Hattie's capture. When the kidnapping leads to unintended marriage, the ruthless self-made man realizes that freeing himself from the shackles of a wife is harder than he expected. As he and Hattie engage in a battle of wills and a fierce contest of the hearts, he realizes she may be the match to his flame. If only the unscrupulous Scot wasn't such a terrible beast...