Now that her brother Charles is happily married, Beatrice has time to take stock of her situation. Almost thirty, she is ready for a household of her own and a husband to share it with. But so far, Mr. Right has not appeared, only a profusion of Mr. Wrongs. Will she ever find a man who makes her heart race, such as that of the heroines in the romance novels she loves to read?

It is a dark and stormy night when a mysterious drenched Scotsman appears on the doorstep of Godshollow. Could this be the man of her dreams? Or has a terrible nightmare just begun? And how can she tell the difference, caught as she is in the midst of so much conflicting advice? Can she trust her heart to know the truth?