At age 23, Lady Margery wants nothing to do with men, except Charles, who she barely likes. Bored with life, she returns to the comfort of her only love, her home at Chelmswood. But it seems her middle-aged father has taken a dim-witted brat of nineteen to be his bride. Forced into ruin by his child-bride's lust for luxury, he decides to sell Chelmswood. Margery launches a campaign to ensnare a wealthy husband and save her ancestral home. Everything is going as planned until Charles interferes.