Lara, the beautiful red-headed daughter of Lord Hurlington, a country Parson, is horrified to hear that her friend, Jane, is on the verge of a breakdown after being horribly pursued by the lecherous Lord Magor, a regular guest at The Priory, the fabulous stately home of the Marquis of Keyston, to whose niece Jane is Governess. Determinedto teach Lord Magor a lesson and to seek out ideas for the novel sheis writing about contemporary Society, Lara takes Jane? s place as Governess to ten year old Georgina. But, although Lord Magor isevery bit as predatory as Jane had described, the Marquis isawe-inspiring, handsome and, as she soon discovers, much kinder andconsiderate than she or Jane had ever imagined. Just as Lararealises that she has fallen in deeply love with the Marquis, thewicked Lord Magor traps her in a locked room. Only hergreat-grandfather? s duelling pistol can save her. And on the spurof the moment, it seems that Lara has killed her cruel pursuer andwill be taken away by the Police to prison for murder as well asdashing all hope of a second kiss from the magnificent Marquis who has stolen her heart.