Rosalyn Stratford has loved Lord William Donovan for years, but when he disappears, she is forced to accept a marriage proposal to appease her father. When William's own brother proposes she regretfully accepts. William has returned from abroad. After recovering from a psychological trauma and war injury, he determines he is ready to claim Rose for his own. Soon he discovers his willful brother has already beat him to her. Is he too late to claim Rosalyn as his own? Will she be forced to marry Ian instead of the man she truly loves?