Widower Jonathan Dolan knows how to work hard, make pots of money, and dote on his daughter Georgina, but his humble Irish antecedents have not prepared him for the challenge of wooing Amy Ingraham, Georginas elegant, genteel governess. Amy indicates a shy pleasure in Jonathans overtures, just as a distant cousin turns up and claims Amy is obligated to marry him. Jonathan must be clever, determined, and above all else honorable if hes to win not only Amys hand, but the respect of a society only too willing to judge him harshly.
