Woman Adriana Sutton has long adored Colton Wyndham, to whom she’s been promised by an agreement of courtship and betrothal since childhood. As a young gal, she was wounded by Colton’s stubborn refusal to comply with his father’s desires and by his angry departure for the life of experience and risk in the English army.

No more the plain tomboy Colton had spurned, Female Adriana has blossomed into a much desired beauty. The only guy she desires may be the embellished hero who has finally get back to his rightful name. Arrogant and seductive as ever, he continues to be averse to the thought of their betrothal, regardless of his growing desire for her.

Forced right into a courtship with this spirited woman, Colton’s heroic heart is usually moved by her appeal, grace and sensuality. But a key from his past may doom their burgeoning appreciate … even while the treacherous techniques of a sinister rival threaten to grab the remarkable female from his arms forever.

Performed by Lynn Redgrave.