Philip and Kate are childhood sweethearts. They are planning to marry, unite their family fortunes, and live happily on their Scottish estates.Then Philip"s father dies in suspicious circumstances and, on the turn of a card, his fortune is lost to a mysterious countess. Philip sets out on a quest to recover his fortune, but soon finds that greed, beauty and ambition are a dangerous combination in a woman. What are the secrets of the countess"s past? Can her seductive charm overthrow true love? And how can Philip"s friends and family prevent her from getting her hands on his title as well as his fortune?