Ralph Stockwood always prided himself on being a leader, but he never envisioned he would become the sole survivor when he convinced his friends to join in the Napoleonic War. Now wracked with guilt over the deaths of his friends, Ralph is reminded that he must pick up and move on... and find a wife so he can secure an heir to his family"s fortune. Since she has little family money of her own, Chloe Muirhead has resigned herself to a life of spinsterhood. But when she finds out that she needs to escape her family, she"s determined to marry. That"s when she accidentally meets Ralph. He needs a wife. She needs a husband. So Chloe makes an outrageous suggestion they should strike a bargain to get married. The one condition: Ralph has to promise he will not fall in love with her. It"s only a promise.