Lady Amelia Chesterfield’s willfulness has caused great consternation for her parents over the years, but they are nonetheless taken aback by her appalling and indecent response to their attempts to marry her to a man of their choosing. The scandal which ensues as a result of Amelia’s wanton behavior seems certain to complete the ruin of her family’s already tattered reputation, and thus it comes as a shock to the entire household when Garrett Darmley, the heir to the richest estate in the region, makes his own offer of marriage to Amelia.

Garrett is no fool, and he has his own reasons for his proposal. In Amelia, he sees a challenge that can hold his interest in ways a more compliant mate never could. Her rebellious nature will afford him plenty of opportunities to exercise his dominant nature, and looks forward to teaching his bride the pleasurable side of submission.

Though her new husband’s treatment of her is shocking at first, as Amelia settles into her new life as his little and finds herself feeling loved and accepted in a way she never dreamed of before. Her husband's command leaves her yearning for his touch. But when enemies within Garrett’s own household seek to harm Amelia, will the scandal and disgrace she hoped to leave behind return to plague her once again?