Mena Mansforde's sister Lais was determined to marry the Duke of Kemthorpe. All that remained was for him to meet her mother. But when they were invited for a weekend at the Castle, Mrs. Mansforde refused to leave young Mena behind—much to her sister's chagrin! To settle the dispute, a plot was hatched. Masquerading as her mother's Companion, Mena quickly became a part of Castle life...and love blossomed—suddenly and miraculously—when she helped a stable-boy who had been thrown from his horse. But Mena cannot reveal her true self and for now, the glorious passion brewing between them must wait...