A dutiful daughter used as a possession in a game of cards.
When the hand is lost, she must marry a stranger.
Julia did not think life could get any worse.
Motherless, she is left in the care of her reckless father who is gambling away their fortune, bringing them to the verge of poverty.
During a game of cards, Sir Francis bets their home and Julia's hand in marriage to Stephen Lockley; a man he barely knows.
Forced to marry a stranger, Julia is heartbroken.
Is Stephen Lockley the hard-hearted villain Julia believes him to be?
After seeing glimpses of another side to him, dare she gamble on the chance of love?
