WHILE ESCAPING ONE SCANDAL—SHE CRASHES INTO A NEW ONE! When trespassing on a lavish estate, Diana Whitney strikes Colonel Alex Valliant squarely on the head with a frying pan. Rather than see the pretty interloper fall into disgrace, the love-struck soldier asks for her hand. But Diana refuses to march quietly to the altar—and rejects the colonel's offer. But when Diana's uncle threatens to marry her off to a man she finds completely inappropriate, she accepts Alex's hasty proposal. However, Diana soon must make a bold gamble based on the calling of her heart—and engage in a battle for a future founded love...