Victoria Ashton has intelligence and ambition qualities of little value tomost marriageminded gentlemen. But her hopes of independence are shatteredwhen her fa... » 

Victoria Ashton has intelligence and ambition qualities of little value tomost marriageminded gentlemen. But her hopes of independence are shatteredwhen her fathers enemy Blake Mallorey assumes Charles Ashtons debts andpresents Victoria with a stark choice live with him as his mistress for oneyear or condemn her family to bankruptcy. «