When Elizabeth Hotchkiss stumbles upon a copy of the book, "How to Marry a Marquis", the timing is all too appropriate. She must marry for money to support her siblings, and a little peek in the book can't hurt. James Sidwell, the Marquis of Riverdale, gallantly offers to help her by suggesting she practice the book's rules on him. But practice becomes all too perfect, and she may learn her lessons too well.