Philippa de Beauchamp, as impulsive as she is beautiful, flees her father's castle when she hears she is to be wed to the repellent Baron de Bridgport. But her daring escape in a wool wagon quickly becomes a misadventure, and she winds up in the arms of Dienwald de Fortenberry, a rogue as smooth and bold as Aquitaine wine.

Soon, Philippa finds herself a prisoner at Dienwald's castle, where there are mysteries to be solved, villains to be bested, and a stubborn man's heart to be won.