In her first season, Christine did not know what to say and how to behave in front of the Queen. Expelled from the halls, she returned to the solitude of Chasterbrok Mansion, where she stayed for many months. Her father, the marquis, spent his days in bed, sick after the death of his wife and the loss of almost all of the family's assets. About to lose the farm to the bank, Christine believed that marriage to a nobleman could be her only alternative.But Jonah Flaubert Marshall, the bank owner's son, was in love with Christine and decided to help her. Rich, intelligent and kind, he had to think of a solution that would avoid the girl's forced marriage to the obnoxious Duke of Augusburg.Intrigues, fights and rapprochements make up the love story of Jonah and Christine, who resist their own desires and feelings until the end.
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