Sara Judd, the neglected eldest daughter, is forced to marry in place of her stepsister to Jim Lowe, the feared heir of the Lowe family, rumored to be both violent and impotent. Refusing to accept her fate, she makes a daring escape on her wedding dayâonly to accidentally run straight into Jimâs car. Unaware that the man before her is the very groom sheâs fleeing from, Sara pleads for his help to escape.