Evan just inherited his title and found that his coffers are empty. His mother lets him know of a family with money that also has a marriageable daughter. While she would make a suitable bride, it is her older sister that intrigues Evan.
August has plans for her future and they don't include marriage. She wants to run the family's iron works company. So when Evan declares that she is the one that he wants, August does her best to show him how unsuitable a wife she would be.
What August doesn't realize, is that with each stunt she pulls, Evan just wants her all the more. Can Evan convince August that they were meant for one another?