Sabrina Eversleigh runs away from home after her brother-in-law attempts to rape her. She would surely have died in a blizzard if Philip Mercerault had not rescued her. After nursing her back to health, Philip learns that he is not a hero. Instead, he's a gentleman who has compromised a lady. Now there's only one thing left to do: marry her But Sabrina turns him down, leaving him baffled. Things don't turn out quite the way Sabrina had planned, and it is she who must now propose to Philip.