Serena Hader, a motherless farm girl, cares for her ailing father while enduring abuse from her stepbrother and cruel stepmother. To survive, she sells vegetablesāuntil one night, she shares an unforgettable encounter with the powerful Prince Regent, Jason Shaw. Mistaking her intentions, Jason leaves her with only a pendant, unaware sheās pregnant. Eight months later, Serena flees home to escape her stepbrotherās advances and nearly miscarriesāonly to be saved by a marquis.