Die junge Lehrerin Concordia Glade ist froh über ihre Anstellung in Aldwick Castle. Doch ihre Schützlinge, vier Waisenmädchen, werden in der Burg gefangengehalten! Bei der Flucht hilft ihnen der attraktive Privatdetektiv Ambrose Wells, der verspricht, die Vorfälle aufzuklären. Doch Concordia geht selbst auf die Jagd nach der Wahrheit. Zu Ambroses großem Entsetzen denn er liebt diese eigenwillige Frau! Doch nur gemeinsam können sie das Geheimnis lösen . . .
While investigating a suspicious death, private inquiry agent Ambrose Wells finds himself on the grounds of Aldwick Castle-and in the midst of utter chaos. The ramshackle castle is in flames-and a beautiful woman and four young girls are taking flight on horseback. It turns out that the strong-minded Miss Concordia Glade and her four bright students are on the run from a notorious London crime lord who'll stop at nothing to destroy them. Now, their only hope is Ambrose, a confirmed loner with more than his share of secrets-and more than his share of desire for the unconventional teacher. And as Ambrose and Concordia risk everything to bring down a criminal mastermind, they will also be forced to battle something even greater: the steamy passion that threatens their hard-won independence...