"With Darcy driving me out of London, I soon discover that he isn't planning to introduce me to the pleasures of sinning in secret - as I had hoped - but to make me his wife!
Of course, I will need special permission from the king to marry a Roman Catholic. Though he will inherit a title, Darcy is as broke as I am. Even his family's Irish castle has been sold to a rich American who now employs Darcy's father.
Nothing could deter us from our mission -- except perhaps the news that my future father-in-law has just been arrested for murdering the rich American. With the elopement postponed, we head for Ireland, where the suspect insists he's innocent, and it's up to us to prove it -- or better or worse."
-- from back cover.