Poor Miss Tumilson finds her new husband dead before she can consummate her marriage, but that’s the least of her problems. It turns out her husband’s friend thinks she murdered him and is determined to do whatever it takes to prove it.
The hero believes he's under a family curse and that he'll die on his 25th birthday. With the clock ticking against him, he must marry so he can have an heir before that fateful day arrives.
The heroine seems to have a series of unfortunate accidents following her no matter where she goes. Her father believes someone is trying to kill her, so he hires the hero to watch over her.