A poker game forces Marinda Benjamin's life into a devious scheme of adventure and revenge. When Ethan Braddock discovers his brother's poker pot cleaning his private office, he jumps to the right conclusion -- she is reluctantly spying for his worst enemy. Drawn by her innocence, he finds her irresistible and soon offers to marry her. She crushes his dreams by informing him she will only marry when she finds the forever after kind of love. Marinda's stubbornness dissolves when she discovers what she's been looking for has been right in front of her all along, and is then able to prove her worth when given the chance to right the wrongs done to her and her family by the corrupt man who almost ruined her life.