Beautiful Lady Penelope Winthrop wants a husband - but in name only. With her wealth she can purchase the ideal mate - the disappearing kind. And when she helps the Earl of Harford, her distant cousin, to win a wager, he agrees to assist Penelope in her quest. But he finds fault with every candidate for her hand. Over time Penny realizes that she loves the handsome lord. However, when she finds a love letter written to Jonathan by another woman, a wounded Penny returns home. He dashes after her...and a race for love begins!