"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. What's not universally acknowledged is being kidnapped by said man." When Persephone finds herself in the carriage of a bad-tempered man, who's surprised to find out she isn't the daughter of the sick king. But once she's brought to the castle, Persephone's true parentage is revealed. She finds herself in a new life, stifled by manners and class, and stuck in an arranged marriage with an insufferable man. Can they find common ground, or even love? Or will turbulence drive them apart?