Rather than let her meddling mother arrange her marriage, Belle Heartsone takes her future into her own hands when researches available bachelors to find one both she and her mother can agree upon. Unfortunately, Lord Blake rebuffs Belle, telling her she has more to offer the world than being a marriage partner...and he's right. Belle has business acumen and a gift for probabilities. Lord Blake needs an investor for his new India business venture. All it takes is a not-quite-transparent letter from Belle and Lord Blake and his business-partner-by-letter find success. Can they also find happiness?