Her father was British. Her mother was Russian.Trapped in Russia, unable to contact her British relations, Sophia Wyndham is faced with a horrible arranged marriage. Lord John Stokes, a British diplomat, gets her safely to England, where her British relations receive her with open arms. Sophia falls in love with the dashing lord.But does Lord John Stokes love her? Sophia is abducted by her Russian cousin, Prince Kirov, so that the marriage contract is fulfilled. Lord John Stokes finally realizes his feelings run deep, and to save Sophia, he must chase her across half of Europe. Will he be too late?