Vivacious Lady Beatrice yearns to capture the heart of cynical, world-weary Sir Ranulf...but she's the daughter of a traitorous nobleman. Believing marriage to the man of her dreams impossible, she nevertheless dares to hope for at least one night of passion in his arms.

A knight with a past he'd prefer to forget, Ranulf believes he's too tainted to be worthy of the love of innocent, naive Bea. Yet from the moment he met her, a hope that happiness and contentment might yet be his began to blossom in his lonely heart.

Both Ranulf and Bea also have duties to perform -- Bea's brings her closer to Ranulf, while his puts her in mortal danger. Can he overcome the past that haunts him still to save her? And will "little Lady Bea" get the wish of her heart and have her night in Ranulf's bed?