Garvin Santiago has spent his life one step ahead of trouble and living only for himself. A womanizer, a cheat, a thief and an all around scoundrel, he found himself once again on the run for his life and in need of immediate funds. Enter Lisa, a wealthy baroness from the north travelling with a small fortune. Seducing her and abscounding with her treasure seemed like a simple plan but simple plans have a way of backfiring. The ring he stole bound him to her will and rather he consents or not, she intends to make him her husband and paint a deadly target on his back for the obsessed wizard whose been killing off her every marriage prospect.