After years of grueling work as a maid, Amelie publishes a hit novel and becomes the youngest professor at the Royal Academy. But she seems less lucky in the romance department when a fortune teller says anyone she marries will die an untimely death. Therefore, Amelie decides to spend a passionate night with a handsome stranger before succumbing to her destiny as a spinster. However, she soon learns that he's not only her student's guardian, but also an unrelenting duke who'll stop at nothing to win her over. Will the star-crossed lovers somehow find their happily ever after?