As her aunt's companion, penniless vicar's daughter Jerusha Langley is sent to take a donation to the local naval hospital. There she meets surgeon Jamie Wilson and embarks on a secret mission-sneaking out to help him care for injured sailors! With his life in peril fighting Napoleon, Jamie has never considered taking a wife, yet he's impressed by Jerusha's nursing ability-and beauty inside and out. Jamie knows she's risking a scandal by helping him. Can he risk his heart and save her reputation with a marriage offer?