Gallien has sworn never to wed again after a catastrophic marriage to a shrew who betrayed him with another man.

You know the old saying, Once bitten...twice shy.

Peridotte de Pontrouge has long dreamed of marrying Geoffrey Plantagenet, but her hopes are dashed when he is betrothed to the daughter of King Henry of England.

Political intrigue forces Gallien and Peri to marry against their will.