Get swept into the English countryside full of afternoon teas and fox hunts, corsets and bowler hats, where the British upper class hide truths behind their port and petticoats, and impropriety reigns supreme.Meet cranky and bitter Edith Hornbrook, who is bored with running the Hornbrook estate so entertains herself by meddling. She arranges for her son, Henley III, to meet an exotic gypsy woman who lives in the forest beyond the estate. There he will learn the secrets of love before his impending nuptials to the enchanting heiress, Proberta Gerber. But all gets botched when temptation takes the reins and sex, lust, and true love collide.