Adopted as a tiny girl straight off the orphan train, Rosalee Thompson has always been pampered by her wealthy parents. Now a young woman, she chafes at the restrictive bonds of her ribbons and ruffles. When the choices made for her include a prospective husband, she becomes a runaway bride. Matthew Speedwell has a past he'd rather keep hidden and ideas for a future he's not sure he can achieve. The last thing he expects is to be made part of a reluctant bride's snowy escape. He believes he's not good enough for Rosalee, but his heart has ideas of its own. As, so it seems, does Miss Rosalee.